ITA/ITC Consider Revoking AD Orders on China Gift Boxes & Germany Seamless Pipe
The International Trade Administration and the International Trade Commission each issued notices initiating five-year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on folding gift boxes from China (A-570-866) (second review) and on seamless pipe and pressure pipe from Germany (A-428-820) (third review).
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Sunset Review is an Opportunity for Revocation of Order
The ITA has previously said the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA) requires that AD and countervailing duty orders be revoked after sunset reviews held every five years unless it is found that revocation would be likely to lead to both (1) a continuation or recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy and (2) material injury to a U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. As a result, a negative determination either by the ITA with respect to (1) or by the ITC with respect to (2) results in a revocation of the AD or CV duty order(s).
ITA Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITA said domestic interested parties, (as defined in certain sections of the Tariff Act of 1930 and 19 CFR 351.102(b)), wishing to participate in the Sunset Reviews must respond by filing a notice of intent to participate not later than 15 days after the publication of this notice; i.e. on or about April 17, 2012.
If it does not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the deadline, the ITA will automatically revoke the AD duty order(s) without further review. However, if it does receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, then all parties wishing to participate in the Sunset Reviews must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after publication of this notice; i.e. on or about May 2, 2012.
ITC Sunset Review Deadlines
The ITC said interested parties are requested to respond to its notices by submitting certain specified information by May 2, 2012. The ITC said it will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to the notices of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited reviews. The ITC adds that comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed by June 15, 2012.
| Jennifer Moats (ITA)(China) | (202) 482-5047 |
| Dana Mermelstein (ITA)(Germany) | (202) 482-1391 |
| Mary Messer (ITC) | (202) 205-3193 |
The ITA notice (FR Pub 04/02/12) is available here.
The ITC gift boxes notice (FR Pub 04/02/12) is available here.
The ITC seamless pipe notice (FR Pub 04/02/12) is available here.