China Car and Truck Tires: Details of AD Duty Order, Amended Rates
The Commerce Department issued an antidumping duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (A-570-016) (here). The order details a "gap period" of July 26 - Aug. 5 of no AD duty liability.
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This order sets permanent AD duties on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China. Duties will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may only take place under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD duties on importers and make changes to AD duty cash deposit rates.
Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for July 26 - Aug. 5
For these investigations, the six-month provisional measures period for which the AD suspension of liquidation may remain in effect before the order is issued began on Jan. 27 (the date of the preliminary determination) and ended on July 26.
As the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination was published on Aug. 6, Commerce is instructing CBP to terminate AD suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to AD duties, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise entered on or after July 26, and through Aug. 5 (the gap period).
(For subject merchandise entered on or after Jan. 27 through July 25, suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability remains in effect.)
AD Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Aug. 6, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions, Amended Rates
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise entered on or after Aug. 6. Commerce will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the AD duty rates listed below:
| Exporter | Producer | AD Rate (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|
| Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd. / Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. / Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. / Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd. / Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd. | Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. / Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd. / Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd. | 15.31% (from 14.54%) |
| Sailun Group Co., Ltd. / Sailun Tire International Corp. / Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd. / Jinyu International Holding Co., Limited / Seatex International Inc. / Dynamic Tire Corp. / Husky Tire Corp. / Seatex PTE. Ltd. | Sailun Group Co., Ltd. / Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd | zero |
| Average rate (applicable to 64 exporters, but only for merchandise from certain producers) | 8.72% (from 8.18%) | |
| Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd. Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd. | 11.12% (from 10.58%) |
| China-wide entity* | 76.46% |
*Comprises all Chinese exporter-producer combinations not listed above, including all subject merchandise exported by Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd.
ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 08/06/15) is available (here).
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 1507140022 for summary of the ITC's final affirmative injury vote.)
(Federal Register 08/10/15)