Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 51779-51782 [2015-20794]
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In accordance with section
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our
preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters
account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise; and
(3) no compelling reasons for denial
exist, we are postponing the final
determination and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, we will make our
final determination no later than 135
days after the date of publication of this
preliminary determination, pursuant to
section 735(a)(2) of the Act.12
International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we are notifying the ITC of our
affirmative preliminary determination of
sales at LTFV. If our final determination
is affirmative, the ITC will determine
before the later of 120 days after the date
of this preliminary determination or 45
days after our final determination
whether these imports are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: August 19, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
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The merchandise covered by this
investigation includes uncoated paper in
sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per
square meter but not more than 150 grams
per square meter; that either is a white paper
with a GE brightness level 13 of 85 or higher
or is a colored paper; whether or not surfacedecorated, printed (except as described
below), embossed, perforated, or punched;
irrespective of the smoothness of the surface;
and irrespective of dimensions (Certain
Uncoated Paper).
Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a)
uncoated free sheet paper that meets this
Extension of the Final Determination’’ (July 31,
2015).
12 See also 19 CFR 351.210(e).
13 One of the key measurements of any grade of
paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter
the paper the better the contrast between the paper
and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE
Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of
light off a grade of paper. One is the lowest
reflection, or what would be given to a totally black
grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade.
‘‘Colored paper’’ as used in this scope definition
means a paper with a hue other than white that
reflects one of the primary colors of magenta,
yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a
combination of such primary colors.
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scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood
paper produced from bleached chemithermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets
this scope definition; and (c) any other
uncoated paper that meets this scope
definition regardless of the type of pulp used
to produce the paper.
Specifically excluded from the scope are
(1) paper printed with final content of
printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper
products, typically school supplies,
composed of paper that incorporates straight
horizontal and/or vertical lines that would
make the paper unsuitable for copying or
printing purposes.
Imports of the subject merchandise are
provided for under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000,
4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000,
4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000,
4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and
4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject
merchandise may also be classified under
4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000,
4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040,
4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000,
4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Period of Investigation
4. Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures
5. Scope Comments
6. Affiliation and Collapsing
7. Discussion of Methodology
A. Determination of the Comparison
Method
B. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
8. Date of Sale
9. Product Comparisons
10. Constructed Export Price
11. Excluded U.S. Sales
12. Normal Value
A. Home Market Viability
B. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test
C. Level of Trade
D. Cost of Production Analysis
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
E. Calculation of NV Based on ComparisonMarket Prices
13. Facts Available
A. Use of Facts Available
B. Application of Facts Available with an
Adverse Inference
14. Currency Conversion
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–018]
Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) determines that boltless
steel shelving units prepackaged for sale
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’) are being, or are likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair
value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section
735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’). The final
weighted-average dumping margins for
the investigation on boltless steel
shelving units from the PRC are listed
in the ‘‘Final Determination Margins’’
section, infra.
DATES: Effective Date: August 26, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kabir Archuletta or Irene Gorelik, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–2593 or (202) 482–
6905, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On April 1, 2015, the Department
published its Preliminary
Determination.1 On April 17, 2015, we
published an Amended Preliminary
Determination and postponement of the
final determination.2 We invited
interested parties to comment on our
Preliminary Determination of sales at
LTFV and Amended Preliminary
Determination. For a list of the parties
that filed case and rebuttal briefs, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.3
1 See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged
for Sale from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 80 FR 17409 (April 1, 2015)
(Preliminary Determination).
2 See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged
for Sale From the People’s Republic of China:
Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 80 FR 21207 (April 17, 2015)
(Amended Preliminary Determination).
3 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Continued
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is
January 1, 2014, through June 30, 2014.
This period corresponds to the two most
recent fiscal quarters prior to the month
of the filing of the petition, which was
August 2014.4
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers
boltless steel shelving units
prepackaged for sale, with or without
decks (‘‘boltless steel shelving’’). The
term ‘‘prepackaged for sale’’ means that,
at a minimum, the steel vertical
supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and
steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams,
braces) necessary to assemble a
completed shelving unit (with or
without decks) are packaged together for
ultimate purchase by the end-user.
