# Amino acid from France, Spain, Japan assigned US preliminary duties | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

> The US Commerce Department assigned preliminary duty margins to methionine imports from France, Spain and Japan, ranging from 31.98% to 135%. The final determination for Spain and Japan was postponed by 135 days after the March 4 publication.

- Date: 2021-03-03 · published 2021-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48453-amino-acid-from-france-spain-japan-assigned-us-preliminary-duties-mlex
- Commodities: [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Duty margins of this size make imports from these producers significantly more expensive in the US, supporting methionine price levels for US feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- METH: bullish ▲

## Sources

- mlex.com: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2184033/amino-acid-from-france-spain-japan-assigned-us-preliminary-duties

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