Safeguard duty on carbon black imports from China with a higher initial ad valorem rate reduced in a later period. The Government imposes a safeguard duty on imports of Carbon Black (for rubber application) from the People's Republic of China, based on findings that increased imports caused and threatened market disruption. The duty is ad valorem, applied in staged rates across consecutive application periods, and each applicable ad valorem duty is reduced by any anti-dumping duty payable; the measure is adopted under the Customs Tariff transitional safeguard rules following the Director General (Safeguards)'s final findings.