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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the ‘‘Department’’) published the
Preliminary Results of the sixth
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel
threaded rod from the People’s Republic
of China (‘‘PRC’’) on May 13, 2016. The
period of review (‘‘POR’’) is April 1,
2014, through March 31, 2015. This
review covers two PRC exporters of
subject merchandise, RMB Fasteners
Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd., and Jiaxing
Brother Standard Part Co., Ltd.
(collectively ‘‘the RMB/IFI Group’’), and
Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co.,
Ltd. (‘‘New Oriental’’). The final
dumping margins are listed below in the
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‘‘Final Results of Administrative
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES:
Effective November 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Devine or Paul Walker, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone
202–482–0238 or 202–482–0413,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
As noted above, the Department
published the Preliminary Results on
May 13, 2016.1 In accordance with 19
CFR 351.309, we invited parties to
comment on our Preliminary Results.
Between June 20, 2016, and June 27,
2016, Vulcan Threaded Products Inc.
(‘‘Petitioner’’), the RMB/IFI Group, and
New Oriental submitted case and
rebuttal briefs. On August 10, 2016, the
Department extended the deadline for
the final results to November 14, 2016.2
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
includes steel threaded rod. The subject
merchandise is currently classifiable
under subheading 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and
7318.15.2095 of the United States
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the
order, which is contained in the
accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘I&D Memo’’), is
dispositive.3
1 See Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results and
Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015, 81 FR 29843
(May 13, 2016) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, through James
Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ‘‘Certain
Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review’’
(August 10, 2016).
3 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the Sixth Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain
Steel Threaded Rod From the People’s Republic of
China’’ (November 14, 2015) (‘‘I&D Memo’’).
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this
review in the I&D Memo. Attached to
this notice, in Appendix I, is a list of the
issues which parties raised. The I&D
Memo is a public document and is on
file in the Central Records Unit
(‘‘CRU’’), Room B8024 of the main
Department of Commerce building, as
well as 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 and in the
CRU. In addition, a complete version of
the I&D Memo can be accessed directly
on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed I&D Memo and the
electronic versions of the I&D Memo are
identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we have now recalculated a
dumping margin based on revisions to
the surrogate financial ratios and
changes to the calculation methodology
regarding treatment of New Oriental’s
cost, insurance, and freight (‘‘CIF’’)
sales. For a list of all issues addressed
in these final results, please refer to
Appendix I accompanying this notice.
PRC-Wide Entity
The Department continues to find that
the following six companies subject to
this review that are not eligible for
separate rate status or rescission are part
of the PRC-wide entity: Brother Holding
Group Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Xinyue
Standard Part Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter
Industries Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter
MFG & Trade Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Junyue
Standard Part Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang
Morgan Brother Technology Co., Ltd.
Final Results of Administrative Review
The weighted-average dumping
margins for the administrative review
are as follows:
Exporter
IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB
Fasteners Ltd. (collectively
‘‘RMB/IFI Group’’) .............
Zhejiang New Oriental Co.,
Ltd. ....................................
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Weighted-average margin
(percent)
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
‘‘Act’’), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
Department has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review. The
Department intends to issue appropriate
assessment instructions directly to CBP
15 days after publication of the final
results of this administrative review.
Where the respondent reported
reliable entered values, we calculated
importer (or customer)-specific ad
valorem rates by aggregating the
dumping margins calculated for all U.S.
sales to each importer (or customer) and
dividing this amount by the total
entered value of the sales to each
importer (or customer).4 Where the
Department calculated a weightedaverage dumping margin by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed
sales to that party by the total sales
quantity associated with those
transactions, the Department will direct
CBP to assess importer-specific
assessment rates based on the resulting
per-unit rates.5 Where an importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem or perunit rate is greater than de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to collect
the appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.6 Where an importer- (or
customer-) specific ad valorem or perunit rate is zero or de minimis, the
Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.7
Pursuant to the Department’s
assessment practice, for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales
databases submitted by companies
individually examined during this
review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the
PRC-wide entity rate. Additionally, if
the Department determines that an
exporter had no shipments of the
subject merchandise, any suspended
entries that entered under that
exporter’s case number (i.e., at that
exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at the
PRC-wide entity rate.8
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
4 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 See
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
8 See
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publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the
exporters listed above, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established in the
final results of review (except, if the rate
is zero or de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5
percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be
required for that company); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) for all PRC
exporters of subject merchandise which
have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent;
and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of
subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the
PRC exporters that supplied that nonPRC exporter. The deposit requirements
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of administrative review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i) of the Act.
Dated: November 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope
III. Background
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Selection of Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Bulgarian Financial Ratios
Comment 3: Treatment of Irrecoverable VAT
Comment 4: Proposed Changes to the
Calculation Methodology for New
Oriental’s CIF Sales
VI. Conclusion
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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).
