Notice2022-12474
Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
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Published
June 10, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (Both-Well), an exporter of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (China), did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35504-35506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12474]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-067]
Forged Steel Fittings From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd. (Both-Well), an exporter
of forged steel fittings from the People's Republic of China (China),
did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below
normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2019,
through October 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable June 10, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jinny Ahn, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary Results \1\ on December 7, 2021,
and invited interested parties to comment. On March 7, 2022, Commerce
extended the deadline of the final
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
and Partial Rescission; 2019-2020, 86 FR 69222 (December 7, 2021)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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results of this administrative review by 58 days, until June 3,
2022.\2\ For a complete description of the events that occurred since
the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Forged Steel Fittings from the People's
Republic of China (China): Extension of Deadline for Final Results
of Second Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 7,
2022.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Forged Steel Fittings
from the People's Republic of China; 2019-2020,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order \4\
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\4\ See Forged Steel Fittings from Italy and the People's
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 60397, dated
November 26, 2018 (Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is forged steel fittings from
China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties' briefs are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed is
attached as the appendix 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made a
revision to the
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margin calculations for Both-Well.\5\ For a discussion of this change,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Forged Steel Fittings from the People's Republic of China: Final
Results Calculation Memorandum for Both-Well,'' dated concurrently
with this notice.
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Separate Rate
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that Both-Well
demonstrated its eligibility for a separate rate.\6\ We received no
comments or arguments since the issuance of the Preliminary Results
that provide a basis for reconsideration of this separate rate
determination. Therefore, for these final results, we continue to find
that Both-Well is eligible for a separate rate.
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\6\ See Preliminary Results, 86 FR at 69222.
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The China-Wide Entity
Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative review.\7\ Under this policy, the
China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically
requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the China-wide
entity.\8\ Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity
in this review, the China-wide entity is not under review and the
China-wide entity's rate (i.e., 142.72 percent) is not subject to
change as a result of this review.\9\
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\7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
\8\ Id.
\9\ See Order, 83 FR at 60397.
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Final Results of the Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the POR:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Both-Well (Taizhou) Steel Fittings Co., Ltd................. 0.00
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to interested
parties in this proceeding under an Administrative Protective Order
(APO) 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 Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce has determined, and
U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 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).
Because the weighted-average dumping margin for Both-Well, the only
respondent in this administrative review, is zero, Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\10\
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\10\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012).
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For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales data submitted
by Both-Well during this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate such entries at the rate for the China-wide entity.\11\
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\11\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR at 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full
discussion of this practice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for
shipments of the subject merchandise from China 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 Both-Well, the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for a previously examined Chinese
and non-Chinese exporter not listed above that received a separate rate
in 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 Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been
found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 142.72 percent); and (4) for
all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese
exporter.
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final 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 this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding APO
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 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
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results 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(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 3, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether To Adjust Both-Well's Reported Per-Unit
Consumption of Steel Bar
Comment 2: Whether To Adjust Both-Well's Reported Per-Unit
Consumption of Labor
Comment 3: Whether To Adjust Both-Well's Reported Per-Unit
Consumption of Energy
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Made a Ministerial Error in the
Preliminary Results
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VI. Recommendation
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