Notice of change in cash deposit instructions for the preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of brass rod from India (A-533-915)

1. On 12/01/2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register (88 FR 83900) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of brass rod from India (see message number 3335405, dated 12/01/2023). The cash deposit rates in that message were adjusted to reflect offsets for certain subsidies associated with the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of this merchandise (C-533-916). 2. The final day that provisional measures in the companion CVD proceeding were in effect was 01/26/2024. As a result, suspension of liquidation and CVD cash deposits were discontinued in that case (see message number 4032407, dated 02/01/2024). Accordingly, effective 01/27/2024 (the first day provisional measures were no longer in effect in the companion CVD proceeding), Commerce directed CBP to collect AD cash deposits at the rates calculated in the AD preliminary determination without any offset for subsidies associated with the companion CVD investigation. See message 4033421, dated 02/02/2014. 3. On 12/18/2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register (88 FR 87407) its CVD final determination (see message number 3354418, dated 12/20/2023) and, subsequently, on 02/13/2024, the CVD order (89 FR 10032) (see message number 4047407, dated 02/16/2024). Accordingly, Commerce directed CBP to reinstate suspension of liquidation in the CVD proceeding, effective 02/07/2024 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission (ITC) final determination in the companion CVD proceeding in the Federal Register) (see message number 4047407, dated 02/16/2024). Therefore, effective 02/07/2024 (the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in the companion CVD proceeding in the Federal Register), CBP should collect the cash deposits in the AD proceeding, at the rates identified in paragraph 4 below. These rates have been adjusted to reflect offsets for certain subsidies associated with Commerce's CVD final determination and CVD order. 4. Accordingly, for shipments of subject merchandise from the producers and/or exporters listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/07/2024 (the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in the companion CVD proceeding in the Federal Register), CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins: Producer and/or Exporter: Rajhans Metals Pvt Ltd Case number: A-533-915-001 Cash deposit rate: 6.42% Producer and/or Exporter: Shree Extrusions Limited Case number: A-533-915-002 Cash deposit rate: 7.96% All Others Case Number: A-533-915-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 6.53% 5. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply: A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate. B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 6.53% to establish the cash deposit. 6. 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. (This message was generated by OI:AH.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur