CV: China Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe
The International Trade Administration has amended its final affirmative countervailing duty determination and has issued a CV duty order on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) from China.
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(The ITA determined that it made ministerial errors in its calculations performed for the final determination. As a result, the CV duty rates have changed since the final determination.)
ITC Finds Negative CV Critical Circumstances
The International Trade Commission has determined that CV critical circumstances do not exist with respect to those imports of the subject merchandise that were subject to the affirmative critical circumstances determination by the ITA.
Therefore, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to lift suspension of liquidation, release any bond or other security, and refund any cash deposit made to secure the payment of CV duties with respect to entries of subject merchandise with time of entry on or after August 15, 2007, but before November 13, 2007 (i.e., the 90 days prior to the date of publication of the preliminary determination).
Suspension of Liquidation Instructions
Suspension of liquidation continues on entries of CWP from China with a time of entry on or after November 13, 2007 and before March 12, 2008 (the date the ITA instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation).
The ITA will direct CBP to reinstitute the CV suspension of liquidation for CWP from China, for entries on or after July 21, 2008 (the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination).
Entries of CWP During Gap Period Are Not Liable for CV Duties
Entries of CWP from China made during the "gap period," on or after March 12, 2008, and prior to July 21, 2008, are not liable for the assessment of CV duties due to the ITA's discontinuation of the suspension of liquidation.
CV Cash Deposit Instructions
The ITA will direct CBP to assess CV duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an amount based on the following net countervailable subsidy rates for the subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after July 21, 2008:
| Producer/Exporter | CV Subsidy Rate |
|---|---|
| Weifang East Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. | 29.62% (from 29.57%) |
| Zhejiang Kingland Pipeline and Technologies Co., Ltd.; Kingland Group Co., Ltd; Beijing Kingland Century Technologies Co.; Zhejiang Kingland Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd.; and Shanxi Kingland Pipeline Co., Ltd. (collectively, Kingland) | 44.93% (from 44.86%) |
| Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Group Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Wa Song Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Shuanglian Galvanizing Products Co., Ltd. (collectively, Shuangjie) | 616.83% (from 615.92%) |
| All-Others | 37.28% (from 37.22%) |
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 06/06/08 news, 08060640, for BP summary of the ITA's final affirmative CV determination.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/11/08 news, 08041145 5, for BP summary of CBP's liquidation instructions for the discontinuation of the suspension of liquidation for the subject CV duty order.
See today's issue of ITT, 08072350, for BP summary of the ITA's issuance of an antidumping duty order for CWP from China.)
ITA contact -Shane Subler (202) 482-0189
ITA notice (FR Pub 07/22/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-16753.pdf
ITC final injury determination (FR Pub 07/21/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-16519.pdf