China Forged Steel Fittings: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department on Dec. 7 published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fittings from China (A-570-067). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the 26 companies under review entered Nov. 1, 2021, through Oct. 31, 2022.
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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 # 3038406).
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. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd. | 496.77% |
| Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. | 496.77% |
China-wide. Commerce said 23 companies didn't demonstrate independence from state control, or otherwise didn't respond to Commerce Department questionnaires, and assigned these companies to the China-wide entity with a rate of 142.72%. See Appendix II of Commerce's notice for a full list of these companies.
No shipments. Commerce preliminarily found Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited didn't have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. If this finding is confirmed in the final results, the cash deposit rates currently in effect for Xin Yi would not change, and any entries during the period of review reported under its case number would be assessed duties at the 142.72% China-wide rate.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce also will calculate the AD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Nov. 1, 2021, and Oct. 31, 2022. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Bestflow would be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, and importers of subject merchandise from the other 25 companies under review would be assessed AD at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 11/01/21 - 10/31/22. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)