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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A–570–909
Certain Steel Nails from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Partial Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2008.
SUMMARY: On January 23, 2008, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) published its
preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the
antidumping investigation of certain
steel nails (‘‘nails’’) from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). The
Department amended it preliminary
determination on February 7, 2008,
based on comments from interested
parties. The period of investigation
(‘‘POI’’) is October 1, 2006, to March 31,
2007. We invited interested parties to
comment on our preliminary and
amended preliminary determinations of
sales at LTFV. Based on our analysis of
the comments we received, we have
made changes to our calculations for the
mandatory respondents. We determine
that nails from the PRC are being, or is
likely to be, sold in the United States at
LTFV as provided in section 735 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’). The estimated margins of sales at
LTFV are shown in the ‘‘Final
Determination Margins’’ section of this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Renkey or Alex Villanueva,
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2312
and (202) 482–3208, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Case History
The Department published its
preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV on January 23, 2008. See Certain
Steel Nails from the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Partial Affirmative Determination of
Critical Circumstances and
Postponement of Final Determination,
73 FR 3928 (January 23, 2008)
(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). The
Department published an amended
preliminary determination on February
7, 2008. See Certain Steel Nails from the
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People’s Republic of China: Amended
Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 7254
(February 7, 2008) (‘‘Amended
Preliminary Determination’’). The
Department issued a post–preliminary
determination on April 21, 2008, in
which it applied a new targeted
dumping methodology. See
Memorandum to David Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration entitled ‘‘Post–
Preliminary Determinations on Targeted
Dumping,’’ dated April 21, 2008 (‘‘Post–
Preliminary Determination’’).
We issued ITW1 and Xingya Group2
additional supplemental questionnaires
on January 28, 2008, and February 6,
2008, respectively. We received ITW’s
response on February 5, 2008, and
Xingya Gorup’s response on February
13, 2008.
Between February 11 and February
22, 2008, the Department conducted
verifications of ITW Paslode3 and
Xingya Group’s affiliated importers
Senco4 and Omnifast5 in Chicago and
Cincinnati, respectively. Between March
7 and March 21, 2008, the Department
verified Paslode Shanghai,6 Xingya
1 Illinois Tool Works Inc., Paslode Division (‘‘ITW
Paslode’’) and Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co.,
Ltd. (‘‘Paslode Shanghai’’) (collectively, ‘‘ITW’’).
2 Suzhou Xingya Nail Co., Ltd, Senco-Xingya
Metal Products (Taicang) Co., Ltd., Yunfa
International Resources In., Senco Products, Inc.
(‘‘Senco’’), and Omnifast Inc. (‘‘Omnifast’’)
(collectively ‘‘Xingya Group’’).
3 See Memorandum to the File through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, from Nicole
Bankhead, Senior Case Analyst: Verification of the
Sales Response of Illinois Tool Works Inc., Paslode
Division in the Antidumping Investigation of
Certain Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of
China, dated March 3, 2008 (‘‘ITW Paslode
Verification Report’’).
4 See Memorandum to the File through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, from
Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst: Verification
of the Sales Response of Senco Products, Inc. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails
from the People’s Republic of China, dated April
10, 2008 (‘‘Senco Verification Report’’).
5 See Memorandum to the File through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, from
Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst: Verification
of the Sales Response of Omnifast LLC in the
Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails
from the People’s Republic of China, dated April 8,
2008 (‘‘Omnifast Verification Report’’).
6 See Memorandum to the File through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, from Nicole
Bankhead, Senior Case Analyst: Verification of the
Sales and Factors Response of Paslode Fasteners
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the
People’s Republic of China, dated April 15, 2008
(‘‘Paslode Shanghai Verification Report’’).
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Group,7 and Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.8
in the PRC. See the ‘‘Verification’’
section below for additional
information.
In the Preliminary Determination,
based on our examination of Petitioners’
targeted dumping allegations for ITW
filed on December 11, 2007, and revised
on December 13, 2007, and for Xingya
Group filed on December 14, 2007, we
preliminarily determined that there was
a pattern of export prices for comparable
merchandise that differs significantly
among regions for ITW and purchasers
for Xingya Group. Therefore, based on
Petitioners’ allegation, we conducted an
analysis to determine whether targeted
dumping occurred. The Department
further stated that it was in the process
of re–assessing the framework and
standards for both targeted dumping
allegations and targeted dumping
analyses, and that it intended to develop
a new framework in the context of this
proceeding. We invited comments
regarding certain principles involved in
targeted dumping allegations and
analyses. Accordingly, we received
comments from Petitioners in this
investigation,9 and the mandatory
respondents, ITW and Xingya Group, on
February 15, 2008. These parties
submitted rebuttal comments on March
10, 2008.
On April 21, 2008, the Department
issued a decision memorandum in this
investigation and the companion
investigation on certain steel nails from
the United Arab Emirates (‘‘UAE’’), in
which the Department described the
application of a new methodology to
analyze targeted dumping. See
Memorandum to David Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration entitled ‘‘Post–
Preliminary Determinations on Targeted
Dumping,’’ dated April 21, 2008.
Based on this analysis, the
Department found that a pattern of
export prices for identical merchandise
7 See Memorandum to the File through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, from
Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst: Verification
of the Sales and Factors Response of the Xingya
Group in the Antidumping Investigation of Certain
Steel Nails from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated April 21, 2008 (‘‘Xingya Group Verification
Report’’).
8 See Memorandum to the File through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, from Nicole
Bankhead, Senior Case Analyst: Verification of the
Sales of Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails
from the People’s Republic of China, dated April
18, 2008.
9 Petitioners are: Mid Continent Nail Corporation;
Davis Wire Corporation; Gerdau Ameristeel
Corporation (Atlas Steel & Wire Division); Maze
Nails (Division of W.H. Maze Company); Treasure
Coast Fasteners, Inc.; and United Steel, Paper and
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Industrial and Service Workers International Union.
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existed that differed significantly among
purchasers for Xingya Group. See
Memorandum to: James C. Doyle,
Director, from: Alex Villanueva,
Program Manager, RE: Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails
from the People’s Republic of China,
Regarding: Post–Preliminary
Determination Analysis on Targeted
Dumping: Results for the Xingya Group,
dated April 21, 2008. As a result, we
applied the average–to-transaction
methodology to the targeted export
prices and found a margin of 48.63
percent for Xingya Group. However, the
Department did not find a pattern of
export prices for identical merchandise
that differed significantly among regions
for ITW. See Memorandum to: James C.
Doyle, Director, from: Alex Villanueva,
Program Manager, RE: Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails
from the People’s Republic of China,
Regarding: Post–Preliminary
Determination Analysis on Targeted
Dumping: Results for ITW, dated April
21, 2008. As a result, we applied the
average–to-average methodology to all
U.S. sales and found a de minimis
margin of 0.11 percent for ITW. On
April 24, 2008, the Department issued a
letter to all parties in the two
investigations providing clarifications
concerning the Post–Preliminary
Determination.
We invited parties to comment on the
Preliminary Determination, Amended
Preliminary Determination, and Post–
Preliminary Determinations. On May 1,
2008, Petitioners, ITW, Xingya Group,
Jinhai and Hybest Tools,10 Xuzhou,
Curvet, and Tengyu,11 Dinglong, Shanxi
Pioneer, and Tianjin Couny,12 and
Hilti13 filed case briefs. On May 8, 2008,
Petitioners, ITW, and Xingya Group
filed rebuttal briefs. On May 7, 2008,
Petitioners and Xingya Group submitted
briefs on the Department’s targeted
dumping methodology and on May 14,
2008, Petitioners, Xingya Group, and
ITW submitted rebuttal briefs.
Additionally, Dubai Wire filed a public
version of its rebuttal briefs to
Petitioners’ targeted dumping brief on
the record of this investigation.14 We
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10 Huanghua
Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Jinhai’’) and Hybest Tools Group Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Hybest Tools’’).
11 Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd
(‘‘Xuzhou’’), Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products
Co, Ltd (‘‘Curvet’’), and Shanghai Tengyu Hardware
Tools Co., Ltd. (‘‘Tengyu7rdquo;).
12 Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Shandong Dinglong’’), Shanxi Pioneer Hardware
Industrial Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shanxi Pioneer’’), and Tianjin
Jinghai County Hongli Industry & Business Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Tianjin County’’).
13 Hilti Inc. and Hilti (China) Ltd. (‘‘Hilti).
14 Dubai Wire resubmitted its rebuttal brief on
May 16, 2008, as the Department rejected the
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also held a hearing on May 16, 2008, to
discuss PRC–specific case issues and on
May 19, 2008, we held a joint public
hearing on the targeted dumping issues
raised in this investigation and Nails
from the UAE.
On May 6, 2008, National Nail Corp.,
an importer of subject merchandise,
requested that the Department confirm
that the scope of this investigation
excludes plastic cap roofing nails.15 The
Department rejected this request, and all
submissions associated with this
request, as untimely. See Letter from
Irene Darzenta Tzafolias to National
Nail Corp., dated June 2, 2008.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties to this
investigation are addressed in the
‘‘Investigation of Certain Steel Nails
from the People’s Republic of China:
Issues and Decision Memorandum,’’
dated June 6, 2008, which is hereby
adopted by this notice (‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum’’). A list of the
issues which parties raised and to
which we respond in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached to
this notice as an Appendix. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file in the Central
Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), Main Commerce
Building, Room B–099, and is accessible
on the Web at https://www.trade.gov/ia.
The paper copy and electronic version
of the memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination and Amended
Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of information
on the record of this investigation, and
comments received from the interested
parties, we have made changes to the
margin calculations for ITW and Xingya
Group. We have revalued several of the
surrogate values used in the Preliminary
Determination. The values that were
modified for this final determination are
those for surrogate financial ratios,
carton, hydrochloric acid, stainless steel
original rebuttal brief because it contained
arguments that did not address comments made in
Petitioners’ targeted dumping case brief. See
Memorandum to The File entitled ‘‘Return of Dubai
Wire FZE (Dubai Wire) Rebuttal Brief on Targeted
Dumping Issues,’’ dated May 16, 2008. Dubai filed
the public version of its refiled rebuttal brief on the
record of this investigation on May 16, 2008, as
well.