Subject boltless steel shelving enters
the United States through Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) statistical subheadings
9403.20.0018, 9403.20.0020,
9403.20.0025, and 9403.20.0026, but
may also enter through HTSUS
9403.10.0040. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and Customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive. Several
interested parties commented on the
scope of this investigation, which we
have summarized in the accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum. For
a complete description of the scope of
the investigation, see Appendix I to this
notice.
Verification
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As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, between May 4 and May 15, 2014,
the Department conducted verification
of the information submitted by Nanjing
Topsun Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Topsun’’) and Zhongda United
Holding Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Zhongda
United’’) 5 for use in the final
Memorandum for the Final Determination of the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently
with this notice (‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum’’).
4 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
5 Zhongda United, Zhongda IE and Jiaxing
Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd. (collectively,
‘‘Zhongda’’) submitted questionnaire responses on
behalf of both companies based on the contention
that the entities are affiliated. See Memorandum to
the File from through Catherine Bertrand, Program
Manager, Office V, from Kabir Archuletta, Senior
International Trade Analyst, Office V
‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Determination of Affiliation/Single Entity
Treatment for Zhongda United Holding Group Co.,
Ltd., Jiaxing Zhongda Import & Export Co., Ltd., and
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determination. We issued our
verification reports on June 4, 2014, and
June 5, 2015.6 The Department used
standard verification procedures,
including examination of relevant
accounting and production records and
original source documents provided by
respondents.7
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised by
parties in case and rebuttal briefs in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.8
Appendix II to this notice includes a list
of the issues which the parties raised
and to which the Department responded
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is available
to all parties in the Central Records
Unit, Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is
available at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd.’’ (March 24,
2015) (‘‘Zhongda Affiliation Memo’’).
6 See the Department’s two memoranda regarding:
‘‘Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of
Topsun Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Topsun’’) in the Antidumping Duty Less Than
Fair Value Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving
Units Prepackaged for Sale from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated June 4, 2015; and
‘‘Verification of the Sales and Factors Responses of
Zhongda United Holding Group Co., Ltd., in the
Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated June 5, 2015. See also the Department
Memorandum, ‘‘Revised Verification of the Sales
and Factors Response of Topsun Racking
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (‘‘Topsun’’) in the
Antidumping Duty Less Than Fair Value
Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People’s Republic of
China.’’ (August 3, 2015) (‘‘Topsun Revised
Verification Report’’); see also, Department’s Letter
to Topsun, ‘‘Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People’s Republic of
China: Public Treatment of Information Previously
Bracketed as Proprietary.’’ (July 27, 2015);
Department’s Letter to Topsun, ‘‘Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the
People’s Republic of China: Public Treatment of
Information Previously Bracketed as Proprietary.’’
(July 30, 2015).
6 See Letter from Topsun, ‘‘Case Brief of
Petitioner’s Bracketing Concerns.’’ (June 17, 2015).
7 Id.
8 See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Changes Since the Amended
Preliminary Determination
Based on the Department’s analysis of
the comments received and our findings
at verification, we made certain changes
to Zhongda United’s and Topsun’s
margin calculations. For a discussion of
these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Furthermore, we find that Topsun
failed to cooperate by not acting to the
best of its ability in this proceeding and,
pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.308(a), we have based
Topsun’s dumping margin on total
adverse facts available (‘‘AFA’’). For
further discussion, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,9 the
Department stated that it would
calculate combination rates for the
respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation. Policy
Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.10
Separate Rate
Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act,
the all-others rate is normally an
amount equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted average
dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero and de
minimis margins, and any margins
determined entirely on the basis of facts
available. Accordingly, when only one
weighted-average dumping margin for
an individually investigated respondent
is above de minimis and not based
entirely on facts available, the separate
rate will be equal to that single, above
de minimis rate.
In this final determination, the
Department has calculated a rate for
Zhongda that is not zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts available. With
respect to the other mandatory
respondent, we have determined to
apply a rate that is based entirely on
facts available, thus it is excluded from
separate rate consideration. Therefore,
the Department has assigned to the
companies that have not been
individually examined but have
demonstrated their eligibility for a
9 See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged
for Sale from the People’s Republic of China:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 79 FR
56562, 56566 (September 22, 2014) (‘‘Initiation
Notice’’).
