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Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–1993 or (202) 482–6172,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2019, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the CVD order
on hot-rolled steel flat products from
Brazil for the POR.1 On October 31,
2019, Commerce received a timely
request from United States Steel
Corporation, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and
SSAB Enterprises, LLC (collectively,
domestic interested parties), in
accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an
administrative review of this CVD order
for 10 companies.2
On December 11, 2019, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation with respect to these
companies.3 On February 10, 2020, the
domestic interested parties timely
withdrew their request for an
administrative review for all 10
companies.4
Rescission of Review
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the parties that requested a
review withdraw the request within 90
days of the date of publication of notice
of initiation of the requested review. As
noted above, the domestic interested
parties withdrew their request for
review by the 90-day deadline, and no
other party requested an administrative
review of this order. Therefore, we are
rescinding the administrative review of
the CVD order on hot-rolled steel flat
products from Brazil covering the
period January 1, 2018, through
December 31, 2018, in its entirety.
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 84 FR 52068
(October 1, 2019).
2 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘HotRolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil: Request for
Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty
Order,’’ dated October 31, 2019.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
67712 (December 11, 2019).
4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘HotRolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil: Withdraw of
Request for Administrative Review of
Countervailing Duty Order,’’ dated February 10,
2020.
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries. Because Commerce is
rescinding this administrative review in
its entirety, the entries to which this
administrative review pertained shall be
assessed at rates equal to the cash
deposit of estimated countervailing
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 directly to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
Timely written notification of the
return/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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: February 26, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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Certain Glass Containers From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
certain glass containers (glass
containers) from the People’s Republic
of China (China) for the period of
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investigation (POI) January 1, 2018
through December 31, 2018. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable March 2, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maliha Khan or Stephen Bailey, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0895 or (202) 482–0193,
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). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on October 21, 2019.1 On December 4,
2019, pursuant to a request from the
American Glass Packaging Coalition (the
petitioner),2 Commerce published the
postponement of the preliminary
determination of this investigation to
February 24, 2020.3 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this investigation, see
the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.4 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 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
1 See Certain Glass Containers From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 84 FR 56168 (October 21, 2019)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Glass
Containers from the People’s Republic of China:
Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’
dated November 19, 2019.
3 See Certain Glass Containers From the People’s
Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 84 FR 66377 (December 4, 2019).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination of the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Glass
Containers from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are glass containers from
China. For a complete description of the
scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).6 Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice.7 Commerce intends to
issue its preliminary decision regarding
comments concerning the scope of the
antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD)
investigations in the preliminary
determination of the companion AD
investigation.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable,
Commerce 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.8
Commerce notes that, in making these
findings, it relied, in part, on the facts
available, including on adverse facts
available. Further, at the outset of this
investigation, several companies failed
to respond to Commerce’s quantity and
value questionnaire (Q&V)
questionnaire.9 Therefore, because
Commerce finds that certain
respondents did not act to the best of
their ability to respond to Commerce’s
requests for information, it drew an
adverse inference where appropriate in
selecting from among the facts
otherwise available.10 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary
determination, see ‘‘Use of Facts
Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d)(1)(A)(i) and
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in
the preliminary determination,
Commerce 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.
Commerce calculated individual
estimated countervailable subsidy rates
for Guangdong Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd.
(Guangdong Huaxing) and Qixia
Changyu Glass Co. Ltd. (Qixia Changyu)
that are not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on section 776 of the Act.
Therefore, Commerce calculated the allothers rate using a simple average of the
individual estimated subsidy rates
calculated for Guangdong Huaxing and
Qixia Changyu using each company’s
values for the merchandise under
consideration because publicly ranged
sales data was unavailable.11
Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines
that the following estimated
countervailable subsidy rates exist:
Company
Subsidy rate
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Guangdong Huaxing Glass Co., Ltd 12 ....................................................................................................................................
Qixia Changyu Glass Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................
Asia Trade Connection ............................................................................................................................................................
Built in China ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Cangzhou Roter Faden Glass Products .................................................................................................................................
Choicest International ..............................................................................................................................................................
East Asia Glass Limited ..........................................................................................................................................................
5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
6 See Initiation Notice.
7 See Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd.’s
Letter, ‘‘Certain Glass Containers from the People’s
Republic of China: Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass
Co., Ltd.—Comments on Scope,’’ dated November
12, 2019, IKEA Supply AG’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Investigations on Certain
Glass Containers from the People’s Republic of
China—Scope Comments,’’ dated November 12,
2019, Target General Merchandise, Inc.’s Letter,
‘‘Certain Glass Containers from the People’s
Republic of China: Scope Comments,’’ dated
November 12, 2019, Zibo Glass Container Exporter
Coalition’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Glass Containers from
the People’s Republic of China: Submission of
Scope Comments,’’ dated November 8, 2019, and
Midwest Custom Bottling LLC’s Letter, ‘‘Certain
Glass Containers from the People’s Republic of
China: Scope Comments,’’ dated November 12,
2019.
