Export Compliance Daily is a service of Warren Communications News.

AD: Germany Stainless Steel Bar

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from Germany for the period of March 1, 2004 through February 28, 2005.

Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article

Export Compliance Daily combines U.S. export control news, foreign border import regulation and policy developments into a single daily information service that reliably informs its trade professional readers about important current issues affecting their operations.

AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 07/28/06:

CompanyAD Cash Deposit Rate or Note
BGH Edelstahl Freital GmbH, BGH Edelstahl Lippendorf GmbH, BGH Edelstahl Lugau GmbH, and BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (collectively, BGH)0.62%
Other Companies(a),(b),(c)

(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;

(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, the previous review, or the original AD investigation, but the manufacturer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and

(c) If neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous reviews, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be 16.96%, the "All Others" rate established in the final determination of the AD investigation.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (03/01/04 - 02/28/05)

The ITA states that it will issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within 15 days of July 28, 2006.

Additionally, the ITA states it has calculated importer (or customer)-specific ad valorem rates for subject merchandise, which trade sources note may differ significantly from the AD cash deposit rates listed above (which are weighted averages).

(See ITA's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/22/06 news, 06022230, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)

ITA Contact - Brandon Farlander (202) 482-0182

ITA Notice (FR Pub 07/28/06) available at

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-12057.pdf