10 See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy
Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates
Practice and Application of Combination Rates in
Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market
Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (‘‘Policy
Bulletin 05.1’’), available on the Department’s Web
site at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull051.pdf.
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separate rate a margin of 17.55 percent,
which is the rate calculated for
Zhongda.
PRC-Wide Rate
For the final determination, we have
determined to use, as the AFA rate
applied to the PRC-wide entity, 112.68
percent, the highest CONNUM-specific
dumping margin calculated in the
Preliminary Determination. Consistent
with our practice, the Department
selected Topsun’s highest CONNUMspecific margin, as AFA, because this
rate is higher than the other rates in this
investigation and therefore, sufficiently
adverse to serve the purposes of facts
available.11 Furthermore, there is no
need to corroborate the selected margin
because it is based on information
submitted by Topsun in the course of
this investigation, i.e., it is not
secondary information.12
Final Determination
The Department determines that the
estimated final weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
Exporter
Producer
Zhongda United Holding Group Co., Ltd ....................................
Jiaxing Zhongda Import & Export Co., Ltd .................................
Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd ........................................
Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd ........................................
Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ltd ........................................
Meridian International Co., Ltd ...................................................
Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Co., Ltd .....................................
HoiFat (NingBo) Office Facilities Co., Ltd ..................................
PRC-Wide Entity (including Nanjing Topsun Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd.).
Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd .........................................
Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd .........................................
Haifa (Ningbo) Office Equipment Co., Ltd .................................
Ningbo Decko Metal Products Trade Co., Ltd ..........................
Lianfa Metal Product Co., Ltd ....................................................
Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Co., Ltd ....................................
Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Co., Ltd ....................................
HoiFat (NingBo) Office Facilities Co., Ltd .................................
....................................................................................................
Disclosure
We intend to disclose to parties the
calculations performed in this
proceeding within five days of the date
of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
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In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all appropriate
entries of boltless steel shelving units
prepackaged for sale from the PRC as
described in the ‘‘Scope of the
Investigation’’ section, which were
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after April 1,
2015, the date of publication in the
Federal Register of the affirmative
Preliminary Determination. Further,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the
Department will instruct CBP to require
a cash deposit 13 equal to the weightedaverage amount by which the normal
value exceeds U.S. price, adjusted
where appropriate for export subsidies
and estimated domestic subsidy passthrough, as follows: (1) For the exporter/
11 See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a
detailed discussion.
12 See 19 CFR 351.308(c) and (d) and section
776(c) of the Act.
13 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the
Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional
Measures Period in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
14 See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at 17411.
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17.55
17.55
17.55
17.55
17.55
17.55
17.55
17.55
112.68
producer combination listed in the table
above, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the dumping margin which the
Department determined in this final
determination; (2) for all combinations
of PRC exporters/producers of
merchandise under consideration which
have not received their own separate
rate above, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the dumping margin
established for the PRC-wide entity; and
(3) for all non-PRC exporters of
merchandise under consideration which
have not received their own separate
rate above, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the cash deposit rate applicable
to the PRC exporter/producer
combination that supplied that non-PRC
exporter.
As we stated in the Preliminary
Determination, consistent with our
practice, where the product under
investigation is also subject to a
concurrent countervailing duty
investigation, we instruct CBP to require
a cash deposit equal to the amount by
which the normal value exceeds the
export price or constructed export price,
less the amount of the countervailing
duty determined to constitute an export
subsidy.14 In this LTFV investigation,
export subsidies constitute 16.06
percent 15 of the final calculated
countervailing duty rate in the
concurrent countervailing duty
investigation, and, thus, we will offset
the calculated rates for Zhongda, the
companies receiving a separate rate, and
the PRC-wide rate of 112.68 percent by
the countervailing duty rate attributable
to export subsidies (i.e., 16.06 percent)
to calculate the cash deposit rate for this
LTFV investigation. Furthermore, as
previously stated, the Department did
not adjust the preliminary
determination AD margins for estimated
domestic subsidy pass-through because
respondents provided no information to
support an adjustment pursuant to
section 777A(f) of the Act.16
15 The following subsidy programs in the final
determination of the concurrent countervailing duty
investigation are export subsidies: Export Seller’s
Credits and Export Buyer’s Credits from the ExportImport Bank of China (14.79 percent), GOC and
Sub-Central Government Subsidies for the
Development of Famous Brands and World Top
Brands (0.58 percent), International Market
Exploration (SME) Fund (0.58 percent), Export
Assistance/Outward Expansion Grants in
Guangdong Province (0.08 percent), Export Credit
Insurance (0.01 percent), Export Subsidy for High-
Tech Merchandise (0.02 percent). See
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the
People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination (‘‘CVD Final’’)
and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum. The final determination in this
companion CVD proceeding is being concurrently
released on the same day as this final
determination.
16 See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at 17411.
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International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we notified the International
Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) of the final
affirmative determination of sales at
LTFV. As the Department’s final
determination is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
Act, the ITC will determine, within 45
days, whether the domestic industry in
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the United States is materially injured,
or threatened with material injury, by
reason of imports of boltless steel
shelving units prepackaged for sale from
the PRC, or sales (or the likelihood of
sales) for importation, of boltless steel
shelving units prepackaged for sale from
the PRC. If the ITC determines that such
injury does not exist, this 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, upon further instruction by
the Department, 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.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary
Information
This notice also serves as a reminder
to the parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of propriety information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
notification of return or destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: August 14, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers
boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for
sale, with or without decks (‘‘boltless steel
shelving’’). The term ‘‘prepackaged for sale’’
means that, at a minimum, the steel vertical
supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and steel
horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces)
necessary to assemble a completed shelving
unit (with or without decks) are packaged
together for ultimate purchase by the enduser. The scope also includes add-on kits.
Add-on kits include, but are not limited to,
kits that allow the end-user to add an
extension shelving unit onto an existing
boltless steel shelving unit such that the
extension and the original unit will share
common frame elements (e.g., two posts).
The term ‘‘boltless’’ refers to steel shelving in
which the vertical and horizontal supports
forming the frame are assembled primarily
without the use of nuts and bolts or screws.
The vertical and horizontal support members
for boltless steel shelving are assembled by
methods such as, but not limited to, fitting
a rivet, punched or cut tab or other similar
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similar receptacle on another support. The
supports lock together to form the frame for
the shelving unit, and provide the structural
integrity of the shelving unit separate from
the inclusion of any decking. The incidental
use of nuts and bolts or screws to add
accessories, wall anchors, tie-bars or shelf
supports does not remove the product from
scope. Boltless steel shelving units may also
come packaged as partially assembled, such
as when two upright supports are welded
together with front-to-back supports, or are
otherwise connected, to form an end unit for
the frame. The boltless steel shelving covered
by this investigation may be commonly
described as rivet shelving, welded frame
shelving, slot and tab shelving, and punched
rivet (quasi-rivet) shelving as well as by other
trade names. The term ‘‘deck’’ refers to the
shelf that sits on or fits into the horizontal
supports (beams or braces) to provide the
horizontal storage surface of the shelving
unit.
The scope includes all boltless steel
shelving meeting the description above,
regardless of (1) vertical support or post type
(including but not limited to open post,
closed post and tubing); (2) horizontal
support or beam/brace profile (including but
not limited to Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step
beam and cargo rack); (3) number of
supports; (4) surface coating (including but
not limited to paint, epoxy, powder coating,
zinc and other metallic coating); (5) number
of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape
(including but not limited to rectangular,
square, and corner units); (8) decking
material (including but not limited to wire
decking, particle board, laminated board or
no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by
which vertical and horizontal supports
connect (including but not limited to keyhole
and rivet, slot and tab, welded frame,
punched rivet and clip).
Specifically excluded from the scope are:
• Wall-mounted shelving, defined as
shelving that is hung on the wall and does
not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor; 17
• wire shelving units, which consist of
shelves made from wire that incorporates
both a wire deck and wire horizontal
supports (taking the place of the horizontal
beams and braces) into a single piece with
tubular collars that slide over the posts and
onto plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to
create the finished shelving unit;
• bulk-packed parts or components of
boltless steel shelving units; and
• made-to-order shelving systems.
Subject boltless steel shelving enters the
United States through Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’)
statistical subheadings 9403.20.0018,
9403.20.0020, 9403.20.0025, and
9403.20.0026, but may also enter through
HTSUS 9403.10.0040. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and Customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this investigation
is dispositive.
17 The addition of a wall bracket or other device
to attach otherwise freestanding subject
merchandise to a wall does not meet the terms of
this exclusion.
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Appendix II—Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
V. Use of Adverse Facts Available
VI. Discussion of the Issues
General Issues
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Whether Whirlpool’s Products
Are Within the Scope
A. Whirlpool’s Incomplete Units
B. Whirlpool’s Pre-Wrapped Bundles
Comment 3: Whether Costco’s Products Are
Within the Scope
Surrogate Value Issues
Comment 4: Freight Weight Basis
Comment 5: Steel Strip Surrogate Value
Comment 6: Wire Deck Surrogate Value
Comment 7: Carton Surrogate Value
Comment 8: Surrogate Financial Ratios
A. Other Income/Expense
B. Commission/Advertisement
Company-Specific Issues
Topsun
Comment 9: Standards for Department
Determinations
A. Consistent Disposition of New Factual
Information Submissions
B. Rejection of New Information
Comment 10: Whether Topsun’s Due Process
Was Violated
Comment 11: Whether To Assign an Adverse
Inference to Topsun’s Cost of Goods Sold
Comment 12: Differential Pricing
Comment 13: Treatment of Topsun’s Wire
Decks
Zhongda
Comment 14: Byproduct Offset
Comment 15: Value-Added Tax (‘‘VAT’’)
Adjustment
Comment 16: Whether AD/CVD Remedies
Are Duplicative
JS Products
Comment 17: Separate Rate
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-018]
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the
People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determines that
boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'') are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in
section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The
final weighted-average dumping margins for the investigation on
boltless steel shelving units from the PRC are listed in the ``Final
Determination Margins'' section, infra.
DATES: Effective Date: August 26, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta or Irene Gorelik, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2593 or (202) 482-6905, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 1, 2015, the Department published its Preliminary
Determination.\1\ On April 17, 2015, we published an Amended
Preliminary Determination and postponement of the final
determination.\2\ We invited interested parties to comment on our
Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV and Amended Preliminary
Determination. For a list of the parties that filed case and rebuttal
briefs, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\
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\1\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from
the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 17409 (April 1, 2015) (Preliminary
Determination).
\2\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From
the People's Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 80 FR 21207 (April 17, 2015) (Amended Preliminary
Determination).
\3\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Boltless
Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic
of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice (``Issues and
Decision Memorandum'').
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (``POI'') is January 1, 2014, through
June 30, 2014. This period corresponds to the two most recent fiscal
quarters prior to the month of the filing of the petition, which was
August 2014.\4\
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers boltless steel shelving
units prepackaged for sale, with or without decks (``boltless steel
shelving''). The term ``prepackaged for sale'' means that, at a
minimum, the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and
steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) necessary to assemble a
completed shelving unit (with or without decks) are packaged together
for ultimate purchase by the end-user.
Subject boltless steel shelving enters the United States through
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') statistical
subheadings 9403.20.0018, 9403.20.0020, 9403.20.0025, and 9403.20.0026,
but may also enter through HTSUS 9403.10.0040. While HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. Several
interested parties commented on the scope of this investigation, which
we have summarized in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see
Appendix I to this notice.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, between May 4 and May 15,
2014, the Department conducted verification of the information
submitted by Nanjing Topsun Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(``Topsun'') and Zhongda United Holding Group Co., Ltd. (``Zhongda
United'') \5\ for use in the final determination. We issued our
verification reports on June 4, 2014, and June 5, 2015.\6\ The
Department used standard verification procedures, including examination
of relevant accounting and production records and original source
documents provided by respondents.\7\
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\5\ Zhongda United, Zhongda IE and Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork
Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``Zhongda'') submitted questionnaire
responses on behalf of both companies based on the contention that
the entities are affiliated. See Memorandum to the File from through
Catherine Bertrand, Program Manager, Office V, from Kabir
Archuletta, Senior International Trade Analyst, Office V
``Antidumping Duty Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Determination of Affiliation/Single Entity Treatment for
Zhongda United Holding Group Co., Ltd., Jiaxing Zhongda Import &
Export Co., Ltd., and Jiaxing Zhongda Metalwork Co., Ltd.'' (March
24, 2015) (``Zhongda Affiliation Memo'').
