AD/CVD Admin Reviews Begin for Wood Flooring, Solar Cells, Hangers
The Commerce Department began administrative reviews for certain firms subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders with December anniversary dates (here). Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China or Vietnam must submit their separate rate certifications or applications by March 10 in order to avoid being assigned high China-wide or Vietnam-wide rates.
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Commerce to Set Final AD/CV Duty Assessments, New Cash Deposit Rates
In these administrative reviews, Commerce will determine final assessments of AD and CV duties on importers for entries of subject merchandise during the relevant period of review. It will also set new cash deposit requirements for subject merchandise from the companies under review, effective on the date it issues the final results of the review. Commerce said it intends to issue the final results of these reviews by Dec. 31, 2016.
Antidumping Duty Reviews
| (Review Period: | 12/01/14 - 11/30/15) | |
| India | Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products | A-533-820 |
| South Korea | Welded ASTM A-312 Stainless Pipe | A-580-810 |
| Russia | Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products | A-821-809 |
| Taiwan | Steel Wire Garment Hangers | A-583-849 |
| China | Cased Pencils | A-570-827 |
| China | Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells | A-570-979 |
| China | Honey | A-570-863 |
| China | Multilayered Wood Flooring | A-570-970 |
| (Review Period: | 11/01/14 - 10/31/15) | |
| South Korea | Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe | A-580-809 |
| United Arab Emirates | Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, Sheet and Strip | A-520-803 |
Countervailing Duty Reviews
| (Review Period: | 01/01/14 - 12/31/14) | |
| China | New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires | C-570-913 |
| China | Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells | C-570-980 |
| China | Lightweight Thermal Paper | C-570-921 |
| China | Multilayered Wood Flooring | C-570-971 |
Reviews of Suspension Agreements
| (Review Period: | 12/19/14 - 11/30/15) | |
| Mexico | Sugar (AD) | A-201-845 |
| (Review Period: | 12/19/14 - 12/31/14) | |
| Mexico | Sugar (CVD) | C-201-846 |
Separate Rate Certifications/Applications for China and Vietnam
All firms listed in the Commerce's notice that wish to either retain or receive separate-rate status in the administrative reviews involving non-market economy (NME) countries (China and Vietnam) must complete, as appropriate, either a Separate Rate Certification or a Separate Rate Application.
In order to demonstrate separate-rate eligibility, Commerce requires Chinese and Vietnamese companies for whom a review was requested that were assigned a separate rate in the most recent segment of this proceeding in which they participated to certify that they continue to meet the criteria for obtaining a separate rate. Certifications are due 30 calendar days from after the publication of the notice (i.e., March 10).
Rate Certifications and the Separate Rate Status Applications are at http://www.trade.gov/enforcement.
Notices of No Sales During the Review Period
If a producer or exporter named in this notice of initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during the period of review, it must notify Commerce within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, i.e., March 10. (Commerce will consider rescinding the review only if the producer or exporter, as appropriate, submits a properly filed and timely statement certifying that it had no exports, sales, or entries of subject merchandise during the period of review.)
Respondent Selection
If Commerce limits the number of respondents for individual examination for administrative reviews, the agency will select respondents based on CBP data during the period of investigation, as well as quantity and value questionnaires for the reviews of multilayered wood flooring and solar cells from China. Decisions on respondent selection will be made within 30 days of publication of this Federal Register notice; i.e., by March 10. Comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection should be filed within five days of placement of the CBP data on the record of the applicable review.
(See notice for the name of the firms that will be reviewed for each order, full instructions and deadlines for respondent selection etc.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Brenda Waters (202) 482-4735
(Federal Register 02/09/16)