Commerce Publishes Quarterly List of AD/CVD Scope and Circumvention Rulings
The Commerce Department on May 27 released its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. There were no anti-circumvention rulings listed. The following list covers completed scope rulings for the period Jan. 1, 2021, through March 31, 2021:
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Scope Rulings
A-122-857 and C-122-858: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada
Requestor: The Government of Canada. Identified cedar shakes and shingles are not covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada because prior relevant scope rulings, the scope language of the orders, and the ITC’s final import injury determination, indicate that cedar shakes and shingles were not intended to be covered by the scope of the orders; March 12, 2021 (see 2103160023).
A-122-857 and C-122-858: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada
Requestor: Teal Cedar Products Ltd. and Columbia River Shake & Shingle Ltd DBA The Teal Jones Group (collectively, the Teal Jones Group). The Teal Jones Group’s cedar shakes and shingles are not covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada because they meet the physical description of merchandise previously determined to be outside the scope of the orders; March 15, 2021.
A-533-885 and C-533-886: Polyester Textured Yarn from India
Requestor: American & Efird LLC. Wildcat Plus Tex 35 Sewing Thread is covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on polyester textured yarn from India because the imported product is a form of polyester textured yarn and the scope is expressly broad to include all forms of polyester textured yarn, regardless of surface texture or appearance, yarn density and thickness, number of filaments, number of plies, finish, cross section, color, dye method, texturing method, or packing method; March 22, 2021 (see 2103260022).
A-201-836: Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube (LWRPT) from Mexico
Requestor: Maquilacero S.A. de C.V. Two types of tubing for intermediate bulk container cages are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order on LWRPT from Mexico because the products do not have a rectangular (including square) cross section; Feb. 9, 2021 (see 2103150026).
A-570-928: Uncovered Innerspring Units from China
Requestor: New-Tec Integration Xiamen Co., Ltd. Individual spring modules, which are sold/packaged as individual springs, do not meet the description of subject merchandise covered by the order, i.e., innerspring units which consist of multiple springs joined together in the shape and size of a mattress; Jan. 12, 2021 (see 2101190061).
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Requestor: WKW Erbsloeh North America LLC. Certain rear quarter finishers and rubber seals are not covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China because they do not contain extruded aluminum. Certain waist finishers, belt moldings, and outer waist belts are covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China because they are not fully and permanently assembled and completed at the time of entry; Jan. 28, 2021 (see 2102160032).
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions from China
Requestor: Phoenix Folding Door Co. Twelve models of folding door kits are not covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China because they meet the criteria for exclusion as finished goods kits; Feb. 22, 2021 (see 2103150031).
A-570-097 and C-570-098: Polyester Textured Yarn from China
Requestor: American & Efird LLC. Wildcat Plus Tex 35 Sewing Thread is covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on polyester textured yarn from China because the imported product is a form of polyester textured yarn and the scope is expressly broad to include all forms of polyester textured yarn, regardless of surface texture or appearance, yarn density and thickness, number of filaments, number of plies, finish, cross section, color, dye method, texturing method, or packing method; March 22, 2021 (see 2103260022).