Taiwan and South Korea NOES: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that non-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from South Korea (A-580-872) and Taiwan (A-583-851) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements on entries of NOES from South Korea ad Taiwan effective May 22.
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Amended Scope Has New Exception to AD Duties
In response to comments from parties to the investigation, Commerce added the following language to the scope of AD duties to lower the minimum amount of silicon in NOES to 1% (from 1.25%), and specify that "NOES has a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be applied." It is also amending the scope to add the following exemption from AD duties for laminations and cores:
"Excluded from the scope of these investigations are flat-rolled products not in coils that, prior to importation into the United States, have been cut to a shape and undergone all punching, coating, or other operations necessary for classification in Chapter 85 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as a part (i.e., lamination) for use in a device such as a motor, generator, or transformer."
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from South Korea and Taiwan that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after May 22. The preliminary AD cash deposit rates for South Korean exporters are as follows:
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| POSCO/Daewoo International Corporation | 6.91% |
| All Others | 6.91% |
Preliminary AD duty cash deposit rates for Taiwanese exporters are as follows:
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| China Steel Corporation | 28.14% |
| Leicong Industrial Company, Ltd. | 52.23% |
| All Others | 28.14% |
(The period of investigation is 07/01/12 - 06/30/13. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 13103020 for summary of initiation of this investigation, and 13091909 for the underlying petition.)
The notice for Taiwan is (here).
The notice for South Korea is (here).
(Federal Register 05/22/14)