Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2017-2018, 39802-39804 [2019-17196]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–489–831]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From
the Republic of Turkey: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2017–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on carbon and
alloy steel wire rod from the Republic
of Turkey for the period October 31,
2017, through April 30, 2019, based on
the timely withdrawal of the request for
review.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable August 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jasun Moy, 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) 482–8194.
Background
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On May 1, 2019, Commerce published
in the Federal Register a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative
review of the antidumping duty (AD)
order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod
(wire rod) from the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey) for the period October 31,
2017, through April 30, 2019.1 On May
31, 2019, Commerce received a timely
request to conduct an administrative
review of the AD wire rod order from
Turkey from Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane
ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas).2 On July
15, 2019, in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the AD order
on wire rod from Turkey with respect to
Icdas.3 On August 2, 2019, Icdas timely
withdrew its request for an
administrative review.4
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 18479
(May 1, 2019).
2 See Icdas’ Letter, ‘‘Wire Rod from Turkey;
Icdas’s Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated
May 31, 2019.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
33739 (July 15, 2019).
4 See Icdas’ Letter, ‘‘Wire Rod from Turkey;
Icdas’s Withdrawal of Request for AD
Administrative Review,’’ dated August 2, 2019.
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Rescission of Review
Notification to Interested Parties
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested the
review withdraws its request within 90
days of the publication date of the
notice of initiation of the requested
review. Icdas withdrew its request for
review within the 90-day deadline.
Because Commerce received no other
requests for review of Icdas, and no
other requests were made for a review
of the AD order on wire rod from
Turkey with respect to other companies,
we are rescinding the administrative
review covering the period October 31,
2017, through April 30, 2019, in full, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751 and
777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Assessment
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Products From Taiwan: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Final Determination of No
Shipments; 2017–2018
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
AD duties on all appropriate entries of
wire rod from Turkey during the period
of review. For the company for which
this review is rescinded, AD duties shall
be assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit rate of estimated AD duties
required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers whose entries
will be liquidated as a result of this
rescission notice, of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of AD duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review
period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the
presumption that reimbursement of the
AD duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double AD duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable violation.
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Dated: August 6, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–853]
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that producers
and/or exporters subject to this
administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at less than normal
value (NV) during the period of review
(POR), February 1, 2017, through
January 31, 2018.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable August 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Martin or Maisha Cryor, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; (202) 482–
3936 or (202) 482–5831, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary
results of this administrative review on
April 15, 2019.1 This review covers 31
producers/exporters of subject
merchandise, including two mandatory
respondents, Motech Industries Inc.,
and Sino-American Silicon Products
Inc., Solartech Energy Corp. and
Sunshine PV Corporation (SAS–SEC).
We invited interested parties to
comment on the Preliminary Results. On
May 15, 2019, Commerce received a
1 See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Products from Taiwan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2017–
2018, 84 FR 15179 (April 15, 2019) (Preliminary
Results).
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case brief from SAS–SEC.2 No party
filed a rebuttal brief.
Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
frn/. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is crystalline silicon photovoltaic
cells, and modules, laminates and/or
panels consisting of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, whether or not
partially or fully assembled into other
products, including building integrated
materials.3 Merchandise covered by this
order is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 8501.61.0000,
8507.20.8030, 8507.20.8040,
8507.20.8060, 8507.20.8090,
8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6020,
8541.40.6025, 8541.40.6030,
8541.40.6035, and 8501.31.8000.4 These
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the sole case brief
filed in this administrative review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is appended to this
notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is available electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov, and it is available to
all parties in the Central Records Unit
of the main Commerce Building, Room
B–8024. In addition, a complete version
of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is also accessible on the
internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
2 See ‘‘Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Products from Taiwan: Case Brief,’’ dated May 15,
2019.
3 For a complete description of the scope of the
products under review, See Memorandum,
‘‘Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products
from Taiwan: Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results; 2017–2018’’ (Issues and Decision
Memorandum), dated concurrently with and herby
adopted by this notice.
