Notice2022-28017
Certain Steel Nails From Thailand: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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December 23, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain steel nails (steel nails) from Thailand are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78929-78931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28017]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-844]
Certain Steel Nails From Thailand: Final Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain steel nails (steel nails) from Thailand are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV).
The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2020, through September
30, 2021.
DATES: Applicable December 23, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Matthew Palmer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4246 or (202)
482-1678, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 4, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary determination in the LTFV investigation of steel nails from
Thailand, in which it also postponed the final determination until
December 19, 2022.\1\ Commerce invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Determination.
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\1\ See Certain Steel Nails from Thailand: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 87 FR 47708 (August 4, 2022) (Preliminary Determination),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is
available 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
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Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope Comments
On July 5, 2022, we issued the Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum.\3\ The scope case briefs were due on July 19, 2022.\4\ We
did not receive any scope case briefs from interested parties.
Therefore, Commerce has not made any changes to the scope of this
investigation since the Preliminary Determination.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Investigations of Certain
Steel Nails from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey and
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Steel Nails from
India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey: Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum,'' dated July 5, 2022 (Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum).
\4\ Id at 4.
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is steel nails from
Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Verification
Commerce conducted verification of the information relied upon in
making its final determination in this investigation, in accordance
with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Specifically, Commerce conducted a virtual verification of Come Best
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Come Best)'s U.S. and third country sales
responses, and an on-site verification of Come Best's cost response.\5\
In addition, we conducted on-site verifications of Jinhai Hardware Co.,
Ltd. (Jinhai Hardware)'s U.S. sales and cost of production
responses.\6\
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\5\ See Memoranda, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain
Steel Nails from Thailand: Sales Verification of Come Best Co.,
Ltd.,'' dated October 18, 2022; and ``Verification of the Cost
Response of Come Best Thailand Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,'' dated October
27, 2022.
\6\ See Memoranda, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain
Steel Nails from Thailand: Sales Verification of Jinhai Hardware
Co., Ltd.,'' dated October 19, 2022; and ``Verification of the Cost
Response of Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,'' dated November
1, 2022.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in Come Best's case brief (the sole case or
rebuttal brief submitted in this investigation) are discussed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix
II.
Changes From the Preliminary Determination
We made certain changes to the margin calculations for Come Best
and Jinhai Hardware since the Preliminary Determination. See the Issues
and Decision Memorandum for a discussion of these changes.
All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters
not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated excluding rates that
are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the
Act.
In this investigation, Commerce calculated estimated weighted-
average dumping margins for Come Best and Jinhai Hardware that are not
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available.
Commerce calculated the all-others rate using a weighted average of the
estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the
individually examined respondents using each respondent's publicly-
ranged values for the merchandise under consideration to the United
States during the POI.\7\
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\7\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally
calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a
simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the
examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sale
values for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then
compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as
the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. See
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663
(September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged sales data was
available, Commerce based the all-others rate on the publicly ranged
sales data of the mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis of
the data, see Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from Thailand:
Calculation of All-Others' Rate in the Final Determination,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the POI:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Come Best (Thailand) Co., Ltd............................... 12.61
Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd.................................... 13.90
All Others.................................................. 13.07
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this final determination within five
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all entries of steel nails from Thailand, as
described in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption on or after August 4, 2022, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination of this investigation in
the Federal Register.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties for such
entries of merchandise as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the
respondents listed in the table above will be equal to the company-
specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin determined in this
final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified
above but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin
established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the
cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal
to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed in
the table above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will
remain in effect until further notice.
U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its final affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination in this
investigation is affirmative, in accordance with section
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735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to
whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially
injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of
steel nails from Thailand no later than 45 days after our final
determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not exist,
this proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposits posted will
be refunded. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist,
Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess,
upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports
of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation, as discussed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation'' section.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to the parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: December 19, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel
nails having a nominal shaft or shank length not exceeding 12
inches. Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails
made from round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel
or long-rolled flat steel bars. Certain steel nails may be of one
piece construction or constructed of two or more pieces. Examples of
nails constructed of two or more pieces include, but are not limited
to, anchors comprised of an anchor body made of zinc or nylon and a
steel pin or a steel nail; crimp drive anchors; split-drive anchors,
and strike pin anchors. Also included in the scope are anchors of
one piece construction.
Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of steel, and
may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank, point type
and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited to,
coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to
electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement,
and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface
finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat,
projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and
sinker. Shank or shaft styles include, but are not limited to,
smooth, barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted.
Screw-threaded nails subject to this proceeding are driven using
direct force and not by turning the nail using a tool that engages
with the head. Point styles include, but are not limited to,
diamond, needle, chisel and blunt or no point. Certain steel nails
may be sold in bulk, or they may be collated in any manner using any
material.
Excluded from the scope are certain steel nails packaged in
combination with one or more non-subject articles, if the total
number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of size, is
less than 25. If packaged in combination with one or more non-
subject articles, certain steel nails remain subject merchandise if
the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of
size, is equal to or greater than 25, unless otherwise excluded
based on the other exclusions below.
Also excluded from the scope are certain steel nails with a
nominal shaft or shank length of one inch or less that are a
component of an unassembled article, where the total number of nails
is sixty (60) or less, and the imported unassembled article falls
into one of the following eight groupings: (1) Builders' joinery and
carpentry of wood that are classifiable as windows, French-windows
and their frames; (2) builders' joinery and carpentry of wood that
are classifiable as doors and their frames and thresholds; (3)
swivel seats with variable height adjustment; (4) seats that are
convertible into beds (with the exception of those classifiable as
garden seats or camping equipment); (5) seats of cane, osier, bamboo
or similar materials; (6) other seats with wooden frames (with the
exception of seats of a kind used for aircraft or motor vehicles);
(7) furniture (other than seats) of wood (with the exception of (i)
medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture; and (ii) barbers'
chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining
and elevating movements); or (8) furniture (other than seats) of
materials other than wood, metal, or plastics (e.g., furniture of
cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials). The aforementioned
imported unassembled articles are currently classified under the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings: 4418.10, 4418.20, 9401.30, 9401.40, 9401.51, 9401.59,
9401.61, 9401.69, 9403.30, 9403.40, 9403.50, 9403.60, 9403.81 or
9403.89.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not
threaded, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheadings
7317.00.2000 and 7317.00.3000.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails
suitable for use in gas-actuated hand tools. These nails have a case
hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell Hardness C
scale (HRC), a carbon content greater than or equal to 0.5 percent,
a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head section, a
centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb
tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheading
7317.00.1000.
Also excluded from the scope are decorative or upholstery tacks.
Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently
classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.5501, 7317.00.5502,
7317.00.5503, 7317.00.5505, 7317.00.5507, 7317.00.5508,
7317.00.5511, 7317.00.5518, 7317.00.5519, 7317.00.5520,
7317.00.5530, 7317.00.5540, 7317.00.5550, 7317.00.5560,
7317.00.5570, 7317.00.5580, 7317.00.5590, 7317.00.6530,
7317.00.6560, and 7317.00.7500. Certain steel nails subject to this
investigation also may be classified under HTSUS subheadings
7318.15.5090, 7907.00.6000, 8206.00.0000, or other HTSUS
subheadings. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Come Best's Product Characteristics
Comment 2: Come Best's Corrected Surface Finish Codes
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2022-28017 Filed 12-22-22; 8:45 am]
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