China Freight Rail Coupler Systems: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that freight rail coupler systems and certain components thereof (freight rail couplers) from China (A-570-143) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements on entries of subject merchandise beginning on March 15, the date these preliminary determinations are due for publication in the Federal Register.
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Freight rail coupler systems from China are already subject to suspension of liquidation and countervailing duty cash deposit requirements, announced in Commerce's preliminary CV duty determination (see 2203040018). Suspension of liquidation for subject merchandise from China began March 7.
​AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for AD duty purposes for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 15 (liquidation is already suspended for CV duty purposes), and require AD duty cash deposits as follows:
| Exporter/Producer | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|
| China-Wide Entity | 147.11% | 116.70% |
* As adjusted for export subsidies found in the concurrent CV duty investigation. This rate is the AD duty cash deposit rate while CV duty suspension of liquidation remains in effect.
Commerce determined that because no companies are eligible for a rate separate from the China-wide entity, all exporters of Chinese freight rail couplers are preliminarily found to be part of the China-wide entity,
(The period of investigation is 01/01/21 - 06/30/21. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 2110220029 for a summary of initiation of this investigation, and 2110220029 for the underlying petition.)