AD: China Certain Steel Threaded Rod
The International Trade Administration has amended its preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determination on certain steel threaded rod from China.
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The ITA is amending its preliminary determination to correct certain ministerial errors with respect to the AD duty margin calculation for RMB Fasteners Ltd. and IFI and Morgan Ltd. (collectively, RMB & IFI Group). The corrections to the RMB & IFI Group margin also affect the margin assigned to the companies receiving a separate rate.
AD Suspension of Liquidation Continues
AD suspension of liquidation will continue for entries of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after October 8, 2008 (the date of publication of the preliminary determination).
Amended AD Cash Deposit Instructions
The ITA will also instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond at the revised AD rates listed below, for entries of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after October 27, 2008 for the following exporter/producer combinations:
| Exporter | Amended AD Rate |
|---|---|
| RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. | 40.49% (from 77.85%) |
| Ningbo Yinzhou Foreign Trade Co. Ltd. | 176.57% (unchanged) |
| Shanghai Recky International Trading Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Hangzhou Grand Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Shanghai Prime Machinery Co. Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Jiaxing Xinyue Standard Part Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Certified Products International Inc. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Jiashan Zhongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd. | 55.48% (from 91.22%) |
| China-wide entity | 206.00% (unchanged) |
Postponement of Final Determination
Pursuant to a request by the two mandatory respondents, the ITA is also postponing the deadline for the final determination by 60 days until February 20, 2009.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 10/09/08 news, 08100945, for BP summary of the original preliminary determination.)
ITA contact - Bobby Wong (202) 482-0409
ITA notice (FR Pub 10/27/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-25549.pdf