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. Producers and exporters subject to any of these administrative reviews on China must submit their separate rate certifications or applications by March 26 in order to avoid being assigned high China-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 produced or exported by the companies named in Commerce's notice. 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. The agency said it intends to issue the final results of these reviews by Dec. 31, 2018.
(See Commerce's notice for a full list of companies subject to these administrative reviews. Companies not listed will have their entries liquidated at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry, and their cash deposit rates will not change.)
Antidumping Duty Reviews
| (Review Period: | 12/01/16 - 11/30/17) | |
| India | Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 | A-533-838 |
| India | Stainless Steel Wire Rod | A-533-808 |
| Oman | Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe | A-523-812 |
| South Korea | Welded Line Pipe | A-580-876 |
| Russia | Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel 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 |
| Turkey | Welded Line Pipe | A-489-822 |
| (Review Period: | 06/08/16 - 11/30/17) | |
| United Arab Emirates | Circular-Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe | A-520-807 |
| (Review Period: | 05/10/16 - 10/31/17) | |
| India | Welded Line Pipe* | A-533-867 |
*Correction to last month's notice initiating administrative reviews of AD duty orders with November anniversary dates. Commerce says it omitted companies from the list of companies subject to these reviews, misspelled them or made other errors.
Countervailing Duty Reviews
| (Review Period: | 01/01/16 - 12/31/16) | |
| India | Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 | C-533-839 |
| China | Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells | C-570-980 |
| China | Multilayered Wood Flooring | C-570-971 |
| Canada | Supercalendered Paper | C-122-845 |
| Turkey | Welded Line Pipe | C-489-823 |
| Turkey | Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar* | C-489-819 |
| (Review Period: | 03/11/16 - 12/31/16) | |
| India | Welded Stainless Pressure Pipe* | C-533-868 |
*Correction to last month's notice initiating administrative reviews of CV duty orders with November anniversary dates. Commerce says it omitted companies from the list of companies subject to these reviews, misspelled them or made other errors.
Reviews of Suspension Agreements
| (Review Period: | 12/01/16 - 11/30/17) | |
| Mexico | Sugar (AD) | A-201-845 |
| (Review Period: | 01/01/17 - 12/31/17) | |
| 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 after the publication of the notice (i.e., March 26).
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 26. (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 26. 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.
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Brenda Brown (202) 482-4735
(Federal Register 02/23/18)