Antidumping duty order on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from the People's Republic of China (A-570-018)

1. On 10/21/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale ("boltless steel shelving") from the People's Republic of China (80 FR 63741). 2. The merchandise covered by this order is boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale, with or without decks (“boltless steel shelving”). The term “prepackaged for sale” means that, at a minimum, the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) necessary to assemble a completed shelving unit (with or without decks) are packaged together for ultimate purchase by the end-user. The scope also includes add-on kits. Add-on kits include, but are not limited to, kits that allow the end-user to add an extension shelving unit onto an existing boltless steel shelving unit such that the extension and the original unit will share common frame elements (e.g., two posts). The term “boltless” refers to steel shelving in which the vertical and horizontal supports forming the frame are assembled primarily without the use of nuts and bolts or screws. The vertical and horizontal support members for boltless steel shelving are assembled by methods such as, but not limited to, fitting a rivet, punched or cut tab or other similar connector on one support into a hole, slot or similar receptacle on another support. The supports lock together to form the frame for the shelving unit, and provide the structural integrity of the shelving unit separate from the inclusion of any decking. The incidental use of nuts and bolts or screws to add accessories, wall anchors, tie-bars or shelf supports does not remove the product from scope. Boltless steel shelving units may also come packaged as partially assembled, such as when two upright supports are welded together with front-to-back supports, or are otherwise connected, to form an end unit for the frame. The boltless steel shelving covered by this order may be commonly described as rivet shelving, welded frame shelving, slot and tab shelving, and punched rivet (quasi-rivet) shelving as well as by other trade names. The term “deck” refers to the shelf that sits on or fits into the horizontal supports (beams or braces) to provide the horizontal storage surface of the shelving unit. The scope includes all boltless steel shelving meeting the description above, regardless of (1) vertical support or post type (including but not limited to open post, closed post and tubing); (2) horizontal support or beam/brace profile (including but not limited to Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step beam and cargo rack); (3) number of supports; (4) surface coating (including but not limited to paint, epoxy, powder coating, zinc and other metallic coating); (5) number of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape (including but not limited to rectangular, square, and corner units); (8) decking material (including but not limited to wire decking, particle board, laminated board or no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by which vertical and horizontal supports connect (including but not limited to keyhole and rivet, slot and tab, welded frame, punched rivet and clip). Specifically excluded from the scope are: • wall-mounted shelving, defined as shelving that is hung on the wall and does not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor; {footnote 1} • wire shelving units, which consist of shelves made from wire that incorporates both a wire deck and wire horizontal supports (taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single piece with tubular collars that slide over the posts and onto plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to create the finished shelving unit; • bulk-packed parts or components of boltless steel shelving units; and • made-to-order shelving systems. Subject boltless steel shelving enters the United States through Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) statistical subheadings 9403.20.0018, 9403.20.0020, 9403.20.0025, and 9403.20.0026, but may also enter through HTSUS 9403.10.0040. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. Footnote 1: The addition of a wall bracket or other device to attach otherwise freestanding subject merchandise to a wall does not meet the terms of this exclusion. 3. For imports of boltless steel shelving from the People's Republic of China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 10/14/2015 (the date on which the International Trade Commission published its final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 10/14/2015, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages for the exporter/producer combinations identified below. These cash deposit rates have been adjusted to reflect the appropriate subsidy offsets determined in the companion countervailing duty proceeding Exporter: PRC-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-018-000 Cash deposit rate: 96.62% Exporter: Zhongda United Holding Group Co., Ltd. Producer: Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-002 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: Jiaxing Zhongda Import & Export Co., Ltd. Producer: Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-003 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd. Producer: Haifa (Ningbo) Office Equipment Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-004 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd. Producer: Ningbo Decko Metal Products Trade Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-005 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd. Producer: Lianfa Metal Product Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-006 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: Meridian International Co., Ltd. Producer: Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-007 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Co., Ltd. Producer: Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-008 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% Exporter: HoiFat (NingBo) Office Facilities Co., Ltd. Producer: HoiFat (NingBo) Office Facilities Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-018-009 Cash deposit rate: 1.49% 4. 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 OV:KJA) 5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Sherri L. Hoffman