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review, the entity is not under review
and the entity’s current rate, i.e., 114.90
percent,14 is not subject to change.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Disclosure
Normally, the Department will
disclose the calculations used in its
analysis to parties in this review within
five days of the date of publication of
the notice of preliminary results in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b). However, in this case,
there are no calculations on this record
to disclose.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than 30 days after
the publication of these preliminary
result, unless the Secretary alters the
time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
the deadline date for case briefs.15
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this review are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
address, and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of
the issues to be discussed. If a request
for a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
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14 See
Certain Cased Pencils from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Partial Rescission; 2014–2015, 81 FR 83201
(November 21, 2016), unchanged in Certain Cased
Pencils from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review 2014–2015, 82 FR 24675 (May 30, 2017),
and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
15 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, which will include the results of
our analysis of the issues raised in the
case briefs, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register, pursuant to
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless
the deadline is extended.
found to be entitled to a separate rate,
the cash deposit rate will be that for the
PRC-wide entity; 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 exporter that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department will determine, and CBP
shall assess, AD duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.16 The Department intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
days after the publication date of the
final results of this review. If the
Department continues to find Ningbo
Homey and Tianjin Tonghe as part of
the PRC-wide entity in the final results,
the Department will instruct CBP to
liquidate POR entries of subject
merchandise from these companies at
the PRC-wide rate of 114.90 percent.
Moreover, if the Department continues
to make a no-shipment finding for Wah
Yuen in the final results, any suspended
entries of subject merchandise from
Wah Yuen will also be liquidated at the
PRC-wide rate.17 Finally, with respect to
entries from Orient and Rongxin,
antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Department’s presumption that
reimbursement of AD duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of
double AD duties.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for shipments of
the subject merchandise from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For any
companies listed above that have a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
be that established in the final results of
review (except, if the rate is zero or de
minimis, then zero cash deposit will be
required); (2) for previously investigated
or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters
not listed above that received a separate
rate in a prior segment of this
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the existing exporterspecific rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of
subject merchandise that have not been
16 See
19 CFR 351.212(b).
17 See Assessment Notice.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
Dated: August 31, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Discussion of the Methodology
a. Partial Rescission of Review
b. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
c. NME Country Status
d. Separate Rates
5. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2017–19049 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–057]
Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets
From the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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The Department of Commerce
(the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of certain tool
chests and cabinets (tool chests) from
the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
The period of investigation is January 1,
2016, through December 31, 2016.
DATES: Applicable September 15, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hermes Pinilla or Thomas Schauer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202) 482–3477 or (202) 482–0410,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). The Department published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on May 9, 2017.1 On June 12, 2017, the
Department postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and
the revised deadline is now September
8, 2017.2 For a complete description of
the events that followed the initiation of
this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
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, and 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 Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn/. The signed and electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are tool chests from the
PRC. For a complete description of the
scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
the Department’s regulations,4 the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of
time for parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage, (i.e., scope).5 Certain
interested parties commented on the
scope of the investigation as it appeared
in the Initiation Notice. For a summary
of the product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the
record for this preliminary
determination, and accompanying
discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum.6 The
Department is preliminarily modifying
the scope language as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. See revised scope in
Appendix I.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, the
Department preliminarily determines
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
and that the subsidy is specific.7
The Department notes that, in making
these findings, it relied, in part, on facts
available and, because it finds that one
or more respondents did not act to the
best of their ability to respond to the
Department’s requests for information, it
drew an adverse inference where
appropriate in selecting from among the
facts otherwise available.8 For further
information, see ‘‘Use of Facts
Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of
the Act provide that in the preliminary
determination, the Department shall
determine an estimated all-others rate
for companies not individually
examined. This rate shall be an amount
equal to the weighted average of the
estimated subsidy rates established for
those companies individually
examined, excluding any zero and de
minimis rates and any rates based
entirely under section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, the Department
calculated individual estimated
countervailable subsidy rates for Jiangsu
Tongrun Equipment Technology Co.,
Ltd. (Tongrun) and Zhongshan Geelong
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Geelong) that
are not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts otherwise available.
The Department calculated the allothers’ rate using a weighted average of
the individual estimated subsidy rates
calculated for the examined respondents
using each company’s publicly-ranged
values for the merchandise under
consideration.9
Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily
determines that the following estimated
countervailable subsidy rates exist:
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Company
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Jiangsu Tongrun Equipment Technology Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................
Zhongshan Geelong Manufacturing Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
1 See Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 82 FR 21516
(May 9, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the
People’s Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 82 FR 31045 (July 5, 2017).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Affirmative Determination:
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Tool
Chests and Cabinets From the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 21517.
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6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Tool Chests and
Cabinets From the People’s Republic of China:
Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated concurrently
with this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum).
7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
8 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
9 With two respondents under examination, the
Department normally calculates (A) a weightedaverage of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of
the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the
examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the
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examined respondents using each company’s
publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for the
merchandise under consideration. The Department
then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate
closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all
other producers and exporters. See, e.g., Ball
Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final
Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and
Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged
sales data was available, the Department based the
all-others rate on the publicly ranged sales data of
the mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis
of the data, please see the All-Others’ Rate
Calculation Memorandum.
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Subsidy rate
(percent)
Company
Allround Hardware Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................
Beijing Kang Jie Kong International Cargo Agent Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................
Changshu Zhongcheng Tool Box Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................
Changzhou City Hongfei Metalwork Corporation ............................................................................................................................
Changzhou Machan Steel Furniture Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
China National Electronics Import and Export Ningbo Co ..............................................................................................................
Foshan Lishida Metal Products Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................................
Guangdong Hisense Home Appliances Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................
Guerjie Enterprise Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................................
Haiyan Dingfeng Fasteners Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................
Hyxion Metal Industry ......................................................................................................................................................................
Jiaxing Pinyou Import & Export Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Jin Rong Hua Le Metal Manufactures Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................
Jinhua JG Tools Manufacturing Co .................................................................................................................................................
Jinhua Yahu Tools Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................
Keesung Manufacturing Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................................
Kingstar Tools Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................................
Liyang Flying Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................
Meridian International Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Better Design Industry Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Hualei Tool Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Jiufeng Electronic Tool ........................................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Safewell International Holding Corp ...................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Xiunan International Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................................
Pinghu Chenda Storage Office Equipment Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................
Pooke Technology Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................
Shanghai All-Fast International Trade Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................
Shanghai All-Hop Industry Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................
Shanghai Delta International Trading ..............................................................................................................................................
Shanghai Fairlong International Trading Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................
Shanghai ITPC Hardware Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
Shanghai Legsteel Metal Products Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Shanghai Tung Hsing Technology Inc ............................................................................................................................................
Shining Golden Yida Welding & Cutting Machinery Manufacture Ltd ............................................................................................
Suzhou Aomeijia Metallic Products Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Suzhou Goldenline Machinery Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................
Suzhou Xindadi Hardware Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................
Taixing Hutchin Mfg. Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tong Ming Enterprise (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Trantex Product (Zhong Shan) Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................
Wuyi Yunlin Steel Products Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................................
Yangzhou Huayu Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................
Yangzhou Triple Harvest Power Tools Limited ...............................................................................................................................
Zhangjiagang Houfeng Machinery Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang KC Mechanical & Electrical ..............................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Zhenglian Corp .................................................................................................................................................................
Zhuhai Shichang Metals Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................
All-Others .........................................................................................................................................................................................
Suspension of Liquidation10
In accordance with section
703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend
liquidation of entries of subject
merchandise as described in the scope
of the investigation section entered, or
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10 As
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum, the Department has found the
following companies to be cross-owned with
Jiangsu Tongrun Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.:
Changshu Jack Factory, Changshu Tongrun Taron
Import and Export Co., Ltd., (also known as
Changshu Tongrun Equipment Co., Ltd.), Changshu
Tongrun Mechanical & Electrical Equipment
Manufacture Co., Ltd., Changshu Taron Machinery
Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Changshu
General Electrical Factory Co., Ltd.
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withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.205(d), the Department will instruct
CBP to require a cash deposit equal to
the rates indicated above.
Verification
Disclosure
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the last
verification report is issued in this
investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be
submitted no later than five days after
The Department intends to disclose
its calculations and analysis performed
to interested parties in this preliminary
determination within five days of its
public announcement, or if there is no
public announcement, within five days
of the date of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
Act, the Department intends to verify
the information relied upon in making
its final determination.
Public Comment
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the deadline date for case briefs.11
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this investigation are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, the
Department intends to hold the hearing
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 703(f) of
the Act, the Department will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its determination. If the 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 the final
determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 703(f)
and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(c).
Dated: September 8, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers
certain metal tool chests and tool cabinets,
with drawers, (tool chests and cabinets), from
the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) and
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).
The scope covers all metal tool chests and
cabinets, including top chests, intermediate
11 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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chests, tool cabinets and side cabinets,
storage units, mobile work benches, and
work stations and that have the following
physical characteristics:
(1) A body made of carbon, alloy, or
stainless steel and/or other metals;
(2) two or more drawers for storage in each
individual unit;
(3) a width (side to side) exceeding 15
inches for side cabinets and exceeding 21
inches for all other individual units but not
exceeding 60 inches;
(4) a body depth (front to back) exceeding
10 inches but not exceeding 24 inches; and
(5) prepackaged for retail sale.
For purposes of this scope, the width
parameter applies to each individual unit,
i.e., each individual top chest, intermediate
top chest, tool cabinet, side cabinet, storage
unit, mobile work bench, and work station.
Prepackaged for retail sale means the units
may, for example, be packaged in a cardboard
box, other type of container or packaging,
and may bear a Universal Product Code,
along with photographs, pictures, images,
features, artwork, and/or product
specifications. Subject tool chests and
cabinets are covered whether imported in
assembled or unassembled form. Subject
merchandise includes tool chests and
cabinets produced in the PRC or Vietnam but
assembled, prepackaged for retail sale, or
subject to other minor processing in a third
country prior to importation into the United
States. Similarly, it would include tool chests
and cabinets produced in the PRC or Vietnam
that are later found to be assembled,
prepackaged for retail sale, or subject to other
minor processing after importation into the
United States.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may also
have doors and shelves in addition to
drawers, may have handles (typically
mounted on the sides), and may have a work
surface on the top. Subject tool chests and
cabinets may be uncoated (e.g., stainless
steel), painted, powder coated, galvanized, or
otherwise coated for corrosion protection or
aesthetic appearance.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may be
packaged as individual units or in sets. When
packaged in sets, they typically include a
cabinet with one or more chests that stack on
top of the cabinet. Tool cabinets act as a base
tool storage unit and typically have rollers,
casters, or wheels to permit them to be
moved more easily when loaded with tools.
Work stations and mobile work benches are
tool cabinets with a work surface on the top
that may be made of rubber, plastic, metal,
wood, or other materials.
Top chests are designed to be used with a
tool cabinet to form a tool storage unit. The
top chests may be mounted on top of the base
tool cabinet or onto an intermediate chest.
They are often packaged as a set with tool
cabinets or intermediate chests, but may also
be packaged separately. They may be
packaged with mounting hardware (e.g.,
bolts) and instructions for assembling them
onto the base tool cabinet or onto an
intermediate tool chest which rests on the
base tool cabinet. Smaller top chests typically
have handles on the sides, while the larger
top chests typically lack handles.
Intermediate tool chests are designed to fit on
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top of the floor standing tool cabinet and to
be used underneath the top tool chest.
Although they may be packaged or used
separately from the tool cabinet, intermediate
chests are designed to be used in conjunction
with tool cabinets. The intermediate chests
typically do not have handles. The
intermediate and top chests may have the
capability of being bolted together.
