AD: South Africa Certain Aluminum Plate
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release on its final negative antidumping (AD) injury determination stating that the U.S. industry is neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain aluminum plate from South Africa, which the International Trade Administration (ITA) has determined are sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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As a result of its negative determination, the ITC states that no AD duty order will be issued on subject imports from South Africa.
It is expected that the AD investigation (A-791-819) will be terminated, and the ITA will soon send instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the lifting of the suspension of liquidation on, and refunding AD cash deposits and releasing bonds for, entries of subject merchandise.
ITA sources have previously noted that an investigation would not be terminated in the unlikely event that litigation to dispute an ITC determination is initiated.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/09/04 news, 04090945, for BP listing of the ITC's preliminary affirmative AD injury determination. See ITT's Online Archives or 10/13/04 news, 04101330, for BP summary of the ITA's final affirmative AD duty determination.)
ITC contact - Peg O'Laughlin (202) 205-1819
ITC press release 04-113 (Inv. No. 731-TA-1056, dated 11/05/04) available at http://www.usitc.gov/er/nl2004/er1105bb1.htm