15 The May 6, 2008, submission was filed on the
record of the UAE investigation on May 7, 2008. On
May 12, 2008, Petitioners submitted a letter for the
record of the PRC investigation opposing National
Nail Corp.’s exclusion request. This letter was
submitted for the record of the UAE investigation
on May 27, 2008. National Nail Corp. responded to
this letter on May 20, 2008.
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wire rod, and the wage rate. For further
details see Issues and Decision
Memorandum at Comments 11, 14, 16,
18, and 19 and Memorandum to the File
from Matthew Renkey, through Alex
Villanueva, Program Manager, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 9, and James C.
Doyle, Director, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 9: Certain Steel Nails from the
People’s Republic of China: Surrogate
Values for the Final Determination,
dated June 6, 2008 (‘‘Final Surrogate
Value Memo’’).
In addition, we have made some
company–specific changes since the
Preliminary Determination. Specifically,
we have incorporated, where applicable,
post–preliminary clarifications based on
verification and made certain clerical
error corrections for both ITW and
Xingya Group. For further details on
these company–specific changes, see
Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comments 20 and 21.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation includes certain steel nails
having a shaft length up to 12 inches.
Certain steel nails include, but are not
limited to, nails made of round wire and
nails that are cut. Certain steel nails may
be of one piece construction or
constructed of two or more pieces.
Certain steel nails may be produced
from any type of steel, and have a
variety of finishes, heads, shanks, point
types, shaft lengths and shaft diameters.
Finishes include, but are not limited to,
coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized,
whether by electroplating or hot–
dipping one or more times), phosphate
cement, and paint. Head styles include,
but are not limited to, flat, projection,
cupped, oval, brad, headless, double,
countersunk, and sinker. Shank styles
include, but are not limited to, smooth,
barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and
fluted shank styles. Screw–threaded
nails subject to this proceeding are
driven using direct force and not by
turning the fastener using a tool that
engages with the head. Point styles
include, but are not limited to,
diamond, blunt, needle, chisel and no
point. Finished nails may be sold in
bulk, or they may be collated into strips
or coils using materials such as plastic,
paper, or wire. Certain steel nails
subject to this proceeding are currently
classified under the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings 7317.00.55,
7317.00.65 and 7317.00.75.
Excluded from the scope of this
proceeding are roofing nails of all
lengths and diameter, whether collated
or in bulk, and whether or not
galvanized. Steel roofing nails are
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specifically enumerated and identified
in ASTM Standard F 1667 (2005
revision) as Type I, Style 20 nails. Also
excluded from the scope of this
proceeding are corrugated nails. A
corrugated nail is made of a small strip
of corrugated steel with sharp points on
one side. Also excluded from the scope
of this proceeding are fasteners suitable
for use in powder–actuated hand tools,
not threaded and threaded, which are
currently classified under HTSUS
7317.00.20 and 7317.00.30. Also
excluded from the scope of this
proceeding are thumb tacks, which are
currently classified under HTSUS
7317.00.10.00. Also excluded from the
scope of this proceeding are certain
brads and finish nails that are equal to
or less than 0.0720 inches in shank
diameter, round or rectangular in cross
section, between 0.375 inches and 2.5
inches in length, and that are collated
with adhesive or polyester film tape
backed with a heat seal adhesive. Also
excluded from the scope of this
proceeding are fasteners having a case
hardness greater than or equal to 50
HRC, a carbon content greater than or
equal to 0.5 percent, a round head, a
secondary reduced–diameter raised
head section, a centered shank, and a
smooth symmetrical point, suitable for
use in gas–actuated hand tools.
While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Scope Comments
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Banded Brads and Finish Nails
On July 30, 2007,16 Stanley Fastening
Systems, LP (‘‘Stanley’’), an interested
party in this proceeding, requested that
banded brads and finish nails imported
with a ‘‘nailer kit’’ or ‘‘combo kit’’17 as
a single package be excluded from this
investigation as being outside the ‘‘class
or kind’’ of merchandise.18 Based on the
scope exclusion request from Stanley,
the fact that Petitioners are in agreement
with this request, and there appears to
be no impediment to enforceability by
CBP, we preliminarily determined that
the above–described products are not
16 This submission was filed on the record of
Nails from the UAE on July 30, 2007.
17 A ‘‘nailer kit’’ consists of a pneumatic nailer,
a ‘‘starter box’’ of branded products and a carrying
case. A ‘‘combo kit’’ consists of an air compressor,
a pneumatic nailer, and a ‘‘starter box’’ of banded
products and related accessories, such as an air
hose.
18 On December 12, 2007, Stanley revised its July
30, 2007, scope exclusion request arguing that its
new request reflects a broader exclusion and is
easily administered by U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) because the description of the
excluded brads and finish nails is framed solely in
terms of their physical characteristics.
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subject to the scope of this investigation.
Since the Preliminary Determination, no
party to this proceeding has commented
on this issue and we have found no
additional information that would
compel us to reverse our preliminary
finding. Thus, for purposes of the final
determination, we continue to find that
the above–described products are not
subject to the scope of this investigation.
Fasteners Suitable for Use in Gas–
Actuated Hand Tools
In its case brief filed on April 30,
2008, Hilti, Inc., an interested party in
this proceeding, reiterated its request,
submitted on January 3, 2008, that the
Department modify the scope of the
investigation to exclude fasteners
suitable for use in gas–actuated hand
tools.19 Hilti claimed that modification
of the scope to exclude these fasteners
was supported by Petitioners20 and,
additionally, because the description of
the excluded nails is framed solely in
terms of their physical characteristics,
the exclusion would be easily
administered by CBP. Furthermore, Hilti
pointed out that the principles and
rationale the Department applied to
Stanley’s scope request (see discussion
above) in the Preliminary Determination
applied equally to Hilti’s scope request.
On January 8, 2008, ITW filed
comments opposing Hilti’s scope
request.
Hilti rebutted ITW’s January 8, 2008,
submission arguing that ITW offered no
material reason for seeking the
imposition of antidumping duties
against the product at issue, other than
its assertion that it is a U.S.
manufacturer of such merchandise.
Moreover, Hilti claimed that ITW has
never opposed Petitioners’ own initial
exclusion of nails suitable for use in
powder actuated hand tools, which Hilti
claimed are functionally similar and
competitive with nails suitable for use
in gas–actuated tools, but simply
classified under a different HTSUS
number.
In its rebuttal brief submitted on May
8, 2008, ITW reiterated its arguments in
its January 8, 2008, submission that,
because it was the only U.S. producer of
the product at issue, Petitioners’
agreement to the proposed exclusion
was not relevant in light of ITW’s
opposition. In addition, ITW claimed
that it was perfectly reasonable and
legitimate for it to oppose a petition
19 We stated in the Preliminary Determination
that we received this request too late to consider for
purposes of the preliminary determination, but
would consider it for the final determination.
20 On January 9, 2008, Petitioners filed a letter
stating that they agree with Hilti’s January 8, 2008,
scope exclusion request.
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generally, while at the same time
opposing certain exclusions to that
petition.
Based on the scope exclusion request
from Hilti, Inc., the fact that Petitioners
were in agreement with this request,
and that there appeared to be no
impediment to enforceability by CBP,21
we determined that the above–described
products were not subject to the scope
of this investigation.22
Aluminum Nails and Stainless Steel
Nails
On February 27, 2008, Duo–Fast
Northeast (Duo–Fast), an interested
party in this proceeding, requested that
the Department exclude two types of
nails from the scope of this proceeding:
(1) aluminum nails, and (2) stainless
steel nails.23 The plain language of the
scope indicates that the scope does not
cover aluminum nails because nails
made from aluminum are not made from
steel and are, thus, not subject
merchandise. However, stainless steel
nails are explicitly covered in the scope
of this proceeding, as the plain language
of the scope covers nails produced from
any type of steel, without limitation.
Therefore, we have not modified the
scope of investigation in accordance
with Duo–Fast’s requests.
Targeted Dumping
We have analyzed the case and
rebuttal briefs with respect to targeted
dumping issues submitted for the record
in this investigation and in Nails from
the UAE. As a result of our analysis, we
made certain changes in the targeted
dumping test we applied in the post–
preliminary determination for purposes
of the final determination. These
changes result in a finding of targeted
dumping in one region for ITW, but for
Xingya Group we find that no customers
were targeted. However, as indicated
below, ITW’s overall margin is de
minimis, while for Xingya Group, we
continue to find an overall dumping
margin above de minmis as indicated
below. For further discussion, see
Comments 1 through 9 in the ‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum’’; see also
ITW Final Analysis Memo; Xingya
Group Final Analysis Memos.
21 See Memorandum to the File from Kate
Johnson, Senior Case Analyst, entitled ‘‘Scope
Exclusion Request,’’ dated May 1, 2008.
22 While the Department notes ITW’s objection, it
strives to craft a scope that both includes the
specific products for which Petitioners have
requested relief, and excludes those products which
may fall within the general scope definition, but for
which Petitioners do not seek relief.
23 On March 18, 2008, Petitioners submitted a
letter for the record opposing Duo-Fast’s exclusion
request.
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Use of Facts Available
Section 776(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), provides
that, if an interested party: (A)
withholds information that has been
requested by the Department; (B) fails to
provide such information in a timely
manner or in the form or manner
requested subject to sections 782(c)(1)
and (e) of the Act; (C) significantly
impedes a proceeding under the
antidumping statute; or (D) provides
such information but the information
cannot be verified, the Department
shall, subject to subsection 782(d) of the
Act, use facts otherwise available in
reaching the applicable determination.
Section 782(c)(1) of the Act provides
that if an interested party ‘‘promptly
after receiving a request from {the
Department} for information, notifies
{the Department} that such party is
unable to submit the information
requested in the requested form and
manner, together with a full explanation
and suggested alternative form in which
such party is able to submit the
information,’’ the Department may
modify the requirements to avoid
imposing an unreasonable burden on
that party.
Section 782(d) of the Act provides
that, if the Department determines that
a response to a request for information
does not comply with the request, the
Department will inform the person
submitting the response of the nature of
the deficiency and shall, to the extent
practicable, provide that person the
opportunity to remedy or explain the
deficiency. If that person submits
further information that continues to be
unsatisfactory, or this information is not
submitted within the applicable time
limits, the Department may, subject to
section 782(e), disregard all or part of
the original and subsequent responses,
as appropriate.
