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On 02/18/2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register (85 FR 8821) its final determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China.
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The products covered by this investigation are described as follows:
The merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid, circular cross section of any diameter, in any straight length.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and straightened, or it may be hot-rolled.
In addition, the alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this investigation are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total actual length.
A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Alloy Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A193 B7/B7m, A193 B16, A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43, A354 BC and BD, and F1554 Grade 105.
Other specifications are Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) specification 1429 grades 5 and 8, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 20E.
Certain carbon steel threaded rod is normally produced to ASTM specification A449.
All steel threaded rod meeting the physical description set forth above is covered by the scope of this investigation, whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or painting the threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it with, another product, or any other finishing, assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are also included in the scope of this investigation whether or not imported attached to, or in conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and washers.
If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are:
(1) threaded rod, bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the threading covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and (2) stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping investigation on steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China is any merchandise covered by the existing antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China.
See Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation is threaded rod that is imported as part of a package of hardware in conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are currently classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS.
The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only.
The written description of the scope is dispositive.
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This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-104.
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For imports of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/18/2020.
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Effective 02/18/2020, CBP shall require, for entries of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposit(s) shown below:
Exporter:
China-Wide Entity
Case number:
A-570-104-000
Cash deposit rate:
59.45%
Exporter:
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-001
Cash deposit rate:
14.16%
Exporter:
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-002
Cash deposit rate:
4.26%
Exporter:
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Cooper & Turner Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-003
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-004
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Cooper & Turner (Ningbo) International Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Huiyou Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-005
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-006
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fasteners Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-007
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-008
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
EC International (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Haiyan Qinshan Rubber Factory
Case number:
A-570-104-009
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
IFI & Morgan Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-010
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Jiaxing Genteel Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Zhenhai Zhongbiao Standard Parts Factory
Case number:
A-570-104-011
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Ningbo Dingtuo Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-012
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Zhejiang Heiter Mfg & Trade Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Golden Automotive Fastener Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-013
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Jinding Fastening Piece Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-014
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Qunli Fastener Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-104-015
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Nantong Runyou Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-016
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Ningbo Shareway Import & Export, Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Parts Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-017
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Xingsheng Oil Pipe Fittings Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-018
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Ningbo Zhenghai Yongding Fastener Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-019
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
RMB Fasteners Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-020
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
Exporter:
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
Producer:
Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
A-570-104-021
Cash deposit rate:
11.47%
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For all other entries of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China, the following cash deposit instructions apply:
A.
For all Chinese exporters of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate.
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For all non-Chinese exporters of alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from the People's Republic of China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
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If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
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There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur