Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Antidumping Duty Order, 50639-50641 [2018-21851]
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results,
Commerce shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.10 We will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Where
assessments are based upon total facts
available, including AFA, we instruct
CBP to assess duties at the AFA margin
rate. The final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results
of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.11
Further, if we continue to find in the
final results that Banduoo, Fujian
Rongshu, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi-He
had no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate any suspended
entries that entered under their
antidumping duty case numbers (i.e., at
that exporter’s rate) at the all-others rate
if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the
transaction. We intend to issue
liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days
after publication of the final results of
this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of the
notice of final results of administrative
review for all shipments of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for Ming Wei will
be that established in the final results of
this review; (2) for merchandise
exported by manufacturers or exporters
not covered in this review but covered
in a prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, or the original investigation, but
the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
most recently completed segment for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be 4.37 percent, the allothers rate determined in the less-thanfair-value investigation.12 These cash
10 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
12 See Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge from Taiwan and the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR
56982, 56985 (September 17, 2010).
11 See
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deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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 POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
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.
Dated: October 2, 2018.
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
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
V. Application of Facts Available and
Adverse Inferences
A. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
B. Application of Facts Available With an
Adverse Inference
C. Selection and Corroboration of Adverse
Facts Available Rate
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–877]
Stainless Steel Flanges From India:
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
duty order on stainless steel flanges
from India.
DATES: Applicable October 9, 2018.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benito Ballesteros or Christian Llinas,
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) 482–7425
and (202) 482–4877, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with section 735(d) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on August 16, 2018,
Commerce published its affirmative
Final Determination in the less than fair
value (LTFV) investigation of stainless
steel flanges from India.1 On September
28, 2018, the ITC notified Commerce of
its final determination pursuant to
section 735(d) of the Act, that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of LTFV
imports of stainless steel flanges from
India, within the meaning of section
735(b)(1)(A) of the Act.2
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are stainless steel flanges from India.
For a complete description of the scope
of the order, see the Appendix to this
notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
In accordance with sections
735(b)(1)(A) and 735(d) of the Act, the
ITC has notified Commerce of its final
determination in this investigation, in
which it found that imports of stainless
steel flanges from India are materially
injuring a U.S. industry.3 Therefore, in
accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and
736(a) of the Act, we are publishing this
antidumping duty order.
As a result of the ITC’s final
determination, in accordance with
section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce
will direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise, for all
relevant entries of stainless steel flanges
from India. These antidumping duties
1 See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Affirmative Critical
Circumstance Determination, 83 FR 40745 (August
16, 2018) (Final Determination).
2 See ITC Letter regarding stainless steel flanges
from India, dated September 28, 2018 (ITC
Notification); see also Stainless Steel Flanges from
China, Inv. No. 731–TA–1384 (Final), USITC Pub.
4828 (September 2018).
3 See ITC Notification.
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will be assessed on unliquidated entries
of stainless steel flanges from India
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after March 28,
2018, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,4 but will
not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures
period and before publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination, as
further described below.
injury determination, CBP will require,
at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on
this subject merchandise, a cash deposit
equal to the estimated antidumping
duty margin.5 The ‘‘All Others’’ rate
applies to all exporters of subject
merchandise not specifically listed in
the table below.
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will instruct
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation
on entries of subject merchandise from
India. We will also instruct CBP to
require cash deposits equal to the
estimated amount by which the normal
value exceeds the U.S. price as
indicated in the chart below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will
remain in effect until further notice.
Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
instructions to suspend liquidation
issued pursuant to an affirmative
preliminary determination may not
remain in effect for more than four
months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of subject merchandise request
to extend the four-month period to six
months. The four-month period
beginning on March 28, 2018, the date
of publication of the Preliminary
Determination, ended on August 10,
2018. Furthermore, section 737(b) of the
Act states that definitive duties are to
Provisional Measures
begin on the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
will instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of stainless steel flanges from
India entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
August 10, 2018, the day after which the
provisional measures expired, until and
through the day preceding the date of
publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination in the Federal Register.
Suspension of liquidation will resume
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final determination in the Federal
Register.
Estimated Dumping Margins
Commerce determines that the
estimated final weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter or producer
Chandan ..................................................................................................................................................................
Echjay single entity ..................................................................................................................................................
Bebitz/Viraj single entity ..........................................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty order with respect to
stainless steel flanges from India,
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of
antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: October 2, 2018.
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
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this investigation
are certain forged stainless-steel flanges,
whether unfinished, semi-finished, or
4 See Stainless Steel Flanges from India:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative
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19.16
145.25
145.25
19.16
Cash deposit
rate
(adjusted for
offset(s))
(percent)
14.29
140.38
145.25
14.29
finished (certain forged stainless-steel
flanges). Certain forged stainless steel flanges
are generally manufactured to, but not
limited to, the material specification of
ASTM/ASME A/SA182 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications. Certain
forged stainless steel flanges are made in
various grades such as, but not limited to,
304, 304L, 316, and 316L (or combinations
thereof). The term ‘‘stainless steel’’ used in
this scope refers to an alloy steel containing,
by actual weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon
and 10.5 percent or more of chromium, with
or without other elements.
Unfinished stainless-steel flanges possess
the approximate shape of finished stainless
steel flanges and have not yet been machined
to final specification after the initial forging
or like operations. These machining
processes may include, but are not limited to,
boring, facing, spot facing, drilling, tapering,
threading, beveling, heating, or compressing.
Semi-finished stainless steel flanges are
unfinished stainless-steel flanges that have
undergone some machining processes.
The scope includes six general types of
flanges. They are: (1) Weld neck, generally
used in butt-weld line connection; (2)
threaded, generally used for threaded line
connections; (3) slip-on, generally used to
slide over pipe; (4) lap joint, generally used
with stub-ends/butt-weld line connections;
(5) socket weld, generally used to fit pipe
into a machine recession; and (6) blind,
generally used to seal off a line. The sizes
and descriptions of the flanges within the
scope include all pressure classes of ASME
B16.5 and range from one-half inch to
twenty-four inches nominal pipe size.
Specifically excluded from the scope of this
investigation are cast stainless steel flanges.
Cast stainless steel flanges generally are
manufactured to specification ASTM A351.
The country of origin for certain forged
stainless-steel flanges, whether unfinished,
semi-finished, or finished is the country
where the flange was forged. Subject
merchandise includes stainless steel flanges
as defined above that have been further
processed in a third country. The processing
includes, but is not limited to, boring, facing,
spot facing, drilling, tapering, threading,
beveling, heating, or compressing, and/or any
other processing that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of
Determination of Critical Circumstances,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 13246
(March 28, 2018) (Preliminary Determination).
5 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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the investigation if performed in the country
of manufacture of the stainless-steel flanges.
Merchandise subject to this investigation is
typically imported under headings
7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings
and ASTM specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-877]
Stainless Steel Flanges From India: Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on stainless steel
flanges from India.
DATES: Applicable October 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros or Christian
Llinas, 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) 482-7425
and (202) 482-4877, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with section 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on August 16,
2018, Commerce published its affirmative Final Determination in the
less than fair value (LTFV) investigation of stainless steel flanges
from India.\1\ On September 28, 2018, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination pursuant to section 735(d) of the Act, that an
industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of LTFV
imports of stainless steel flanges from India, within the meaning of
section 735(b)(1)(A) of the Act.\2\
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\1\ See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Critical Circumstance Determination, 83 FR 40745 (August 16, 2018)
(Final Determination).
\2\ See ITC Letter regarding stainless steel flanges from India,
dated September 28, 2018 (ITC Notification); see also Stainless
Steel Flanges from China, Inv. No. 731-TA-1384 (Final), USITC Pub.