4 On August 7, 2018, Commerce added the
following HTSUS numbers to the ACE Case
Reference File to reflect 2018 HTSUS updates at the
request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP): 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6035. On November 7,
2018, Commerce added the following HTSUS
numbers to the ACE Case Reference File to reflect
2018 HTSUS updates at the request of CBP:
8541.40.6025.
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Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
preliminarily determined that thirteen
companies had no shipments during the
POR.5 Following publication of the
Preliminary Results, we received no
comments from interested parties
regarding these companies. As a result,
and because the record contains no
evidence to the contrary, we continue to
find that these thirteen companies made
no shipments during the POR.
Consistent with our practice, we will
issue appropriate instructions to CBP
based on our final results.
Changes Since the Preliminary
Results
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, Commerce has made no
changes to the Preliminary Results.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this administrative
review, we are assigning the following
weighted-average dumping margins to
the manufacturers/exporters listed
below for the period of February 1,
2017, through January 31, 2018:
5 See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 15180; see also
certifications of no shipments filed by: (1) AU
Optronics Corporation; and (2) Inventec Energy
Corporation, dated May 7, 2018, and certifications
of no shipments filed by: (3) Vina Solar Technology
Co., Ltd; (4) Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic
Technology Co., Ltd.; (5) Baoding Tianwei Yingli
New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; (6) Beijing
Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.;
(7) Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.;
(8) Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.; (9) Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.; (10) Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources
Co., Ltd.; (11) Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources
Co., Ltd.; (12) Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.; and
(13) Yingli Green Energy International Trading
Company Limited, dated May 16, 2018.
6 In the 2014–2016 administrative review of the
order, Commerce collapsed Sino-American Silicon
Products Inc. and Solartech Energy Corp., and
treated the companies as a single entity for
purposes of the proceeding. See Certain Crystalline
Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014–2016, 82 FR 31555 (July 7, 2017).
Because there were no changes to the facts which
supported that decision since that determination
was made, we continue to find that these
companies are part of a single entity for this
administrative review. Additionally, we have
determined to collapse Sino-American Silicon
Products Inc. and Solartech Energy Corp. with
Sunshine PV Corporation. See Preliminary Results,
84 FR at 15182.
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Manufacturer/exporter
Motech Industries, Inc ...........................
Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.,
and Solartech Energy Corp., and
Sunshine PV Corporation 6 ................
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd .........
Canadian Solar Inc ...............................
Canadian Solar International, Ltd .........
Canadian
Solar
Manufacturing
(Changshu), Inc .................................
Canadian
Solar
Manufacturing
(Luoyang), Inc ....................................
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc ...............
EEPV CORP .........................................
E–TON Solar Tech. Co., Ltd .................
Gintech Energy Corporation .................
Inventec Solar Energy Corporation .......
Kyocera Mexicana S.A. de C.V ............
Lof Solar Corp .......................................
Sunengine Corporation Ltd ...................
Sunrise Global Solar Energy .................
TSEC Corporation .................................
Win Win Precision Technology Co., Ltd
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review.
We intend to calculate importer- (or
customer-) specific assessment rates on
the basis of the ratio of the total amount
of antidumping duties calculated for
each importer’s (or customer’s)
examined sales and the total entered
value of the sales in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importer(or customer-) specific rate is zero or de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
For the companies which were not
selected for individual review, we will
assign an assessment rate based on the
average of the cash deposit rates
calculated for Motech Industries, Inc.
and SAS–SEC. 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.7
For entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by each
respondent for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company or companies
involved in the transaction.
We intend to issue liquidation
instructions to CBP 15 days after
7 See
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publication of the final results of this
administrative review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of these final results, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the
companies under review will be equal
to the weighted-average dumping
margin listed above in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section; (2) for
merchandise exported by producers or
exporters not covered in this review but
covered in a previously completed
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published in the
final results for the most recent period
in which that producer or exporter
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review or in any
previous segment of this proceeding, but
the producer is, then the cash deposit
rate will be that established for the
producer of the merchandise in these
final results of review or in the final
results for the most recent period in
which that producer participated; and
(4) if neither the exporter nor the
producer is a firm covered in this
review or in any previously completed
segment of this proceeding, then the
cash deposit rate will be 19.50 percent
ad valorem, the all-others rate
established in the less than fair value
investigation.8 These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice is the only reminder to
parties subject to the administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
8 See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Products from Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 76966 (December
23, 2014).
