A-570-504: antidumping duty order on Petroleum Wax Candles from China

A-570-504 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the antidumping duty order on Petroleum Wax Candles from China, in force since 28 August 1986 and continued after a sunset review on 29 October 2021. Goods in scope entered under this case carry an antidumping cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.

Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.

Case numberA-570-504Antidumping duty (AD), non-market economy
ProductPetroleum Wax Candles ITA commodity group: Chemicals and Allied Industries
CountryChina
StatusCurrent Order
Order date28 August 1986 74 FR 42230
Latest continuation29 October 2021 86 FR 59984
Next sunset reviewSeptember 2026 month Commerce is due to initiate the five-year review

Rates

The rate table for this case is not carried on this page. The cash deposit an entry pays is the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the invoice in the latest administrative review; look it up in Commerce's ACCESS case record or ask your broker.

Scope, from the order notice

scope of the Order, as that is not an exhaustive list of shapes, but simply an illustrative list of common candle shapes. The Department is not limiting its consideration to only these two options and welcomes all interested parties to submit comments and proposals for conducting the increasing number of requests for candle scope determinations. We also invite interested parties to consider the historical context in which the novelty exclusion was created and whether the basis for that exclusion should be reconsidered given the increasing number of requests for candle scope determinations. The Department intends to issue a preliminary determination with respect to this issue 60 days after September 16, 2009. Parties will then be able to file a brief 30 days after the issuance of the preliminary determination and rebuttal briefs 10 days later. The Department intends to issue a final determination within 60 days after the receiving the comments to the draft response. Pending Scope Determinations Given the overwhelming number of scope requests, we will not issue a determination on the pending scope requests until we have completed our analysis of the comments submitted by interested parties. Submission of Comments Persons wishing to comment should file one signed original and six copies of each set of comments by the date specified above. The Department will consider all comments received before the close of the comment period. …

Excerpt from 74 FR 42230. Scopes are amended by later scope rulings and circumvention findings; the notice list below has them.

What A-570-504 means when you import

Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated antidumping duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines. The same product from two plants in China can deposit at different rates, so ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice before you price the order. China is treated as a non-market economy in antidumping cases: an exporter that has not established its own separate rate deposits at the country-wide rate, which is normally the highest in the case.

Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in, then CBP liquidates it at the rate that review sets, and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries therefore stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. Commerce must be asked for a review each anniversary month of the order; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.

Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. If it is not filed, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.

Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them, so a change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.

Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin; it does not add antidumping or countervailing deposits. Add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top of what it shows. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker licence; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.

Federal Register notices

All 48 notices on docket A-570-504 at federalregister.gov → · Case record in Commerce's ACCESS →

Other AD/CVD cases on goods from China

A-570-045 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) ADC-570-046 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid (HEDP) CVDA-570-044 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (R-134a) ADA-570-160 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid ADC-570-161 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid CVDA-570-904 Activated Carbon ADA-570-168 Alkyl Phosphate Esters ADC-570-169 Alkyl Phosphate Esters CVDA-570-104 Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod ADA-570-967 Aluminum Extrusions ADC-570-968 Aluminum Extrusions CVDA-570-053 Aluminum Foil AD

All orders in place, searchable by product, country and case →

Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.

Importing petroleum wax candles from China under A-570-504?

Tell us the product, the exporter and producer named on the invoice, the load port, the US delivery point and the ready date. We come back with the ocean freight, the destination charges and how the entry is filed through our licensed broker network; the AD/CVD cash deposit itself is set by the rate on the entry, not by us.

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