CV: Argentina and Korea Ni-Resist Piston Inserts
The International Trade Administration has initiated countervailing duty investigations to determine whether manufacturers, producers, or exporters of Ni-resist piston inserts from Argentina and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) receive countervailable subsidies.
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Comments on CV Respondent Selection Due March 2nd
The petitioner identified the following producers/exporters of Ni-resist piston inserts from Argentina and Korea as having exported the subject merchandise to the U.S. during the period of investigation: Clorindo Appo SRL and Incheon Metal Co., Ltd., respectively.
The ITA requests interested parties to submit comments on the selection of Clorindo Appo SRL and Incheon Metal Co., Ltd. as respondents in these investigations by March 2, 2009.
Comments on Scope of CV Investigations Due March 16th
Comments on the scope of the CV investigations are due by March 16, 2009.
Scope of the Investigations
The scope of these investigations includes all Ni-resist piston inserts regardless of size, thickness, weight, or outside diameter. Ni-resist piston inserts may also be called other names including, but not limited to, "Ring Carriers," or "Alfin Inserts." Ni-resist piston inserts are alloyed cast iron rings, with or without a sheet metal cooling channel pressed and welded into the interior of the insert. Ni-resist piston inserts are composed of the material known as Ni-resist, of the chemical composition: 13.5% - 17.5% Ni (nickel), 5.5% - 8.0% Cu (copper), 0.8% - 2.5% Cr (chromium), 0.5% - 1.5% Mn (manganese), 1.0% - 3.0% Si (silicon), 2.4% - 3.0% C (carbon). The cast iron composition is produced primarily to the material specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), ASTM A-436 grade 1.
Exclusions to the scope of the investigations. The scope of these investigations does not include piston rings nor any other product manufactured using the Ni-resist material.
HTS classification. The subject imports are properly classified under HTS 8409.99.91.90, but have been imported under HTS 7326.90.
The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written description is dispositive of the scope of these investigations.
- comments on respondent selection due 03/02/09
- comments on scope of investigations due by 03/16/09
-International Trade Commission's prelim CV injury determinations due 03/12/09
-ITA's preliminary CV duty determinations due by 04/23/09
| Kristen Johnson (Argentina) | (202) 482-4793 |
| John Conniff (Korea) | (202) 482-1009 |
ITA notices (FR Pub 02/23/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-3795.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-argentina-korea-piston-inserts-021709.pdf