ITA Finds Preliminary AD Rates for Narrow Woven Ribbons from China and Taiwan
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China and Taiwan.
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As a result of these preliminary determinations, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits or bonds based on the preliminary AD duty rates below.
Preliminary AD Rates Range from Zero to 231.40% for China
The ITA preliminarily found that Chinese producers/exporters have sold the subject woven ribbons in the U.S. at zero to 231.40% less than fair value.
The mandatory respondent from China, Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., received a preliminary AD duty rate of zero percent. The other mandatory respondent, Ningbo Jintian Import & Export Co., Ltd., has been preliminarily assigned an AD duty rate of 231.40% as part of the China-wide entity. Twelve exporters preliminarily qualified for a separate rate of 115.70%.
All other Chinese producers/exporters will receive the preliminary China-wide entity rate of 231.40%.
Preliminary AD Rates Range from Zero to 4.54% for Taiwan
The ITA preliminarily found that Taiwanese producers/exporters have sold the subject woven ribbons in the U.S. at zero to 4.54% less than fair value.
The mandatory respondents from Taiwan, Dear Year Brothers Mfg. Co., Ltd. and Shienq Huong Enterprise Co., Ltd. received a preliminary AD duty rate of zero percent while Roung Shu Industry Corporation received a preliminary AD duty rate of 4.54%.
All other Taiwanese producers/exporters will receive the preliminary all-others rate of 4.54%.
Final Determinations Scheduled for June 2010
The ITA is currently scheduled to issue its final determinations in June 2010.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 08/06/09 news, 09080640, for BP summary of the ITA's initiation of these AD duty investigations, and the companion countervailing duty investigation for China.
See ITT's Online Archives or 11/19/09 news, 09111945, for BP summary of the ITA's postponement of these preliminary AD determinations.
See ITT's Online Archives or 12/14/09 news, 09121445, for BP summary of the ITA's preliminary CV duty determination for China.)
ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-taiwan-ribbons-ad-prelim-020510.pdf