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Subsidy
rate
(percent)
Company
Zhejiang Amerisun Technology
Co., Ltd ...................................
Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery
Co., Ltd 8 .................................
All Others ....................................
20.98
13.67
15.95
Provisional Measures
Section 703(d) of the Act states that
the suspension of liquidation pursuant
to an affirmative preliminary
determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination on October 30, 2021.9
The provisional measures period,
beginning on the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination, ended
on February 26, 2021. Therefore, in
accordance with section 703(d) of the
Act and our practice, Commerce will
instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to CVDs,
unliquidated entries of lawn mowers
from China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption after
February 26, 2021, the final day on
which the provisional measures were in
effect, until and through the day
preceding the date of publication of the
ITC’s final affirmative injury
determination in the Federal Register.
Suspension of liquidation and the
collection of cash deposits will resume
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final determination in the Federal
Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the CVD order
with respect to lawn mowers from
China pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of
CVD orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This amended final determination
and order is issued and published in
accordance with sections 705(d) and
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b)
and 351.224(e).
Dated: July 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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Appendix
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order
consists of certain rotary walk-behind lawn
8 Commerce determined that, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.525(b)(6)(vi), cross-ownership exists between
Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co. Ltd. and
Zhejiang Jingaye Holdings Ltd.
9 See Preliminary Determination.
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mowers, which are grass-cutting machines
that are powered by internal combustion
engines. The scope of this order covers
certain walk-behind lawn mowers, whether
self-propelled or non-self-propelled, whether
finished or unfinished, whether assembled or
unassembled, and whether containing any
additional features that provide for functions
in addition to mowing.
Walk-behind lawn mowers within the
scope of this order are only those powered
by an internal combustion engine with a
power rating of less than 3.7 kilowatts. These
internal combustion engines are typically
spark ignition, single or multiple cylinder, air
cooled, internal combustion engines with
vertical power take off shafts with a
maximum displacement of 196cc. Walkbehind lawn mowers covered by this scope
typically must be certified and comply with
the Consumer Products Safety Commission
Safety Standard For Walk-Behind Power
Lawn Mowers under 16 CFR part 1205.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above, but are not
certified under 16 CFR part 1205 remain
subject to the scope of this order.
The internal combustion engines of the
lawn mowers covered by this scope typically
must comply with and be certified under
Environmental Protection Agency air
pollution controls title 40, chapter I,
subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of
Federal Regulations standards for small nonroad spark-ignition engines and equipment.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above but that do not
have engines certified under 40 CFR part
1054 or other parts of subchapter U remain
subject to the scope of this order.
For purposes of this order, an unfinished
and/or unassembled lawn mower means, at
a minimum, a sub-assembly comprised of an
engine and a cutting deck shell attached to
one another. A cutting deck shell is the
portion of the lawn mower—typically of
aluminum or steel—that houses and protects
a user from a rotating blade. Importation of
the subassembly whether or not accompanied
by, or attached to, additional components
such as a handle, blade(s), grass catching bag,
or wheel(s) constitute an unfinished lawn
mower for purposes of this order. The
inclusion in a third country of any
components other than the mower
subassembly does not remove the lawn
mower from the scope. Lawn mowers that
meet the physical description above are
covered by the scope of this order regardless
of the origin of its engine, unless such lawn
mowers contain an engine that is covered by
the scope of the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on certain vertical
shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc,
and parts thereof (small vertical engines)
from China. If the antidumping or
countervailing duty orders on small vertical
engines from China are terminated, the lawn
mowers containing small vertical engines
from China will be covered by the scope of
this order.
The lawn mowers subject to this order are
typically at subheading: 8433.11.0050. Lawn
mowers subject to this order may also enter
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) 8407.90.1010 and
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8433.90.1090. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only, and the written description of
the merchandise under this order is
dispositive.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–129, A–552–830]
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof From the People’s
Republic of China and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping
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 antidumping duty
orders on certain walk-behind lawn
mowers and parts thereof (lawn
mowers) from the People’s Republic of
China (China) and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).
