Commerce Department Announces Affirmative Findings in Multiple Cases
Final determinations in the cases by the International Trade Commission are expected by Jan. 18.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster):The Commerce Department on Dec. 5 announced a preliminary affirmative ruling in a circumvention case involving China and Vietnam.
In 2015, antidumping and countervailing duties were imposed on corrosion-resistant steel and cold-rolled steel flat products from China. Following this, shipments of these products from Vietnam to the United States increased sharply. Commerce found that some of those imports used substrate from China that would otherwise have been subject to duties.
“U.S. law provides that Commerce may find circumvention of [antidumping/countervailing duty] orders when merchandise that is the same class or kind as merchandise subject to existing orders is completed or assembled in a third country prior to importation into the United States,” the agency explained.
The department is expected to announce a final determination in the case by Feb. 16.
Separately, on Nov. 21, the Commerce Department announced affirmative final determinations in antidumping duty investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
Imports of those products in 2016 totaled $10.4 million from Belarus, $32.3 million from Russia and $7 million from UAE.
The dumping margins were found to be 436.8 percent to 756.93 percent for Russia, 280.02 percent for Belarus and 84.1 percent for UAE.
The International Trade Commission is scheduled to issue its final determinations in the cases by Jan. 5.
And on Dec. 5, Commerce announced affirmative final determinations in the countervailing duty investigations of imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and India.
In 2016, imports of that tubing totaled $29.4 million from China and $25 million from India.
The subsidy rates were found to be 8.02 percent to 42.6 percent for India and 18.27 percent to 21.41 percent for China.
Final determinations in the cases by the International Trade Commission are expected by Jan. 18.
Courtesy: AIIS