Side cabinets are designed to be bolted or
otherwise attached to the side of the base
storage cabinet to expand the storage capacity
of the base tool cabinet.
Subject tool chests and cabinets also may
be packaged with a tool set included.
Packaging a subject tool chest and cabinet
with a tool set does not remove an otherwise
covered subject tool chest and cabinet from
the scope. When this occurs, the tools are not
part of the subject merchandise.
All tool chests and cabinets that meet the
above definition are included in the scope
unless otherwise specifically excluded.
Excluded from the scope of the
investigation are tool boxes, chests, and
cabinets with bodies made of plastic, carbon
fiber, wood, or other non-metallic substances.
Also excluded from the scope of the
investigation are industrial grade steel tool
chests and cabinets. The excluded industrial
grade steel tool chests and cabinets are those:
(1) Having a body that is over 60 inches in
width; or
(2) having each of the following physical
characteristics:
(a) A body made of steel that is 0.047
inches or more in thickness;
(b) a body depth (front to back) exceeding
21 inches; and
(c) a unit weight that exceeds the
maximum unit weight shown below for each
width range:
Inches
Maximum
pounds
Weight to width ratio tool chests
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Also excluded from the scope of the
investigation are service carts. The excluded
service carts have all of the following
characteristics:
(1) Casters, wheels, or other similar devices
which allow the service cart to be rolled from
place to place;
(2) A flat top or flat lid on top of the unit
that opens;
(3) a space or gap between the casters,
wheels, or other similar devices, and the
bottom of the enclosed storage space (e.g.,
drawers) of at least 10 inches; and
(4) a total unit height, including casters, of
less than 48 inches.
Also excluded from the scope of the
investigation are non-mobile work benches.
The excluded non-mobile work benches have
all of the following characteristics:
(1) a solid top working surface;
(2) no drawers, one drawer, or two drawers
in a side-by-side configuration; and
(3) the unit is supported by legs and has
no solid front, side, or back panels enclosing
the body of the unit.
Also excluded from the scope of the
investigation are metal filing cabinets that are
configured to hold hanging file folders and
are classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at
subheading 9403.10.0020.
Merchandise subject to the investigation is
classified under HTSUS categories
9403.20.0021, 9403.20.0026, 9403.20.0030
and 7326.90.8688, but may also be classified
under HTSUS category 7326.90.3500. While
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and Customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Injury Test
VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports
From the PRC
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
IX. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. Calculation of the All-Others Rate
XII. ITC Notification
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-057]
Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of certain tool chests and cabinets (tool
chests) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The period of
investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.
DATES: Applicable September 15, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Thomas Schauer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3477 or (202)
482-0410, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 9,
2017.\1\ On June 12, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary
determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now
September 8, 2017.\2\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The
Preliminary 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, and
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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\1\ See Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the People's
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation,
82 FR 21516 (May 9, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the People's
Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 82 FR 31045 (July 5, 2017).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination: Countervailing Duty Investigation of
Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are tool chests from the
PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,\4\
the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in
the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments
and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ The
Department is preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared
in the Initiation Notice. See revised scope in Appendix I.
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\4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\5\ See Initiation Notice, 82 FR at 21517.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Tool Chests and Cabinets From the
People's Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination,'' dated concurrently with this notice
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, the Department preliminarily determines that there is
a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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The Department notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in
part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more
respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to the
Department's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference
where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise
available.\8\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise
Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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\8\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the
preliminary determination, the Department shall determine an estimated
all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate
shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated
subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined,
excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely
under section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, the Department calculated individual
estimated countervailable subsidy rates for Jiangsu Tongrun Equipment
Technology Co., Ltd. (Tongrun) and Zhongshan Geelong Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd. (Geelong) that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts otherwise available. The Department calculated the all-others'
rate using a weighted average of the individual estimated subsidy rates
calculated for the examined respondents using each company's publicly-
ranged values for the merchandise under consideration.\9\
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\9\ With two respondents under examination, the Department
normally calculates (A) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy
rates calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average
of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for the examined
respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the estimated subsidy
rates calculated for the examined respondents using each company's
publicly-ranged U.S. sale quantities for the merchandise under
consideration. The Department then compares (B) and (C) to (A) and
selects the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for all
other producers and exporters. See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts
Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final
Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order
in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). As complete
publicly ranged sales data was available, the Department based the
all-others rate on the publicly ranged sales data of the mandatory
respondents. For a complete analysis of the data, please see the
All-Others' Rate Calculation Memorandum.
