Commerce Begins Anti-Circ Inquiry on PC Strand Made in US From Mexican Wire
The Commerce Department is beginning an anti-circumvention inquiry on allegations that prestressed concrete steel wire strand made in the U.S. using high carbon steel wire from Mexico is circumventing the antidumping duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Mexico (A-201-831), the agency said in a notice.
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The inquiry will cover all high carbon steel wire imported from Mexico with a high carbon content (i.e., 0.78-0.85%), not heat treated, and with a diameter less than 4.50 millimeters, that is then assembled or completed in the U.S. by stranding the wire to produce PC strand of the type that would be subject to the order.
Commerce will seek information from producers and exporters in Mexico concerning shipments of Mexican high carbon steel wire to the U.S. to be stranded into PC strand in the United States. A company’s failure to completely respond to Commerce’s requests for information may result in the application of partial or total facts available, Commerce said.
Commerce’s preliminary determination in this anti-circumvention inquiry 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 31 scheduled publication date of the initiation notice.