Section 782(e) of the Act states that
the Department shall not decline to
consider information deemed
‘‘deficient’’ under section 782(d) if: (1)
the information is submitted by the
established deadline; (2) the information
can be verified; (3) the information is
not so incomplete that it cannot serve as
a reliable basis for reaching the
applicable determination; (4) the
interested party has demonstrated that it
acted to the best of its ability; and (5)
the information can be used without
undue difficulties.
Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act
states that if the Department ‘‘finds that
an interested party has failed to
cooperate by not acting to the best of its
ability to comply with a request for
information from the administering
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authority or the Commission, the
administering authority or the
Commission ..., in reaching the
applicable determination under this
title, may use an inference that is
adverse to the interests of that party in
selecting from among the facts
otherwise available.’’ See also
Statement of Administrative Action
(SAA) accompanying the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (URAA), H.R.
Rep. No. 103–316, Vol. 1 at 870 (1994).
ITW
For this final determination, in
accordance with sections 773(c)(3)(A)
and (B) of the Act and section
776(a)(2)(A), (B) and (D) of the Act, we
have determined that the use of adverse
facts available (‘‘AFA’’) is warranted for
three unreported materials used by ITW
in the production process. See Issues
and Decision Memorandum at Comment
20E; Paslode Shanghai Verification
Report at 10. As partial AFA, we are
using the highest single monthly usage
rate for each material, by CONNUM, and
applying this monthly usage ratio to all
months of the POI. See ITW Final
Analysis Memo for further details on
these three unreported materials; see
also Final Surrogate Value Memo for the
surrogate values used to value these
materials. We are also applying partial
AFA to ITW’s indirect labor usage
because ITW failed to report all labor
involved directly or indirectly with the
production of nails. See Issues and
Decision Memorandum at Comment
20F; Paslode Shanghai Verification
Report at Verification Exhibit 18B. As
partial AFA, we are taking the highest
number of hours worked by an
individual classified in the indirect
labor category for the month of October
verified by the Department and
multiplying this by the number of
unreported workers and then by the
number of months of the POI. The
Department will then determine what
percentage increase in the overall
indirect labor hours these total
additional hours constituted and then
we will multiply this percentage by the
current indirect labor rate in ITW’s FOP
database in order to ensure that this
adverse inference only affects indirect
labor hours. See ITW Final Analysis
Memo.
Xingya Group
For Xingya Group, we also find it
appropriate to apply partial AFA for the
staples packing FOP in accordance with
section 773(c)(3)(B) and sections
776(a)(2)(A), (B), and (D) of the Act,
since this packing input was not
previously reported to the Department.
For sawdust, although this material was
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description of the production process,
we find that partial AFA is appropriate
as this material was never previously
reported as an FOP, and the information
that Xingya Group had provided about
sawdust did not verify. As partial AFA
for staples and sawdust, we will use the
highest monthly usage observed for the
POI, information that we obtained at
verification. See Issues and Decision
Memorandum at Comment 21F; Xingya
Group Verification Report at 14.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, we verified the information
submitted by ITW, Xingya Group, and
one separate rate applicant, Suntec
Industries Co., Ltd., for use in our final
determination. See the Department’s
verification reports on the record of this
investigation in the CRU with respect to
ITW, Xingya Group, and Suntec. For all
verified companies, we used standard
verification procedures, including
examination of relevant accounting and
production records, as well as original
source documents provided by
respondents.
Surrogate Country
In the Preliminary Determination, we
stated that we had selected India as the
appropriate surrogate country to use in
this investigation for the following
reasons: (1) it is a significant producer
of comparable merchandise; (2) it is at
a similar level of economic development
pursuant to 773(c)(4) of the Act; and (3)
we have reliable data from India that we
can use to value the factors of
production. See Preliminary
Determination. For the final
determination, we received no
comments and made no changes to our
findings with respect to the selection of
a surrogate country.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non–marketeconomy (‘‘NME’’) countries, the
Department begins with a rebuttable
presumption that all companies within
the country are subject to government
control and, thus, should be assigned a
single antidumping duty deposit rate. It
is the Department’s policy to assign all
exporters of merchandise subject to an
investigation in an NME country this
single rate unless an exporter can
demonstrate that it is sufficiently
independent so as to be entitled to a
separate rate. See Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers
from the People’s Republic of China, 56
FR 20588 (May 6, 1991) (‘‘Sparklers’’),
as amplified by Notice of Final
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Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the
People’s Republic of China, 59 FR 22585
(May 2, 1994) (‘‘Silicon Carbide’’), and
Section 351.107(d) of the Department’s
regulations.
In the Preliminary Determination, we
found that ITW, Xingya Group, and the
separate rate applicants who received a
separate rate (‘‘Separate Rate
Applicants’’) demonstrated their
eligibility for separate–rate status. For
the final determination, we continue to
find that the evidence placed on the
record of this investigation by ITW,
Xingya Group, and the Separate Rate
Applicants demonstrate both a de jure
and de facto absence of government
control, with respect to their respective
exports of the merchandise under
investigation, and, thus are eligible for
separate rate status.
Additionally, based on comments
received from certain Separate Rate
Applicants, verification minor
corrections, and a review of the record,
we found that the combination rates or
the spelling of names for certain
exporters were not properly included in
the Preliminary Determination and/or
Amended Preliminary Determination.
Because these errors pertain to the
identification of the proper separate
rates recipients for this investigation,
the Department is making these
corrections effective as of January 23,
2008, the date of the Preliminary
Determination. Any liquidation
instructions for the provisional
measures period would reflect these
corrections.
The PRC–Wide Rate
In the Preliminary Determination, the
Department found that certain
companies and the PRC–wide entity did
not respond to our requests information.
In the Preliminary Determination we
treated these PRC producers/exporters
as part of the PRC–wide entity because
they did not demonstrate that they
operate free of government control over
their export activities. No additional
information has been placed on the
record with respect to these entities
after the Preliminary Determination.
The PRC–wide entity has not provided
the Department with the requested
information; therefore, pursuant to
section 776(a)(2)(A) and (C) of the Act,
the Department continues to find that
the use of facts available is appropriate
to determine the PRC–wide rate. Section
776(b) of the Act provides that, in
selecting from among the facts
otherwise available, the Department
may employ an adverse inference if an
interested party fails to cooperate by not
acting to the best of its ability to comply
with requests for information. See
Notice of Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cold–
Rolled Flat–Rolled Carbon–Quality Steel
Products from the Russian Federation,
65 FR 5510, 5518 (February 4, 2000).
See also, SAA at 870. We determined
that, because the PRC–wide entity did
not respond to our request for
information, it has failed to cooperate to
the best of its ability. Therefore, the
Department finds that, in selecting from
among the facts otherwise available, an
adverse inference is appropriate for the
PRC–wide entity.
Because we begin with the
presumption that all companies within
a NME country are subject to
government control and because only
the companies listed under the ‘‘Final
Determination Margins’’ section below
have overcome that presumption, we are
applying a single antidumping rate – the
PRC–wide rate – to all other exporters
of subject merchandise from the PRC.
Such companies did not demonstrate
entitlement to a separate rate. See, e.g.,
Synthetic Indigo from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 65 FR 25706 (May 3, 2000).
The PRC–wide rate applies to all entries
of subject merchandise except for
entries from the respondents which are
listed in the ‘‘Final Determination
Margins’’ section below.
Critical Circumstances
In the Preliminary Determination, we
found that there had been massive
imports of the subject merchandise over
a relatively short period for Xingya
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Group and the PRC–wide entity. In
addition, we relied on a period of five
months as the period, which was the
maximum duration for the information
we had available at that time, for
comparison in preliminarily
determining whether imports of the
subject merchandise were massive.
For the final determination, however,
we collected an additional three months
of data from Xingya Group and ITW.
After analyzing the additional data, we
continue to find that the PRC–wide
entity had massive imports of nails over
a relatively short period of time. See
Memorandum to the File from Matthew
Renkey, Senior Case Analyst: Critical
Circumstances Data for the Final
Determination of Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from
the People’s Republic of China, dated
June 6, 2008, at Attachment I (‘‘CC
MTF’’) for the exact percentage changes.
Thus, for the final determination we
find that Xingya Group did not have
massive imports over a relatively short
period of time and no longer find
critical circumstances for Xingya Group.
Additionally, we continue to find that
ITW and the Separate Rates Applicants
did not have massive imports of nails
over a relatively short period of time. Id.
Corroboration
At the Preliminary Determination, in
accordance with section 776(c) of the
Act, we corroborated our adverse facts
available (‘‘AFA’’) margin by comparing
the U.S. price and normal values from
the petition to the U.S. price and normal
values for the respondents. Because no
parties challenged calculation of the
PRC–wide rate, we continue to find that
the margin of 118.04 percent has
probative value. See Xingya Group Final
Analysis Memo at 1. Accordingly, we
find that the rate of 118.04 percent is
corroborated within the meaning of
section 776(c) of the Act.
Final Determination Margins
We determine that the following
percentage weighted–average margins
exist for the POI:
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Kyung Dong Corp. .....................................................................................
Xi’an Metals & Minerals Import and Export Co., Ltd. ................................
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. ...........................
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. ...........................
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. ...........................
Chongqing Hybest Tools Group Co., Ltd. .................................................
China Silk Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd. ...................................................
China Silk Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd. ...................................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Ltd. ................................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Ltd. ................................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Ltd. ................................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Ltd. ................................................
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. ..................................................
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. ..................................................
Beijing Tri–Metal Co., Ltd. .........................................................................
Beijing Tri–Metal Co., Ltd. .........................................................................
Cana (Tianjin) Hardware Ind., Co., Ltd. ....................................................
China Staple Enterprise (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. ...............................................
Hengshui Mingyao Hardware & Mesh Products Co, Ltd. .........................
Nanjing Dayu Pneumatic Gun Nails Co., Ltd. ...........................................
Qidong Liang Chyuan Metal Industry Co., Ltd. .........................................
Romp (Tianjin) Hardware Co., Ltd. ...........................................................
Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., Ltd. ..........................................
Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd. ......................................................
Tianjin Jurun Metal Products Co., Ltd. ......................................................
Zhejiang Gem–Chun Hardware Accessory Co., Ltd. ................................
Huanghua Xionghua Hardware Products Co., Ltd. ...................................
Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd. ..............................................................
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd. ........................................................
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd. ........................................................
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd. ........................................................
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd. ........................................................
Rizhao Qingdong Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Beijing Hongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Dagang Huasheng Nailery Co., Ltd.
Chongqing Hybest Nailery Co., Ltd.
Maanshan Longer Nail Product Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Qiangye Metalwork Production Co., Ltd.
Beijing Tri–Metal Co., Ltd.
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Kunxin Hardware Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Hewang Nail Making Factory
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd.
Beijing Tri–Metal Co., Ltd.
Beijing Tri–Metal Co., Ltd.
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd.
Cana (Tianjin) Hardware Ind., Co., Ltd.
China Staple Enterprise (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Hengshui Mingyao Hardware & Mesh Products Co, Ltd.
Nanjing Dayu Pneumatic Gun Nails Co., Ltd.
Qidong Liang Chyuan Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Romp (Tianjin) Hardware Co., Ltd.
Qingyun Hongyi Hardware Factory
Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jurun Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Gem–Chun Hardware Accessory Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Xionghua Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd.
S–mart Tianjin Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jishili Hardware Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Baisheng Metal Product Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Foreign Trade (Group) Textile & Garment Co.,
Ltd.
Dagang Zhitong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Shenghua Hardware Manufactory Factory
Tianjin Dagang Dongfu Metallic Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Dagang Jingang Nail Factory
Tianjin Dagang Linda Metallic Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Dagang Yate Nail Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jieli Hengyuan Metallic Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Shishun Metallic Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Yihao Metallic Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Yongcang Metallic Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd.
Hengshui Mingyao Hardware & Mesh Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd.
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Xionghua Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Xiangtong Intnl. Industry &
Trade Corp.
Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Wuhu Shijie Hardware Co., Ltd.
Romp (Tianjin) Hardware Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jurun Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Yitian (Nanjing) Hardware Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Da Yu Pneumatic Gun Nails Co., Ltd.
Wintime Import & Export Corporation Limited of
Zhongshan
Tianjin Chentai International Trading Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Longxing (Group) Huanyu Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Gem–Chun Hardware Accessory Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
Wuhu Xin Lan De Industrial Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Zhitong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.
China Staple Enterprise (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry & Business Co.,
Ltd.
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd. ........................................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Corporation ................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
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Exporter
Producer
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Certified Products International Inc. ..........................................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co. .......................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. ........................................................................
Sinochem Tianjin Imp & Exp Shenzhen Corp. ..........................................
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd. ...........................................................................
Hebei Super Star Pneumatic Nails Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Chengkai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Shaoxing Chengye Metal Producting Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Shenyuan Steel Producting Group Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Bosai Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yonghongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin City Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Huarong Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Yufutai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Qingyuan County Hongyi Hardware Products Factory
Tianjin Zhitong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Baisheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Dagang Hewang Nails Factory
Dingzhou Ruili Nail Production Co., Ltd.
Haixing Hongda Hardware Production Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Xinda Nail Production Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Huachang Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Huapeng Metal Company
Tianjin Huasheng Nails Production Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jin Gang Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Kunxin Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Linda Metal Company
Tianjin Xinyuansheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Yongyi Standard Parts Production Co., Ltd.
Wuqiao Huifeng Hardware Production Co., Ltd.
Wuqiao County Huifeng Hardware Products Factory
Wuqiao County Xinchuang Hardware Products Factory
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Haixing Linhai Hardware Products Factory
Tianjin Baisheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin City Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin City Dagang Area Jinding Metal Products Factory
Tianjin Jishili Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jietong Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Ruiji Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Yongxu Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Wuxi Baolin Nail–Making Machinery Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Xingya Nail Co., Ltd.
Tianjin JLHY Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin City Daman Port Area Jinding Metal Products
Factory
Tianjin Yongxu Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Huanghua Jinhai Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Dong’e Fuqiang Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Xiantong Fucheng Gun Nail Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
Zhongshan Junlong Nail Manufactures Co., Ltd.
Shouguang Meiqing Nail Industry Co., Ltd.
Shouguang Meiqing Nail Industry Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jishili Hardware Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Baisheng Metal Product Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Dagang Hewang Nail Factory
Tianjin Shishun Metal Product Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Xinyuansheng Metal Product Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Dagang Hewang Nails Manufacture Plant
Tianjin Dagang Jingang Nails Manufacture Plant
Tianjin Dagang Longhua Metal Products Plant
Tianjin Dagang Shenda Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jietong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Qichuan Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Yongxu Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Longxiang Packing Materials Co., Ltd.
Union Enterprise (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
Beijing Hong Sheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Qingdao D&L Group Ltd. ...........................................................................
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd. ...........................................................................
Tianjin Xiantong Material & Trade Co., Ltd. ..............................................
Zhongshan Junlong Nail Manufactures Co., Ltd. ......................................
Shandong Minmetals Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
Shouguang Meiqing Nail Industry Co., Ltd. ..............................................
S–mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd. ................................
S–mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd. ................................
S–mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd. ................................
S–mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd. ................................
S–mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd. ................................
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
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Union Enterprise (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. .......................................................
Beijing Hong Sheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. ..........................................
PT Enterprise Inc. ......................................................................................
PT Enterprise Inc. ......................................................................................
PT Enterprise Inc. ......................................................................................
Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd. ....................................................................
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NAILS FROM THE PRC WEIGHTED–AVERAGE DUMPING MARGINS—Continued
Exporter
Producer
Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd. ....................................................................
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. ...........................................
Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. ..............................................
Yitian Nanjing Hardware Co., Ltd. .............................................................
Chiieh Yung Metal Ind. Corp. ....................................................................
Shanghai Seti Enterprise International Co., Ltd. .......................................
Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .........................................
Shanghai Curvet Hardware ProductsCo., Ltd. ..........................................
Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. .............................................
Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. .............................................
Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd. ................................................
Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd. ................................................
Wuhu Shijie Hardware Co., Ltd. ................................................................
Wuhu Xin Lan De Industrial Co., Ltd. .......................................................
Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd. ...................................................
Huarong Hardware Products Co., Ltd. ......................................................
Mingguang Abundant Hardware Products Co., Ltd. .................................
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Co., Ltd. ..............................
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import and Export Co., Ltd. ...........
Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd.
Yitian Nanjing Hardware Co., Ltd.
Cym (Nanjing) Nail Manufacture Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Yaotian Metal Products Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd.
Qingdao International Fastening Systems Inc.
Wuhu Shijie Hardware Co., Ltd.
Wuhu Xin Lan De Industrial Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd.
Huarong Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Mingguang Abundant Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Co., Ltd.
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import and Export
Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Chengkai Hardware Product. Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd.
Besco Machinery Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Systems Co.,
Ltd.
Shanghai Nanhui Jinjun Hardware Factory
Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry and Business Co.,
Ltd.
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Shanghai Chengkai Hardware Product. Co., Ltd. .....................................
Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. .....................................
Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd. ..................................................
Besco Machinery Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. .........................................
The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Systems Co., Ltd. ...................
Guangdong Foreign Trade Import & Export Corporation ..........................
Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry and Business Co., Ltd. ................
PRC–Wide Rate ........................................................................................
Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations
performed within five days of the date
of publication of this notice to parties in
this proceeding in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
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Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the
Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue
to suspend liquidation of all entries of
subject merchandise from the Separate
Rate Applicants entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after January 23, 2008, the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination. CBP shall continue to
require a cash deposit or the posting of
a bond equal to the estimated amount by
which the normal value exceeds the
U.S. price as shown above.
The Department continues to find that
critical circumstances exist for the PRC–
wide entity and therefore we will
instruct CBP to continue to suspend
liquidation of all entries of subject
merchandise from the PRC–wide entity
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after October 25,
2007, which is 90 days prior to the date
of publication of the preliminary
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determination. CBP shall continue to
require a cash deposit equal to the
estimated amount by which the normal
value exceeds the U.S. price as shown
above. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice.
In accordance with the preliminary
affirmative determination of critical
circumstances, we instructed CBP to
suspend liquidation of all entries of the
subject merchandise from Xingya
Group, which were entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, on or after
October 25, 2007, which is 90 days prior
to January 23, 2008, the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register.
Because we do not find critical
circumstances for Xingya Group in this
final determination, we will instruct
CBP to terminate suspension of
liquidation, and release any cash
deposits or bonds, on imports during
the 90 day period prior to the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination.
Because the Department found that
the weighted–average dumping margin
for subject merchandise produced and
exported by Paslode Shanghai is de
minimis, the Department will instruct
CBP not to suspend liquidation of any
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entries of nails from the PRC as
described in the ‘‘Scope of
Investigation’’ section that are entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The Department will not
require any cash deposit or posting of a
bond for ITW when the subject
merchandise is produced and exported
by Paslode Shanghai. Accordingly, we
will direct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation for shipments
of nails entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
January 23, 2008, the date of publication
o the Preliminary Determination. These
suspension of liquidation instructions
will remain in effect until further notice.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’)
of our final determination of sales at
LTFV. As our final determination is
affirmative, in accordance with section
735(b)(2) of the Act, within 45 days the
ITC will determine whether the
domestic industry in the United States
is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
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importation of the subject merchandise.
If the ITC determines that material
injury or threat of material injury does
not exist, the proceeding will be
terminated and all securities posted will
be refunded or canceled. If the ITC
determines that such injury does exist,
the Department will issue an
antidumping duty order directing CBP
to assess antidumping duties on all
imports of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation.