8 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.
9 The companies that failed to properly respond
to Commerce’s quantity and value questionnaire
were: Asia Trade Connection, Built in China,
Cangzhou Roter Faden Glass Products, Choicest
International, East Asia Glass Limited, Guangzhou
Idealpak Business, Haimen Sanlong Glass Products,
Hebei Anyu Glass Products Co. Ltd., Hebei Zhengi
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Glass Products Co. Ltd., Huazhong Glass Co. Ltd.
(Changxing), Iboya Glass, Jiangmen Zhong’an
Import and Export, Jining Baolin Glass Product Co.
Ltd., Kisco Trading Shanghai, Lianyungang
Chinamex Trade, Linlang (Shanghai) Glass Products
Co. Ltd., New Westgate Glass Packaging, Ningbo
Vifa International Trade Co., Qingdao Auro Pack,
Qingdao Jutai International Trade Co., Rockwood &
Hines (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd., SGS Bottle, Shandong
Hongda Glassware Co. Ltd., Shandong Mounttai
Sheng Li Yuan GLA, Shandong Qingguo Foods,
Shandong Wensheng Glass Technology Co. Ltd.,
ShangHai Misa Glass Co. Ltd., Shanghai Vista
Packaging, Suzhou Yunbo Glass, Unipack Glass,
Value Chain Glass Ltd. (VCG), Wheaton Glass,
Wuhan Vanjoin Packaging Co. Ltd., Xiamen Cheer
Imp & Exp Co. Ltd., Xuzhou Dahua Glass Products
Co. Ltd., Xuzhou Fangbao Glassware, Xuzhou
Huajing Glass Products, Xuzhou Livlong Glass
Products Co. Ltd., Xuzhou Pretty Glass Products,
Xuzhou Wan Xuan Import and Export, Xuzhou
Yanjia Glassware, Yantai NBC Glass Packaging Co.
Ltd., Yuncheng Jinpeng Glass Co. Ltd., Zheijiang
Industrial Minerals Foreign Trade Co Ltd., Zibo CY
International Trade Co. Ltd., Zibo Regal Glassware
and Zibo Rongdian Glass Co. Ltd. (collectively, the
47 non-responsive companies). We refer to these
companies, collectively, as the ‘‘non-responsive
companies.’’
10 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
11 With two respondents under examination,
Commerce normally calculates (A) a weightedaverage of the estimated subsidy rates calculated for
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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. Commerce 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, Commerce based the allothers 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.
12 Guangdong Huaxing reported the following
cross-owned companies which also preliminarily
will receive Guangdong Huaxing’s subsidy rate:
Foshan Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Fujian Huaxing
Glass Co. Ltd., Daye Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Hunan
Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Guizhou Huaxing Glass Co.
Ltd., Zhejiang Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Foshan City
San Shui Hua Xing Glass Co. Ltd., Fujian
Changcheng Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Jiangsu
Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Hebei Huaxing Glass Co.
Ltd., Henan Huaxing Glass Co Ltd., and Xinjiang
Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd.
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Company
Subsidy rate
Guangzhou Idealpak Business ................................................................................................................................................
Haimen Sanlong Glass Products ............................................................................................................................................
Hebei Anyu Glass Products Co. Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Hebei Zhengi Glass Products Co. Ltd .....................................................................................................................................
Huazhong Glass Co. Ltd. (Changxing) ...................................................................................................................................
Iboya Glass ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Jiangmen Zhong’an Import and Export ...................................................................................................................................
Jining Baolin Glass Product Co. Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Kisco Trading Shanghai ..........................................................................................................................................................
Lianyungang Chinamex Trade ................................................................................................................................................
Linlang (Shanghai) Glass Products Co. Ltd ............................................................................................................................
New Westgate Glass Packaging .............................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Vifa International Trade Co .........................................................................................................................................
Qingdao Auro Pack .................................................................................................................................................................
Qingdao Jutai International Trade Co .....................................................................................................................................
Rockwood & Hines (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd ......................................................................................................................................
SGS Bottle ...............................................................................................................................................................................
Shandong Hongda Glassware Co. Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Shandong Mounttai Sheng Li Yuan GLA ................................................................................................................................
Shandong Qingguo Foods .......................................................................................................................................................
