CIT Decision Could Change AD Rate for China Steel Cylinder Exporter

Antidumping duty rates set for an exporter of high pressure steel cylinders from China may change, after the Court of International Trade on Sept. 9 told the Commerce Department to rethink the method it used to calculate Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd.’s rate from the original investigation. Commerce had calculated a 6.62% AD duty rate for Beijing Tianhai in its final determination (see 12062112), but the court took issue with the agency’s use of an alternate method that included zeroing in order to counteract “targeted dumping.” CIT put off deciding the zeroing issue while Commerce decides whether it still wants to use the alternate method at all. Commerce’s redetermination is due in January.