AD: China Frontseating Service Valves
The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determination that frontseating service valves from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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Combination rates. In the China investigation, the ITA has calculated combination rates for certain respondents that are eligible for a separate rate. (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).)
No critical circumstances. The ITA has made a preliminary determination that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of frontseating service valves from China.
Suspension of liquidation. The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all entries of frontseating service valves from China with a time of entry on or after October 22, 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 22, 2008:
| Exporter/Producer Combination | Prelim AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Zhejiang Sanhua Co., Ltd. (exporter and producer) | 15.41% |
| Zhejiang DunAn Hetian Metal Co., Ltd. (exporter and producer) | 26.72% |
| China-wide entity (includes Tianda)1 | 55.62% |
1The China-wide entity includes Anhui Tianda Group, Ltd.
(The ITA notes that for all non-China exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the China exporter/producer combination that supplied that non-China exporter.)
Final Determination Postponed, Provisional Measures Extended
The ITA is postponing the final determination and extending provisional measures from a four-month period to not more than six months. Accordingly, the ITA will make its final determination not later than 135 days after October 22, 2008.
(See ITA notices for additional information, including the scope of the investigation, (which is unchanged from the initiation notice), etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 04/17/08 news, 08041745, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of this AD duty investigation.
See ITT's Online Archives or 08/14/08 news, 08081445, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of this AD duty investigation.
| ITA contact - | Eugene Degnan | (202) 482-0414 |
ITA notice (FR Pub 10/22/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25178.pdf.
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-fsv-prelim-101608.pdf.