4828 (September 2018).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are stainless steel flanges from
India. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the
Appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
In accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A) and 735(d) of the Act, the
ITC has notified Commerce of its final determination in this
investigation, in which it found that imports of stainless steel
flanges from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry.\3\
Therefore, in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736(a) of the Act,
we are publishing this antidumping duty order.
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\3\ See ITC Notification.
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As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with
section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by
Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal
value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of stainless
steel flanges from India. These antidumping duties
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will be assessed on unliquidated entries of stainless steel flanges
from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after March 28, 2018, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determination,\4\ but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of
the ITC's final injury determination, as further described below.
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\4\ See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 83 FR 13246 (March 28, 2018) (Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on entries of subject
merchandise from India. We will also instruct CBP to require cash
deposits equal to the estimated amount by which the normal value
exceeds the U.S. price as indicated in the chart below. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice.
Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's
final affirmative injury determination, CBP will require, at the same
time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this
subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated antidumping
duty margin.\5\ The ``All Others'' rate applies to all exporters of
subject merchandise not specifically listed in the table below.
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\5\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that instructions to suspend
liquidation issued pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than four months, except where
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of subject
merchandise request to extend the four-month period to six months. The
four-month period beginning on March 28, 2018, the date of publication
of the Preliminary Determination, ended on August 10, 2018.
Furthermore, section 737(b) of the Act states that definitive duties
are to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of stainless steel flanges from India entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 10, 2018,
the day after which the provisional measures expired, until and through
the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will
resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determination in
the Federal Register.
Estimated Dumping Margins
Commerce determines that the estimated final weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
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Estimated
weighted- Cash deposit
average rate
Exporter or producer dumping (adjusted for
margin offset(s))
(percent) (percent)
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Chandan................................. 19.16 14.29
Echjay single entity.................... 145.25 140.38
Bebitz/Viraj single entity.............. 145.25 145.25
All Others.............................. 19.16 14.29
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
stainless steel flanges from India, pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: October 2, 2018.
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
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this investigation are certain forged
stainless-steel flanges, whether unfinished, semi-finished, or
finished (certain forged stainless-steel flanges). Certain forged
stainless steel flanges are generally manufactured to, but not
limited to, the material specification of ASTM/ASME A/SA182 or
comparable domestic or foreign specifications. Certain forged
stainless steel flanges are made in various grades such as, but not
limited to, 304, 304L, 316, and 316L (or combinations thereof). The
term ``stainless steel'' used in this scope refers to an alloy steel
containing, by actual weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Unfinished stainless-steel flanges possess the approximate shape
of finished stainless steel flanges and have not yet been machined
to final specification after the initial forging or like operations.
These machining processes may include, but are not limited to,
boring, facing, spot facing, drilling, tapering, threading,
beveling, heating, or compressing. Semi-finished stainless steel
flanges are unfinished stainless-steel flanges that have undergone
some machining processes.
The scope includes six general types of flanges. They are: (1)
Weld neck, generally used in butt-weld line connection; (2)
threaded, generally used for threaded line connections; (3) slip-on,
generally used to slide over pipe; (4) lap joint, generally used
with stub-ends/butt-weld line connections; (5) socket weld,
generally used to fit pipe into a machine recession; and (6) blind,
generally used to seal off a line. The sizes and descriptions of the
flanges within the scope include all pressure classes of ASME B16.5
and range from one-half inch to twenty-four inches nominal pipe
size. Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation are
cast stainless steel flanges. Cast stainless steel flanges generally
are manufactured to specification ASTM A351.
The country of origin for certain forged stainless-steel
flanges, whether unfinished, semi-finished, or finished is the
country where the flange was forged. Subject merchandise includes
stainless steel flanges as defined above that have been further
processed in a third country. The processing includes, but is not
limited to, boring, facing, spot facing, drilling, tapering,
threading, beveling, heating, or compressing, and/or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of
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the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the
stainless-steel flanges.
Merchandise subject to this investigation is typically imported
under headings 7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS
subheadings and ASTM specifications are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2018-21851 Filed 10-5-18; 8:45 a.m.]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
