United States customs must collect a 281.69% cash deposit on CBS chemical imports from China from Nov. 6, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce set a preliminary 281.69% cash deposit on Chinese CBS chemical imports, applicable from Nov. 6, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The chemical is N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide, known in trade as CBS or Accelerator CZ1<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce found that it is being sold in the United States at less than fair value, a practice called dumping1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, every shipment of CBS from China entering U.S. customs now needs a large cash deposit. Importers pay it at the border, and the final duty is settled later.<\/p>\n Commerce published its preliminary finding in the Federal Register on Nov. 6, 20261<\/a><\/sup>. The notice was signed on Oct. 28, 20261<\/a><\/sup>. It says Chinese CBS is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n An anti-dumping duty<\/strong> is an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. Commerce compares the price in the U.S. with a "normal value" for the goods. The gap between the two, as a share of the price, is called the dumping margin.<\/p>\n Commerce set a dumping margin of 285.94%<\/strong> for all Chinese producers and exporters, grouped as the "China-wide entity"1<\/a><\/sup>. The cash deposit is slightly lower, at 281.69%<\/strong>, after an adjustment for subsidies1<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce also found "critical circumstances," which means the deposits reach back to some earlier shipments1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The deposit is lower than the margin because of a second case on the same goods. In that case Commerce is looking at subsidies paid by the Chinese government2<\/a><\/sup>. A duty against subsidies is called a countervailing duty.<\/p>\n Commerce normally cuts the dumping deposit by the part of the subsidy duty that covers export subsidies1<\/a><\/sup>. This avoids charging twice for the same unfair price. The difference here is 4.25 percentage points, the gap between 285.94% and 281.69%.<\/p>\n The subsidy case already has its own deposit. On Oct. 8, 2026, Commerce set a preliminary subsidy rate of 107.57%<\/strong> for Chinese CBS2<\/a><\/sup>. The rate applies to the named companies and to all other producers and exporters2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Taken together, a Chinese CBS shipment now faces two separate deposits. By simple addition, they come to about 389% of the goods’ value.<\/p>\n There is one more rule. If the subsidy case’s temporary deposits end before the dumping case’s deposits, the dumping deposit changes1<\/a><\/sup>. Customs would then collect the full 285.94% margin, without the subsidy adjustment1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce treats China as a non-market economy, so it does not use Chinese prices to judge normal value3<\/a><\/sup>. A Chinese company gets its own rate, called a separate rate, only if it qualifies for one.<\/p>\n No respondent qualified for a separate rate in this case1<\/a><\/sup>. So Commerce did not calculate rates for pairs of producers and exporters1<\/a><\/sup>. Every Chinese supplier gets the same China-wide rate.<\/p>\n Commerce said some companies did not answer its questions. These included its quantity and value questionnaire, its separate rate application and its first questionnaire1<\/a><\/sup>. It therefore used "facts available with adverse inferences," meaning it chose figures that are unfavourable to the companies1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The rate comes only from the petition<\/strong>, the complaint filed by the U.S. industry1<\/a><\/sup>. For that reason, Commerce said there are no calculations to share with the parties1<\/a><\/sup>. It also said the main companies withdrew and did not cooperate, so it will not visit them to check their data1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The subsidy notice names the Chinese companies that Commerce examined or that did not reply2<\/a><\/sup>. Each received the same preliminary subsidy rate of 107.57%2<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n Commerce said these companies did not act to the best of their ability to answer its requests2<\/a><\/sup>. All other producers and exporters received the same rate as an "all-others" rate2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The goods are N-cyclohexylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide (CBS), an organic compound1<\/a><\/sup>. The notice lists other names under which it may be sold. These include Accelerator CZ, CBTS, Thiohexam, HIP4, Curax, DURAX, Conaca, Conach, Conacs and Celacs1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce decide on CBS from China?<\/h2>\n
How high is the deposit, and why is it lower?<\/h2>\n
Preliminary rates on Chinese CBS, %<\/h4>\n
Why did no Chinese company get its own rate?<\/h2>\n
Which companies does the subsidy case name?<\/h2>\n
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Which goods are covered by the CBS duties?<\/h2>\n
How to identify covered CBS<\/h4>\n