Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India and the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Orders, 19927-19929 [2020-07483]
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attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would
not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of this order if performed in the
country of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are
also included in the scope of this order
whether or not imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, other parts and accessories
such as nuts and washers. If carbon and alloy
steel threaded rod are imported attached to,
or in conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order is:
(1) Threaded rod, bar, or studs which are
threaded only on one or both ends and the
threading covers 25 percent or less of the
total actual length; and (2) stainless steel
threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of
carbon and 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, with our without other elements.
Specifically excluded from the scope of
this order is threaded rod that is imported as
part of a package of hardware in conjunction
with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable
under subheadings 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095
and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
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Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
From India and the People’s Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Orders
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 the countervailing
duty orders on carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from
India and the People’s Republic of
China (China).
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Genevieve Coen at (202) 482–3251 or
Hannah Falvey at (202) 482–4889, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V (India);
Thomas Schauer at (202) 482–0410 or
Allison Hollander at (202) 482–2805,
AD/CVD Operations, Office I (China);
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with section 705(d) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), on February 18, 2020, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determinations that countervailable
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subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of steel
threaded rod from India and China.1 On
April 3, 2020, the ITC notified
Commerce of its affirmative
determinations that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of
subsidized imports of subject
merchandise from India and China.2
Scope of the Order
The scope of these orders covers steel
threaded rod from India and China. For
a complete description of the scope, see
the appendix to this notice.
Countervailing Duty Orders
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On April 3, 2020, in accordance with
sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determinations in these
investigations, in which it found that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of steel threaded rod from India and
China.3 Therefore, in accordance with
section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce
is issuing these countervailing duty
orders. Because the ITC determined that
imports of steel threaded rod from India
and China are materially injuring a U.S.
industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from India or China,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, countervailing duties for
all relevant entries of steel threaded rod
from India and China. Countervailing
duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of steel threaded rod from India
and China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
July 29, 2019, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determinations,4 but
1 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 85 FR 8828 (February 18, 2020); and
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 8833
(February 18, 2020).
2 See Letter to Jeffrey Kessler, Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
from David S. Johanson, Chairman of the U.S.
International Trade Commission, regarding steel
threaded rod from China and India, (April 3, 2020)
(ITC Letter).
3 See ITC Letter.
4 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from
India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 36570 (July 29, 2019); see also
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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.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
of steel threaded rod from India and
China. We will also instruct CBP to
require, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of
the Act, countervailing duties for each
entry of the subject merchandise in an
amount based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates for the subject
merchandise. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
INDIA
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Company
Daksh Fasteners ..................
Mangal Steel Enterprises
Limited ...............................
All Others ..............................
211.72
6.07
6.07
CHINA
Subsidy rate
(percent)
Company
Ningbo Zhongjiang High
Strength Bolts Co., Ltd .....
Zhejiang Junyue Standard
Part Co., Ltd ......................
All Others ..............................
31.02
66.81
41.17
Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that
instructions issued pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months. In the underlying
investigations, Commerce published the
Preliminary Determinations on July 29,
2019. Therefore, the four-month period
beginning on the date of the publication
of the Preliminary Determinations
ended on November 25, 2019.
In accordance with section 703(d) of
the Act and our practice, we instructed
CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without
regard to countervailing duties,
unliquidated entries of steel threaded
rod from India and China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption after November 25, 2019,
the date the provisional measures
expired, until and through the day
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment
of Final Determination with Final Antidumping
Duty Determination, 84 FR 36578 (July 29, 2019).
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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.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty orders with respect
to steel threaded rod from India and
China pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of
countervailing duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are issued and published
in accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
The merchandise covered by the scope of
these orders is carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod. Steel threaded rod is certain
threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy
steel, having a solid, circular cross section of
any diameter, in any straight length. Steel
threaded rod is normally drawn, cold-rolled,
threaded, and straightened, or it may be hotrolled. In addition, the steel threaded rod,
bar, or studs subject to these orders are nonheaded and threaded along greater than 25
percent of their total actual length. A variety
of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil
finish as a temporary rust protectant, zinc
coating (i.e., galvanized, whether by
electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and
other similar finishes and coatings, may be
applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to
American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM
A193 B7/B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM
A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320
L43, ASTM A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449,
ASTM F1554–36, ASTM F1554–55, ASTM
F1554 Grade 105, American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specification
ASME B18.31.3, and American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification API 20E. All
steel threaded rod meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the
scope of these orders, whether or not
produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, assembled, or packaged in a third
country, including by cutting, chamfering,
coating, or painting the threaded rod, by
attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would
not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of these orders if performed in the
country of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are
also included in the scope of these orders
whether or not imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, other parts and accessories
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such as nuts and washers. If carbon and alloy
steel threaded rod are imported attached to,
or in conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of these orders
are: (1) Threaded rod, bar, or studs which are
threaded only on one or both ends and the
threading covers 25 percent or less of the
total actual length; and (2) stainless steel
threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of
carbon and 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, with our without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the
antidumping order on steel threaded rod
from the People’s Republic of China is any
merchandise covered by the existing
antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China. See
Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of
these orders is threaded rod that is imported
as part of a package of hardware in
conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece
of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable
under subheadings 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095
and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–104]
Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel
Threaded Rod From the People’s
Republic of China: 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),
we are issuing an antidumping duty
order on alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod (threaded rod) from the
People’s Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun at (202) 482–5760, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on February 18, 2020,
Commerce published its affirmative
final determination in the less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation of imports of
threaded rod from China.1 On April 3,
2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination pursuant to section
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of the
LTFV imports of threaded rod from
China.2
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
threaded rod. For a complete
description for the scope of the order,
see the appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On April 3, 2020, in accordance with
sections 735(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
determination in this investigation, in
which it found that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
LTFV imports of threaded rod from
China.3 Therefore, in accordance with
sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act,
Commerce is issuing this antidumping
duty order.
