Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020, 21177-21179 [2023-07475]
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accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), Commerce extended the deadline
for issuing the final results until April
4, 2023.9
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–089]
Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies were provided
to producers and exporters of certain
steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China) during the period of review
(POR), January 1, 2020, through
December 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable April 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drew Jackson AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On October 6, 2022, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results.1 This
review covers one mandatory
respondent, Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Dongsheng), as
well as 29 non-selected companies
under review. We invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results.2 We received timely case briefs
from the Government of China (GOC),3
the Coalition for Fair Rack Imports (the
petitioner),4 and Dongsheng,5 and
timely filed rebuttal briefs from the
petitioner 6 and Dongsheng.7 For a
detailed description of the events that
occurred subsequent to the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.8 On January 6, 2023, in
1 See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
Intent to Rescind the Review, in Part; 2020, 87 FR
60644 (October 6, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 Id., 87 FR at 60644.
3 See GOC’s Letter, ‘‘GOC Administrative Case
Brief,’’ dated November 10, 2022.
4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Case Brief,’’
dated November 10, 2022.
5 See Dongsheng’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief,’’ dated
November 10, 2022.
6 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Rebuttal,’’
dated November 17, 2022.
7 See Dongsheng’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated
November 17, 2022.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Steel Racks and
Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of China:
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Scope of the Order 10
The merchandise covered by the
Order is steel racks and parts thereof,
assembled, to any extent, or
unassembled, including but not limited
to, vertical components (e.g., uprights,
posts, or columns), horizontal or
diagonal components (e.g., arms or
beams), braces, frames, locking devices
(e.g., end plates and beam connectors),
and accessories (including, but not
limited to, rails, skid channels, skid
rails, drum/coil beds, fork clearance
bars, pallet supports, row spacers, and
wall ties).
Merchandise covered by the Order is
classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
under subheadings 7326.90.8688,
9403.20.0081, 9403.90.8041, and
9403.99.9041.11 Subject merchandise
may also be classified under
subheadings 7308.90.3000,
7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and
9403.20.0090. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and U.S.
customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the
Order is contained in the Issues
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties
in briefs are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
issues addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is provided in
Appendix I to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Results of the 2020 Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
the Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated January 6, 2023.
10 See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and
Antidumping Duty Order; and Countervailing Duty
Order 84 FR 48584 (September 16, 2019) (Order).
11 On February 9, 2022, Commerce received a
request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to update the ACE Case Reference File (CRF)
for this proceeding. Specifically, CBP requested that
Commerce add HTSUS number 9403.99.9041 to the
CRF to reflect 2022 updates to the HTSUS. On May
4, 2022, Commerce added HTSUS number
9403.99.9041 to the CRF for this proceeding (A–
570–088). See Memorandum, ‘‘Request from
Customs and Border Protection to Update the ACE
AD/CVD Case Reference File: Certain Steel Racks
and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China (A–570–088, C–570–089),’’ dated May 4,
2022.
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document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding our Preliminary
Results, we made certain revisions to
the countervailable subsidy rate
calculations for the sole mandatory
respondent, Dongsheng.12 As a result of
the changes to Dongsheng’s program
rates, the final rate for the 29 nonselected companies under review also
changed.13 These changes are explained
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of
the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable, we
find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a
government-provided financial
contribution that gives rise to a benefit
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.14 The Issues and Decision
Memorandum contains a full
description of the methodology
underlying Commerce’s conclusions,
including any determination that relied
upon the use of adverse facts available
pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of
the Act.
Partial Rescission of Review
On November 5, 2021, Commerce
initiated an administrative review of
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. (Hebei
Minmetals).15 In the Preliminary
Results, we stated our intent to rescind
the review with respect to Hebei
Minmetals because it claimed no
shipments during the POR and we did
not receive any information to
contradict its claim.16 Therefore, in
12 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Results Calculations
for Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with this notice.
13 See Appendix II, which identifies the 29 nonselected companies subject to the instant
administrative review.
14 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
15 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR
61121 (November 5, 2021).
16 See Preliminary Results, 87 FR at 60644.
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accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3),
we are rescinding this administrative
review with respect to Hebei Minmetals.
Companies Not Selected for Individual
Review
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to
companies not selected for individual
examination when Commerce limits its
examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the
Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for determining
the all-others rate in an investigation,
for guidance when calculating the rate
for companies which were not selected
for individual examination in an
administrative review. Under section
705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others
rate is normally an amount equal to the
weighted average of the countervailable
subsidy rates established for exporters
and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero or de
minimis countervailable subsidy rates,
and any rates determined entirely on the
basis of facts available.
As stated above, there are 29
companies for which a review was
requested and not rescinded, and which
were not selected as mandatory
respondents, or found to be cross owned
with a mandatory respondent. For these
non-selected companies, because the
rate calculated for the only participating
mandatory respondent in this review,
Dongsheng, was above de minimis and
not based entirely on facts available, we
are applying to the 29 non-selected
companies Dongsheng’s subsidy rate.
This methodology used to establish the
rate for the non-selected companies is
consistent with our practice regarding
the calculation of the all-others rate,
pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the
Act.
Final Results of Review
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We find the countervailable subsidy
rates for the sole mandatory respondent
and non-selected respondents under
review for the period of January 1, 2020,
through December 31, 2020, to be as
follows:
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed in connection with the final
results of review to parties in this
proceeding within five days of the date
of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce
has determined, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in
accordance with the final results of this
review, for the above-listed companies
at the applicable ad valorem assessment
rates listed. 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. 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
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties in the
amounts shown for each of the
respective companies listed above on
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms subject to the Order, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, effective upon
publication of the final results of
review, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to an APO of their
responsibility concerning the return or
Subsidy rate
destruction of proprietary information
Company
(percent
disclosed under APO in accordance
ad valorem)
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf
continues to govern business
Manufacturing Co., Ltd .....
6.09 proprietary information in this segment
Non-Selected Companies
of the proceeding. Timely written
Under Review 17 ................
6.09
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
17 See Appendix II for a full list of companies not
individually examined in this review.
requested. Failure to comply with the
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regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results of administrative review
and notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 4, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of China’s Economy
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Application of Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Apply Adverse
Facts Available (AFA) to the Export
Buyer’s Credit (EBC) Program
Comment 2: Whether to Revise the Sources
Used to Calculate the Benchmarks for
Steel Welding Wire and Welding Rod
Comment 3: Whether to Rely on Additional
Steel Benchmark Data
Comment 4: Whether the Provision of
Natural Gas for Less Than Adequate
Remuneration (LTAR) Is Specific
Comment 5: Ministerial Error Allegations
A. Whether to Revise the Total Subsidy
Rate Calculation
B. Whether to Revise the Policy Loans to
the Steel Racks Industry Program
Subsidy Rate Calculation
C. Whether to Revise the AFA Subsidy
Rate Applied to the EBC Program
D. Whether to Revise the ‘‘Other
Subsidies’’ Rate Calculation
E. Whether to Revise the Electricity
Benchmark Calculation
F. Whether to Revise Certain Monthly HotRolled Steel and Cold-Rolled Steel
Benchmark Prices
G. Whether to Revise the Hollow-Structural
Steel Shape Benchmark Prices
H. Whether to Revise Structural Steel
Shapes and Hollow-Structural Steel
Shapes Benchmark Prices for the Month
of October 2020
I. Whether to Revise the Galvanized Steel
Subsidy Rate Calculation
J. Whether to Revise the Subsidy Rate
Calculation for the Income Tax
Deduction for Research and
Development Under the Enterprise
Income Tax Law Program
K. Whether to Revise the Import Duty Rates
Applied to the Hot-Rolled Steel and
Cold-Rolled Steel Benchmark
Calculations
IX. Recommendation
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Appendix II
List of Companies Not Selected for
Individual Examination
1. Ateel Display Industries (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
2. CTC Universal (Zhangzhou) Industrial Co.,
Ltd.
3. David Metal Craft Manufactory Ltd.
4. Fujian Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Ltd.
5. Guangdong Wireking Housewares and
Hardware Co., Ltd.
6. Hebei Wuxin Garden Products Co., Ltd.
7. Huanghua Xinxing Furniture Co., Ltd.
8. i-Lift Equipment Ltd.
9. Johnson (Suzhou) Metal Products Co., Ltd.
10. Master Trust (Xiamen) Import and Export
Co., Ltd.
11. Nanjing Ironstone Storage Equipment Co.,
Ltd.
12. Nanjing Kingmore Logistics Equipment
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
13. Ningbo Xinguang Rack Co., Ltd.
14. Redman Corporation
15. Redman Import & Export Limited
16. Suzhou (China) Sunshine Hardware &
Equipment Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd.
17. Tianjin Master Logistics Equipment Co.,
Ltd.
18. Xiamen Baihuide Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19. Xiamen Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Ltd.
20. Xiamen Golden Trust Industry & Trade
Co., Ltd.
21. Xiamen Kingfull Imp and Exp Co., Ltd..
(d.b.a) Xiamen Kingfull Displays Co.,
Ltd.
22. Xiamen LianHong Industry and Trade
Co., Ltd.
23. Xiamen Luckyroc Industry Co., Ltd.
24. Xiamen Luckyroc Storage Equipment
Manufacture Co., Ltd.
25. Xiamen Meitoushan Metal Products Co.,
Ltd.
26. Xiamen Power Metal Display Co., Ltd.
27. Xiamen XinHuiYuan Industrial & Trade
Co., Ltd.
28. Xiamen Yiree Display Fixtures Co., Ltd.
29. Zhangjiagang Better Display Co., Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–088]
Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof
From the People’s Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2020–
2021
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain exporters under review sold
subject merchandise at less than normal
value during the period of review (POR),
September 1, 2020, through August 31,
2021. Additionally, Commerce
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determines that Hebei Minmetals Co.,
Ltd. (Hebei Minmetals) and Xiamen
Luckyroc Industry Co., Ltd., (Luckyroc)
had no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR.
DATES: Applicable April 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Bremer or Jonathan Hill, AD/
CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4987 and (202) 482–3518,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Merchandise covered by the Order is
classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
under subheadings 7326.90.8688,
9403.20.0081, 9403.90.8041, and
9403.99.9041.5 Subject merchandise
may also be classified under
subheadings 7308.90.3000,
7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and
9403.20.0090. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and U.S.
customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
A full description of the scope of the
Order is contained in the Issues
Decision Memorandum.
Background
On October 6, 2022, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results in the
Federal Register and invited interested
parties to comment on those results.1
On January 26, 2023, Commerce
extended the deadline to issue the final
results of this review by 60 days until
April 4, 2023.2 For details regarding the
events that occurred subsequent to
publication of the Preliminary Results,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.3 Commerce conducted
this administrative review in
accordance with section 751 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Analysis of Comments Received
Scope of the Order 4
The merchandise covered by the
Order is steel racks and parts thereof,
assembled, to any extent, or
unassembled, including but not limited
to, vertical components (e.g., uprights,
posts, or columns), horizontal or
diagonal components (e.g., arms or
beams), braces, frames, locking devices
(e.g., end plates and beam connectors),
and accessories (including, but not
limited to, rails, skid channels, skid
rails, drum/coil beds, fork clearance
bars, pallet supports, row spacers, and
wall ties).
1 See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments;
2020–2021, 87 FR 60647 (October 6, 2022)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Final Results of the 2020–2021 Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated January 26, 2023.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2020–
2021 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ (Issues and Decision
Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice.
4 See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and
Antidumping Duty Order; and Countervailing Duty
Order, 84 FR 48584 (September 16, 2019) (Order).
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We addressed all the issues raised in
the case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of
the issues that parties raised, and to
which we responded in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, is provided in
Appendix I to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties regarding the Preliminary
Results, we selected Romania, rather
than Bulgaria, as the primary surrogate
country and corrected certain
ministerial errors in our preliminary
dumping margin calculations.6
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
determined that Hebei and Luckyroc did
not export or sell subject merchandise,
nor did they have knowledge that their
subject merchandise was entered into
5 On February 9, 2022, Commerce received a
request from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to update the ACE Case Reference File (CRF)
for this proceeding. Specifically, CBP requested that
Commerce add HTSUS number 9403.99.9041 to the
CRF to reflect 2022 updates to the HTSUS. On May
4, 2022, Commerce added HTSUS number
9403.99.9041 to the CRF for this proceeding (A–
570–088). See Memorandum, ‘‘Request from
Customs and Border Protection to Update the ACE
AD/CVD Case Reference File: Certain Steel Racks
and Parts Thereof from the People’s Republic of
China (A–570–088, C–570–089),’’ dated May 4,
2022.
6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-089]
Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of
certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the People's
Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR), January 1,
2020, through December 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable April 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson AD/CVD Operations, Office
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 6, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\
This review covers one mandatory respondent, Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Dongsheng), as well as 29 non-selected
companies under review. We invited interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results.\2\ We received timely case briefs from the
Government of China (GOC),\3\ the Coalition for Fair Rack Imports (the
petitioner),\4\ and Dongsheng,\5\ and timely filed rebuttal briefs from
the petitioner \6\ and Dongsheng.\7\ For a detailed description of the
events that occurred subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ On January 6, 2023, in accordance
with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), Commerce extended the deadline for issuing the final results
until April 4, 2023.\9\
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\1\ See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review and Intent to Rescind the Review, in Part;
2020, 87 FR 60644 (October 6, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ Id., 87 FR at 60644.
\3\ See GOC's Letter, ``GOC Administrative Case Brief,'' dated
November 10, 2022.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Case Brief,'' dated
November 10, 2022.
\5\ See Dongsheng's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated November 10,
2022.
\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Rebuttal,'' dated
November 17, 2022.
\7\ See Dongsheng's Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated November
17, 2022.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from
the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the 2020 Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Final
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
January 6, 2023.
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Scope of the Order \10\
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\10\ See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; and Countervailing Duty
Order 84 FR 48584 (September 16, 2019) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is steel racks and parts
thereof, assembled, to any extent, or unassembled, including but not
limited to, vertical components (e.g., uprights, posts, or columns),
horizontal or diagonal components (e.g., arms or beams), braces,
frames, locking devices (e.g., end plates and beam connectors), and
accessories (including, but not limited to, rails, skid channels, skid
rails, drum/coil beds, fork clearance bars, pallet supports, row
spacers, and wall ties).
Merchandise covered by the Order is classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings
7326.90.8688, 9403.20.0081, 9403.90.8041, and 9403.99.9041.\11\ Subject
merchandise may also be classified under subheadings 7308.90.3000,
7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and 9403.20.0090. 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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\11\ On February 9, 2022, Commerce received a request from U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to update the ACE Case Reference
File (CRF) for this proceeding. Specifically, CBP requested that
Commerce add HTSUS number 9403.99.9041 to the CRF to reflect 2022
updates to the HTSUS. On May 4, 2022, Commerce added HTSUS number
9403.99.9041 to the CRF for this proceeding (A-570-088). See
Memorandum, ``Request from Customs and Border Protection to Update
the ACE AD/CVD Case Reference File: Certain Steel Racks and Parts
Thereof from the People's Republic of China (A-570-088, C-570-
089),'' dated May 4, 2022.
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A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the
Issues Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by interested parties in briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in Appendix I to this
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain
revisions to the countervailable subsidy rate calculations for the sole
mandatory respondent, Dongsheng.\12\ As a result of the changes to
Dongsheng's program rates, the final rate for the 29 non-selected
companies under review also changed.\13\ These changes are explained in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\12\ See Memorandum, ``Final Results Calculations for Nanjing
Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,'' dated concurrently with
this notice.
\13\ See Appendix II, which identifies the 29 non-selected
companies subject to the instant administrative review.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\14\ The Issues and
Decision Memorandum contains a full description of the methodology
underlying Commerce's conclusions, including any determination that
relied upon the use of adverse facts available pursuant to sections
776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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\14\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Partial Rescission of Review
On November 5, 2021, Commerce initiated an administrative review of
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. (Hebei Minmetals).\15\ In the Preliminary
Results, we stated our intent to rescind the review with respect to
Hebei Minmetals because it claimed no shipments during the POR and we
did not receive any information to contradict its claim.\16\ Therefore,
in
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accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding this
administrative review with respect to Hebei Minmetals.
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\15\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 61121 (November 5, 2021).
\16\ See Preliminary Results, 87 FR at 60644.
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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act.
Generally, Commerce looks to section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for determining the all-others rate in an
investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies
which were not selected for individual examination in an administrative
review. Under section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is
normally an amount equal to the weighted average of the countervailable
subsidy rates established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis countervailable subsidy
rates, and any rates determined entirely on the basis of facts
available.
As stated above, there are 29 companies for which a review was
requested and not rescinded, and which were not selected as mandatory
respondents, or found to be cross owned with a mandatory respondent.
For these non-selected companies, because the rate calculated for the
only participating mandatory respondent in this review, Dongsheng, was
above de minimis and not based entirely on facts available, we are
applying to the 29 non-selected companies Dongsheng's subsidy rate.
This methodology used to establish the rate for the non-selected
companies is consistent with our practice regarding the calculation of
the all-others rate, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act.
Final Results of Review
We find the countervailable subsidy rates for the sole mandatory
respondent and non-selected respondents under review for the period of
January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, to be as follows:
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\17\ See Appendix II for a full list of companies not
individually examined in this review.
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co., Ltd.......... 6.09
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \17\................ 6.09
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with
the final results of review to parties in this proceeding within five
days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of
subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this
review, for the above-listed companies at the applicable ad valorem
assessment rates listed. 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. 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
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown for each of the respective companies listed
above on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the
final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed firms
subject to the Order, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-
specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, as appropriate.
These cash deposit requirements, effective upon publication of the
final results of review, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an APO
of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
review and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 4, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of China's Economy
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse
Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to the
Export Buyer's Credit (EBC) Program
Comment 2: Whether to Revise the Sources Used to Calculate the
Benchmarks for Steel Welding Wire and Welding Rod
Comment 3: Whether to Rely on Additional Steel Benchmark Data
Comment 4: Whether the Provision of Natural Gas for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) Is Specific
Comment 5: Ministerial Error Allegations
A. Whether to Revise the Total Subsidy Rate Calculation
B. Whether to Revise the Policy Loans to the Steel Racks
Industry Program Subsidy Rate Calculation
C. Whether to Revise the AFA Subsidy Rate Applied to the EBC
Program
D. Whether to Revise the ``Other Subsidies'' Rate Calculation
E. Whether to Revise the Electricity Benchmark Calculation
F. Whether to Revise Certain Monthly Hot-Rolled Steel and Cold-
Rolled Steel Benchmark Prices
G. Whether to Revise the Hollow-Structural Steel Shape Benchmark
Prices
H. Whether to Revise Structural Steel Shapes and Hollow-
Structural Steel Shapes Benchmark Prices for the Month of October
2020
I. Whether to Revise the Galvanized Steel Subsidy Rate
Calculation
J. Whether to Revise the Subsidy Rate Calculation for the Income
Tax Deduction for Research and Development Under the Enterprise
Income Tax Law Program
K. Whether to Revise the Import Duty Rates Applied to the Hot-
Rolled Steel and Cold-Rolled Steel Benchmark Calculations
IX. Recommendation
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Appendix II
List of Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. Ateel Display Industries (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
2. CTC Universal (Zhangzhou) Industrial Co., Ltd.
3. David Metal Craft Manufactory Ltd.
4. Fujian Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Ltd.
5. Guangdong Wireking Housewares and Hardware Co., Ltd.
6. Hebei Wuxin Garden Products Co., Ltd.
7. Huanghua Xinxing Furniture Co., Ltd.
8. i-Lift Equipment Ltd.
9. Johnson (Suzhou) Metal Products Co., Ltd.
10. Master Trust (Xiamen) Import and Export Co., Ltd.
11. Nanjing Ironstone Storage Equipment Co., Ltd.
12. Nanjing Kingmore Logistics Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
13. Ningbo Xinguang Rack Co., Ltd.
14. Redman Corporation
15. Redman Import & Export Limited
16. Suzhou (China) Sunshine Hardware & Equipment Imp. & Exp. Co.
Ltd.
17. Tianjin Master Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd.
18. Xiamen Baihuide Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19. Xiamen Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Ltd.
20. Xiamen Golden Trust Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
21. Xiamen Kingfull Imp and Exp Co., Ltd.. (d.b.a) Xiamen Kingfull
Displays Co., Ltd.
22. Xiamen LianHong Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
23. Xiamen Luckyroc Industry Co., Ltd.
24. Xiamen Luckyroc Storage Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd.
25. Xiamen Meitoushan Metal Products Co., Ltd.
26. Xiamen Power Metal Display Co., Ltd.
27. Xiamen XinHuiYuan Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd.
28. Xiamen Yiree Display Fixtures Co., Ltd.
29. Zhangjiagang Better Display Co., Ltd.
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