China Metal Lockers: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on certain metal lockers from China (A-570-133). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from five companies under review entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023.
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In these preliminary results, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to the following companies that had their requests for review withdrawn: 1) Zhejiang Safewell Security Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Safewell); 2) Ningbo Safewell Group Smart Security Products Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Safewell); 3) Ningbo Safewell Safes; 4) Xpedition LLC (doing business as (DBA) Safewell Gr.) (Xpedition); and 5) Safewell Group Holdings, Ltd. (Safewell Group). Commerce also is rescinding the review for two companies that had no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period: Kunshan Dongchu and Tianjin Jia Mei.
Commerce 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, in a message to CBP (ADCVDWeb Message # 3331408).
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. It set the following preliminary rates:
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Xingyi Metalworking Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. | 61.44% |
| Hangzhou Evernew Machinery & Equipment Company Limited | 22.67% |
No shipments. Information Commerce has examined indicates that Zhejiang Xingyi Metal Products Co., Ltd. (ZXM) and Jiangsu Wanlong Special Containers Co., Ltd. had no shipments during the review period, but it will continue to review the two companies and make a final determination to release with the rest of the final results.
For previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise for which a review was not requested and that received a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed period. For all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been given a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 322.25%, the China-wide entity rate. For all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the AD duties it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. If the preliminary results are unchanged for the final results, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries for Xingyi Metalworking at importer-specific rates. And entries from the other companies under review would be liquidated at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 08/01/22 - 07/31/23. See notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)