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Preliminary Determination
The Department preliminarily determines that the following
estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent)
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Jiangsu Tongrun Equipment Technology Co., Ltd......... 17.32
Zhongshan Geelong Manufacturing Co., Ltd.............. 32.07
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Allround Hardware Co., Ltd............................ 112.99
Beijing Kang Jie Kong International Cargo Agent Co., 112.99
Ltd..................................................
Changshu Zhongcheng Tool Box Co., Ltd................. 27.13
Changzhou City Hongfei Metalwork Corporation.......... 112.99
Changzhou Machan Steel Furniture Co., Ltd............. 27.13
China National Electronics Import and Export Ningbo Co 112.99
Foshan Lishida Metal Products Co., Ltd................ 112.99
Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd.......................... 112.99
Guangdong Hisense Home Appliances Co., Ltd............ 27.13
Guerjie Enterprise Co., Ltd........................... 112.99
Haiyan Dingfeng Fasteners Ltd......................... 112.99
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd.. 112.99
Hyxion Metal Industry................................. 27.13
Jiaxing Pinyou Import & Export Co., Ltd............... 112.99
Jin Rong Hua Le Metal Manufactures Co., Ltd........... 27.13
Jinhua JG Tools Manufacturing Co...................... 27.13
Jinhua Yahu Tools Co., Ltd............................ 27.13
Keesung Manufacturing Co., Ltd........................ 27.13
Kingstar Tools Co., Ltd............................... 112.99
Liyang Flying Industry Co., Ltd....................... 112.99
Meridian International Co., Ltd....................... 27.13
Ningbo Better Design Industry Co., Ltd................ 112.99
Ningbo Hualei Tool Co., Ltd........................... 112.99
Ningbo Jiufeng Electronic Tool........................ 112.99
Ningbo Safewell International Holding Corp............ 27.13
Ningbo Xiunan International Co., Ltd.................. 112.99
Pinghu Chenda Storage Office Equipment Co., Ltd....... 27.13
Pooke Technology Co., Ltd............................. 27.13
Shanghai All[hyphen]Fast International Trade Co., Ltd. 27.13
Shanghai All[hyphen]Hop Industry Co., Ltd............. 27.13
Shanghai Delta International Trading.................. 112.99
Shanghai Fairlong International Trading Co., Ltd...... 112.99
Shanghai ITPC Hardware Co., Ltd....................... 27.13
Shanghai Legsteel Metal Products Co., Ltd............. 112.99
Shanghai Tung Hsing Technology Inc.................... 112.99
Shining Golden Yida Welding & Cutting Machinery 112.99
Manufacture Ltd......................................
