Commerce Publishes Quarterly List of AD/CVD Scope and Circumvention Rulings
The Commerce Department on Dec. 1 released its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope and anti-circumvention rulings for the period July 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2020:
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Scope Rulings
A-580-836 and C-580-837: Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from South Korea
Requestor: Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.; non-rectangular cross-section products (or, longitudinally-profiled “LP” plates) produced, but not yet exported to the United States, and identified by the 3-letter prefixes in the 14-digit product codes FPD (differenced thickness plate), FPS (step plate), and FPT (tapered plate), are outside the scope of the AD/CVD orders (see 2009280043). Aug. 4, 2020.
A-570-822: Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers from China
Requestor: MacLean Power, L.L.C. (MPS). Helical spring lock washers incorporated in MPS’s pole line hardware are outside the scope of the order because pole line hardware imported by MPS are distinct assembled products for use in the attachment of cables and wires onto utility poles. March 19, 2019. This is a revision, based on litigation, to a previous scope ruling (see 1902070021).
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Requestor: Schletter Inc. Eight models of grounding clamps, designed for securing solar panels to solar panel racking systems, are covered by the scope of the AD and CVD orders on aluminum extrusions from China because they consist of aluminum extrusion components that are attached to form subassemblies, and they lack the necessary components that would allow them to function as a finished solar panel mounting system (see 2009280036). Aug. 10, 2020.
Anti-Circumvention Rulings
A-570-026 and C-570-027: Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products (CORE) from China
Self-initiated: CORE completed in Costa Rica and the UAE from hot-rolled steel or cold-rolled steel substrate manufactured in China, and subsequently exported to the United States is circumventing the AD and CVD orders on CORE from China (see 2007100018). CORE produced in Guatemala is not circumventing the orders. July 6, 2020.
A-570-028: Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from China
Commerce determined not to include hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) components from China (R-32, R-125, R-143a) imported into the United States for further processing into HFC blends within the scope of the AD order on HFC blends from China (see 2008260026). Aug. 13, 2020.