AD: China Certain Steel Threaded Rod
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping duty determination that certain steel threaded rod 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 2005 policy bulletin outlining this change in practice with regard to AD combination rates for non-market economies (NMEs).)
Suspension of Liquidation
The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after October 8, 2008.
AD Cash Deposit/Bond Instructions
The ITA will also instruct CBP 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 February 27, 2009:
| Exporter | Final AD Rate |
|---|---|
| RMB Fasteners Ltd., and IFI & Morgan Ltd. | 55.16% (from 40.49%) |
| Ningbo Yinzhou Foreign Trade Co. Ltd. | 206.00% (from 176.57) |
| Shanghai Recky International Trading Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Hangzhou Grand Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Shanghai Prime Machinery Co. Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Jiaxing Xinyue Standard Part Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Certified Products International Inc. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Jiashan Zhongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| Haiyan Dayu Fasteners Co., Ltd. | 55.16% (from 55.48%) |
| China-wide entity | 206.00% (unchanged) |
AD Duty Order to be Issued if ITC finds Injury/Threat of Injury
Within 45 days, the International Trade Commission will determine whether the domestic industry in the U.S. is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of the subject merchandise.
If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, the proceeding will be terminated and all securities posted will be refunded or canceled. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, the ITA will issue an AD duty order.
Scope Amended to Replace Old HTS Number With 2 New HTS Numbers
The ITA has amended the scope of the subject AD duty order in order to add two Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheadings, as CBP revised the HTS on July 1, 2008 to replace the previous HTS category for steel threaded rod with two new HTS categories.
Therefore, the amended scope states that steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under HTS subheadings 7318.15.5050 and 7318.15.5090.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the complete scope of the investigation, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 10/28/08 news, 08102830, for BP summary of the amended preliminary AD duty determination.
See ITT's Online Archives or 10/09/08 news, 08100945, for BP summary of the original preliminary AD duty determination.)
ITA contact - Bobby Wong (202) 482-0409
ITA notice (FR Pub 02/27/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-4248.pdf
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-str-final-022309.pdf