Mexico Copper Pipe & Tube: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on seamless refined copper pipe and tube from Mexico (A-201-838) (here). The agency calculated a preliminary AD rate of zero percent for Nacobre, but preliminarily found dumping by the other mandatory respondent, Golden Dragon.
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Rates Only Preliminary; Cash Deposit Rates From Previous Proceedings Still in Effect
These preliminary results are not in effect, and do not affect cash deposit requirements currently in place. Commerce may still change its calculations when it issues the final results of this administrative review. For now, the most recent final AD rate calculated for each Italian company is still applicable. If no final AD duty rate has ever been calculated for a company, then it is subject to the "all others" rate of 26.03%. The final results of this administrative review are currently due in April.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Any changes to AD duty cash deposit requirements will take effect on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. If Nacobre's zero percent AD duty rate is confirmed in the final results, the company will not be subject to AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| GD Affiliates S. de R.L. de C.V. | 1.23% |
| Nacional de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. | zero |
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the AD duties it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Nov. 1, 2012 and Oct. 31, 2013. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Nacobre and entered during the period under review will not be assessed AD duties.
(The period of review is 11/01/12 -- 10/31/13. See notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Elizabeth Eastwood (202) 482-3874
(Federal Register 12/09/14)