The Commerce Department is extending until June 27 the deadline for its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on amorphous silica fabric from China (C-570-039) (here). The preliminary determination was originally due April 21. Cash deposits of estimated CV duties can only be collected after the preliminary determination, although cash deposits can be made retroactive 90 days from the preliminary determination if Commerce finds “critical circumstances.”
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website March 11, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
The Commerce Department published notices in the March 11 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its countervailing duty administrative review and new shipper review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from South Korea (C-580-837) (here). The agency preliminarily calculated zero percent CV duty rates for the only two companies under review, Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Steel Company. If the agency's findings are continued in the final results of these reviews, importers of subject merchandise from Dongkuk or Hyundai entered in calendar year 2014 will not be assessed CV duties, and future entries from Dongkuk or Hyundai will not be subject to an CV cash deposit requirement until further notice. Any changes to rates for Dongkuk or Hyundai would take effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this review, due in July.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review and concurrent new shipper review on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products from South Korea (A-580-836) (here). In the administrative review, the agency calculated an AD duty rate of 1.11% for Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. Commerce preliminarily calculated a zero percent AD duty rate for Hyundai Steel Company in the new shipper review.
The Commerce Department issued its final affirmative countervailing duty determinations on polyethylene terephthalate resin from India (C-533-862) (here) and China (C-570-025) (here). Suspension of liquidation is currently not in effect for entries on or after Dec. 12, and Commerce will only require cash deposits of estimated CV duties on future entries if it issues a CV duty order.
The Commerce Department issued its final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on polyethylene terephthalate resin from India (A-533-861) (here), Canada (A-122-855) (here), Oman (A-523-810) (here) and China (A-570-024) (here). The agency made changes to cash deposit requirements for these countries that will take effect for subject merchandise entered on or after March 14.
The Commerce Department issued a Federal Register notice on its recently initiated countervailing duty investigation on stainless steel sheet and strip from China (C-570-043) (here). The agency will determine whether imports of merchandise subject to this investigation are being illegally subsidized. The period of investigation is Jan. 1, 2015, through Dec. 31, 2015.
Correction: Comments on the scope of the Commerce Department’s recently initiated antidumping duty investigation on stainless steel sheet and strip from China are due March 23, with rebuttal comments due April 4 (see 1603100029). The ITC’s preliminary injury determination is due by March 28.
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on silicon metal from China (A-570-806) (here). The agency assigned both companies under review, Shanghai Jinneng International Trade Co. Ltd. and Shanghai Jinfeng Hardware Plastics Co. Ltd., to the China-wide entity, with an AD rate of 139.49%. Any changes to cash deposit rates for Shanghai Jinneng and Shanghai Jinfeng would take effect on the publication date of the final results of this review, currently due in July. If it continues to place both companies in the China-wide entity In its final results, Commerce would assess AD duties on importers at 139.49% for subject merchandise from Shanghai Jinneng or Shanghai Jinfeng with a time of entry between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015.