DATES: Applicable July 13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marc Castillo or Fred Baker at 202–482–
0519 and 202–482–2924, respectively
(China), and Frank Schmitt or Mark
Flessner at 202–482–4880 and 202–482–
6312, respectively (Vietnam); AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 20, 2021, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determinations in the less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigations of lawn
mowers from China and Vietnam.1 On
July 6, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce
of its final determinations, pursuant to
section 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), 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 lawn mowers from
1 See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 86 FR 27384 (May 20, 2021); see
also Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts
Thereof from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, 86 FR 27382 (May 20, 2021).
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China, and is threatened with material
injury by reason of LTFV imports of
lawn mowers from Vietnam.2
Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders
are lawn mowers from China and
Vietnam. For a complete description of
the scope of these orders, see the
appendix to this notice.
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Antidumping Duty Orders
On July 6, 2021, in accordance with
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i)–(ii) and 735(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 lawn mowers from China, and is
threatened with material injury by
reason of imports of lawn mowers from
Vietnam.3 Therefore, in accordance with
section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are
issuing these antidumping duty orders.
Because the ITC determined that
imports of lawn mowers from China are
materially injuring a U.S. industry and
imports of lawn mowers from Vietnam
are threatening material injury to a U.S.
industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from China and Vietnam,
which are 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 lawn mowers from
China and Vietnam.
With respect to China, antidumping
duties will be assessed on unliquidated
entries of lawn mowers from China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after December
30, 2020, the date of publication of the
China Preliminary Determination.4
With respect to Vietnam, because the
ITC’s final determination is based on the
threat of material injury, other than
threat of material injury described in
section 736(b)(1) of the Act, duties shall
be assessed on subject merchandise
2 See ITC Notification Letter, Investigation Nos.
701–TA–648 731–TA–1521–1522 (Final), dated July
6, 2021.
3 Id.
4 See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof 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
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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the ITC’s notice of final
determination, pursuant to section
736(b)(2) of the Act. In addition, section
736(b)(2) of the Act requires CBP to
release any bond or other security, and
refund any cash deposit made of
estimated antidumping duties posted
since Commerce’s preliminary
antidumping duty determination.
Accordingly, Commerce will direct
CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation for entries of lawn mowers
from Vietnam entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption prior
to the publication of the ITC final
determination in the Federal Register.
Commerce will also instruct CBP to
refund any cash deposits made with
respect to entries of lawn mowers from
Vietnam entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
December 30, 2020, (the date of
publication of the Vietnam Preliminary
Determination 5), but before June 28,
2021 (the date suspension of liquidation
was discontinued in accordance with
section 733(d) of the Act).
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to
continue to suspend liquidation on all
relevant entries of lawn mowers from
China, which are entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the ITC’s
final determination in the Federal
Register. Commerce will also instruct
CBP to reinstitute the suspension of
liquidation of lawn mowers from
Vietnam, effective the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register,
and to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, pursuant to section
736(a)(1) of the Act, antidumping duties
for each entry of the subject
merchandise equal to the amount by
which the normal value of the
merchandise exceeds the export price
(or constructed export price) of the
merchandise. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
Commerce will also instruct CBP to
require cash deposits equal to the
estimated weighted-average dumping
Measures, 85 FR 86529 (December 30, 2020) (China
Preliminary Determination).
5 See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and
Parts Thereof from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 85 FR 86534 (December 30, 2020)
(Vietnam Preliminary Determination).
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margins indicated in the tables below.
Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication in the Federal Register of
the notice of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determinations, CBP will require,
at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on
subject merchandise, a cash deposit
equal to the rates listed below.
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
suspension of liquidation pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request that Commerce extend the fourmonth period to no more than six
months. At the request of exporters that
account for a significant proportion of
lawn mowers from China and Vietnam,
Commerce extended the four-month
period to six months in each of these
investigations. Commerce published the
preliminary determinations in these
investigations on December 30, 2020.6
The extended provisional measures
period, beginning on the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determinations, ended on June 27, 2021.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice,7
Commerce will instruct CBP to
terminate the suspension of liquidation
and to liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of lawn mowers from China and
Vietnam entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption after June
27, 2021, the final day on which the
provisional measures were in effect,
until and through the day preceding the
date of publication of the ITC’s final
affirmative injury determinations in the
Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation and the collection of cash
deposits will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determinations in the Federal Register.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
China
6 See China Preliminary Determination; see also
Vietnam Preliminary Determination.
