China Collated Staples: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on certain collated steel staples from China (A-570-112). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from seven companies under review entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
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The seven companies are mandatory respondent Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co., Ltd., in addition to Zhejiang Best Nail Industrial Co., Ltd. (Best Nail)/Shaoxing Bohui Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui), China Staple (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (China Staple), Shanghai Yueda Nails Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Yueda), Shijiazhuang Shuangming Trade Co., Ltd. (Shijiazhuang Shuangming), Tianjin Jinyifeng Hardware Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Jinyifeng), and Unicorn Fasteners Co., Ltd. (Unicorn Fasteners).
Commerce said that Tianjin Hweschun did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the review period, and therefore it assigned it a zero percent AD rate.
Commerce ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested, in a message to CBP (ADCVDWeb Message # 2284416).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. It set the following preliminary rates:
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Mfg. Co. Ltd. | zero |
| China Staple (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. | 112.01% |
| Shanghai Yueda Nails Co., Ltd. | 112.01% |
| Shijiazhuang Shuangming Trade Co., Ltd. | 112.01% |
China-wide. Three companies Commerce said did not demonstrate independence from state control, or otherwise did not respond to Commerce Department questionnaires, and were assigned to the China-wide entity with a rate of 112.01% are: China Staple, Shanghai Yueda and Shijiazhuang Shuangming.
No shipments. Commerce said it determined that Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui, Tianjin Jinyifeng, and Unicorn Fasteners had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review. The companies will remain under review, and Commerce will issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review.
Further, for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise for which a review was not requested and that received a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed period. For all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been given a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 112.01%, the China-wide entity rate. For all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the AD duties it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. If the preliminary results are unchanged for the final results, Commerce will instruct CBP to apply an assessment rate of 112.01% to all entries of subject merchandise during the review period that were exported by the companies in the China-wide entity. Commerce also will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries for Tianjin Hweschun without regard to antidumping duties. If Commerce continues to make a no-shipments finding in the final results for Best Nail/Shaoxing Bohui, Tianjin Jinyifeng, and Unicorn Fasteners, any suspended entries of subject merchandise associated with those companies will also be liquidated at the China-wide rate.
(The period of review is 07/01/21 - 06/30/22. See notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)