AD: Brazil Stainless Steel Bar
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from Brazil for the period of February 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008.
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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 07/14/09:
| Company | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Villares Metals S.A. (VMSA) | 4.96% |
| Other Companies | (a),(b),(c) |
(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;
(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the AD investigation but the manufacturer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise;
(c) If neither the exporter nor the manufacturer has its own rate, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the all-others rate for this proceeding, 19.43%, as established in the investigation.
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (02/01/07 - 01/31/08)
The ITA intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after July 14, 2009. It has calculated importer/customer-specific assessment rates for these final results of review.
The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by VMSA for which VMSA did not know its merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries of VMSA-produced merchandise at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, changes since the preliminary results, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 03/13/09 news, 09031340, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)
ITA contact - Catherine Cartsos (202) 482-5287
ITA notice (FR Pub 07/14/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-16655.pdf.