Shandong Wensheng Glass Technology Co. Ltd ...................................................................................................................
ShangHai Misa Glass Co. Ltd .................................................................................................................................................
Shanghai Vista Packaging .......................................................................................................................................................
Suzhou Yunbo Glass ...............................................................................................................................................................
Unipack Glass ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Value Chain Glass Ltd. (VCG) ................................................................................................................................................
Wheaton Glass ........................................................................................................................................................................
Wuhan Vanjoin Packaging Co. Ltd .........................................................................................................................................
Xiamen Cheer Imp & Exp Co. Ltd ...........................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Dahua Glass Products Co. Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Fangbao Glassware ...................................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Huajing Glass Products ..............................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Livlong Glass Products Co. Ltd .................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Pretty Glass Products ................................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Wan Xuan Import and Export ....................................................................................................................................
Xuzhou Yanjia Glassware .......................................................................................................................................................
Yantai NBC Glass Packaging Co. Ltd .....................................................................................................................................
Yuncheng Jinpeng Glass Co. Ltd ............................................................................................................................................
Zheijiang Industrial Minerals Foreign Trade Co Ltd ................................................................................................................
Zibo CY International Trade Co. Ltd .......................................................................................................................................
Zibo Regal Glassware .............................................................................................................................................................
Zibo Rongdian Glass Co. Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................
All Others .................................................................................................................................................................................
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with sections
703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act,
Commerce 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 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), Commerce will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit equal to the
rates indicated above.
Disclosure
Commerce 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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Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than 14 days after
the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in case briefs,
may be submitted no later than five days
after the deadline date for case briefs.13
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
13 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 21 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, Commerce
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.
Final Determination
Section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that
Commerce will issue the final
determination within 75 days after the
date of its preliminary determination.
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Accordingly, Commerce will make its
final determination no later than 75
days after the signature date of this
preliminary determination, unless
postponed.
Appendix II
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 703(f) of
the Act, Commerce 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, whether imports of the
subject merchandise are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
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).
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Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is certain glass containers with
a nominal capacity of 0.059 liters (2.0 fluid
ounces) up to and including 4.0 liters
(135.256 fluid ounces) and an opening or
mouth with a nominal outer diameter of 14
millimeters up to and including 120
millimeters. The scope includes glass jars,
bottles, flasks and similar containers; with or
without their closures; whether clear or
colored; and with or without design or
functional enhancements (including, but not
limited to, handles, embossing, labeling, or
etching).
Excluded from the scope of the
investigation are: (1) Glass containers made
of borosilicate glass, meeting United States
Pharmacopeia requirements for Type 1
pharmaceutical containers; (2) glass
containers without ‘‘mold seams,’’ ‘‘joint
marks,’’ or ‘‘parting lines;’’ and (3) glass
containers without a ‘‘finish’’ (i.e., the
section of a container at the opening
including the lip and ring or collar, threaded
or otherwise compatible with a type of
closure to seal the container’s contents,
including but not limited to a lid, cap, or
cork).
Glass containers subject to this
investigation are specified within the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7010.90.5005, 7010.90.5009, 7010.90.5015,
7010.90.5019, 7010.90.5025, 7010.90.5029,
7010.90.5035, 7010.90.5039, 7010.90.5045,
7010.90.5049, and 7010.90.5055. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of the investigation
is dispositive.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
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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. Diversification of China’s Economy
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. Disclosure and Public Comment
XIV. Recommendation
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12256-12259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04223]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-115]
Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and
exporters of certain glass containers (glass containers) from the
People's Republic of China (China) for the period of investigation
(POI) January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Interested parties are
invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable March 2, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan or Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0895 or (202) 482-0193,
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). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on October 21,
2019.\1\ On December 4, 2019, pursuant to a request from the American
Glass Packaging Coalition (the petitioner),\2\ Commerce published the
postponement of the preliminary determination of this investigation to
February 24, 2020.\3\ For a complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.\4\ 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 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
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the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\1\ See Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 84 FR 56168
(October 21, 2019) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Glass Containers from the
People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone Preliminary
Determination,'' dated November 19, 2019.
\3\ See Certain Glass Containers From the People's Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 84 FR 66377 (December 4, 2019).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
Glass Containers 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 glass containers
from China. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\6\ Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in
the Initiation Notice.\7\ Commerce intends to issue its preliminary
decision regarding comments concerning the scope of the antidumping
duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations in the
preliminary determination of the companion AD investigation.
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\5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
\6\ See Initiation Notice.