7 See, e.g., Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from India, India, the People’s Republic of
China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan:
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determination for India and Taiwan, and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390, 48392
(July 25, 2016).
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Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Producer
Exporter
Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd ....................
Chongqing Dajiang Power Equipment Co., Ltd ...........
MTD Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd ..............................
Qianjiang Group Wenling Jennfeng Industry, Inc ........
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Zhejiang KC Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd .............
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd ........................
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd ........................
Zhejiang YAT Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd .................
Zhejiang Zhongjian Technology Co., Ltd .....................
China-Wide Entity .........................................................
Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd ....................
Chongqing Dajiang Power Equipment Co., Ltd ...........
MTD Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd ..............................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd ..............................
Zhejiang Amerisun Technology Co., Ltd ......................
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd ........................
Zhejiang YAT Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd .................
Zhejiang Zhongjian Technology Co., Ltd .....................
.......................................................................................
Cash deposit
rates
(adjusted for
subsidy
offsets)
(percent)
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
98.73
274.29
88.14
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
88.17
263.75
Vietnam
Producer
Exporter
Ducar Technology Co., Ltd ........................................................
Vietnam-Wide Entity ...................................................................
Ducar Technology Co., Ltd ........................................................
.....................................................................................................
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
lawn mowers from China and Vietnam
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of
antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These antidumping duty orders are
published in accordance with sections
735(e) and 736(a) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.224(e) and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: July 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix—Scope of the Orders
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Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
The merchandise covered by these orders
consists of certain rotary walk-behind lawn
mowers, which are grass-cutting machines
that are powered by internal combustion
engines. The scope of these orders covers
certain walk-behind lawn mowers, whether
self-propelled or non-self-propelled, whether
finished or unfinished, whether assembled or
unassembled, and whether containing any
additional features that provide for functions
in addition to mowing.
Walk-behind lawn mowers within the
scope of these orders are only those powered
by an internal combustion engine with a
power rating of less than 3.7 kilowatts. These
internal combustion engines are typically
spark ignition, single or multiple cylinder, air
cooled, internal combustion engines with
vertical power take off shafts with a
maximum displacement of 196cc. Walkbehind lawn mowers covered by this scope
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typically must be certified and comply with
the Consumer Products Safety Commission
Safety Standard For Walk-Behind Power
Lawn Mowers under 16 CFR part 1205.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above, but are not
certified under 16 CFR part 1205 remain
subject to the scope of these orders.
The internal combustion engines of the
lawn mowers covered by this scope typically
must comply with and be certified under
Environmental Protection Agency air
pollution controls title 40, chapter I,
subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of
Federal Regulations standards for small nonroad spark-ignition engines and equipment.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above but that do not
have engines certified under 40 CFR part
1054 or other parts of subchapter U remain
subject to the scope of these orders.
For purposes of these orders, an unfinished
and/or unassembled lawn mower means, at
a minimum, a sub-assembly comprised of an
engine and a cutting deck shell attached to
one another. A cutting deck shell is the
portion of the lawn mower—typically of
aluminum or steel—that houses and protects
a user from a rotating blade. Importation of
the subassembly whether or not accompanied
by, or attached to, additional components
such as a handle, blade(s), grass catching bag,
or wheel(s) constitute an unfinished lawn
mower for purposes of these orders. The
inclusion in a third country of any
components other than the mower
subassembly does not remove the lawn
mower from the scope. Lawn mowers that
meet the physical description above are
covered by the scope of these orders
regardless of the origin of its engine, unless
such lawn mowers contain an engine that is
covered by the scope of the antidumping and
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148.35
176.37
countervailing duty orders on certain vertical
shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc,
and parts thereof (small vertical engines)
from China. If the antidumping or
countervailing duty orders on small vertical
engines from China are terminated, the lawn
mowers containing small vertical engines
from China will be covered by the scope of
these orders.
The lawn mowers subject to these orders
are typically at subheading: 8433.11.0050.