\6\ See the Department's two memoranda regarding: ``Verification
of the Sales and Factors Response of Topsun Racking Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (``Topsun'') in the Antidumping Duty Less Than Fair Value
Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated June 4, 2015; and
``Verification of the Sales and Factors Responses of Zhongda United
Holding Group Co., Ltd., in the Investigation of Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated June 5, 2015. See also the Department Memorandum,
``Revised Verification of the Sales and Factors Response of Topsun
Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (``Topsun'') in the Antidumping Duty
Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of China.'' (August
3, 2015) (``Topsun Revised Verification Report''); see also,
Department's Letter to Topsun, ``Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of China: Public
Treatment of Information Previously Bracketed as Proprietary.''
(July 27, 2015); Department's Letter to Topsun, ``Boltless Steel
Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of
China: Public Treatment of Information Previously Bracketed as
Proprietary.'' (July 30, 2015).
\6\ See Letter from Topsun, ``Case Brief of Petitioner's
Bracketing Concerns.'' (June 17, 2015).
\7\ Id.
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised by parties in case and rebuttal
briefs in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ Appendix II to this
notice includes a list of the issues which the parties raised and to
which the Department responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (``ACCESS'').
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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\8\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Changes Since the Amended Preliminary Determination
Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received and our
findings at verification, we made certain changes to Zhongda United's
and Topsun's margin calculations. For a discussion of these changes,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Furthermore, we find that Topsun failed to cooperate by not acting
to the best of its ability in this proceeding and, pursuant to section
776(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.308(a), we have based Topsun's dumping
margin on total adverse facts available (``AFA''). For further
discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,\9\ the Department stated that it would
calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes
this practice.\10\
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\9\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from
the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Investigation, 79 FR 56562, 56566 (September 22, 2014) (``Initiation
Notice'').
\10\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (``Policy Bulletin 05.1''), available
on the Department's Web site at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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Separate Rate
Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is
normally an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated
weighted average dumping margins established for exporters and
producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis
margins, and any margins determined entirely on the basis of facts
available. Accordingly, when only one weighted-average dumping margin
for an individually investigated respondent is above de minimis and not
based entirely on facts available, the separate rate will be equal to
that single, above de minimis rate.
In this final determination, the Department has calculated a rate
for Zhongda that is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts
available. With respect to the other mandatory respondent, we have
determined to apply a rate that is based entirely on facts available,
thus it is excluded from separate rate consideration. Therefore, the
Department has assigned to the companies that have not been
individually examined but have demonstrated their eligibility for a
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separate rate a margin of 17.55 percent, which is the rate calculated
for Zhongda.
PRC-Wide Rate
For the final determination, we have determined to use, as the AFA
rate applied to the PRC-wide entity, 112.68 percent, the highest
CONNUM-specific dumping margin calculated in the Preliminary
Determination. Consistent with our practice, the Department selected
Topsun's highest CONNUM-specific margin, as AFA, because this rate is
higher than the other rates in this investigation and therefore,
sufficiently adverse to serve the purposes of facts available.\11\
Furthermore, there is no need to corroborate the selected margin
because it is based on information submitted by Topsun in the course of
this investigation, i.e., it is not secondary information.\12\
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\11\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a detailed
discussion.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.308(c) and (d) and section 776(c) of the
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Final Determination
The Department determines that the estimated final weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
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Weighted-
Exporter Producer average margin
(percent)
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Zhongda United Holding Group Jiaxing Zhongda 17.55
Co., Ltd. Metalwork Co., Ltd.
