ITA FINAL DETERMINATION: April 27, 2000

PERIOD OF INVESTIGATION: October 1, 1998 - March 31, 1999

PETITIONERS:

Buffalo Color Corporation
United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO/CLC

MANDATORY RESPONDENTS:

Wonderful Chemical Industrial Ltd,.
Tianjin Hongfa Group Company

MARGINS:

Wonderful Chemical Industrial Ltd./Jiangsu Taifeng Chemical Industry Co., Ltd............. 77.89

China National Chemical Construction Jiangsu Company............................................... 77.89

China Jiangsu International Economic Technical Cooperation Corp................................ 77.89

Shanghai Yongchen International Trading Company Ltd................................................. 77.89

Hebei Jinzhou Import & Export Corporation................................................................. 77.89

Sinochem Hebei Import & Export Corp....................................................................... 77.89

Chongqing Dyestuff Import & Export United Corp........................................................ 77.89

Wuhan Tianjin Chemicals Imports & Exports Corp., Ltd............................................... 77.89

PRC-Wide Rate......................................................................................................... 129.60

*Tianjin Hongfa Group Company did not receive a separate rate, and therefore is assigned the PRC-wide rate.

U.S. IMPORT STATISTICS (IM-145):

The statistics below are for HTS 3204.15.10.00, which includes the majority of synthetic indigo and its derivatives subject to this investigation. The subject merchandise may also come under HTS 3204.15.40.00 and 3204.15.80.00, which are largely comprised of non-subject merchandise.

Volume (Kg) / Customs Value (US$)

1999: 1,674,629 / 9,794,893

1998: 1,842,335 / 11,794,997

1997: 1,626,890 / 11,507,827

1996: 890,203 / 6,660,790