Commerce Publishes Quarterly List of AD/CVD Scope and Circumvention Rulings
The Commerce Department issued its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anticircumvention determinations (here). The following list covers completed scope and anticircumvention rulings for the period Jan. 1, 2016, through March 31, 2016:
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Scope Rulings
A-201-805: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Mexico
Regiomontana de Perfiles y Tubos S.A. de C.V.; certain black, circular tubing produced to ASTM A-513 specifications meet the exclusion criteria for mechanical tubing and are, therefore, not included within the scope of the order (see 1604120070); March 31, 2016.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Plexus Corporation; Silver Spring Network Enclosure (SSN Enclosures) and Silver Spring Network Enclosure Kits (SSNE Kits); The SSN Enclosure are imported separately or grouped with spare parts, and because they are composed of only aluminum extrusions, under the finished merchandise provision, they are included within the scope of the orders. However, when the SSN Enclosures are imported with both aluminum and non-extruded aluminum components to fully fabricate into a product that would serve as a subassembly ready for use in conjunction with a downstream product upon installation, these SSNE Kits meet the finished goods kit criteria and are excluded from the scope of the orders (see 1601250039); Jan. 5, 2016.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Ventana Design-Build Systems, Inc.; Ventana Window Walls are customized window-wall structures that at the time of importation contain all of the parts necessary to assemble into a finished window wall, which meet the criteria of finished goods kits, and are thus, excluded from the scope of the orders (see 1601270019); Jan. 19, 2016.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Homecrest Outdoor Living, LLC; Homecrest Woven Polypropylene Seats are woven seats that incorporate extruded aluminum frames with wicker material formed of polypropylene rope, which meet the finished merchandise criteria, and thus are excluded from the scope of the orders (see 1601290031); Jan. 27, 2016.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.; Pentair’s telescopic aluminum pool poles and detachable skimmers and rakes are fully and permanently assembled and completed at the time of entry and contain non-extruded aluminum components beyond mere fasteners, and, thus, are excluded from the scope of the orders as finished merchandise (see 1603290064); March 11, 2016.
A–570–967 and C–570–968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Trending Imports LLC; Trending’s aluminum extrusions made from 5050 grade aluminum alloy material were preliminary found to be outside of the scope of the orders on aluminum extrusions from China because the 5050 alloy products meet the explicit exclusion in the scope of “aluminum alloy{s} with an Aluminum Association series designation commencing with the number 5 and containing in excess of 1.0 percent magnesium by weight” (see 1603180030); March 11, 2016.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Kota International, LTD; Kota’s ACS-50 series aluminum extrusions made from 5xxx series grade aluminum alloy material were preliminary found to be outside of the scope of the orders on aluminum extrusions from China because the 5xxx series alloy products meet the explicit exclusion in the scope of “aluminum alloy{s} with an Aluminum Association series designation commencing with the number 5 and containing in excess of 1.0 percent magnesium by weight” (see 1603180030); March 11, 2016.
A-570-901: Certain Lined Paper Products from China
Nelson Torres Advertising; NTA’s funeral album product is within the scope of the order on certain lined paper products from China because the product does not meet any of the specific exclusion criteria for products intended for specific record keeping uses, such as “desk and wall calendars and organizers,” “telephone logs,” or “address books (see 1601260034); Jan. 12, 2016.
A-570-943 and C-570-944: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
DynaEnergetics U.S. Inc.; certain tubing for perforating gun carriers which is a tubular steel product used in the drilling of an oil well is within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders (see 1603040035); Feb. 12, 2016.
A-570-970 and C-570-971: Multilayered Wood Flooring from China
Old Master Products, Inc.; Old Master’s two-layer wood flooring products are not within the scope of the Orders on multilayered wood flooring from China because they lack the expressed requirement of two or more layers or plies of wood veneer in combination with a core (see 1603160026); Feb. 4, 2016.
A-570-970 and C-570-971: Multilayered Wood Flooring from China
Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd.; Jiashan Huijiale’s two-layer engineered wood flooring panel with bottom-surface inlays is not within the scope of the Orders on multilayered wood flooring from China, because it lacks the requisite two or more layers or plies of wood veneer in combination with a core (see 1603240072); Feb. 29, 2016.
A-570-875: Non-malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from China
SIGMA Corporation; SIGMA’s list of 94 ductile iron pipe fittings are covered by the scope of the non-malleable pipe fittings order because they meet all of the ASME and UL specifications characterizing it as subject merchandise (see 1601270011); Jan. 13, 2016.
A-570-956 and C-570-957: Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe from China
Commercial Honing LLC dba Commercial Fluid Power; Commercial Honing’s 12 sizes of mechanical tubing are outside the scope of the Orders on seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China because they meet the exclusion language of the scope. However, one size of Commercial Honing’s mechanical tubing falls within the scope of the Orders because it does not meet the requirements set forth in the exclusion language (see 1603240071); Feb. 25, 2016.
(Federal Register 03/15/17)