Petition Seeks New Antidumping Duties on Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From Thailand
Electrolux filed petitions May 30 with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping duties on large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD investigations.
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Proposed Scope
The petition proposes the following scope for the investigations:
"The products covered by this petition are large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers with a refrigerated volume of at least 15.6 cubic feet or 442 liters. For the purposes of this petition, the term 'large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers' consists of freestanding or built-in cabinets that have an integral source of refrigeration using compression technology, with all of the following characteristics:
- The cabinet contains at least two interior storage compartments accessible through one or more separate external doors or drawers or a combination thereof;
- The lower-most interior storage compartment(s) that is accessible through an external door or drawer is a refrigerator or fresh food compartment, but is not a freezer compartment, however, the existence of an interior sub-compartment for ice-making in the lower-most storage compartment does not render the lower-most storage compartment a freezer compartment; and
- There is a freezer compartment that is mounted above the lower-most interior storage compartment(s).
"For the purposes of the petition, a refrigerator compartment is capable of storing food at temperatures above 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) and a freezer compartment is capable of storing food at temperatures at or below 32 degrees F (0 degrees C).
"The products subject to this petition are currently classifiable under subheading 8418.10.0075 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Products subject to this petition may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 8418.21.0090, 8418.40.0000, 8418.99.4000, 8418.99.8050, and 8418.99.8060. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, but the written description of the merchandise subject to this scope is dispositive."
Commerce Accepting Comments on Petition Support
The Commerce Department will accept comments on domestic industry support for the petitions to determine whether the petitions meet the dual requirements of support by domestic producers or workers accounting for (1) at least 25% of the total production of the domestic-like product and (2) more than 50% of the production of the domestic-like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. If the petitions meet these requirements, among others, Commerce will initiate an antidumping duty investigation. Comments are due June 12.