Commerce Publishes Quarterly List of AD/CVD Scope and Circumvention Rulings
The Commerce Department on Dec. 13 published its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope rulings for the period July 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2023:
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A-570-979 and C-570-980: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From China
Requestor: Anker Innovations Limited. The T8700 eufyCam security solar panel is not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China because it meets an express exclusion in the scope of the orders for off-grid solar panels; July 17, 2023.
A-570-117 and C-570-118: Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products From China
Requestor: Hardware Resources, Inc. Edge-glued boards are covered by the scope of the AD order on wood mouldings and millwork products from China because they are made of wood, continuously shaped wood, finger-jointed, and edge-glued mouldings or millwork blanks (whether or not resawn); Aug. 2, 2023 (see 2308080002).
A-570-899: Certain Artist Canvas From China
Requestor: Printing Textiles, LLC dba Berger Textiles (Berger Textiles). Canvas banner matisse (CBM) imported by Berger Textiles is covered by the scope of the AD order on certain artist canvas from China because CBM is a polyester fabric that is primed/coated to convert the fabric into a canvas and enters the United States as rolls for art reproduction, wall covering, and décor applications; Aug. 15, 2023 (see 2308170067).
A-570-979 and C-570-980: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From China
Requestor: Sonali Energees USA LLC (Sonali). The solar cells assembled into solar modules in Cambodia from Chinese-origin silicon wafers, do not fall within the scope of the AD/CVD orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China because the formation of the p/n junction occurred in Cambodia. As the Chinese-origin silicon wafers did not undergo the activation of the p/n junction until reaching Cambodia, the raw material is not a solar cell from China within the meaning of the scope of the Orders; Aug. 23, 2023. Note that Sonali's merchandise may be subject to the U.S. Department of Commerce's final circumvention determination dated Aug. 23, 2023, as imports of solar cells and modules that have been completed in Cambodia, using parts and components produced in China, that are then subsequently exported from Cambodia to the United States were found to be circumventing the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on solar cells and modules from China.
A-570-601: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From China
Requestor: Precision Components Inc. Low-carbon steel blanks are covered by the scope of the AD order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished, and unfinished, from China, because the scope explicitly covers unfinished tapered roller bearing parts; Sept. 19, 2023 (see 2309210004).
A-570-865: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From China
Requestor: Concept2, Inc. The front foot and front foot caster assembly for exercise equipment are not covered by the scope of the AD order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from China, because the front foot is not flat, and it is expressly excluded from the scope because it is not in coils, is non-rectangular in shape, has been processed by cutting (from a large steel sheet), and, together with other parts form the front foot caster assembly, has assumed the character of an article classified outside HTSUS Chapter 72; and the front foot caster assembly comprises the front foot and other parts that do not meet the physical and chemical requirements of the scope; Sept. 25, 2023 (see 2309270014).
A-570-981 and C-570-982: Utility Scale Wind Towers From China
Requestor: Orsted A/S, Orsted North America Inc. The sources enumerated in 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) demonstrate that monopiles, i.e., steel cylinders that serve as a foundation for offshore wind turbines, are not covered by the scope of the AD/CVD orders on utility scale wind towers from China; Aug. 14, 2023.
A-570-135 and C-570-136: Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From China
Requestor: Pitts Enterprises, Inc. dba Dorsey Intermodal. Vietnamese chassis containing Chinese-origin subassemblies are covered by the scope of the AD order on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from China because a Chinese-origin subassembly is considered an unfinished chassis and subject merchandise. Furthermore, the scope clearly outlines that any processing of finished and unfinished chassis in a third country does not remove the product from the scope; Sept. 15, 2023.
A-469-823: Utility Scale Wind Towers From Spain
Requestor: Orsted A/S, Orsted North America Inc. The sources enumerated in 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1) demonstrate that monopiles, i.e., steel cylinders that serve as a foundation for offshore wind turbines, are not covered by the scope of the AD order on utility scale wind towers from Spain; Aug. 14, 2023.