AD: China Certain Steel Threaded Rod
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determination that certain steel threaded rod (CSTR) from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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Combination rates. The ITA has calculated combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/11/05 news, 05041110, for BP summary of an April 2005 policy bulletin outlining this change in practice with regard to combination rates for non-market economies (NMEs).)
Suspension of liquidation. The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all entries of CSTR from China, from the exporter/producer combinations listed below and the China-wide entity, with a time of entry on or after October 8, 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 China with a time of entry on or after October 8, 2008 for the following exporter/producer combinations and the China-wide entity:
| Exporter | Prelim Rate |
|---|---|
| RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. (RMB and IFI Group) | 77.85% |
| Ningbo Yinzhou Foreign Trade Co. Ltd. | 176.57% |
| Shanghai Recky International Trading Co., Ltd. | 91.22%1 |
| Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. | 91.22% |
| Hangzhou Grand Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. | 91.22% |
| Shanghai Prime Machinery Co. Ltd. | 91.22% |
| Jiaxing Xinyue Standard Part Co., Ltd. | 91.22% |
| Certified Products International Inc. | 91.22% |
| Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co., Ltd. | 91.22% |
| Jiashan Zhongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. | 91.22% |
| Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd. | 91.22% |
| China-wide entity | 206.00% |
1The ITA has established this separate rate based on the rate calculated for the cooperating mandatory respondents, RMB & IFI Group and Ningbo Yinzhou.
(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the investigation (which is currently unchanged from the initiation notice), etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/02/08 news, 08040235, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of this AD duty investigation.
See ITT's Online Archives or 07/30/08 news, 08073055, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of this AD duty preliminary determination.)
ITA contact - Bobby Wong (202) 482-0409
ITA notice (FR Pub 10/08/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-23896.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-str-prelim-100208.pdf