Suzhou Aomeijia Metallic Products Co., Ltd............ 112.99
Suzhou Goldenline Machinery Co., Ltd.................. 112.99
Suzhou Xindadi Hardware Co., Ltd...................... 27.13
Taixing Hutchin Mfg. Co., Ltd......................... 27.13
Tong Ming Enterprise (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd............... 112.99
Trantex Product (Zhong Shan) Co., Ltd................. 27.13
Wuyi Yunlin Steel Products Co., Ltd................... 112.99
Yangzhou Huayu Pipe Fitting Co., Ltd.................. 112.99
Yangzhou Triple Harvest Power Tools Limited........... 27.13
Zhangjiagang Houfeng Machinery Co., Ltd............... 112.99
Zhejiang KC Mechanical & Electrical................... 112.99
Zhejiang Zhenglian Corp............................... 112.99
Zhuhai Shichang Metals Ltd............................ 112.99
All-Others............................................ 27.13
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Suspension of Liquidation10
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\10\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the
Department has found the following companies to be cross-owned with
Jiangsu Tongrun Equipment Technology Co., Ltd.: Changshu Jack
Factory, Changshu Tongrun Taron Import and Export Co., Ltd., (also
known as Changshu Tongrun Equipment Co., Ltd.), Changshu Tongrun
Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd., Changshu
Taron Machinery Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Changshu
General Electrical Factory Co., Ltd.
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In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in
the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d),
the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the
rates indicated above.
Disclosure
The Department intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination
within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of this notice in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, the Department intends
to verify the information relied upon in making its final
determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in
this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after
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the deadline date for case briefs.\11\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)
and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the
Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, the Department will
notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination.
If the 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 the final determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: September 8, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers certain metal tool chests
and tool cabinets, with drawers, (tool chests and cabinets), from
the People's Republic of China (the PRC) and the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam (Vietnam). The scope covers all metal tool chests and
cabinets, including top chests, intermediate chests, tool cabinets
and side cabinets, storage units, mobile work benches, and work
stations and that have the following physical characteristics:
(1) A body made of carbon, alloy, or stainless steel and/or
other metals;
(2) two or more drawers for storage in each individual unit;
(3) a width (side to side) exceeding 15 inches for side cabinets
and exceeding 21 inches for all other individual units but not
exceeding 60 inches;
(4) a body depth (front to back) exceeding 10 inches but not
exceeding 24 inches; and
(5) prepackaged for retail sale.
For purposes of this scope, the width parameter applies to each
individual unit, i.e., each individual top chest, intermediate top
chest, tool cabinet, side cabinet, storage unit, mobile work bench,
and work station.
Prepackaged for retail sale means the units may, for example, be
packaged in a cardboard box, other type of container or packaging,
and may bear a Universal Product Code, along with photographs,
pictures, images, features, artwork, and/or product specifications.
Subject tool chests and cabinets are covered whether imported in
assembled or unassembled form. Subject merchandise includes tool
chests and cabinets produced in the PRC or Vietnam but assembled,
prepackaged for retail sale, or subject to other minor processing in
a third country prior to importation into the United States.
Similarly, it would include tool chests and cabinets produced in the
PRC or Vietnam that are later found to be assembled, prepackaged for
retail sale, or subject to other minor processing after importation
into the United States.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may also have doors and shelves
in addition to drawers, may have handles (typically mounted on the
sides), and may have a work surface on the top. Subject tool chests
and cabinets may be uncoated (e.g., stainless steel), painted,
powder coated, galvanized, or otherwise coated for corrosion
protection or aesthetic appearance.
Subject tool chests and cabinets may be packaged as individual
units or in sets. When packaged in sets, they typically include a
cabinet with one or more chests that stack on top of the cabinet.
Tool cabinets act as a base tool storage unit and typically have
rollers, casters, or wheels to permit them to be moved more easily
when loaded with tools. Work stations and mobile work benches are
tool cabinets with a work surface on the top that may be made of
rubber, plastic, metal, wood, or other materials.
Top chests are designed to be used with a tool cabinet to form a
tool storage unit. The top chests may be mounted on top of the base
tool cabinet or onto an intermediate chest. They are often packaged
as a set with tool cabinets or intermediate chests, but may also be
packaged separately. They may be packaged with mounting hardware
(e.g., bolts) and instructions for assembling them onto the base
tool cabinet or onto an intermediate tool chest which rests on the
base tool cabinet. Smaller top chests typically have handles on the
sides, while the larger top chests typically lack handles.
Intermediate tool chests are designed to fit on top of the floor
standing tool cabinet and to be used underneath the top tool chest.
