India Off-Road Tires: Prelim Results of AD/CVD Admin Reviews
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires from India (A-533-869/C-533-870). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
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Liquidation 'as Entered' for Entries From Exporters Not Subject to Reviews
Only the exporters for which an administrative review was requested are covered by these reviews. Cash deposit rates for all other exporters will not change. Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” for entries during the period of review from all exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Message #s 3164426, 3167404).
AD Duty Cash Deposit Requirements
New AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect beginning on the date of publication of the AD duty final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| ATC Tires Private Limited; ATC Tires AP Private Limited | 2.68% |
| Asian Tire Factory Ltd.; Lyallpur Rubber Mills | 3.18% |
| Non-individually Reviewed (Applicable to 12 companies) | 2.71% |
Review average rate. The review average AD duty rate is applicable to the following 12 companies that were not individually reviewed (see also Appendix II of the notice): Apollo Tyres Ltd., Balkrishna Industries Ltd.*; CEAT Ltd., Emerald Resilient Tyre Manufacturer, HRI Tires India, JK Tyres and Industries Ltd., K.R.M. Tyres, Mahansaria Tyres Private Limited, MRF Limited, MRL Tyres Limited (Malhotra Rubbers Ltd.), Speedways Rubber Company and TVS Srichakra Limited.
* Balkrishna Industries Ltd. is only covered by this administrative review for subject merchandise produced in India where it acted as either the manufacturer or exporter (but not both).
Review is rescinded for the following companies that no reviewable entries during the review period (see also Appendix III of the notice): Aakriti Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd., Cavendish Industries Ltd., Celite Tyre Corporation, John Deere India Pvt. Ltd., OTR Laminated Tyres (I) Pvt. Ltd., Royal Tyres Private Limited, Sun Tyre And Wheel Systems, Sundaram Industries Private Limited, Tyre Experts LLP and Ultra Mile.
CV Duty Cash Deposit Requirements
New CV duty cash deposit requirements may take effect beginning on the date of publication of the CV duty final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following CV duty cash deposit rates:
| Producer/Exporter | CVD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| ATC Tires Private Limited/ ATC Tires AP Private Limited | 1.83% |
| Balkrishna Industries Ltd. | zero |
| Non-individually Reviewed (Applicable to 27 companies) | 1.83% |
Review average rate. The review average CVD rate is applicable to the following 27 companies that were not individually reviewed (see also Appendix II of the notice): Aakriti Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd, Apollo Tyres Ltd., Asian Tire Factory Limited, Asiatic Tradelinks Private Limited, Cavendish Industries Ltd., Ceat Ltd., Celite Tyre Corporation, Emerald Resilient Tyre Manufacturer, Forech India Private Limited, HRI Tires India, Innovative Tyres & Tubes Limited, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., John Deere India Pvt. Ltd., K.R.M. Tyres, Mahansaria Tyres Private Limited, MRF Limited, MRL Tyres Limited (Malhotra Rubbers Ltd.), Neosym Industry Limited, OTR Laminated Tyres (I) Pvt. Ltd., Royal Tyres Private Limited, Rubberman Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., Speedways Rubber Company, Sun Tyre And Wheel Systems, Sundaram Industries Private Limited, Superking Manufacturers (Tyre) Pvt., Ltd., TVS Srichakra Limited and Ultra Mile.
Assessment Rates
If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by ATC and Asian Tire and its affiliates during the period March 1, 2022, through Feb. 28, 2023, will be assessed AD duties at importer-specific rates. Importers from the other companies under review will be assessed AD duties at the rates listed above. In the final results, Commerce will also set CVD assessments for importers of subject merchandise entered in calendar year 2022.
(The AD duty period of review is 03/01/22 - 02/28/23, and the CV duty period of review is 01/01/22 - 12/31/22. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)