Lawn mowers subject to these orders may
also enter under Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) 8407.90.1010
and 8433.90.1090. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs
purposes only, and the written description of
the merchandise under these orders is
dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–427–831]
Methionine From France: Antidumping
Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-129, A-552-830]
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof From the
People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Antidumping 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 antidumping duty orders on certain walk-behind lawn
mowers and parts thereof (lawn mowers) from the People's Republic of
China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).
DATES: Applicable July 13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc Castillo or Fred Baker at 202-
482-0519 and 202-482-2924, respectively (China), and Frank Schmitt or
Mark Flessner at 202-482-4880 and 202-482-6312, respectively (Vietnam);
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 20, 2021, Commerce published its affirmative final
determinations in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of
lawn mowers from China and Vietnam.\1\ On July 6, 2021, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final determinations, pursuant to section
735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 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 lawn
mowers from
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China, and is threatened with material injury by reason of LTFV imports
of lawn mowers from Vietnam.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 86 FR 27384 (May 20, 2021); see also
Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, 86 FR 27382 (May 20, 2021).
\2\ See ITC Notification Letter, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-648
731-TA-1521-1522 (Final), dated July 6, 2021.
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders are lawn mowers from China and
Vietnam. For a complete description of the scope of these orders, see
the appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Orders
On July 6, 2021, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i)-(ii)
and 735(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 lawn mowers from China, and is threatened with material
injury by reason of imports of lawn mowers from Vietnam.\3\ Therefore,
in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we are issuing these
antidumping duty orders. Because the ITC determined that imports of
lawn mowers from China are materially injuring a U.S. industry and
imports of lawn mowers from Vietnam are threatening material injury to
a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from China
and Vietnam, which are 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 lawn mowers from China and Vietnam.
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With respect to China, antidumping duties will be assessed on
unliquidated entries of lawn mowers from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 30, 2020, the date
of publication of the China Preliminary Determination.\4\
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\4\ See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof 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, 85 FR
86529 (December 30, 2020) (China Preliminary Determination).
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With respect to Vietnam, because the ITC's final determination is
based on the threat of material injury, other than threat of material
injury described in section 736(b)(1) of the Act, duties shall be
assessed on subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the ITC's notice
of final determination, pursuant to section 736(b)(2) of the Act. In
addition, section 736(b)(2) of the Act requires CBP to release any bond
or other security, and refund any cash deposit made of estimated
antidumping duties posted since Commerce's preliminary antidumping duty
determination.
Accordingly, Commerce will direct CBP to terminate the suspension
of liquidation for entries of lawn mowers from Vietnam entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption prior to the publication of
the ITC final determination in the Federal Register. Commerce will also
instruct CBP to refund any cash deposits made with respect to entries
of lawn mowers from Vietnam entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after December 30, 2020, (the date of publication of
the Vietnam Preliminary Determination \5\), but before June 28, 2021
(the date suspension of liquidation was discontinued in accordance with
section 733(d) of the Act).
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\5\ See Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 85 FR
86534 (December 30, 2020) (Vietnam Preliminary Determination).
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct
CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of lawn
mowers from China, which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the ITC's final
determination in the Federal Register. Commerce will also instruct CBP
to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of lawn mowers from
Vietnam, effective the date of publication of the ITC's final
determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
antidumping duties for each entry of the subject merchandise equal to
the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the
export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice.
Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated in the tables
below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury
determinations, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would
normally deposit estimated duties on subject merchandise, a cash
deposit equal to the rates listed below.
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request
that Commerce extend the four-month period to no more than six months.
At the request of exporters that account for a significant proportion
of lawn mowers from China and Vietnam, Commerce extended the four-month
period to six months in each of these investigations. Commerce
published the preliminary determinations in these investigations on
December 30, 2020.\6\
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\6\ See China Preliminary Determination; see also Vietnam
Preliminary Determination.
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The extended provisional measures period, beginning on the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determinations, ended on June 27, 2021.
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice,\7\ Commerce will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of lawn mowers from China and Vietnam entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after June 27, 2021, the
final day on which the provisional measures were in effect, until and
through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final
affirmative injury determinations in the Federal Register. Suspension
of liquidation and the collection of cash deposits will resume on the
date of publication of the ITC's final determinations in the Federal
Register.