Company Specific Comments:
Notification Regarding APO
This notice also serves as a reminder
to the parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of return or destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation. This
determination and notice are issued and
published in accordance with sections
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
This determination and notice are
issued and published in accordance
with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: June 6, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix I
Targeted Dumping:
Comment 1: Appropriateness of
Implementing New Methodology in
These Investigations
Comment 2: Identifying Alleged Targets
Comment 3: Statistical Validity of
Standard Deviation Test
Comment 4: Reliance on Identical
Product Comparisons for Determining
Targeted Dumping
Comment 5: Alleged Masking of
Dumping Under 33% Pattern Test
Threshold
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Comment 6: Flaws of ‘‘Gap Test’’
Comment 7: Alleged Masking of
Dumping by Respondents Under
Standard Deviation Test
Comment 8: Statistical Validity of P/2
Test
F. Unreported Indirect Labor Hours
G. Unreported Market–Economy
Purchases
Comment 21: Xingya Group
A. Market Economy Ocean Freight
B. Partial AFA for Certain CEP
Expenses Reported by Ominfast,
Partial AFA for Senco’s Advertising
Expenses, and Incorporation of
Corrections for USBROKU,
USDUTYU and EARLPYU
C. Senco’s Indirect Selling Expenses
D. Application of Total AFA or an
Intermediate Input Methodology to
Xingya Group Due to the
Misreporting of Its Production
Process
E. SXNC’s Purchases of Collating
Paper
F. Partial AFA for Certain Misreported
and Unreported SXNC Factors of
Production
Comment 22: Misidentification of
Separate Rate Recipients
Comment 23: Separate Rate Calculation
Comment 10: Wire Rod Surrogate Value
Comment 11: Surrogate Companies
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C. Interest Expense
D. Exclusion of Selling Expenses from
SG&A Ratio
E. Possible Unreported Factors of
Production
Separate Rate Applicants:
Surrogate Values:
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Comment 20: ITW
A. Database Use
B. Indirect Selling Expense
Calculation
G. Critical Circumstances
Comment 9: Programming Errors
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Comment 12: Scrap Surrogate Value
Comment 13: Sigma Cap for Wire Rod
Comment 14: Carton Surrogate Value
Comment 15: Tape Surrogate Value
Comment 16: Wage Rate
Comment 17: Wire Drawing Powder
Surrogate Value
Comment 18: Hydrochloric Acid
Surrogate Value
Comment 19: Stainless Steel Wire Rod
Surrogate Value
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–520–802)
Certain Steel Nails from the United
Arab Emirates: Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Not Less
Than Fair Value
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: We determine that certain
steel nails (nails) from the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) are not being, or are not
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV), as provided
in section 735(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). The
estimated margins of sales at not LTFV
are shown in the ‘‘Final Determination’’
section of this notice.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger or Kate Johnson, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 2, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4136 or (202) 482–
4929, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On January 23, 2008, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV in the antidumping duty
investigation of nails from the UAE. See
Certain Steel Nails From the United
Arab Emirates: Notice of Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 73 FR 3945 (January 23,
2008) (Preliminary Determination).
In the Preliminary Determination,
based on our examination of the
petitioners’1 targeted dumping
allegation filed on October 26, 2007, we
preliminarily determined that there is a
pattern of export prices for comparable
merchandise that differs significantly
among purchasers. Therefore, based on
the petitioners’ allegation, we
conducted an analysis to determine
whether targeted dumping occurred.
The Department further stated that it
was in the process of re–assessing the
framework and standards for both
1 The petitioners are: Mid Continent Nail
Corporation; Davis Wire Corporation; Gerdau
Ameristeel Corporation (Atlas Steel & Wire
Division); Maze Nails (Division of W.H. Maze
Company); Treasure Coast Fasteners, Inc.; and
United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and
Service Workers International Union.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A-570-909
Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2008.
SUMMARY: On January 23, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') published its preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (``LTFV'') in the antidumping investigation of
certain steel nails (``nails'') from the People's Republic of China
(``PRC''). The Department amended it preliminary determination on
February 7, 2008, based on comments from interested parties. The period
of investigation (``POI'') is October 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007. We
invited interested parties to comment on our preliminary and amended
preliminary determinations of sales at LTFV. Based on our analysis of
the comments we received, we have made changes to our calculations for
the mandatory respondents. We determine that nails from the PRC are
being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the
Act''). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the ``Final
Determination Margins'' section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey or Alex Villanueva,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312 and (202) 482-3208,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Case History
The Department published its preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV on January 23, 2008. See Certain Steel Nails from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Partial Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
and Postponement of Final Determination, 73 FR 3928 (January 23, 2008)
(``Preliminary Determination''). The Department published an amended
preliminary determination on February 7, 2008. See Certain Steel Nails
from the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 7254 (February 7, 2008)
(``Amended Preliminary Determination''). The Department issued a post-
preliminary determination on April 21, 2008, in which it applied a new
targeted dumping methodology. See Memorandum to David Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration entitled ``Post-
Preliminary Determinations on Targeted Dumping,'' dated April 21, 2008
(``Post-Preliminary Determination'').
We issued ITW\1\ and Xingya Group\2\ additional supplemental
questionnaires on January 28, 2008, and February 6, 2008, respectively.
We received ITW's response on February 5, 2008, and Xingya Gorup's
response on February 13, 2008.
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\1\ Illinois Tool Works Inc., Paslode Division (``ITW Paslode'')
and Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (``Paslode Shanghai'')
(collectively, ``ITW'').
\2\ Suzhou Xingya Nail Co., Ltd, Senco-Xingya Metal Products
(Taicang) Co., Ltd., Yunfa International Resources In., Senco
Products, Inc. (``Senco''), and Omnifast Inc. (``Omnifast'')
(collectively ``Xingya Group'').
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Between February 11 and February 22, 2008, the Department conducted
verifications of ITW Paslode\3\ and Xingya Group's affiliated importers
Senco\4\ and Omnifast\5\ in Chicago and Cincinnati, respectively.
Between March 7 and March 21, 2008, the Department verified Paslode
Shanghai,\6\ Xingya Group,\7\ and Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.\8\ in the
PRC. See the ``Verification'' section below for additional information.
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\3\ See Memorandum to the File through Alex Villanueva, Program
Manager, Office 9, from Nicole Bankhead, Senior Case Analyst:
Verification of the Sales Response of Illinois Tool Works Inc.,
Paslode Division in the Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel
Nails from the People's Republic of China, dated March 3, 2008
(``ITW Paslode Verification Report'').
\4\ See Memorandum to the File through Alex Villanueva, Program
Manager, Office 9, from Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst:
Verification of the Sales Response of Senco Products, Inc. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the People's
Republic of China, dated April 10, 2008 (``Senco Verification
Report'').
\5\ See Memorandum to the File through Alex Villanueva, Program
Manager, Office 9, from Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst:
Verification of the Sales Response of Omnifast LLC in the
Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the People's
Republic of China, dated April 8, 2008 (``Omnifast Verification
Report'').
\6\ See Memorandum to the File through Alex Villanueva, Program
Manager, Office 9, from Nicole Bankhead, Senior Case Analyst:
Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of Paslode Fasteners
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Investigation of Certain
Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China, dated April 15,
2008 (``Paslode Shanghai Verification Report'').
\7\ See Memorandum to the File through Alex Villanueva, Program
Manager, Office 9, from Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst:
Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of the Xingya Group
in the Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated April 21, 2008 (``Xingya Group
Verification Report'').
\8\ See Memorandum to the File through Alex Villanueva, Program
Manager, Office 9, from Nicole Bankhead, Senior Case Analyst:
Verification of the Sales of Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the People's
Republic of China, dated April 18, 2008.
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In the Preliminary Determination, based on our examination of
Petitioners' targeted dumping allegations for ITW filed on December 11,
2007, and revised on December 13, 2007, and for Xingya Group filed on
December 14, 2007, we preliminarily determined that there was a pattern
of export prices for comparable merchandise that differs significantly
among regions for ITW and purchasers for Xingya Group. Therefore, based
on Petitioners' allegation, we conducted an analysis to determine
whether targeted dumping occurred. The Department further stated that
it was in the process of re-assessing the framework and standards for
both targeted dumping allegations and targeted dumping analyses, and
that it intended to develop a new framework in the context of this
proceeding. We invited comments regarding certain principles involved
in targeted dumping allegations and analyses. Accordingly, we received
comments from Petitioners in this investigation,\9\ and the mandatory
respondents, ITW and Xingya Group, on February 15, 2008. These parties
submitted rebuttal comments on March 10, 2008.
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\9\ Petitioners are: Mid Continent Nail Corporation; Davis Wire
Corporation; Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation (Atlas Steel & Wire
Division); Maze Nails (Division of W.H. Maze Company); Treasure
Coast Fasteners, Inc.; and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers
International Union.
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On April 21, 2008, the Department issued a decision memorandum in
this investigation and the companion investigation on certain steel
nails from the United Arab Emirates (``UAE''), in which the Department
described the application of a new methodology to analyze targeted
dumping. See Memorandum to David Spooner, Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration entitled ``Post-Preliminary Determinations on
Targeted Dumping,'' dated April 21, 2008.
Based on this analysis, the Department found that a pattern of
export prices for identical merchandise
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existed that differed significantly among purchasers for Xingya Group.
See Memorandum to: James C. Doyle, Director, from: Alex Villanueva,
Program Manager, RE: Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Steel
Nails from the People's Republic of China, Regarding: Post-Preliminary
Determination Analysis on Targeted Dumping: Results for the Xingya
Group, dated April 21, 2008. As a result, we applied the average-to-
transaction methodology to the targeted export prices and found a
margin of 48.63 percent for Xingya Group. However, the Department did
not find a pattern of export prices for identical merchandise that
differed significantly among regions for ITW. See Memorandum to: James
C. Doyle, Director, from: Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, RE:
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the People's
Republic of China, Regarding: Post-Preliminary Determination Analysis
on Targeted Dumping: Results for ITW, dated April 21, 2008. As a
result, we applied the average-to-average methodology to all U.S. sales
and found a de minimis margin of 0.11 percent for ITW. On April 24,
2008, the Department issued a letter to all parties in the two
investigations providing clarifications concerning the Post-Preliminary
Determination.
We invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination,
Amended Preliminary Determination, and Post-Preliminary Determinations.
