China Pressure Washers: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive for Some
The Commerce Department is setting new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of gas powered pressure washers from China (A-570-148), after finding imports of the product are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements generally took effect Aug. 3, but Commerce is making the suspension of liquidation and AD cash deposits retroactive to approximately May 5 for some Chinese companies.
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Gas powered pressure washers from China are also subject to an ongoing countervailing duty investigation. Commerce has already ordered suspension of liquidation and the collection of CV duty cash deposits (see 2306020016) for entries on or after June 5 for some exporters, and for entries on or after March 7 for others. Commerce also recently set AD cash deposit requirements in a concurrent investigation on gas powered pressure washers from Vietnam (see 2306140024).
Commerce Finds Critical Circumstances for Some, Sets Retroactive Cash Deposits
Commerce made a finding that some Chinese companies under investigation -- Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd. (JD Power) and the China-wide entity companies (i.e., all except the three companies granted a rate in Commerce's preliminary determination) -- increased their exports to the U.S. in the run-up to the preliminary determination. This “critical circumstances” finding by the agency means Commerce will retroactively suspend liquidation for all Chinese companies except Sumec Hardware and Zhejiang Danau back to 90 days before the preliminary determination, i.e., on or about May 5, 2023.
For Sumec Hardware and Zhejiang Danau, AD duty suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Aug. 3, 2023.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Effective on the dates listed below, Commerce will suspend liquidation, and require AD duty cash deposits, at the following AD rates (note that liquidation for all of these companies is already suspended due to Commerce's CV duty investigation):
| Producer | Exporter | AD Rate | Adjusted* | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd. | 263.25% | 252.71% | 05/05/23 |
| Sumec Hardware and Tools Co., Ltd. | Sumec Hardware and Tools Co., Ltd. | 263.25% | 252.71% | 08/03/23 |
| Zhejiang Danau Machine Co., Ltd. | Zhejiang Danau Machine Co., Ltd. | 263.25% | 252.71% | 08/03/23 |
| China-wide entity | 274.37% | 263.83% | 05/05/23 |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in Commerce's concurrent CV duty investigation. This rate will be the AD cash deposit rate as long as CVD cash deposit requirements remain in effect.
(The period of investigation is 04/01/22 - 09/30/22. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 2301240018 for a summary of initiation of this investigation.)