AD: Thailand Canned Pineapple Fruit
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of canned pineapple fruit from Thailand for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 12/07/06:
| Company |
|---|
| 16.14% |
| 51.16% |
| (a), (b), (c) |
(a) For previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate for the most recent period;
(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the 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 subject merchandise;
(c) The AD duty cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be the "all-others" rate of 24.64%.
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (07/01/04 - 06/30/05)
The ITA states that it will issue appropriate assessment instructions for subject merchandise directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within 15 days of December 7, 2006.
Additionally, the ITA states that for Vita, it calculated importer/customer-specific duty assessment rates. For TROFCO, the ITA and sources state that the assessment rate is based upon adverse facts available (AFA), and it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries for TROFCO according to the AFA ad valorem rate of 51.16%.
The ITA adds that where the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the "all-others" rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245 for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, the rescission of one company, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 08/16/06 news, 06081625, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)
ITA Contact - Magd Zalok (202) 482-4162
ITA Notice (FR Pub 12/07/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-20779.pdf