On May 1, 2008, Petitioners, ITW, Xingya Group, Jinhai and Hybest
Tools,\10\ Xuzhou, Curvet, and Tengyu,\11\ Dinglong, Shanxi Pioneer,
and Tianjin Couny,\12\ and Hilti\13\ filed case briefs. On May 8, 2008,
Petitioners, ITW, and Xingya Group filed rebuttal briefs. On May 7,
2008, Petitioners and Xingya Group submitted briefs on the Department's
targeted dumping methodology and on May 14, 2008, Petitioners, Xingya
Group, and ITW submitted rebuttal briefs. Additionally, Dubai Wire
filed a public version of its rebuttal briefs to Petitioners' targeted
dumping brief on the record of this investigation.\14\ We also held a
hearing on May 16, 2008, to discuss PRC-specific case issues and on May
19, 2008, we held a joint public hearing on the targeted dumping issues
raised in this investigation and Nails from the UAE.
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\10\ Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. (``Jinhai'')
and Hybest Tools Group Co., Ltd. (``Hybest Tools'').
\11\ Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd (``Xuzhou''),
Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co, Ltd (``Curvet''), and Shanghai
Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. (``Tengyu7rdquo;).
\12\ Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., Ltd. (``Shandong
Dinglong''), Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. (``Shanxi
Pioneer''), and Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry & Business
Co., Ltd. (``Tianjin County'').
\13\ Hilti Inc. and Hilti (China) Ltd. (``Hilti).
\14\ Dubai Wire resubmitted its rebuttal brief on May 16, 2008,
as the Department rejected the original rebuttal brief because it
contained arguments that did not address comments made in
Petitioners' targeted dumping case brief. See Memorandum to The File
entitled ``Return of Dubai Wire FZE (Dubai Wire) Rebuttal Brief on
Targeted Dumping Issues,'' dated May 16, 2008. Dubai filed the
public version of its refiled rebuttal brief on the record of this
investigation on May 16, 2008, as well.
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On May 6, 2008, National Nail Corp., an importer of subject
merchandise, requested that the Department confirm that the scope of
this investigation excludes plastic cap roofing nails.\15\ The
Department rejected this request, and all submissions associated with
this request, as untimely. See Letter from Irene Darzenta Tzafolias to
National Nail Corp., dated June 2, 2008.
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\15\ The May 6, 2008, submission was filed on the record of the
UAE investigation on May 7, 2008. On May 12, 2008, Petitioners
submitted a letter for the record of the PRC investigation opposing
National Nail Corp.'s exclusion request. This letter was submitted
for the record of the UAE investigation on May 27, 2008. National
Nail Corp. responded to this letter on May 20, 2008.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to
this investigation are addressed in the ``Investigation of Certain
Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision
Memorandum,'' dated June 6, 2008, which is hereby adopted by this
notice (``Issues and Decision Memorandum''). A list of the issues which
parties raised and to which we respond in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file in the Central
Records Unit (``CRU''), Main Commerce Building, Room B-099, and is
accessible on the Web at https://www.trade.gov/ia. The paper copy and
electronic version of the memorandum are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination and Amended Preliminary
Determination
Based on our analysis of information on the record of this
investigation, and comments received from the interested parties, we
have made changes to the margin calculations for ITW and Xingya Group.
We have revalued several of the surrogate values used in the
Preliminary Determination. The values that were modified for this final
determination are those for surrogate financial ratios, carton,
hydrochloric acid, stainless steel wire rod, and the wage rate. For
further details see Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comments 11, 14,
16, 18, and 19 and Memorandum to the File from Matthew Renkey, through
Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, and
James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9: Certain Steel
Nails from the People's Republic of China: Surrogate Values for the
Final Determination, dated June 6, 2008 (``Final Surrogate Value
Memo'').
In addition, we have made some company-specific changes since the
Preliminary Determination. Specifically, we have incorporated, where
applicable, post-preliminary clarifications based on verification and
made certain clerical error corrections for both ITW and Xingya Group.
For further details on these company-specific changes, see Issues and
Decision Memorandum at Comments 20 and 21.
Scope of Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation includes certain
steel nails having a shaft length up to 12 inches. Certain steel nails
include, but are not limited to, nails made of round wire and nails
that are cut. Certain steel nails may be of one piece construction or
constructed of two or more pieces. Certain steel nails may be produced
from any type of steel, and have a variety of finishes, heads, shanks,
point types, shaft lengths and shaft diameters. Finishes include, but
are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, whether by
electroplating or hot-dipping one or more times), phosphate cement, and
paint. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat, projection,
cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and sinker. Shank
styles include, but are not limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded,
ring shank and fluted shank styles. Screw-threaded nails subject to
this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by turning the
fastener using a tool that engages with the head. Point styles include,
but are not limited to, diamond, blunt, needle, chisel and no point.
Finished nails may be sold in bulk, or they may be collated into strips
or coils using materials such as plastic, paper, or wire. Certain steel
nails subject to this proceeding are currently classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings
7317.00.55, 7317.00.65 and 7317.00.75.
Excluded from the scope of this proceeding are roofing nails of all
lengths and diameter, whether collated or in bulk, and whether or not
galvanized. Steel roofing nails are
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specifically enumerated and identified in ASTM Standard F 1667 (2005
revision) as Type I, Style 20 nails. Also excluded from the scope of
this proceeding are corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made of a
small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side. Also
excluded from the scope of this proceeding are fasteners suitable for
use in powder-actuated hand tools, not threaded and threaded, which are
currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.20 and 7317.00.30. Also
excluded from the scope of this proceeding are thumb tacks, which are
currently classified under HTSUS 7317.00.10.00. Also excluded from the
scope of this proceeding are certain brads and finish nails that are
equal to or less than 0.0720 inches in shank diameter, round or
rectangular in cross section, between 0.375 inches and 2.5 inches in
length, and that are collated with adhesive or polyester film tape
backed with a heat seal adhesive. Also excluded from the scope of this
proceeding are fasteners having a case hardness greater than or equal
to 50 HRC, a carbon content greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, a
round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head section, a
centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point, suitable for use in
gas-actuated hand tools.
While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Scope Comments
Banded Brads and Finish Nails
On July 30, 2007,\16\ Stanley Fastening Systems, LP (``Stanley''),
an interested party in this proceeding, requested that banded brads and
finish nails imported with a ``nailer kit'' or ``combo kit''\17\ as a
single package be excluded from this investigation as being outside the
``class or kind'' of merchandise.\18\ Based on the scope exclusion
request from Stanley, the fact that Petitioners are in agreement with
this request, and there appears to be no impediment to enforceability
by CBP, we preliminarily determined that the above-described products
are not subject to the scope of this investigation. Since the
Preliminary Determination, no party to this proceeding has commented on
this issue and we have found no additional information that would
compel us to reverse our preliminary finding. Thus, for purposes of the
final determination, we continue to find that the above-described
products are not subject to the scope of this investigation.
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\16\ This submission was filed on the record of Nails from the
UAE on July 30, 2007.
\17\ A ``nailer kit'' consists of a pneumatic nailer, a
``starter box'' of branded products and a carrying case. A ``combo
kit'' consists of an air compressor, a pneumatic nailer, and a
``starter box'' of banded products and related accessories, such as
an air hose.
\18\ On December 12, 2007, Stanley revised its July 30, 2007,
scope exclusion request arguing that its new request reflects a
broader exclusion and is easily administered by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) because the description of the excluded
brads and finish nails is framed solely in terms of their physical
characteristics.
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Fasteners Suitable for Use in Gas-Actuated Hand Tools
In its case brief filed on April 30, 2008, Hilti, Inc., an
interested party in this proceeding, reiterated its request, submitted
on January 3, 2008, that the Department modify the scope of the
investigation to exclude fasteners suitable for use in gas-actuated
hand tools.\19\ Hilti claimed that modification of the scope to exclude
these fasteners was supported by Petitioners\20\ and, additionally,
because the description of the excluded nails is framed solely in terms
of their physical characteristics, the exclusion would be easily
administered by CBP. Furthermore, Hilti pointed out that the principles
and rationale the Department applied to Stanley's scope request (see
discussion above) in the Preliminary Determination applied equally to
Hilti's scope request. On January 8, 2008, ITW filed comments opposing
Hilti's scope request.
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\19\ We stated in the Preliminary Determination that we received
this request too late to consider for purposes of the preliminary
determination, but would consider it for the final determination.
\20\ On January 9, 2008, Petitioners filed a letter stating that
they agree with Hilti's January 8, 2008, scope exclusion request.
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Hilti rebutted ITW's January 8, 2008, submission arguing that ITW
offered no material reason for seeking the imposition of antidumping
duties against the product at issue, other than its assertion that it
is a U.S. manufacturer of such merchandise. Moreover, Hilti claimed
that ITW has never opposed Petitioners' own initial exclusion of nails
suitable for use in powder actuated hand tools, which Hilti claimed are
functionally similar and competitive with nails suitable for use in
gas-actuated tools, but simply classified under a different HTSUS
number.
In its rebuttal brief submitted on May 8, 2008, ITW reiterated its
arguments in its January 8, 2008, submission that, because it was the
only U.S. producer of the product at issue, Petitioners' agreement to
the proposed exclusion was not relevant in light of ITW's opposition.
In addition, ITW claimed that it was perfectly reasonable and
legitimate for it to oppose a petition generally, while at the same
time opposing certain exclusions to that petition.
Based on the scope exclusion request from Hilti, Inc., the fact
that Petitioners were in agreement with this request, and that there
appeared to be no impediment to enforceability by CBP,\21\ we
determined that the above-described products were not subject to the
scope of this investigation.\22\
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\21\ See Memorandum to the File from Kate Johnson, Senior Case
Analyst, entitled ``Scope Exclusion Request,'' dated May 1, 2008.
\22\ While the Department notes ITW's objection, it strives to
craft a scope that both includes the specific products for which
Petitioners have requested relief, and excludes those products which
may fall within the general scope definition, but for which
Petitioners do not seek relief.
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Aluminum Nails and Stainless Steel Nails
On February 27, 2008, Duo-Fast Northeast (Duo-Fast), an interested
party in this proceeding, requested that the Department exclude two
types of nails from the scope of this proceeding: (1) aluminum nails,
and (2) stainless steel nails.\23\ The plain language of the scope
indicates that the scope does not cover aluminum nails because nails
made from aluminum are not made from steel and are, thus, not subject
merchandise. However, stainless steel nails are explicitly covered in
the scope of this proceeding, as the plain language of the scope covers
nails produced from any type of steel, without limitation. Therefore,
we have not modified the scope of investigation in accordance with Duo-
Fast's requests.