[A–570–928]
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant
entries during this POR. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping
duties.
AGENCY:
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
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Uncovered Innerspring Units From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
of Anticircumvention Inquiry on
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on available
information, the Department of
Commerce (Department) is selfinitiating an anticircumvention inquiry
to determine whether certain imports
are circumventing the antidumping duty
order on uncovered innerspring units
(innerspring units) from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC).
Effective November 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Renkey, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
On December 31, 2007, Petitioner 1
filed a petition seeking imposition of
antidumping duties on imports of
uncovered innerspring units from,
1 Leggett
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-932]
Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the
Preliminary Results of the sixth administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain steel threaded rod from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'') on May 13, 2016. The period of review
(``POR'') is April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2015. This review covers
two PRC exporters of subject merchandise, RMB Fasteners Ltd., IFI &
Morgan Ltd., and Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co., Ltd. (collectively
``the RMB/IFI Group''), and Zhejiang New Oriental Fastener Co., Ltd.
(``New Oriental''). The final dumping margins are listed below in the
``Final Results of Administrative Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective November 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Devine or Paul Walker, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-0238 or 202-482-0413,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
As noted above, the Department published the Preliminary Results on
May 13, 2016.\1\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309, we invited parties
to comment on our Preliminary Results. Between June 20, 2016, and June
27, 2016, Vulcan Threaded Products Inc. (``Petitioner''), the RMB/IFI
Group, and New Oriental submitted case and rebuttal briefs. On August
10, 2016, the Department extended the deadline for the final results to
November 14, 2016.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Steel Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 81 FR 29843 (May 13, 2016)
(``Preliminary Results'') and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
through James Doyle, Office Director, from Julia Hancock, Senior
International Trade Compliance Analyst, ``Certain Steel Threaded Rod
From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review'' (August 10,
2016).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order includes steel threaded rod.
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under subheading
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, and 7318.15.2095 of the
United States Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTSUS''). Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
our written description of the scope of the order, which is contained
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (``I&D Memo''), is
dispositive.\3\
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\3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Sixth
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Steel
Threaded Rod From the People's Republic of China'' (November 14,
2015) (``I&D Memo'').
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by
parties in this review in the I&D Memo. Attached to this notice, in
Appendix I, is a list of the issues which parties raised. The I&D Memo
is a public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit
(``CRU''), Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building, as
well as 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 and
in the CRU. In addition, a complete version of the I&D Memo can be
accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed I&D Memo and the electronic versions of the I&D
Memo are identical in content.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we have now
recalculated a dumping margin based on revisions to the surrogate
financial ratios and changes to the calculation methodology regarding
treatment of New Oriental's cost, insurance, and freight (``CIF'')
sales. For a list of all issues addressed in these final results,
please refer to Appendix I accompanying this notice.
PRC-Wide Entity
The Department continues to find that the following six companies
subject to this review that are not eligible for separate rate status
or rescission are part of the PRC-wide entity: Brother Holding Group
Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Xinyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter
Industries Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Heiter MFG & Trade Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang
Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Morgan Brother Technology
Co., Ltd.
Final Results of Administrative Review
The weighted-average dumping margins for the administrative review
are as follows:
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Weighted-
Exporter average margin
(percent)
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IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. (collectively 0.00
``RMB/IFI Group'').....................................
Zhejiang New Oriental Co., Ltd.......................... 11.07
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the ``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department has
determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. The
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this
administrative review.
Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we
calculated importer (or customer)-specific ad valorem rates by
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\4\ Where the
Department calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total
sales quantity associated with those transactions, the Department will
direct CBP to assess importer-specific assessment rates based on the
resulting per-unit rates.\5\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific
ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis, the Department
will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.\6\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem
or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\7\
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\4\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\5\ Id.
\6\ Id.
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Pursuant to the Department's assessment practice, for entries that
were not reported in the U.S. sales databases submitted by companies
individually examined during this review, the Department will instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the PRC-wide entity rate.
Additionally, if the Department determines that an exporter had no
shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that
entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's
rate) will be liquidated at the PRC-wide entity rate.\8\
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\8\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters
listed above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the
final results of review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis,
i.e., less than 0.5 percent, a zero cash deposit rate will be required
for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and
non-PRC exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published
for the most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-Wide rate of 206 percent;
and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the PRC exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
The deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
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).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: November 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Scope
III. Background
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Selection of Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Bulgarian Financial Ratios
Comment 3: Treatment of Irrecoverable VAT
Comment 4: Proposed Changes to the Calculation Methodology for New
Oriental's CIF Sales
VI. Conclusion
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