\7\ See Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd.'s Letter,
``Certain Glass Containers from the People's Republic of China:
Shandong Pharmaceutical Glass Co., Ltd.--Comments on Scope,'' dated
November 12, 2019, IKEA Supply AG's Letter, ``Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations on Certain Glass Containers from
the People's Republic of China--Scope Comments,'' dated November 12,
2019, Target General Merchandise, Inc.'s Letter, ``Certain Glass
Containers from the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments,''
dated November 12, 2019, Zibo Glass Container Exporter Coalition's
Letter, ``Certain Glass Containers from the People's Republic of
China: Submission of Scope Comments,'' dated November 8, 2019, and
Midwest Custom Bottling LLC's Letter, ``Certain Glass Containers
from the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments,'' dated
November 12, 2019.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce 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.\8\
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\8\ 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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Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part,
on the facts available, including on adverse facts available. Further,
at the outset of this investigation, several companies failed to
respond to Commerce's quantity and value questionnaire (Q&V)
questionnaire.\9\ Therefore, because Commerce finds that certain
respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to
Commerce's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where
appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\10\
For a full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary
determination, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse
Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\9\ The companies that failed to properly respond to Commerce's
quantity and value questionnaire were: Asia Trade Connection, Built
in China, Cangzhou Roter Faden Glass Products, Choicest
International, East Asia Glass Limited, Guangzhou Idealpak Business,
Haimen Sanlong Glass Products, Hebei Anyu Glass Products Co. Ltd.,
Hebei Zhengi Glass Products Co. Ltd., Huazhong Glass Co. Ltd.
(Changxing), Iboya Glass, Jiangmen Zhong'an Import and Export,
Jining Baolin Glass Product Co. Ltd., Kisco Trading Shanghai,
Lianyungang Chinamex Trade, Linlang (Shanghai) Glass Products Co.
Ltd., New Westgate Glass Packaging, Ningbo Vifa International Trade
Co., Qingdao Auro Pack, Qingdao Jutai International Trade Co.,
Rockwood & Hines (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd., SGS Bottle, Shandong Hongda
Glassware Co. Ltd., Shandong Mounttai Sheng Li Yuan GLA, Shandong
Qingguo Foods, Shandong Wensheng Glass Technology Co. Ltd., ShangHai
Misa Glass Co. Ltd., Shanghai Vista Packaging, Suzhou Yunbo Glass,
Unipack Glass, Value Chain Glass Ltd. (VCG), Wheaton Glass, Wuhan
Vanjoin Packaging Co. Ltd., Xiamen Cheer Imp & Exp Co. Ltd., Xuzhou
Dahua Glass Products Co. Ltd., Xuzhou Fangbao Glassware, Xuzhou
Huajing Glass Products, Xuzhou Livlong Glass Products Co. Ltd.,
Xuzhou Pretty Glass Products, Xuzhou Wan Xuan Import and Export,
Xuzhou Yanjia Glassware, Yantai NBC Glass Packaging Co. Ltd.,
Yuncheng Jinpeng Glass Co. Ltd., Zheijiang Industrial Minerals
Foreign Trade Co Ltd., Zibo CY International Trade Co. Ltd., Zibo
Regal Glassware and Zibo Rongdian Glass Co. Ltd. (collectively, the
47 non-responsive companies). We refer to these companies,
collectively, as the ``non-responsive companies.''
\10\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d)(1)(A)(i) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that
in the preliminary determination, Commerce 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.
Commerce calculated individual estimated countervailable subsidy
rates for Guangdong Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd. (Guangdong Huaxing) and
Qixia Changyu Glass Co. Ltd. (Qixia Changyu) that are not zero, de
minimis, or based entirely on section 776 of the Act. Therefore,
Commerce calculated the all-others rate using a simple average of the
individual estimated subsidy rates calculated for Guangdong Huaxing and
Qixia Changyu using each company's values for the merchandise under
consideration because publicly ranged sales data was unavailable.\11\
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\11\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce 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. Commerce
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, Commerce 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
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
countervailable subsidy rates exist:
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\12\ Guangdong Huaxing reported the following cross-owned
companies which also preliminarily will receive Guangdong Huaxing's
subsidy rate: Foshan Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Fujian Huaxing Glass
Co. Ltd., Daye Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Hunan Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd.,
Guizhou Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Zhejiang Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd.,
Foshan City San Shui Hua Xing Glass Co. Ltd., Fujian Changcheng
Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Jiangsu Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Hebei
Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd., Henan Huaxing Glass Co Ltd., and Xinjiang
Huaxing Glass Co. Ltd.
