Turkey Rebar: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive 90 Days for Some; No Duties for Habas
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (A-489-818) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements on all Turkish companies except Habas, and will make cash deposits on entries from all other companies except Icdas retroactive 90 days because of a preliminary finding of "critical circumstances." For Icdas, AD duty cash deposits will be required for entries beginning April 24. For all Turkish exporters except Habas and Icdas, these rates take effect Jan. 24.
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Commerce Finds Critical Circumstances; Cash Deposits Retroactive 90 Days
Commerce made a finding that some Turkish companies increased their rebar exports to the U.S. in the run up to the preliminary determination, in an attempt to get in as much product as possible before the imposition of AD duties. This "critical circumstances" finding by the agency allows it to retroactively suspend liquidation for all Turkish companies except Habas and Icdas back to 90 days before the preliminary determination, i.e. Jan. 24.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from all Turkish companies except Habas and Icdas that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after Jan. 24. Suspension of liquidation and AD duty cash deposit requirements for Icdas take effect April 24. Commerce isn't suspending liquidation or requiring AD duty cash deposits at all for Habas because of the company's zero AD duty rate. The preliminary AD cash deposit rates are as follows::
| Exporter/Producer | Prelim AD Rate |
| Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. | zero |
| Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. | 2.64% |
| All Others | 2.64% |
(The period of investigation is 07/01/12 - 06/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged from the initiation), suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 13100114 for summary of initiation of this investigation.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Jolanta Lawska (202) 482-8362
(Federal Register 04/24/14)