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\23\ On March 18, 2008, Petitioners submitted a letter for the
record opposing Duo-Fast's exclusion request.
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Targeted Dumping
We have analyzed the case and rebuttal briefs with respect to
targeted dumping issues submitted for the record in this investigation
and in Nails from the UAE. As a result of our analysis, we made certain
changes in the targeted dumping test we applied in the post-preliminary
determination for purposes of the final determination. These changes
result in a finding of targeted dumping in one region for ITW, but for
Xingya Group we find that no customers were targeted. However, as
indicated below, ITW's overall margin is de minimis, while for Xingya
Group, we continue to find an overall dumping margin above de minmis as
indicated below. For further discussion, see Comments 1 through 9 in
the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum''; see also ITW Final Analysis
Memo; Xingya Group Final Analysis Memos.
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Use of Facts Available
Section 776(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the
Act''), provides that, if an interested party: (A) withholds
information that has been requested by the Department; (B) fails to
provide such information in a timely manner or in the form or manner
requested subject to sections 782(c)(1) and (e) of the Act; (C)
significantly impedes a proceeding under the antidumping statute; or
(D) provides such information but the information cannot be verified,
the Department shall, subject to subsection 782(d) of the Act, use
facts otherwise available in reaching the applicable determination.
Section 782(c)(1) of the Act provides that if an interested party
``promptly after receiving a request from {the Department{time} for
information, notifies {the Department{time} that such party is unable
to submit the information requested in the requested form and manner,
together with a full explanation and suggested alternative form in
which such party is able to submit the information,'' the Department
may modify the requirements to avoid imposing an unreasonable burden on
that party.
Section 782(d) of the Act provides that, if the Department
determines that a response to a request for information does not comply
with the request, the Department will inform the person submitting the
response of the nature of the deficiency and shall, to the extent
practicable, provide that person the opportunity to remedy or explain
the deficiency. If that person submits further information that
continues to be unsatisfactory, or this information is not submitted
within the applicable time limits, the Department may, subject to
section 782(e), disregard all or part of the original and subsequent
responses, as appropriate.
Section 782(e) of the Act states that the Department shall not
decline to consider information deemed ``deficient'' under section
782(d) if: (1) the information is submitted by the established
deadline; (2) the information can be verified; (3) the information is
not so incomplete that it cannot serve as a reliable basis for reaching
the applicable determination; (4) the interested party has demonstrated
that it acted to the best of its ability; and (5) the information can
be used without undue difficulties.
Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act states that if the
Department ``finds that an interested party has failed to cooperate by
not acting to the best of its ability to comply with a request for
information from the administering authority or the Commission, the
administering authority or the Commission ..., in reaching the
applicable determination under this title, may use an inference that is
adverse to the interests of that party in selecting from among the
facts otherwise available.'' See also Statement of Administrative
Action (SAA) accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA), H.R.
Rep. No. 103-316, Vol. 1 at 870 (1994).
ITW
For this final determination, in accordance with sections
773(c)(3)(A) and (B) of the Act and section 776(a)(2)(A), (B) and (D)
of the Act, we have determined that the use of adverse facts available
(``AFA'') is warranted for three unreported materials used by ITW in
the production process. See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment
20E; Paslode Shanghai Verification Report at 10. As partial AFA, we are
using the highest single monthly usage rate for each material, by
CONNUM, and applying this monthly usage ratio to all months of the POI.
See ITW Final Analysis Memo for further details on these three
unreported materials; see also Final Surrogate Value Memo for the
surrogate values used to value these materials. We are also applying
partial AFA to ITW's indirect labor usage because ITW failed to report
all labor involved directly or indirectly with the production of nails.
See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 20F; Paslode Shanghai
Verification Report at Verification Exhibit 18B. As partial AFA, we are
taking the highest number of hours worked by an individual classified
in the indirect labor category for the month of October verified by the
Department and multiplying this by the number of unreported workers and
then by the number of months of the POI. The Department will then
determine what percentage increase in the overall indirect labor hours
these total additional hours constituted and then we will multiply this
percentage by the current indirect labor rate in ITW's FOP database in
order to ensure that this adverse inference only affects indirect labor
hours. See ITW Final Analysis Memo.
Xingya Group
For Xingya Group, we also find it appropriate to apply partial AFA
for the staples packing FOP in accordance with section 773(c)(3)(B) and
sections 776(a)(2)(A), (B), and (D) of the Act, since this packing
input was not previously reported to the Department. For sawdust,
although this material was identified in Xingya Group's narrative
description of the production process, we find that partial AFA is
appropriate as this material was never previously reported as an FOP,
and the information that Xingya Group had provided about sawdust did
not verify. As partial AFA for staples and sawdust, we will use the
highest monthly usage observed for the POI, information that we
obtained at verification. See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment
21F; Xingya Group Verification Report at 14.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we verified the
information submitted by ITW, Xingya Group, and one separate rate
applicant, Suntec Industries Co., Ltd., for use in our final
determination. See the Department's verification reports on the record
of this investigation in the CRU with respect to ITW, Xingya Group, and
Suntec. For all verified companies, we used standard verification
procedures, including examination of relevant accounting and production
records, as well as original source documents provided by respondents.
Surrogate Country
In the Preliminary Determination, we stated that we had selected
India as the appropriate surrogate country to use in this investigation
for the following reasons: (1) it is a significant producer of
comparable merchandise; (2) it is at a similar level of economic
development pursuant to 773(c)(4) of the Act; and (3) we have reliable
data from India that we can use to value the factors of production. See
Preliminary Determination. For the final determination, we received no
comments and made no changes to our findings with respect to the
selection of a surrogate country.
Separate Rates
In proceedings involving non-market-economy (``NME'') countries,
the Department begins with a rebuttable presumption that all companies
within the country are subject to government control and, thus, should
be assigned a single antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the
Department's policy to assign all exporters of merchandise subject to
an investigation in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter
can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be
entitled to a separate rate. See Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the People's Republic of China, 56 FR
20588 (May 6, 1991) (``Sparklers''), as amplified by Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
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Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the People's Republic of China, 59 FR
22585 (May 2, 1994) (``Silicon Carbide''), and Section 351.107(d) of
the Department's regulations.
In the Preliminary Determination, we found that ITW, Xingya Group,
and the separate rate applicants who received a separate rate
(``Separate Rate Applicants'') demonstrated their eligibility for
separate-rate status. For the final determination, we continue to find
that the evidence placed on the record of this investigation by ITW,
Xingya Group, and the Separate Rate Applicants demonstrate both a de
jure and de facto absence of government control, with respect to their
respective exports of the merchandise under investigation, and, thus
are eligible for separate rate status.
Additionally, based on comments received from certain Separate Rate
Applicants, verification minor corrections, and a review of the record,
we found that the combination rates or the spelling of names for
certain exporters were not properly included in the Preliminary
Determination and/or Amended Preliminary Determination. Because these
errors pertain to the identification of the proper separate rates
recipients for this investigation, the Department is making these
corrections effective as of January 23, 2008, the date of the
Preliminary Determination. Any liquidation instructions for the
provisional measures period would reflect these corrections.
The PRC-Wide Rate
In the Preliminary Determination, the Department found that certain
companies and the PRC-wide entity did not respond to our requests
information. In the Preliminary Determination we treated these PRC
producers/exporters as part of the PRC-wide entity because they did not
demonstrate that they operate free of government control over their
export activities. No additional information has been placed on the
record with respect to these entities after the Preliminary
Determination. The PRC-wide entity has not provided the Department with
the requested information; therefore, pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(A)
and (C) of the Act, the Department continues to find that the use of
facts available is appropriate to determine the PRC-wide rate. Section
776(b) of the Act provides that, in selecting from among the facts
otherwise available, the Department may employ an adverse inference if
an interested party fails to cooperate by not acting to the best of its
ability to comply with requests for information. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cold-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Russian Federation,
65 FR 5510, 5518 (February 4, 2000). See also, SAA at 870. We
determined that, because the PRC-wide entity did not respond to our
request for information, it has failed to cooperate to the best of its
ability. Therefore, the Department finds that, in selecting from among
the facts otherwise available, an adverse inference is appropriate for
the PRC-wide entity.
Because we begin with the presumption that all companies within a
NME country are subject to government control and because only the
companies listed under the ``Final Determination Margins'' section
below have overcome that presumption, we are applying a single
antidumping rate - the PRC-wide rate - to all other exporters of
subject merchandise from the PRC. Such companies did not demonstrate
entitlement to a separate rate. See, e.g., Synthetic Indigo from the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 65 FR 25706 (May 3, 2000). The PRC-wide rate
applies to all entries of subject merchandise except for entries from
the respondents which are listed in the ``Final Determination Margins''
section below.
Critical Circumstances
In the Preliminary Determination, we found that there had been
massive imports of the subject merchandise over a relatively short
period for Xingya Group and the PRC-wide entity. In addition, we relied
on a period of five months as the period, which was the maximum
duration for the information we had available at that time, for
comparison in preliminarily determining whether imports of the subject
merchandise were massive.
For the final determination, however, we collected an additional
three months of data from Xingya Group and ITW. After analyzing the
additional data, we continue to find that the PRC-wide entity had
massive imports of nails over a relatively short period of time. See
Memorandum to the File from Matthew Renkey, Senior Case Analyst:
Critical Circumstances Data for the Final Determination of Antidumping
Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of
China, dated June 6, 2008, at Attachment I (``CC MTF'') for the exact
percentage changes. Thus, for the final determination we find that
Xingya Group did not have massive imports over a relatively short
period of time and no longer find critical circumstances for Xingya
Group. Additionally, we continue to find that ITW and the Separate
Rates Applicants did not have massive imports of nails over a
relatively short period of time. Id.
Corroboration
At the Preliminary Determination, in accordance with section 776(c)
of the Act, we corroborated our adverse facts available (``AFA'')
margin by comparing the U.S. price and normal values from the petition
to the U.S. price and normal values for the respondents. Because no
parties challenged calculation of the PRC-wide rate, we continue to
find that the margin of 118.04 percent has probative value. See Xingya
Group Final Analysis Memo at 1. Accordingly, we find that the rate of
118.04 percent is corroborated within the meaning of section 776(c) of
the Act.
