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AD: China Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware and Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:

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The ITA preliminary determines that Shanghai Watex Metal Products Co. Ltd. (Watex) does not qualify for a separate rate; therefore, Watex will be included in the China-wide rate.

The ITA preliminary determines that Chengde Malleable Iron General Factory (Chengde) does not qualify for a separate rate; therefore, Chengde will be included in the China-wide rate. Chengde's current AD duty rate is 11.18%.

(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/15/03 news, 03121530, for BP summary of AD duty order that established separate rates for Chengde and other exporters of subject merchandise from China.)

Preliminary Results are Not in Effect and May be Amended

These preliminary results are not in effect and may be amended in the final results of these AD duty administrative reviews, which are currently due within 120 days of December 22, 2005 (cooking ware) and 120 days of December 23, 2005 (pipe fittings).

(See ITA China cooking ware notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITA China pipe fittings notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/07/05 news, 05020740, for BP summary of the initiation of these AD duty administrative reviews.)

Lee Smith (cooking ware)(202) 482-1655
Tisha Loeper-Viti (pipe fittings)(202) 482-7425

ITA China Cooking Ware Notice (FR Pub 12/22/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-7703.pdf

ITA China Pipe Fittings Notice (FR Pub 12/23/05) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/E5-7785.pdf