Commerce Begins Anti-Circ Inquiry on Steel Threaded Rod Made in US From Chinese Unthreaded Pins
The Commerce Department is beginning anti-circumvention inquiries on allegations that alloy steel threaded rod made in the U.S. using Chinese unthreaded pins imported from China is circumventing the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from China (A-570-104) and carbon and alloy steel threaded rod (C-570-105), respectively, the agency said in a notice.
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The inquiry will cover all steel threaded rod, made from alloy steel, completed in the U.S. using unthreaded pins imported from China. Commerce may find circumvention of an AD/CVD order when merchandise of the same class or kind subject to the order is completed or assembled in the U.S. from parts or components produced in the country subject to the order. Vulcan Threaded Products requested the inquiries.
Commerce’s preliminary determinations in these anti-circumvention inquiries is due in 150 days. If Commerce finds circumvention in its preliminary determination, it may suspend liquidation and require cash deposits retroactive at least to the July 12 scheduled publication date of the initiation notice.