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disclosed under the 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 the terms of an APO is
a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Comment
Comment: Rate Applicable to Sunrise
Global Solar Energy
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–428–841, A–570–925, C–570–926]
Sodium Nitrite From Germany and the
People’s Republic of China:
Continuation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) orders on sodium nitrite from
Germany and the People’s Republic of
China (China), and revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
sodium nitrite from China would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of
dumping, countervailable subsidies, and
material injury to an industry in the
United States, Commerce is publishing
a notice of continuation of these AD
orders and CVD order.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian
Hamilton (Germany and China AD) or
Leo Ayala (China CVD), AD/CVD
AGENCY:
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Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4798 or (202) 482–3945,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 27, 2008, Commerce
published the AD orders on sodium
nitrite from Germany and China and the
CVD order on sodium nitrite from
China.1 On January 2, 2019, the ITC
instituted,2 and on February 5, 2019
Commerce initiated,3 the five-year
(sunset) reviews of the AD and CVD
orders on sodium nitrite from Germany
and China, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). As a result of its reviews,
Commerce determined that revocation
of the CVD Order on sodium nitrite from
China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies and notified
the ITC of the magnitude of the subsidy
rates likely to prevail were the order
revoked.4 Commerce also determined,
as a result of its reviews, that revocation
of the AD Orders on sodium nitrite from
Germany and China would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and notified the ITC of the magnitude of
the margins of dumping likely to prevail
were the orders revoked.5
1 See Sodium Nitrite from the Federal Republic of
Germany and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 73 FR 50593 (August 27,
2008) (AD Orders); see also Sodium Nitrite from the
People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order, 73 FR 50595 (August 27, 2008) (CVD Order)
(collectively, Orders).
2 See Sodium Nitrite from China and Germany;
Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 84 FR 6 (January
2, 2019).
3 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84
FR 1705 (February 5, 2019). The initiation of these
reviews was originally scheduled for January 2019
(see Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance
Notification of Sunset Review, 83 FR 62292
(December 3, 2018), as corrected, Advance
Notification of Sunset Review; Correction, 83 FR
66244 (December 26, 2018)). However, Commerce’s
initiation was affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22, 2018,
through the resumption of operations on January
29, 2019. Due to the partial federal government
closure, Commerce initiated these reviews in
February 2019.
4 See Sodium Nitrite from the People’s Republic
of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second
Five Year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order, 84 FR 27084 (June 11, 2019), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
(IDM).
5 See Sodium Nitrite from Germany and the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the
Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 27086 (June 11,
2019), and accompanying IDM.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-853]
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review made
sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR), February 1, 2017, through January 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin or Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; (202) 482-3936 or (202) 482-5831, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the preliminary results of this administrative
review on April 15, 2019.\1\ This review covers 31 producers/exporters
of subject merchandise, including two mandatory respondents, Motech
Industries Inc., and Sino-American Silicon Products Inc., Solartech
Energy Corp. and Sunshine PV Corporation (SAS-SEC). We invited
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. On May 15,
2019, Commerce received a
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case brief from SAS-SEC.\2\ No party filed a rebuttal brief.
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\1\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from
Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2017-2018, 84
FR 15179 (April 15, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See ``Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from
Taiwan: Case Brief,'' dated May 15, 2019.
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Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates and/or panels consisting of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or
fully assembled into other products, including building integrated
materials.\3\ Merchandise covered by this order is currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.8030, 8507.20.8040, 8507.20.8060,
8507.20.8090, 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6025, 8541.40.6030,
8541.40.6035, and 8501.31.8000.\4\ These HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the
scope is dispositive.
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\3\ For a complete description of the scope of the products
under review, See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from
Taiwan: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results; 2017-
2018'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with and
herby adopted by this notice.