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Company Subsidy rate
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Guangdong Huaxing Glass Co., Ltd \12\............. 23.25
Qixia Changyu Glass Co., Ltd...................... 22.60
Asia Trade Connection............................. 315.73
Built in China.................................... 315.73
Cangzhou Roter Faden Glass Products............... 315.73
Choicest International............................ 315.73
East Asia Glass Limited........................... 315.73
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Guangzhou Idealpak Business....................... 315.73
Haimen Sanlong Glass Products..................... 315.73
Hebei Anyu Glass Products Co. Ltd................. 315.73
Hebei Zhengi Glass Products Co. Ltd............... 315.73
Huazhong Glass Co. Ltd. (Changxing)............... 315.73
Iboya Glass....................................... 315.73
Jiangmen Zhong'an Import and Export............... 315.73
Jining Baolin Glass Product Co. Ltd............... 315.73
Kisco Trading Shanghai............................ 315.73
Lianyungang Chinamex Trade........................ 315.73
Linlang (Shanghai) Glass Products Co. Ltd......... 315.73
New Westgate Glass Packaging...................... 315.73
Ningbo Vifa International Trade Co................ 315.73
Qingdao Auro Pack................................. 315.73
Qingdao Jutai International Trade Co.............. 315.73
Rockwood & Hines (Jiaxing) Co. Ltd................ 315.73
SGS Bottle........................................ 315.73
Shandong Hongda Glassware Co. Ltd................. 315.73
Shandong Mounttai Sheng Li Yuan GLA............... 315.73
Shandong Qingguo Foods............................ 315.73
Shandong Wensheng Glass Technology Co. Ltd........ 315.73
ShangHai Misa Glass Co. Ltd....................... 315.73
Shanghai Vista Packaging.......................... 315.73
Suzhou Yunbo Glass................................ 315.73
Unipack Glass..................................... 315.73
Value Chain Glass Ltd. (VCG)...................... 315.73
Wheaton Glass..................................... 315.73
Wuhan Vanjoin Packaging Co. Ltd................... 315.73
Xiamen Cheer Imp & Exp Co. Ltd.................... 315.73
Xuzhou Dahua Glass Products Co. Ltd............... 315.73
Xuzhou Fangbao Glassware.......................... 315.73
Xuzhou Huajing Glass Products..................... 315.73
Xuzhou Livlong Glass Products Co. Ltd............. 315.73
Xuzhou Pretty Glass Products...................... 315.73
Xuzhou Wan Xuan Import and Export................. 315.73
Xuzhou Yanjia Glassware........................... 315.73
Yantai NBC Glass Packaging Co. Ltd................ 315.73
Yuncheng Jinpeng Glass Co. Ltd.................... 315.73
Zheijiang Industrial Minerals Foreign Trade Co Ltd 315.73
Zibo CY International Trade Co. Ltd............... 315.73
Zibo Regal Glassware.............................. 315.73
Zibo Rongdian Glass Co. Ltd....................... 315.73
All Others........................................ 22.93
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act,
Commerce 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 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), Commerce
will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates
indicated above.
Disclosure
Commerce 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).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 14
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may
be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case
briefs.\13\ 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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\13\ 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 21 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,
Commerce 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.
Final Determination
Section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that
Commerce will issue the final determination within 75 days after the
date of its preliminary determination.
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Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than
75 days after the signature date of this preliminary determination,
unless postponed.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce 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, whether imports of the subject
merchandise are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
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: February 24, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain glass
containers with a nominal capacity of 0.059 liters (2.0 fluid
ounces) up to and including 4.0 liters (135.256 fluid ounces) and an
opening or mouth with a nominal outer diameter of 14 millimeters up
to and including 120 millimeters. The scope includes glass jars,
bottles, flasks and similar containers; with or without their
closures; whether clear or colored; and with or without design or
functional enhancements (including, but not limited to, handles,
embossing, labeling, or etching).
Excluded from the scope of the investigation are: (1) Glass
containers made of borosilicate glass, meeting United States
Pharmacopeia requirements for Type 1 pharmaceutical containers; (2)
glass containers without ``mold seams,'' ``joint marks,'' or
``parting lines;'' and (3) glass containers without a ``finish''
(i.e., the section of a container at the opening including the lip
and ring or collar, threaded or otherwise compatible with a type of
closure to seal the container's contents, including but not limited
to a lid, cap, or cork).
Glass containers subject to this investigation are specified
within the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
under subheadings 7010.90.5005, 7010.90.5009, 7010.90.5015,
7010.90.5019, 7010.90.5025, 7010.90.5029, 7010.90.5035,
7010.90.5039, 7010.90.5045, 7010.90.5049, and 7010.90.5055. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes
only. The written description of the scope of the 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. Diversification of China's Economy
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. Disclosure and Public Comment
XIV. Recommendation
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