Jiaxing Zhongda Import & Export Jiaxing Zhongda 17.55
Co., Ltd. Metalwork Co., Ltd.
Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Haifa (Ningbo) Office 17.55
Ltd. Equipment Co., Ltd.
Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Ningbo Decko Metal 17.55
Ltd. Products Trade Co.,
Ltd.
Ningbo ETDZ Huixing Trade Co., Lianfa Metal Product 17.55
Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Meridian International Co., Ltd Zhejiang Limai Metal 17.55
Products Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Limai Metal Products Zhejiang Limai Metal 17.55
Co., Ltd. Products Co., Ltd.
HoiFat (NingBo) Office HoiFat (NingBo) Office 17.55
Facilities Co., Ltd. Facilities Co., Ltd.
PRC-Wide Entity (including ....................... 112.68
Nanjing Topsun Racking
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.).
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose to parties the calculations performed in this
proceeding within five days of the date of publication of this notice
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue
to suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of boltless steel
shelving units prepackaged for sale from the PRC as described in the
``Scope of the Investigation'' section, which were entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 1, 2015,
the date of publication in the Federal Register of the affirmative
Preliminary Determination. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the
Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit \13\ equal to
the weighted-average amount by which the normal value exceeds U.S.
price, adjusted where appropriate for export subsidies and estimated
domestic subsidy pass-through, as follows: (1) For the exporter/
producer combination listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate
will be equal to the dumping margin which the Department determined in
this final determination; (2) for all combinations of PRC exporters/
producers of merchandise under consideration which have not received
their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the dumping margin established for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all
non-PRC exporters of merchandise under consideration which have not
received their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be
equal to the cash deposit rate applicable to the PRC exporter/producer
combination that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
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\13\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011).
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As we stated in the Preliminary Determination, consistent with our
practice, where the product under investigation is also subject to a
concurrent countervailing duty investigation, we instruct CBP to
require a cash deposit equal to the amount by which the normal value
exceeds the export price or constructed export price, less the amount
of the countervailing duty determined to constitute an export
subsidy.\14\ In this LTFV investigation, export subsidies constitute
16.06 percent \15\ of the final calculated countervailing duty rate in
the concurrent countervailing duty investigation, and, thus, we will
offset the calculated rates for Zhongda, the companies receiving a
separate rate, and the PRC-wide rate of 112.68 percent by the
countervailing duty rate attributable to export subsidies (i.e., 16.06
percent) to calculate the cash deposit rate for this LTFV
investigation. Furthermore, as previously stated, the Department did
not adjust the preliminary determination AD margins for estimated
domestic subsidy pass-through because respondents provided no
information to support an adjustment pursuant to section 777A(f) of the
Act.\16\
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\14\ See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at 17411.
\15\ The following subsidy programs in the final determination
of the concurrent countervailing duty investigation are export
subsidies: Export Seller's Credits and Export Buyer's Credits from
the Export-Import Bank of China (14.79 percent), GOC and Sub-Central
Government Subsidies for the Development of Famous Brands and World
Top Brands (0.58 percent), International Market Exploration (SME)
Fund (0.58 percent), Export Assistance/Outward Expansion Grants in
Guangdong Province (0.08 percent), Export Credit Insurance (0.01
percent), Export Subsidy for High-Tech Merchandise (0.02 percent).
See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Boltless Steel Shelving
Units Prepackaged for Sale From the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination (``CVD Final'')
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. The final
determination in this companion CVD proceeding is being concurrently
released on the same day as this final determination.
\16\ See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at 17411.
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we notified the
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of the final affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV. As the Department's final determination
is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the
ITC will determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in
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the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material
injury, by reason of imports of boltless steel shelving units
prepackaged for sale from the PRC, or sales (or the likelihood of
sales) for importation, of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged
for sale from the PRC. If the ITC determines that such injury does not
exist, this 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, upon further instruction by the Department,
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.
