China 53' Containers: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that 53-foot domestic dry containers from China (A-570-014) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (here). As a result, Commerce will impose AD duty cash deposit requirements on shipments of subject merchandise entered on or after Nov. 26.
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Commerce Refuses to Exempt Ocean Shipping Containers From Duties
According to a Commerce Department memo dated Nov. 19, Crowley Marine Corporation requested the agency find its "53-foot marine ISO containers" are outside of the scope of the investigation. Crowley argued its containers are "fundamentally different" from the "domestic dry" containers subject to the investigation, because they are ISO certified, heavier, and primarily used in international marine trade instead of domestic transportation by road or rail. Commerce denied the request because Crowley's containers meet the plain language of the scope, and the "differences are not characteristics that define the scope of this investigation."
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from China that is entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after Nov. 26. Preliminary AD cash deposit rates as follows (as adjusted for export subsidies found in Commerce's concurrent CV duty investigation, see 14092612):
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Hui Zhou Pacific Container Co., Ltd./Qingdao Pacific Container Co., Ltd./Qidong Singamas Energy Equipment Co., Ltd./Singamas Management Services Limited | 146.85% |
| China-wide Entity | 19.52% |
China-wide rate. The China-wide entity includes China International Marine Containers (Group) Co., Ltd., China International Marine Containers (HK) Ltd., Xinhui CIMC Special Transportation Equipment Co., Ltd., Nantong CIMC-Special Transportation Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd., and Qingdao CIMC Container Manufacture Co., Ltd., as well as all other Chinese companies that were not assigned rates in these preliminary results.
(The period of investigation is 10/01/13 - 03/31/14. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 14051610 for summary of initiation of this investigation, and 14042520 for the underlying petition.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Brian Davis (202) 482-7924
(Federal Register 11/26/14)