Thailand Steel Threaded Rod: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive 90 Days
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that steel threaded rod from Thailand (A-549-831) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. As a result, Commerce is directing CBP to suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated AD duties on subject merchandise. The agency also found "critical circumstances" exist because of a sharp increase in imports of Thai steel threaded rod in the run-up to the investigation, and will suspend liquidation and require AD duty cash deposits retroactive 90 days to Oct. 2. Final assessment of AD duties will only occur if Commerce finalizes its affirmative determination, the International Trade Commission finds injury to domestic injury, and Commerce issues an AD duty order.
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AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from Thailand that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after Oct. 2, 2012. The preliminary AD cash deposit rates are as follows:
| Producer/Exporter | Prelim AD Rate |
| Tycoons Worldwide Group (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd. | 74.9% |
| All Others | 68.41% |
(The period of investigation is 04/01/12 - 03/31/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged from the initiation), suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 13072327 for summary of initiation of this investigation.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Raquel Silva (202) 482-6475
(Federal Register 12/31/13)