AD: China, UAE Certain Steel Nails
The International Trade Administration has initiated antidumping duty investigations to determine whether imports of certain steel nails from China and the United Arab Emirates are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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Scope of the investigations: The merchandise covered by each of these investigations includes certain steel nails having a shaft length up to 12 inches. Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made of round wire and nails that are cut. Certain steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two or more pieces; may be produced from any type of steel; and have a variety of finishes, heads, shanks, point types, shaft lengths and shaft diameters. Finishes include, but are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping one or more times), phosphate cement, and paint. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat, projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and sinker. Shank styles include, but are not limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted shank styles. Screw-threaded nails subject to these proceedings are driven using direct force and not by turning the fastener using a tool that engages with the head. Point styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, blunt, needle, chisel and no point. Finished nails may be sold in bulk, or they may be collated into strips or coils using materials such as plastic, paper, or wire.
HTS subheadings for the investigations:Certain steel nails subject to these investigations are imported under HTS 7317.00.55, 7317.00.65 and 7317.00.75. For purposes of this investigation, the written description of the scope is dispositive, not the tariff subheadings.
Exclusion from the scope of the investigations: Excluded from the scope of these investigations are roofing nails of all lengths and diameter, whether collated or in bulk, and whether or not galvanized. (Steel roofing nails are specifically enumerated and identified in ASTM Standard F 1667 (2005 revision) as Type I, Style 20 nails.) Also excluded are: corrugated nails which are made of a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; fasteners suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, not threaded and threaded (currently classified under HTS 7317.00.20 and 7317.00.30); and thumb tacks (currently classified under HTS 7317.00.10.00.)
- comments on the scope of the investigation due within 20 days of July 9, 2007
- ITA's preliminary AD duty determinations due by November 26, 2007
- International Trade Commission (ITC) preliminary injury determination due by July 30, 2007
| Nicole Bankhead (China) | (202) 482-9068 |
| David Goldberger (United Arab Emirates) | (202) 482-4136 |
ITA notice (FR Pub 07/16/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-13721.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-uae-steel-nails-init-070907.pdf