Return or Destruction of Proprietary Information
This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of propriety information disclosed under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written notification of
return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 14, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers boltless steel shelving
units prepackaged for sale, with or without decks (``boltless steel
shelving''). The term ``prepackaged for sale'' means that, at a
minimum, the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and
steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) necessary to
assemble a completed shelving unit (with or without decks) are
packaged together for ultimate purchase by the end-user. The scope
also includes add-on kits. Add-on kits include, but are not limited
to, kits that allow the end-user to add an extension shelving unit
onto an existing boltless steel shelving unit such that the
extension and the original unit will share common frame elements
(e.g., two posts). The term ``boltless'' refers to steel shelving in
which the vertical and horizontal supports forming the frame are
assembled primarily without the use of nuts and bolts or screws. The
vertical and horizontal support members for boltless steel shelving
are assembled by methods such as, but not limited to, fitting a
rivet, punched or cut tab or other similar connector on one support
into a hole, slot or similar receptacle on another support. The
supports lock together to form the frame for the shelving unit, and
provide the structural integrity of the shelving unit separate from
the inclusion of any decking. The incidental use of nuts and bolts
or screws to add accessories, wall anchors, tie-bars or shelf
supports does not remove the product from scope. Boltless steel
shelving units may also come packaged as partially assembled, such
as when two upright supports are welded together with front-to-back
supports, or are otherwise connected, to form an end unit for the
frame. The boltless steel shelving covered by this investigation may
be commonly described as rivet shelving, welded frame shelving, slot
and tab shelving, and punched rivet (quasi-rivet) shelving as well
as by other trade names. The term ``deck'' refers to the shelf that
sits on or fits into the horizontal supports (beams or braces) to
provide the horizontal storage surface of the shelving unit.
The scope includes all boltless steel shelving meeting the
description above, regardless of (1) vertical support or post type
(including but not limited to open post, closed post and tubing);
(2) horizontal support or beam/brace profile (including but not
limited to Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step beam and cargo rack); (3)
number of supports; (4) surface coating (including but not limited
to paint, epoxy, powder coating, zinc and other metallic coating);
(5) number of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape (including but
not limited to rectangular, square, and corner units); (8) decking
material (including but not limited to wire decking, particle board,
laminated board or no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by
which vertical and horizontal supports connect (including but not
limited to keyhole and rivet, slot and tab, welded frame, punched
rivet and clip).
Specifically excluded from the scope are:
Wall-mounted shelving, defined as shelving that is hung
on the wall and does not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor;
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otherwise freestanding subject merchandise to a wall does not meet
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wire shelving units, which consist of shelves made from
wire that incorporates both a wire deck and wire horizontal supports
(taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single
piece with tubular collars that slide over the posts and onto
plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to create the finished shelving
unit;
bulk-packed parts or components of boltless steel
shelving units; and
made-to-order shelving systems.
Subject boltless steel shelving enters the United States through
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'')
statistical subheadings 9403.20.0018, 9403.20.0020, 9403.20.0025,
and 9403.20.0026, but may also enter through HTSUS 9403.10.0040.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation
is dispositive.
Appendix II--Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
V. Use of Adverse Facts Available
VI. Discussion of the Issues
General Issues
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Whether Whirlpool's Products Are Within the Scope
A. Whirlpool's Incomplete Units
B. Whirlpool's Pre-Wrapped Bundles
Comment 3: Whether Costco's Products Are Within the Scope
Surrogate Value Issues
Comment 4: Freight Weight Basis
Comment 5: Steel Strip Surrogate Value
Comment 6: Wire Deck Surrogate Value
Comment 7: Carton Surrogate Value
Comment 8: Surrogate Financial Ratios
A. Other Income/Expense
B. Commission/Advertisement
Company-Specific Issues
Topsun
Comment 9: Standards for Department Determinations
A. Consistent Disposition of New Factual Information Submissions
B. Rejection of New Information
Comment 10: Whether Topsun's Due Process Was Violated
Comment 11: Whether To Assign an Adverse Inference to Topsun's Cost
of Goods Sold
Comment 12: Differential Pricing
Comment 13: Treatment of Topsun's Wire Decks
Zhongda
Comment 14: Byproduct Offset
Comment 15: Value-Added Tax (``VAT'') Adjustment
Comment 16: Whether AD/CVD Remedies Are Duplicative
JS Products
Comment 17: Separate Rate
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