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This is a correction to message 5300302, dated 10/27/2015, to correct paragraphs 1 through 3 and the RE line of that message.
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Paragraphs 1 through 3 and the RE line of message 5300302 referenced the amended final determination but not the countervailing duty order.
Below is the fully corrected message.
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On 10/21/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register its amended final determination and countervailing duty order in the investigation of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (“boltless shelves”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) (80 FR 63745).
This amended final changes the cash deposit rate for certain producers and/or exporters.
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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.
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This order has been assigned case number C-570-019.
6. For imports of boltless shelves from the PRC, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after 10/14/2015 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register).
Effective 10/14/2015, CBP shall require
a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below:
All Others
Case number: C-570-019-000
Subsidy rate: 13.73%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-001
Subsidy rate: 12.40%
Producer and/or Exporter: Nanjing Topsun Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-002
Subsidy rate: 15.05%
Producer and/or Exporter: Dalian Huameilong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-003
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Dongguan Yuan Er Sheng Machinery Source Hardware Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-004
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Dong Rong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-005
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Global Storage Equipment Manufacturer Limited
Case number: C-570-019-006
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Intradin (Shanghai) Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-007
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Jinhua Development District Hongfa Tool, Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-008
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Kunshan Jisheng Metal & Plastic Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-009
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Nanjing Huade Warehousing Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-010
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Nanjing Whitney Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-011
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Nanjing Yodoly Logistics Equipments Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-012
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ningbo Decko Metal Products Trade Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-013
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ningbo Haifa Metal Works Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-014
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ningbo HaiFa Office Equipment Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-015
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ningbo TLT Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-019-016
Subsidy rate: 80.39%
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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.
(This message was generated by OV: SSP.)
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There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur