Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh From Mexico: Antidumping Duty Order, 43525-43527 [2021-16982]
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or an importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rate is zero or de minimis,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.14
For entries that were not reported in
the U.S. sales data submitted by
HengTong, Commerce will instruct CBP
to liquidate such entries at the rate for
the China-wide entity.15
Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register.16 If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP
not to liquidate relevant entries until the
time for parties to file a request for a
statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
review for shipments of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the publication date, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
For HengTong, the cash deposit rate will
be equal to the weighted-average
dumping margin established in the final
results of this review (except, if the rate
is de minimis, then cash deposit rate
will be zero); (2) for previously
examined China and non-China
exporters not listed above that at the
time of entry are eligible for a separate
rate based on a prior completed segment
of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the existing
exporter-specific cash deposit rate; (3)
for all China exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate at the
time of entry, the cash deposit rate will
be that for the China-wide entity (i.e.,
235.93 percent); and (4) for all nonChina exporters of subject merchandise
which at the time of entry are not
eligible for a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable
to the China exporter that supplied that
non-China exporter. These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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14 See
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full discussion
of this practice.
16 See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue
Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in
Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 884 (January 15,
2021).
15 See
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during the POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in Commerce’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are issued and published in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Assessment for HengTong’s U.S. Sales and
Entries of Subject Merchandise
VI. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–853]
Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh
From Mexico: Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on the affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing an antidumping
duty (AD) order on standard steel
welded wire mesh (wire mesh) from
Mexico.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable August 9, 2021.
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(202) 482–1413 or (202) 482–4682,
respectively.
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 June 23, 2021, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation of wire mesh from
Mexico.1 On July 30, 2021, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
affirmative determination 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 the LTFV imports of wire
mesh from Mexico.2
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order is wire mesh from Mexico. For a
complete description of the scope of the
order, see the appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On July 30, 2021, in accordance with
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination that an industry in
the United States is materially injured
by reason of imports of wire mesh from
Mexico.3 Therefore, Commerce is
issuing this AD order in accordance
with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the
Act. Because the ITC determined that
imports of wire mesh from Mexico are
materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Mexico, which are
entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
As a result of the ITC’s final
affirmative determination, in
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the
Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess,
upon further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the
merchandise exceeds the export price or
constructed export price of the
merchandise for all relevant entries of
wire mesh from Mexico. For entries of
wire mesh from Mexico, the cash
deposits for estimated antidumping
duties have been adjusted for export
subsidies found in the final
determination of the companion
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Kinter or Alice Maldonado, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
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1 See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from
Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 86 FR 32891 (June 23,
2021).
2 See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,’’ dated July 30, 2021.
3 Id.
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countervailing duty (CVD)
investigation.4 Antidumping duties will
be assessed on unliquidated entries of
wire mesh from Mexico entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after February 1,
2021, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination,5 but will
not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures
period and before publication in the
Federal Register of the ITC’s 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 on all
relevant entries of wire mesh from
Mexico 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 in the Federal
Register 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 for estimated
antidumping duties based on the ad
valorem cash deposit rates listed
below.6 The relevant all-others rate
applies to all producers or exporters not
specifically listed, as appropriate.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins for the AD order are
as follows:
Exporter/producer
Estimated
weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Cash deposit rate
(adjusted for
subsidy offset(s))
(percent) 7
23.04
110.42
23.04
22.01
109.39
22.01
Aceromex, S.A. de C.V ...............................................................................................................................
Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V ..............................................................................................................................
All Others .....................................................................................................................................................
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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 that Commerce may
extend the four-month period to no
more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant
proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise. At the request of exporters
that account for a significant proportion
of exports of wire mesh from Mexico,
we extended the four-month period to
six months in the Preliminary
Determination published on February 1,
2021.
The extended provisional measures
period, beginning on the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination, ended on July 30, 2021.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
will instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of wire mesh from Mexico
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption after July 30, 2021, the
4 See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from
Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 86 FR 10034 (February 18, 2021)
(CVD Final Determination).
5 See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from
Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of
Final Determination, and, Extension of Provisional
Measures, 86 FR 7710 (February 1, 2021)
(Preliminary Determination).
6 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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The merchandise covered by this
investigation is uncoated standard welded
steel reinforcement wire mesh (wire mesh)
produced from smooth or deformed wire.
Subject wire mesh is produced in square and
rectangular grids of uniformly spaced steel
wires that are welded at all intersections.
Sizes are specified by combining the spacing
of the wires in inches or millimeters and the
wire cross-sectional area in hundredths of
square inch or millimeters squared. Subject
wire mesh may be packaged and sold in rolls
or in sheets.
Subject wire mesh is currently produced to
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, which
covers carbon-steel wire and welded wire
reinforcement, smooth and deformed, for
concrete in the following seven styles:
1. 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4
2. 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1
3. 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9
4. 6X6 W4/W4 or D4/D4
5. 6X12 W4/W4 or D4/D4
6. 4X4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9
7. 4X4 W4/W4 or D4/D4
The first number in the style denotes the
nominal spacing between the longitudinal
wires and the second number denotes the
nominal spacing between the transverse
wires. In the first style listed above, for
example, ‘‘6X6’’ denotes a grid size of six
inches by six inches. ‘‘W’’ denotes the use of
smooth wire, and ‘‘D’’ denotes the use of
deformed wire in making the mesh. The
number following the W or D denotes the
nominal cross-sectional area of the transverse
and longitudinal wires in hundredths of a
7 In the companion CVD investigation, Commerce
calculated a 1.03 percent export subsidy rate for
Aceromex, S.A. de C.V. (Aceromex) and for all
other producers and exporters under the program
‘‘Eighth Rule Permit Program.’’ See CVD Final
Determination, and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum at 10. Because we
determined the LTFV all-others rate based on
Aceromex’s estimated weighted-average dumping
margin, the export subsidy offset for all other
producers and exporters is the lesser of the export
subsidy rate for Aceromex and the export subsidy
rate for all other producers and exporters in the
CVD preliminary determination (i.e., 1.03 percent).
The cash deposit rate for Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V.
is equal to the petition rate (110.42 percent)
adjusted for the lowest rate of export subsidies
found for any company in the most recentlycompleted segment in the companion CVD
proceeding (i.e., 1.03 percent related to the Eighth
Rule Permit Program).
final day provisional measures were in
effect, 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the AD order
with respect to wire mesh from Mexico
pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of AD
orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: August 3, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—Scope of the Investigation
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square inch (i.e., W1.4 or D1.4 is .014 square
inches).
Smooth wire is wire that has a uniform
cross-sectional diameter throughout the
length of the wire.
Deformed wire is wire with indentations or
raised transverse ribs, which results in wire
that does not have a uniform cross-sectional
diameter throughout the length of the wire.
Rolls of subject wire mesh are produced in
the following styles and nominal width and
length combinations:
Style: 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10
gauge)
Roll Sizes:
5′ X 50′
5′ X 150′
6′ X 150′
5′ X 200′
7′ X 200′
7.5′ X 200′
Style: 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8
gauge)
Roll Sizes:
5′ X 150′
Style: 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6
gauge)
Roll Sizes:
5′ X 150′
7′ X 200′
All rolled wire mesh is included in scope
regardless of length.
Sheets of subject wire mesh are produced
in the following styles and nominal width
and length combinations:
Style: 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10
gauge)
Sheet Size:
3′6″ X 7′
4′ X 7′
4′ X 7′6″
5′ X 10′
7′ X 20′
7′6″ X 20′
8′ X 12′6″
8′ X 15′
8′ X 20′
Style: 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8
gauge)
Sheet Size:
5′ X 10′
7′ X 20′
7′6″ X 20′
8′ X 12′6″
8′ X 15′
8′ X 20′
Style: 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6
gauge)
Sheet Size:
3′6″ X 20′
5′ X 10′
7′ X 20′
7′6″ X 20′
8′ X 12′6″
8′ X 15′
8′ X 20′
Style: 6X12 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge)
Sheet Size:
8′ X 20′
Style: 4X4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6
gauge)
Sheet Size:
5′ X 10′
7′ X 20′
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1.4
2.1
2.9
4.0
(i.e.,
(i.e.,
(i.e.,
(i.e.,
10 gauge) .....................................................................
8 gauge) .......................................................................
6 gauge) .......................................................................
4 gauge) .......................................................................
To the extent a roll or sheet of welded wire
mesh falls within the permissible variations
provided above, it is within this scope.
In addition to the tolerances permitted in
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, wire
mesh within this scope includes
combinations where:
1. A width and/or length combination
varies by ± one grid size in any direction, i.e.,
± 6 inches in length or width where the wire
mesh’s grid size is ‘‘6X6’’; and/or
2. The center-to-center spacing between
individual wires may vary by up to one
quarter of an inch from the nominal grid size
specified.
Length is measured from the ends of any
wire and width is measured between the
center-line of end longitudinal wires.
Additionally, although the subject wire
mesh typically meets ASTM A1064/A1064M,
the failure to include certifications, test
reports or other documentation establishing
that the product meets this specification does
not remove the product from the scope. Wire
mesh made to comparable foreign
specifications (e.g., DIN, JIS, etc.) or
proprietary specifications is included in the
scope.
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7′6″ X 20′
8′ X 12′6″
8′ X 12′8″
8′ X 15′
8′ X 20′
Style: 4X4 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge)
Sheet Size:
5′ X 10′
8′ X 12′6″
8′ X 12′8″
8′ X 15′
8′ X 20′
Any product imported, sold, or invoiced in
one of these size combinations is within the
scope.
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M
provides for permissible variations in wire
gauges, the spacing between transverse and
longitudinal wires, and the length and width
combinations. To the extent a roll or sheet of
welded wire mesh falls within these
permissible variations, it is within this scope.
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M also
defines permissible oversteeling, which is the
use of a heavier gauge wire with a larger
cross-sectional area than nominally specified.
It also permits a wire diameter tolerance of
± 0.003 inches for products up to W5/D5 and
± 0.004 for sizes over W5/D5. A producer
may oversteel by increasing smooth or
deformed wire diameter up to two whole
number size increments on Table 1 of A1064.
Subject wire mesh has the following actual
wire diameter ranges, which account for both
oversteeling and diameter tolerance:
Maximum
oversteeling
No.
W/D No.
3.4
4.1
4.9
6.0
Diameter range
(inch)
0.093
0.161
0.189
0.223
to
to
to
to
0.211.
0.231.
0.253.
0.280.
Excluded from the scope is wire mesh that
is galvanized (i.e., coated with zinc) or coated
with an epoxy coating. In order to be
excluded as galvanized, the excluded welded
wire mesh must have a zinc coating thickness
meeting the requirements of ASTM
specification A641/A641M. Epoxy coating is
a mix of epoxy resin and hardener that can
be applied to the surface of steel wire.
Merchandise subject to this investigation
are classified under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
categories 7314.20.0000 and 7314.39.0000.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-853]
Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh From Mexico: Antidumping Duty
Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on the affirmative final determinations by the
Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade
Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty (AD) order on
standard steel welded wire mesh (wire mesh) from Mexico.
DATES: Applicable August 9, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Kinter or Alice Maldonado, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1413 or (202)
482-4682, respectively.
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 June 23, 2021,
Commerce published its affirmative final determination in the less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of wire mesh from Mexico.\1\ On
July 30, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative
determination 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 the LTFV imports of wire mesh from Mexico.\2\
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\1\ See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from Mexico: Final
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 86 FR
32891 (June 23, 2021).
\2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,'' dated July 30, 2021.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is wire mesh from Mexico. For
a complete description of the scope of the order, see the appendix to
this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On July 30, 2021, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason
of imports of wire mesh from Mexico.\3\ Therefore, Commerce is issuing
this AD order in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act.
Because the ITC determined that imports of wire mesh from Mexico are
materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Mexico, which are entered or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties.
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As a result of the ITC's final affirmative determination, in
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal
value of the merchandise exceeds the export price or constructed export
price of the merchandise for all relevant entries of wire mesh from
Mexico. For entries of wire mesh from Mexico, the cash deposits for
estimated antidumping duties have been adjusted for export subsidies
found in the final determination of the companion
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countervailing duty (CVD) investigation.\4\ Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of wire mesh from Mexico entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 1, 2021,
the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination,\5\ but will
not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional
measures period and before publication in the Federal Register of the
ITC's injury determination, as further described below.
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\4\ See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from Mexico: Final
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 86 FR 10034 (February
18, 2021) (CVD Final Determination).
\5\ See Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh from Mexico: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and, Extension of Provisional
Measures, 86 FR 7710 (February 1, 2021) (Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of 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 wire
mesh from Mexico 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 in the Federal Register 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 for estimated antidumping duties
based on the ad valorem cash deposit rates listed below.\6\ The
relevant all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not
specifically listed, as appropriate.
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\6\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins for the AD order are
as follows:
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Cash deposit rate
Estimated (adjusted for
Exporter/producer weighted-average subsidy
dumping margin offset(s))
(percent) (percent) \7\
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Aceromex, S.A. de C.V............. 23.04 22.01
Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V........... 110.42 109.39
All Others........................ 23.04 22.01
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Provisional Measures
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\7\ In the companion CVD investigation, Commerce calculated a
1.03 percent export subsidy rate for Aceromex, S.A. de C.V.
(Aceromex) and for all other producers and exporters under the
program ``Eighth Rule Permit Program.'' See CVD Final Determination,
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 10. Because we
determined the LTFV all-others rate based on Aceromex's estimated
weighted-average dumping margin, the export subsidy offset for all
other producers and exporters is the lesser of the export subsidy
rate for Aceromex and the export subsidy rate for all other
producers and exporters in the CVD preliminary determination (i.e.,
1.03 percent). The cash deposit rate for Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. is
equal to the petition rate (110.42 percent) adjusted for the lowest
rate of export subsidies found for any company in the most recently-
completed segment in the companion CVD proceeding (i.e., 1.03
percent related to the Eighth Rule Permit Program).
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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 that Commerce may extend the
four-month period to no more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise. At the request of exporters that account for a
significant proportion of exports of wire mesh from Mexico, we extended
the four-month period to six months in the Preliminary Determination
published on February 1, 2021.
The extended provisional measures period, beginning on the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended on July 30, 2021.
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of wire mesh from Mexico entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption after July 30, 2021, the final day
provisional measures were in effect, 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the AD order with respect to wire mesh from
Mexico pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can
find a list of AD orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: August 3, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is uncoated
standard welded steel reinforcement wire mesh (wire mesh) produced
from smooth or deformed wire. Subject wire mesh is produced in
square and rectangular grids of uniformly spaced steel wires that
are welded at all intersections. Sizes are specified by combining
the spacing of the wires in inches or millimeters and the wire
cross-sectional area in hundredths of square inch or millimeters
squared. Subject wire mesh may be packaged and sold in rolls or in
sheets.
Subject wire mesh is currently produced to ASTM specification
A1064/A1064M, which covers carbon-steel wire and welded wire
reinforcement, smooth and deformed, for concrete in the following
seven styles:
1. 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4
2. 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1
3. 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9
4. 6X6 W4/W4 or D4/D4
5. 6X12 W4/W4 or D4/D4
6. 4X4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9
7. 4X4 W4/W4 or D4/D4
The first number in the style denotes the nominal spacing
between the longitudinal wires and the second number denotes the
nominal spacing between the transverse wires. In the first style
listed above, for example, ``6X6'' denotes a grid size of six inches
by six inches. ``W'' denotes the use of smooth wire, and ``D''
denotes the use of deformed wire in making the mesh. The number
following the W or D denotes the nominal cross-sectional area of the
transverse and longitudinal wires in hundredths of a
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square inch (i.e., W1.4 or D1.4 is .014 square inches).
Smooth wire is wire that has a uniform cross-sectional diameter
throughout the length of the wire.
Deformed wire is wire with indentations or raised transverse
ribs, which results in wire that does not have a uniform cross-
sectional diameter throughout the length of the wire.
Rolls of subject wire mesh are produced in the following styles
and nominal width and length combinations:
Style: 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10 gauge)
Roll Sizes:
5' X 50'
5' X 150'
6' X 150'
5' X 200'
7' X 200'
7.5' X 200'
Style: 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8 gauge)
Roll Sizes:
5' X 150'
Style: 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)
Roll Sizes:
5' X 150'
7' X 200'
All rolled wire mesh is included in scope regardless of length.
Sheets of subject wire mesh are produced in the following styles
and nominal width and length combinations:
Style: 6X6 W1.4/W1.4 or D1.4/D1.4 (i.e., 10 gauge)
Sheet Size:
3'6'' X 7'
4' X 7'
4' X 7'6''
5' X 10'
7' X 20'
7'6'' X 20'
8' X 12'6''
8' X 15'
8' X 20'
Style: 6X6 W2.1/W2.1 or D2.1/D2.1 (i.e., 8 gauge)
Sheet Size:
5' X 10'
7' X 20'
7'6'' X 20'
8' X 12'6''
8' X 15'
8' X 20'
Style: 6X6 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)
Sheet Size:
3'6'' X 20'
5' X 10'
7' X 20'
7'6'' X 20'
8' X 12'6''
8' X 15'
8' X 20'
Style: 6X12 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge)
Sheet Size:
8' X 20'
Style: 4X4 W2.9/W2.9 or D2.9/D2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)
Sheet Size:
5' X 10'
7' X 20'
7'6'' X 20'
8' X 12'6''
8' X 12'8''
8' X 15'
8' X 20'
Style: 4X4 W4/W4 or D4/D4 (i.e., 4 gauge)
Sheet Size:
5' X 10'
8' X 12'6''
8' X 12'8''
8' X 15'
8' X 20'
Any product imported, sold, or invoiced in one of these size
combinations is within the scope.
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M provides for permissible
variations in wire gauges, the spacing between transverse and
longitudinal wires, and the length and width combinations. To the
extent a roll or sheet of welded wire mesh falls within these
permissible variations, it is within this scope.
ASTM specification A1064/A1064M also defines permissible
oversteeling, which is the use of a heavier gauge wire with a larger
cross-sectional area than nominally specified. It also permits a
wire diameter tolerance of 0.003 inches for products up
to W5/D5 and 0.004 for sizes over W5/D5. A producer may
oversteel by increasing smooth or deformed wire diameter up to two
whole number size increments on Table 1 of A1064. Subject wire mesh
has the following actual wire diameter ranges, which account for
both oversteeling and diameter tolerance:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maximum
W/D No. oversteeling Diameter range
No. (inch)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.4 (i.e., 10 gauge).............. 3.4 0.093 to 0.211.
2.1 (i.e., 8 gauge)............... 4.1 0.161 to 0.231.
2.9 (i.e., 6 gauge)............... 4.9 0.189 to 0.253.
4.0 (i.e., 4 gauge)............... 6.0 0.223 to 0.280.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To the extent a roll or sheet of welded wire mesh falls within
the permissible variations provided above, it is within this scope.
In addition to the tolerances permitted in ASTM specification
A1064/A1064M, wire mesh within this scope includes combinations
where:
1. A width and/or length combination varies by one
grid size in any direction, i.e., 6 inches in length or
width where the wire mesh's grid size is ``6X6''; and/or
2. The center-to-center spacing between individual wires may
vary by up to one quarter of an inch from the nominal grid size
specified.
Length is measured from the ends of any wire and width is
measured between the center-line of end longitudinal wires.
Additionally, although the subject wire mesh typically meets
ASTM A1064/A1064M, the failure to include certifications, test
reports or other documentation establishing that the product meets
this specification does not remove the product from the scope. Wire
mesh made to comparable foreign specifications (e.g., DIN, JIS,
etc.) or proprietary specifications is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope is wire mesh that is galvanized (i.e.,
coated with zinc) or coated with an epoxy coating. In order to be
excluded as galvanized, the excluded welded wire mesh must have a
zinc coating thickness meeting the requirements of ASTM
specification A641/A641M. Epoxy coating is a mix of epoxy resin and
hardener that can be applied to the surface of steel wire.
Merchandise subject to this investigation are classified under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories
7314.20.0000 and 7314.39.0000. While HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2021-16982 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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