Final Determination Margins
We determine that the following percentage weighted-average margins
exist for the POI:
Nails from the PRC Weighted-average Dumping Margins
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Weighted-
Exporter Producer Average Margin
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Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.... Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 0[percnt]
Xingya Group: Suzhou Xingya Nail Co., Suzhou Xingya Nail Co., Ltd., Senco-xingya Metal 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd, Senco-Xingya Metal Products Products (Taicang) Co., Ltd., Wuxi Chengye Metal
(Taicang) Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Yu Xi Products Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd................................
Jisco Corporation........................ Qingdao Jisco Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Koram Panagene Co., Ltd.................. Qingdao Koram Steel Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Handuk Industrial Co., Ltd............... Rizhao Handuk Fasteners Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
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Kyung Dong Corp.......................... Rizhao Qingdong Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Xi'an Metals & Minerals Import and Export Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Beijing Hongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Tianjin Dagang Huasheng Nailery Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Chongqing Hybest Tools Group Co., Ltd.... Chongqing Hybest Nailery Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
China Silk Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd.. Maanshan Longer Nail Product Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
China Silk Trading & Logistics Co., Ltd.. Wuxi Qiangye Metalwork Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Beijing Tri-Metal Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Tianjin Kunxin Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Beijing Daruixing Global Trading Co., Tianjin Hewang Nail Making Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. Beijing Tri-Metal Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Beijing Tri-Metal Co., Ltd............... Beijing Tri-Metal Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Beijing Tri-Metal Co., Ltd............... Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Cana (Tianjin) Hardware Ind., Co., Ltd... Cana (Tianjin) Hardware Ind., Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
China Staple Enterprise (Tianjin) Co., China Staple Enterprise (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Hengshui Mingyao Hardware & Mesh Products Hengshui Mingyao Hardware & Mesh Products Co, Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co, Ltd.................................
Nanjing Dayu Pneumatic Gun Nails Co., Nanjing Dayu Pneumatic Gun Nails Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Qidong Liang Chyuan Metal Industry Co., Qidong Liang Chyuan Metal Industry Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Romp (Tianjin) Hardware Co., Ltd......... Romp (Tianjin) Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., Qingyun Hongyi Hardware Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd... Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Jurun Metal Products Co., Ltd.... Tianjin Jurun Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Zhejiang Gem-Chun Hardware Accessory Co., Zhejiang Gem-Chun Hardware Accessory Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Huanghua Xionghua Hardware Products Co., Huanghua Xionghua Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd.......... Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd.... S-mart Tianjin Technology Development Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd.... Tianjin Jishili Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd.... Tianjin Baisheng Metal Product Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd.... Tianjin Foreign Trade (Group) Textile & Garment Co., 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.
SDC International Australia Pty., Ltd.... Dagang Zhitong Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Huanghua Shenghua Hardware Manufactory Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Dagang Dongfu Metallic Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Dagang Jingang Nail Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Dagang Linda Metallic Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Dagang Yate Nail Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Jieli Hengyuan Metallic Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Shishun Metallic Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Yihao Metallic Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp & Exp Tianjin Yongcang Metallic Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Certified Products International Inc..... Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Hengshui Mingyao Hardware & Mesh Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Beijing Daruixing Nail Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Huanghua Xionghua Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Xiangtong Intnl. 21.24 [percnt]
Industry & Trade Corp.
Certified Products International Inc..... Shandong Dinglong Import & Export Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Wuhu Shijie Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Romp (Tianjin) Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Jurun Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Yitian (Nanjing) Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Nanjing Da Yu Pneumatic Gun Nails Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Wintime Import & Export Corporation Limited of 21.24 [percnt]
Zhongshan
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Chentai International Trading Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Longxing (Group) Huanyu Imp. & Exp. Co., 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.
Certified Products International Inc..... Zhejiang Gem-Chun Hardware Accessory Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Wuhu Xin Lan De Industrial Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Zhitong Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... China Staple Enterprise (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry & Business 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd.
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Certified Products International Inc..... Hebei Super Star Pneumatic Nails Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Shanghai Chengkai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Shaoxing Chengye Metal Producting Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Tianjin Shenyuan Steel Producting Group Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Certified Products International Inc..... Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Tianjin Bosai Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Beijing Yonghongsheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Tianjin City Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Huanghua Huarong Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Huanghua Yufutai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Qingyuan County Hongyi Hardware Products Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Tianjin Zhitong Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Tianjin Baisheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Tianjin Dagang Hewang Nails Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Dingzhou Ruili Nail Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Haixing Hongda Hardware Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Huanghua Xinda Nail Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Huachang Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Huapeng Metal Company 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Huasheng Nails Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Jin Gang Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Kunxin Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Linda Metal Company 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Xinyuansheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Tianjin Yongyi Standard Parts Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co.............. Wuqiao Huifeng Hardware Production Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Wuqiao County Huifeng Hardware Products Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Wuqiao County Xinchuang Hardware Products Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Huanghua Jinhai Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Haixing Linhai Hardware Products Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin Baisheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin City Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin City Dagang Area Jinding Metal Products 21.24 [percnt]
Factory
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin Jishili Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin Jietong Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin Ruiji Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Tianjin Yongxu Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Wuxi Baolin Nail-Making Machinery Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd............... Suzhou Xingya Nail Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Sinochem Tianjin Imp & Exp Shenzhen Corp. Tianjin JLHY Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd.................... Tianjin City Daman Port Area Jinding Metal Products 21.24 [percnt]
Factory
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd.................... Tianjin Yongxu Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd.................... Huanghua Jinhai Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd.................... Dong'e Fuqiang Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Xiantong Material & Trade Co., Tianjin Xiantong Fucheng Gun Nail Manufacture Co., 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd..................................... Ltd.
Zhongshan Junlong Nail Manufactures Co., Zhongshan Junlong Nail Manufactures Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shandong Minmetals Co., Ltd.............. Shouguang Meiqing Nail Industry Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shouguang Meiqing Nail Industry Co., Ltd. Shouguang Meiqing Nail Industry Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
S-mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Tianjin Jishili Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
S-mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Tianjin Baisheng Metal Product Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
S-mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Tianjin Dagang Hewang Nail Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
S-mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Tianjin Shishun Metal Product Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
S-mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Tianjin Xinyuansheng Metal Product Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Dagang Hewang Nails Manufacture Plant 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Dagang Jingang Nails Manufacture Plant 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Dagang Longhua Metal Products Plant 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Dagang Shenda Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Jietong Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Qichuan Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Tianjin Yongxu Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd............ Zhangjiagang Longxiang Packing Materials Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Union Enterprise (Kunshan) Co., Ltd...... Union Enterprise (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Beijing Hong Sheng Metal Products Co., Beijing Hong Sheng Metal Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
PT Enterprise Inc........................ Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
PT Enterprise Inc........................ Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
PT Enterprise Inc........................ Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd............. Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
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Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd............. Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. Shanxi Yuci Broad Wire Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Yitian Nanjing Hardware Co., Ltd......... Yitian Nanjing Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Chiieh Yung Metal Ind. Corp.............. Cym (Nanjing) Nail Manufacture Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanghai Seti Enterprise International Suzhou Yaotian Metal Products Co. Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shanghai Curvet Hardware ProductsCo., Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.. Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Shanghai Tengyu Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.. Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd.. Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Xuzhou CIP International Group Co., Ltd.. Qingdao International Fastening Systems Inc. 21.24 [percnt]
Wuhu Shijie Hardware Co., Ltd............ Wuhu Shijie Hardware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Wuhu Xin Lan De Industrial Co., Ltd...... Wuhu Xin Lan De Industrial Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd... Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Huarong Hardware Products Co., Ltd....... Huarong Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Mingguang Abundant Hardware Products Co., Mingguang Abundant Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Co., Ltd................................
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import and Export 21.24 [percnt]
and Export Co., Ltd..................... Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Chengkai Hardware Product. Co., Shanghai Chengkai Hardware Product. Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd... Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Besco Machinery Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Besco Machinery Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. 21.24 [percnt]
Ltd.....................................
The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Systems Co., 21.24 [percnt]
Systems Co., Ltd........................ Ltd.
Guangdong Foreign Trade Import & Export Shanghai Nanhui Jinjun Hardware Factory 21.24 [percnt]
Corporation.............................
Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry and Business 21.24 [percnt]
and Business Co., Ltd................... Co., Ltd.
PRC-Wide Rate............................ .................................................... 118.04 [percnt]
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed within five days of the
date of publication of this notice to parties in this proceeding in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue to suspend
liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from the Separate
Rate Applicants entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after January 23, 2008, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination. CBP shall continue to require a cash deposit
or the posting of a bond equal to the estimated amount by which the
normal value exceeds the U.S. price as shown above.
The Department continues to find that critical circumstances exist
for the PRC-wide entity and therefore we will instruct CBP to continue
to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from the
PRC-wide entity entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after October 25, 2007, which is 90 days prior to the date of
publication of the preliminary determination. CBP shall continue to
require a cash deposit equal to the estimated amount by which the
normal value exceeds the U.S. price as shown above. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
In accordance with the preliminary affirmative determination of
critical circumstances, we instructed CBP to suspend liquidation of all
entries of the subject merchandise from Xingya Group, which were
entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after October 25, 2007,
which is 90 days prior to January 23, 2008, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. Because we do
not find critical circumstances for Xingya Group in this final
determination, we will instruct CBP to terminate suspension of
liquidation, and release any cash deposits or bonds, on imports during
the 90 day period prior to the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination.
Because the Department found that the weighted-average dumping
margin for subject merchandise produced and exported by Paslode
Shanghai is de minimis, the Department will instruct CBP not to suspend
liquidation of any entries of nails from the PRC as described in the
``Scope of Investigation'' section that are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. The Department will not require any
cash deposit or posting of a bond for ITW when the subject merchandise
is produced and exported by Paslode Shanghai. Accordingly, we will
direct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation for shipments of
nails entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
January 23, 2008, the date of publication o the Preliminary
Determination. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain
in effect until further notice.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we have notified the
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of our final determination of
sales at LTFV. As our final determination is affirmative, in accordance
with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, within 45 days the ITC will
determine whether the domestic industry in the United States is
materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of
imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
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importation of the subject merchandise. If the ITC determines that
material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, the
proceeding will be terminated and all securities posted will be
refunded or canceled. If the ITC determines that such injury does
exist, the Department will issue a
