Turkey Rebar: Commerce Finds Subsidization, CV Rates Take Effect
The Commerce Department issued its final countervailing duty determination on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (C-489-819). In a change from its negative preliminary determination, Commerce found illegal subsidies were provided to Icdas. But Commerce continued to find Habas did not receive illegal subsidies, so Habas will be exempt from any CV duty order. For Icdas, the agency will direct CBP to suspend liquidation for CV purposes and collect cash deposits of estimated CV duties for entries on or after Sept. 15. For the "all others" companies, suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect June 17.
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New Exemption in Scope
At the request of domestic industry, Commerce is adding the following exemption to the scope of CV duties on rebar from Turkey:
"Also excluded from the scope is deformed steel wire meeting ASTM A1064/A1064M with no bar markings (e.g., mill mark, size, or grade) and without being subject to an elongation test."
Suspension of Liquidation Retroactive 90 Days for Some
Commerce found "critical circumstances" for the "all others" companies (i.e., all Turkish companies except Habas and Icdas) because they allegedly ramped up sales of subject merchandise in the U.S. during the run-up to the preliminary determination in an attempt to get in as much product as possible before duties were imposed. Commerce will thus order CBP to suspend liquidation for all subject merchandise from these companies back 90 days before this final determination, i.e. June 17.
CV Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to require cash deposits for all entries of subject merchandise from Turkey that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after Sept. 15 for Icdas, and June 17 for all other companies (except Habas, which is exempt). If the International Trade Commission does not find injury to U.S. industry in its final determination (due Oct. 23), CV cash deposits will be refunded or canceled.
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. | zero |
| Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. | 1.25% |
| All Others | 1.25% |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/12 -- 12/31/12. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order (unchanged since the preliminary determination), detailed instructions on cash deposits, etc. See 14022526 for summary of the preliminary negative determination in this investigation.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Kristen Johnson (202) 482-4793
(Federal Register 09/15/14)