India CVP-23 CVD review final: Navpad 2.81%
Commerce finalizes India carbazole violet pigment-23 CVD review for 2023. Navpad 2.81%; Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited rescinded.
Commerce filed final results, and rescission in part, of the countervailing duty administrative review of carbazole violet pigment-23 (CVP-23) from India for public inspection on October 23, 2026, scheduled for publication October 26, 2026 (91 FR 67271-67272; FR Doc. 2026-21793; C-533-839). Applicable October 26, 2026. POR January 1 through December 31, 2023.
Final: Navpad 2.81% ad valorem. Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited rescinded (no reviewable suspended entries). Cash deposits from Oct 26 publication.
Final rate and partial rescission
- Navpad Pigments Private Limited: final net countervailable subsidy rate 2.81% ad valorem. Commerce made certain changes from the Preliminary Results (91 FR 37392, June 23, 2026) after comments. The single comment concerned a calculation error in the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee (ECLG) Scheme.
- Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited: review rescinded. Per CBP data, no reviewable entries for which liquidation is suspended. Its entries are assessed at the cash deposit rate required at time of entry under 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
- Order: 69 FR 77995 (December 29, 2004).
Navpad final subsidy rate 2.81% ad valorem · Order 69 FR 77995
Assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication · by our count no earlier than Nov 30, 2026
Contact: Dan Alexander · (202) 482-4313
Assessment, disclosure, and cash deposits
Commerce will disclose calculations within five days of public announcement or publication. Assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication (by our count, no earlier than November 30, 2026). If a timely CIT summons is filed, CBP is directed not to liquidate until the statutory injunction request period expires (within 90 days of publication). Cash deposits at 2.81% for Navpad on entries on or after publication; non-reviewed firms continue at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate. Reimbursement certificate reminder under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2).
CVD duties are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h). Ordinary customs duties on CVP-23 used to make exported products may qualify if the claim otherwise qualifies. See AD/CVD drawback exclusion and how to file a duty drawback claim.
Action items
- Update Navpad deposits: pigment, ink, coatings, and plastics importers sourcing CVP-23 from Navpad should collect 2.81% on entries on or after October 26, 2026.
- Plan 2023 liquidations: reconcile POR entries ahead of assessment instructions (by our count no earlier than November 30, 2026).
- Sudarshan entries: expect assessment at the cash deposit rate required at time of entry, not a new review rate.
- File reimbursement certificates: under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) before liquidation.
- FR Doc. 2026-21793 (91 FR 67271-67272; C-533-839): India CVP-23 CVD admin review final for POR Jan 1 through Dec 31, 2023.
- Navpad final net countervailable subsidy rate 2.81% ad valorem after ECLG Scheme calculation changes from prelims (91 FR 37392).
- Review rescinded for Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited (no reviewable suspended entries); assessed at entry-time cash deposit rates under 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
- Cash deposits for Navpad 2.81% from Oct 26 publication. Assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication (by our count Nov 30, 2026). Contact: Dan Alexander (202) 482-4313.
- CVD not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h); ordinary duties on CVP-23 used to make exported products may qualify if the claim qualifies.
- Carbazole Violet Pigment-23 From India: Final Results, and Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023 (91 FR 67271-67272; FR Doc. 2026-21793; C-533-839) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.