China Forged Steel Fittings: Prelim Results of AD/CVD Admin Reviews
The Commerce Department issued the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on forged steel fittings from China (A-570-067/C-570-068). In the final results of these reviews, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Nov. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2021, and CVD assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020.
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Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Messages # 2032416, 2033401).
AD Duty Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. | 29.31% |
| Lianfa Stainless Steel Pipes & Valves (Qingyun) Co., Ltd. | 29.31% |
| Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd, | 29.31% |
| Xin Yi International Trade Co., Limited | 29.31% |
| Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. | 29.31% |
No shipments. Commerce preliminarily found Jiangsu Forged Pipe Fittings Co., Ltd. did not have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. If this determination is confirmed in Commerce's final results, the cash deposit rates currently in effect for Jiangsu will not change, and any entries reported to be from it will be assessed duties at the China-wide rate.
China-wide rate. Commerce preliminarily found that 20 companies for which a review was initiated did not establish their eligibility for a separate rate because they failed to provide a separate rate application, a separate rate certification, or a no-shipment certification. The agency preliminarily assigned them to the China-wide entity, with a current rate of 142.72%. See Appendix II of the notice for a list of the companies.
CV Duty Cash Deposit Requirements
New CV duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following CV duty cash deposit rates:
| Company | CV Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings, Co., Ltd | 13.42% |
| Eaton Hydraulics (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. | 13.42% |
| Jinan Mech Piping Technology Co., Ltd. | 13.42% |
| Qingdao Bestflow Industrial Co., Ltd. | 13.42% |
| Yingkou Guangming Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. | 13.42% |
No shipments. Commerce preliminarily found that 21 companies (see Appendix II of the notice for a complete list) did not have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. Having received no comments on its notice of intent to rescind, Commerce said it is rescinding the review for these 21 companies.
Assessment Rates
If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Both-Well during the period Nov. 1, 2020, through Oct. 31, 2021, would be assessed AD duties at importer-specific rates, and importers from the four companies listed above that qualilfied for a separate rate would be assessed AD at the rates listed above. In the final results, Commerce will also set CVD assessments for importers of subject merchandise entered in calendar year 2020.
(The AD duty period of review is 11/01/20 - 10/31/21, and the CV duty period of review is 01/01/20 - 12/31/20. See the notices for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)