Although they may be packaged or used separately from the tool
cabinet, intermediate chests are designed to be used in conjunction
with tool cabinets. The intermediate chests typically do not have
handles. The intermediate and top chests may have the capability of
being bolted together.
Side cabinets are designed to be bolted or otherwise attached to
the side of the base storage cabinet to expand the storage capacity
of the base tool cabinet.
Subject tool chests and cabinets also may be packaged with a
tool set included. Packaging a subject tool chest and cabinet with a
tool set does not remove an otherwise covered subject tool chest and
cabinet from the scope. When this occurs, the tools are not part of
the subject merchandise.
All tool chests and cabinets that meet the above definition are
included in the scope unless otherwise specifically excluded.
Excluded from the scope of the investigation are tool boxes,
chests, and cabinets with bodies made of plastic, carbon fiber,
wood, or other non-metallic substances.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are industrial
grade steel tool chests and cabinets. The excluded industrial grade
steel tool chests and cabinets are those:
(1) Having a body that is over 60 inches in width; or
(2) having each of the following physical characteristics:
(a) A body made of steel that is 0.047 inches or more in
thickness;
(b) a body depth (front to back) exceeding 21 inches; and
(c) a unit weight that exceeds the maximum unit weight shown
below for each width range:
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Maximum
Inches pounds
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Weight to width ratio tool chests
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21 > <= 25................................................... 90
25 > <= 28................................................... 115
28 > <= 30................................................... 120
30 > <= 32................................................... 130
32 > <= 34................................................... 140
34 > <= 36................................................... 150
36 > <= 38................................................... 160
38 > <= 40................................................... 170
40 > <= 42................................................... 180
42 > <= 44................................................... 190
44 > <= 46................................................... 200
46 > <= 48................................................... 210
48 > <= 50................................................... 220
50 > <= 52................................................... 230
52 > <= 54................................................... 240
54 > <= 56................................................... 250
56 > <= 58................................................... 260
58 > <= 60................................................... 270
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Weight to width ratio tool cabinets
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21 > <= 25................................................... 155
25 > <= 28................................................... 170
28 > <= 30................................................... 185
30 > <= 32................................................... 200
32 > <= 34................................................... 215
34 > <= 36................................................... 230
36 > <= 38................................................... 245
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38 > <= 40................................................... 260
40 > <= 42................................................... 280
42 > <= 44................................................... 290
44 > <= 46................................................... 300
46 > <= 48................................................... 310
48 > <= 50................................................... 320
50 > <= 52................................................... 330
52 > <= 54................................................... 340
54 > <= 56................................................... 350
56 > <= 58................................................... 360
58 > <= 60................................................... 370
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Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are service
carts. The excluded service carts have all of the following
characteristics:
(1) Casters, wheels, or other similar devices which allow the
service cart to be rolled from place to place;
(2) A flat top or flat lid on top of the unit that opens;
(3) a space or gap between the casters, wheels, or other similar
devices, and the bottom of the enclosed storage space (e.g.,
drawers) of at least 10 inches; and
(4) a total unit height, including casters, of less than 48
inches.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are non-mobile
work benches. The excluded non-mobile work benches have all of the
following characteristics:
(1) a solid top working surface;
(2) no drawers, one drawer, or two drawers in a side-by-side
configuration; and
(3) the unit is supported by legs and has no solid front, side,
or back panels enclosing the body of the unit.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are metal
filing cabinets that are configured to hold hanging file folders and
are classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) at subheading 9403.10.0020.
Merchandise subject to the investigation is classified under
HTSUS categories 9403.20.0021, 9403.20.0026, 9403.20.0030 and
7326.90.8688, but may also be classified under HTSUS category
7326.90.3500. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Injury Test
VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports From the PRC
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
IX. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
X. Analysis of Programs
XI. Calculation of the All-Others Rate
XII. ITC Notification
XIII. Conclusion
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