Malaysia Steel Nails: Commerce to Review Evasion Allegations Against Inmax

The Commerce Department is beginning a changed circumstances review of antidumping duties on steel nails from Malaysia (A-557-816) (here) to determine whether Inmax is evading duties by shipping through a subsidiary. According to Mid Continent Steel & Wire, the domestic manufacturer that originally requested the duties, Inmax Sdn. Bhd. began using Inmax Industries to export its nails to the U.S. following the imposition of duties. Though Inmax Sdn. Bhd. is subject to a 39.35% cash deposit rate, its subsidiary Inmax Industries was not examined in the original investigation and pays only the 2.66% all others rate. The preliminary results of the review are due in August 2016.