\4\ On August 7, 2018, Commerce added the following HTSUS
numbers to the ACE Case Reference File to reflect 2018 HTSUS updates
at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP):
8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6035. On November 7, 2018, Commerce added the
following HTSUS numbers to the ACE Case Reference File to reflect
2018 HTSUS updates at the request of CBP: 8541.40.6025.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the sole case brief filed in this
administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is appended to this notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is available electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Services System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and it is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit of the main Commerce Building, Room
B-8024. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is also accessible on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce preliminarily determined that
thirteen companies had no shipments during the POR.\5\ Following
publication of the Preliminary Results, we received no comments from
interested parties regarding these companies. As a result, and because
the record contains no evidence to the contrary, we continue to find
that these thirteen companies made no shipments during the POR.
Consistent with our practice, we will issue appropriate instructions to
CBP based on our final results.
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\5\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 15180; see also
certifications of no shipments filed by: (1) AU Optronics
Corporation; and (2) Inventec Energy Corporation, dated May 7, 2018,
and certifications of no shipments filed by: (3) Vina Solar
Technology Co., Ltd; (4) Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology
Co., Ltd.; (5) Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.; (6) Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.;
(7) Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; (8) Hengshui
Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; (9) Lixian Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd.; (10) Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.; (11) Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; (12)
Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.; and (13) Yingli Green Energy
International Trading Company Limited, dated May 16, 2018.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, Commerce has made
no changes to the Preliminary Results.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this administrative review, we are assigning the
following weighted-average dumping margins to the manufacturers/
exporters listed below for the period of February 1, 2017, through
January 31, 2018:
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\6\ In the 2014-2016 administrative review of the order,
Commerce collapsed Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. and Solartech
Energy Corp., and treated the companies as a single entity for
purposes of the proceeding. See Certain Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014-2016, 82 FR 31555 (July 7, 2017).
Because there were no changes to the facts which supported that
decision since that determination was made, we continue to find that
these companies are part of a single entity for this administrative
review. Additionally, we have determined to collapse Sino-American
Silicon Products Inc. and Solartech Energy Corp. with Sunshine PV
Corporation. See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 15182.
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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Motech Industries, Inc...................................... 7.77
Sino-American Silicon Products Inc., and Solartech Energy 1.00
Corp., and Sunshine PV Corporation \6\.....................
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd............................ 4.39
Canadian Solar Inc.......................................... 4.39
Canadian Solar International, Ltd........................... 4.39
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc................ 4.39
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang), Inc................. 4.39
Canadian Solar Solutions Inc................................ 4.39
EEPV CORP................................................... 4.39
E-TON Solar Tech. Co., Ltd.................................. 4.39
Gintech Energy Corporation.................................. 4.39
Inventec Solar Energy Corporation........................... 4.39
Kyocera Mexicana S.A. de C.V................................ 4.39
Lof Solar Corp.............................................. 4.39
Sunengine Corporation Ltd................................... 4.39
Sunrise Global Solar Energy................................. 4.39
TSEC Corporation............................................ 4.39
Win Win Precision Technology Co., Ltd....................... 4.39
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review.
We intend to calculate importer- (or customer-) specific assessment
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for each importer's (or customer's) examined sales
and the total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). Where an importer- (or customer-) specific rate is zero
or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), we will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we
will assign an assessment rate based on the average of the cash deposit
rates calculated for Motech Industries, Inc. and SAS-SEC. 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.\7\
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each
respondent for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for
the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company or
companies involved in the transaction.
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after
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publication of the final results of this administrative review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date of these final
results, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash
deposit rate for the companies under review will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin listed above in the ``Final Results of
Review'' section; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or
exporters not covered in this review but covered in a previously
completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published in the final results
for the most recent period in which that producer or exporter
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review
or in any previous segment of this proceeding, but the producer is,
then the cash deposit rate will be that established for the producer of
the merchandise in these final results of review or in the final
results for the most recent period in which that producer participated;
and (4) if neither the exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in
this review or in any previously completed segment of this proceeding,
then the cash deposit rate will be 19.50 percent ad valorem, the all-
others rate established in the less than fair value investigation.\8\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\8\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from
Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR
76966 (December 23, 2014).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice is the only reminder to parties subject to the
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the 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
the terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h).
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of Comment
Comment: Rate Applicable to Sunrise Global Solar Energy
V. Recommendation
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