China Pressure Washers: Commerce Issues AD Duty Final Determination
The Commerce Department has released its final determination in the antidumping duty investigation on gas powered pressure washers from China (A-570-148). Cash deposit rates set in this final determination take effect Dec. 21.
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The next step is for the International Trade Commission to make its final injury determination, currently scheduled for Feb. 1, according to a Commerce fact sheet. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue an AD order and duties will be made permanent. If the ITC finds no injury, the investigation will be terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded.
Commerce also is set to issue its final determination in the concurrent countervailing duty investigation on pressure washers from China, with CVD rates ranging from 11.19% to 206.57%. The notice has been issued but has yet to be published in the Federal Register. Collection of CV duties is on hold pending the ITC's final injury determination. Commerce also recently issued an AD order after a concurrent investigation on pressure washers from Vietnam (see 2310250033).
Critical Circumstances for Some Chinese Companies, Cash Deposits Retroactive 90 Days
Commerce continued to find that some Chinese companies under investigation -- Jiangu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd. and the “China-wide” companies that didn't get their own individual AD rates -- increased their exports to the U.S. in the run-up to the preliminary determination. As a result, the agency will still direct CBP to retroactively suspend liquidation and require AD duty cash deposits for subject merchandise from these companies 90 days before the preliminary determination, i.e., May 5, 2023.
Suspension of liquidation and CVD cash deposit collection is in effect even earlier, i.e., as of March 7, 2023, for Jiangu Jianghuai and several other companies, as a result of Commerce's finding of critical circumstances in the CVD investigation for that company.
Estimated AD Cash Deposit Rates
Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation for AD purposes and collect cash deposits for subject merchandise entered on or after the dates listed below, and set cash deposit rates as follows:
| Producer | Exporter | AD Rate | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd. | Jiangsu Jianghuai Engine Co., Ltd. | 274.37% | 05/05/23 |
| Sumec Hardware and Tools Co., Ltd. | Sumec Hardware and Tools Co., Ltd. | 189.52% | 08/03/23 |
| Zhejiang Danau Machine Co., Ltd. | Zhejiang Danau Machine Co., Ltd. | 189.52% | 08/03/23 |
| China-wide entity | 274.37% | 05/05/23 |
(The period of investigation is 04/01/22 - 09/30/22. See Commerce’s notice for more information, including the scope of the investigation, detailed instructions on cash deposit rates, etc. See 2308140025 for Commerce's preliminary determination in this investigation.)