AD: China Certain Polyester Staple Fiber
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is postponing the preliminary antidumping (AD) duty determination on certain polyester staple fiber from China by 15 days to December 15, 2006.
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ITA Finds Investigation Requires Additional Time to Gather Information, Etc.
The ITA explains that it has decided to postpone the preliminary AD duty determination so that all of the issues currently under investigation at this time can be addressed in the most complete manner possible.
Specifically, the ITA finds that it requires additional time to gather more information from all the mandatory respondents regarding market-economy inputs, affiliations, establishing the proper date of sale and the allocation methodology used to report certain factors of production. The ITA also requires additional time to evaluate the separate-rate applications.
The ITA adds that the deadline for the final AD duty determination will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary AD duty determination.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 07/21/06 news, 06072120, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of this AD duty investigation.)
ITA Contact - Michael Holton (202) 482-1324
ITA Notice (FR Pub 12/05/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-20566.pdf