Because the ITC determined that
imports of threaded rod from China are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, 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 threaded rod from
China. Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of
threaded rod from China entered, or
1 See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 85 FR 8821 (February 18, 2020) (Final
Determination).
2 See Notification Letter from the ITC dated April
3, 2020 (ITC Letter).
3 Id.
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withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after September 25,
2019, 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.
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to
continue to suspend liquidation of
threaded rod from China as described in
the appendix to this notice which are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the ITC’s notice of final
determination in the Federal Register.
These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until
further notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require
cash deposits equal to the amount as
indicated below. 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
cash deposit rates listed below.5 The
rate for the China-wide entity applies to
all exporters not specifically listed. For
the purpose of determining cash deposit
rates, the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins for imports of subject
merchandise from China have been
adjusted, as appropriate, for exportcontingent subsidies calculated based
on the final determination of the
companion countervailing duty
investigation of threaded rod from
China.6
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The weighted-average antidumping
duty margin percentages and cash
deposit percentages are as follows:
4 See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 84 FR 50379 (September 25, 2019)
(Preliminary Determination).
5 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
6 See Final Determination, 85 FR at 8822; see also
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 8833
(February 18, 2020), and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-888, C-570-105]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India and the People's
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Orders
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 the countervailing duty orders on carbon and alloy
steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India and the People's
Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Genevieve Coen at (202) 482-3251 or
Hannah Falvey at (202) 482-4889, AD/CVD Operations, Office V (India);
Thomas Schauer at (202) 482-0410 or Allison Hollander at (202) 482-
2805, AD/CVD Operations, Office I (China); Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), on February 18, 2020, Commerce published its
affirmative final determinations that countervailable
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subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of steel
threaded rod from India and China.\1\ On April 3, 2020, the ITC
notified Commerce of its affirmative determinations that an industry in
the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of subsidized imports of subject
merchandise from India and China.\2\
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 85 FR 8828 (February
18, 2020); and Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 85 FR 8833 (February 18, 2020).
\2\ See Letter to Jeffrey Kessler, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, from David S. Johanson,
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, regarding steel
threaded rod from China and India, (April 3, 2020) (ITC Letter).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of these orders covers steel threaded rod from India and
China. For a complete description of the scope, see the appendix to
this notice.
Countervailing Duty Orders
On April 3, 2020, in accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and
705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determinations in these investigations, in which it found that an
industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of
imports of steel threaded rod from India and China.\3\ Therefore, in
accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing these
countervailing duty orders. Because the ITC determined that imports of
steel threaded rod from India and China are materially injuring a U.S.
industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from India or China,
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
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\3\ See ITC Letter.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce
will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon
further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant
entries of steel threaded rod from India and China. Countervailing
duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of steel threaded rod
from India and China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after July 29, 2019, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determinations,\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 Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 36570 (July 29, 2019); see also Carbon and
Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty
Determination, 84 FR 36578 (July 29, 2019).
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct
CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of steel threaded rod
from India and China. We will also instruct CBP to require, pursuant to
section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of
the subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates for the subject merchandise. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
India
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent)
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Daksh Fasteners......................................... 211.72
Mangal Steel Enterprises Limited........................ 6.07
All Others.............................................. 6.07
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China
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ningbo Zhongjiang High Strength Bolts Co., Ltd.......... 31.02
Zhejiang Junyue Standard Part Co., Ltd.................. 66.81
All Others.............................................. 41.17
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Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that instructions issued pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. In the underlying investigations, Commerce
published the Preliminary Determinations on July 29, 2019. Therefore,
the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the
Preliminary Determinations ended on November 25, 2019.
In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act and our practice, we
instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of steel threaded rod from India and China entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after November 25, 2019, the
date 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.
Notifications to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the countervailing duty orders with respect
to steel threaded rod from India and China pursuant to section 706(a)
of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty
orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
The merchandise covered by the scope of these orders is carbon
and alloy steel threaded rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded
rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid,
circular cross section of any diameter, in any straight length.
Steel threaded rod is normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and
straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In addition, the steel
threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these orders are non-headed
and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total actual
length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish
as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized,
whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar
finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193 B7/
B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320 L43, ASTM
A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449, ASTM F1554-36, ASTM F1554-55, ASTM F1554
Grade 105, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
specification ASME B18.31.3, and American Petroleum Institute (API)
specification API 20E. All steel threaded rod meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the scope of these orders,
whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a
third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or
painting the threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or
packaging it with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of these orders if performed in the
country of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are also included in the
scope of these orders whether or not imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, other parts and accessories
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such as nuts and washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are
imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of these orders are: (1) Threaded rod,
bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the
threading covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and
(2) stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with our without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping order on steel
threaded rod from the People's Republic of China is any merchandise
covered by the existing antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty
Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of these orders is threaded
rod that is imported as part of a package of hardware in conjunction
with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise
may also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the
HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S.
Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2020-07483 Filed 4-8-20; 8:45 am]
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