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\7\ See, e.g., Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from
India, India, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea
and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for
India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390, 48392
(July 25, 2016).
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Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
China
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Cash deposit
Estimated rates
weighted- (adjusted for
Producer Exporter average subsidy
dumping margin offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery Co., Ltd......... Ningbo Daye Garden Machinery 98.73 88.14
Co., Ltd.
Chongqing Dajiang Power Equipment Co., Ltd.... Chongqing Dajiang Power 98.73 88.17
Equipment Co., Ltd.
MTD Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd............... MTD Machinery (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 98.73 88.17
Qianjiang Group Wenling Jennfeng Industry, Inc Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. 98.73 88.17
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd............... Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. 98.73 88.17
Zhejiang KC Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd.. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. 98.73 88.17
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd.......... Zhejiang Amerisun Technology 98.73 88.17
Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., Ltd.......... Zhejiang Dobest Power Tools Co., 98.73 88.17
Ltd.
Zhejiang YAT Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.... Zhejiang YAT Electrical 98.73 88.17
Appliance Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Zhongjian Technology Co., Ltd........ Zhejiang Zhongjian Technology 98.73 88.17
Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity............................. ................................ 274.29 263.75
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Vietnam
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Estimated
weighted-
Producer Exporter average
dumping margin
(percent)
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Ducar Technology Co., Ltd......... Ducar Technology 148.35
Co., Ltd.
Vietnam-Wide Entity............... .................... 176.37
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to
lawn mowers from China and Vietnam pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders
currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
These antidumping duty orders are published in accordance with
sections 735(e) and 736(a) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and 19 CFR
351.211(b).
Dated: July 8, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Appendix--Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these orders consists of certain
rotary walk-behind lawn mowers, which are grass-cutting machines
that are powered by internal combustion engines. The scope of these
orders covers certain walk-behind lawn mowers, whether self-
propelled or non-self-propelled, whether finished or unfinished,
whether assembled or unassembled, and whether containing any
additional features that provide for functions in addition to
mowing.
Walk-behind lawn mowers within the scope of these orders are
only those powered by an internal combustion engine with a power
rating of less than 3.7 kilowatts. These internal combustion engines
are typically spark ignition, single or multiple cylinder, air
cooled, internal combustion engines with vertical power take off
shafts with a maximum displacement of 196cc. Walk-behind lawn mowers
covered by this scope typically must be certified and comply with
the Consumer Products Safety Commission Safety Standard For Walk-
Behind Power Lawn Mowers under 16 CFR part 1205. However, lawn
mowers that meet the physical descriptions above, but are not
certified under 16 CFR part 1205 remain subject to the scope of
these orders.
The internal combustion engines of the lawn mowers covered by
this scope typically must comply with and be certified under
Environmental Protection Agency air pollution controls title 40,
chapter I, subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of Federal
Regulations standards for small non-road spark-ignition engines and
equipment. However, lawn mowers that meet the physical descriptions
above but that do not have engines certified under 40 CFR part 1054
or other parts of subchapter U remain subject to the scope of these
orders.
For purposes of these orders, an unfinished and/or unassembled
lawn mower means, at a minimum, a sub-assembly comprised of an
engine and a cutting deck shell attached to one another. A cutting
deck shell is the portion of the lawn mower--typically of aluminum
or steel--that houses and protects a user from a rotating blade.
Importation of the subassembly whether or not accompanied by, or
attached to, additional components such as a handle, blade(s), grass
catching bag, or wheel(s) constitute an unfinished lawn mower for
purposes of these orders. The inclusion in a third country of any
components other than the mower subassembly does not remove the lawn
mower from the scope. Lawn mowers that meet the physical description
above are covered by the scope of these orders regardless of the
origin of its engine, unless such lawn mowers contain an engine that
is covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty
orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to
225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines) from China. If the
antidumping or countervailing duty orders on small vertical engines
from China are terminated, the lawn mowers containing small vertical
engines from China will be covered by the scope of these orders.
The lawn mowers subject to these orders are typically at
subheading: 8433.11.0050. Lawn mowers subject to these orders may
also enter under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) 8407.90.1010 and 8433.90.1090. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes only, and the written
description of the merchandise under these orders is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2021-14840 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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