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AD: South Africa, Vietnam Uncovered Innerspring Units

The International Trade Administration has made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that uncovered innerspring units from South Africa and Vietnam are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

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Suspension of liquidation. The ITA will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from South Africa and Vietnam with a time of entry on or after August 6, 2008.

AD cash deposit or bond. The ITA will also instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond at the AD rates listed below, for entries of subject merchandise from South Africa and Vietnam with a time of entry on or after August 6, 2008:

Producer/ExporterPrelim AD Rate
South Africa
Bedding Component Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd.121.39%
All Others121.39%
Vietnam
Vietnam-wide entity116.31%

(The ITA notes that for South Africa, if the exporter is not a firm identified in the investigation but the producer is, the rate will be the rate established for the producer of the subject merchandise.)

(See ITA notices for additional information, including the scope of the investigations, (which is unchanged from the initiation notice), etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 01/30/08 news, 08013040, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of these AD duty investigations.

See ITT's Online Archives or 05/30/08 news, 08053060, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of the preliminary AD duty determinations.)

Dmitry Vladimirov (South Africa)(202) 482-0665
Eugene Degnan (Vietnam)(202) 482-0414

ITA South Africa notice (FR Pub 08/06/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-18033.pdf

ITA Vietnam notice (FR Pub 08/06/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-18032.pdf

ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet_innerspring-units-ad-prelim-073108.pdf