Commerce Properly Dropped Use of AFA for China's EBCP, Trade Court Rules
The Court of International Trade in a Sept. 13 order upheld the Commerce Department's remand results in a case brought by respondent Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co. over a countervailing duty review of forged steel fittings from China. Judge Claire…
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Kelly previously sent back Commerce's use of adverse facts available based on the Chinese government's unwillingness to submit certain information related to China's Export Buyer's Credit Program. The judge said that if the agency wanted to keep using AFA it had to attempt to verify the non-use of the program by looking at evidence from Both-Well and its U.S. customers. Commerce did so on remand, finding that the respondent didn't benefit from the EBCP, dropping the company's CVD rate from 25.90% to 15.36%.