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India Certain Carbon Steel Flat Products: Final Results of AD Duty Administrative Review

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India (A-533-820) for the period of December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2008.

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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 05/14/10:

CompanyAD Rate
Essar Steel Limited28.25%
Other Companies(a),(b),(c)

(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies other than those covered by this review, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the company-specific rate established for the most recent period;

(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the AD investigation, but the producer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the subject merchandise; and

(c) If neither the exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the investigation, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be 23.87%, the all-others rate established in the AD investigation.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (12/01/07 -- 11/30/08)

The ITA intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after May 14, 2010. The ITA has calculated importer-specific duty assessment rates for subject merchandise.

The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by companies examined in this review (i.e., companies for which a dumping margin was calculated) where the companies did not know that their merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, (Ref: 03060245), for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)

(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 01/12/10 news, 10011260, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this review.)

ITA contact -- Joy Zhang (202) 482-1168

ITA notice (FR Pub 05/14/10) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-11602.pdf