Notice2024-17903
Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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August 12, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to 116 companies which had no entries in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65588-65591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17903]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-874]
Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review
made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during
the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. In
addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to
116 companies which had no entries in the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) data. We invite interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Entz or Ian Riggs, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3845 or (202) 482-3810,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 13, 2015, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on
certain steel nails (steel nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) in
the Federal Register.\1\ On September 11, 2023, based on timely
requests for review, we initiated an administrative review of the Order
covering 123 companies, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On March 18, 2024,
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Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this
administrative review to July 30, 2024.\3\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce
tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven
days.\4\ The deadline for the preliminary results is now August 6,
2024. For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\1\ See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13, 2015)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 62322 (September 11, 2023).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2022-2023 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
March 18, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products subject to the Order are certain steel nails (steel
nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For a full description of
the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.\6\
Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended
entries are liquidated at the antidumping duty assessment rate
calculated for the review period.\7\ Therefore, for an administrative
review to be conducted, there must be a suspended entry that Commerce
can instruct CBP to liquidate at the antidumping duty assessment rate
calculated for the POR.\8\
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\6\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea:
Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR
24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of
Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4157 (January
24, 2023).
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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On December 20, 2023, we notified all interested parties of our
intent to rescind this review, in part, with respect to the 116
companies listed in Appendix III because there were no suspended
entries of subject merchandise produced or exported by these companies
during the POR and we invited interested parties to comment.\9\ We
received no comments on the Intent to Rescind Memorandum. Accordingly,
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to the companies listed
in Appendix III, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in
Part,'' dated December 20, 2023 (Intent to Rescind Memorandum).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. We calculated export price and constructed export
price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in
accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as Appendix I to this notice. The
Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade/gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade/gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to
be determined for 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 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in a market economy less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for
companies which were not selected for individual examination in an
administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-
others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero
or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available{time} .''
We preliminarily calculated a dumping margin of zero for one of the
two mandatory respondents, Korea Wire Co., Ltd. (KOWIRE). Therefore, we
have preliminarily assigned a dumping margin to the companies not
selected for individual examination in this review based on the rate
calculated for the other mandatory respondent, Nailtech Co., Ltd.
(Nailtech). See Appendix II.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30,
2023:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Korea Wire Co., Ltd......................................... 0.00
Nailtech Co., Ltd........................................... 2.43
Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination \10\...... 2.43
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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\10\ See Appendix II.
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We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with
these preliminary results to interested parties within five days after
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.\11\
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs,
may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\12\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this administrative review must submit: (1) a table of
contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\13\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings, we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide, at the beginning of their briefs, a public
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\14\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that
will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant
citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67077.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised
in the respective case briefs. Oral presentations at the hearing will
be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing
is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the
hearing.\16\ Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
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All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as
hearing requests, should be filed via ACCESS.\17\ An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
because both respondents reported the entered value for their U.S.
sales, we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates
based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the
examined sales to the total entered value of those sales. Where either
the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by KOWIRE or Nailtech
for which these companies did not know that the merchandise they sold
to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. We will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\18\
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\18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
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For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we
intend to assign an assessment rate based on the review-specific rate,
calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Companies Not Selected for
Individual Examination'' section, above. The final results of this
review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by this review and for future deposits
of estimated duties, where applicable.
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).
For the companies listed in Appendix III for which we are
rescinding this review, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit
of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i).
Commerce intends to issue these rescission instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company
listed above will be equal to the weighted average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review, except
if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and therefore, de minimis within
the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit
rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which the company was
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the producer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently-
completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 11.80 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.\19\ These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
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Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
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Notification to Importers
This notice 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 and/or countervailing 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 occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 5, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. Daejin Steel Company
2. Hanmi Staple Co., Ltd.
3. Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd.
4. Koram Inc.
5. Youngwoo Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Appendix III
Companies for Which Commerce Is Rescinding the Review
1. Agl Co., Ltd.
2. Ansing Fasteners Co. Ltd.
3. Astrotech Steels Private Limited.
4. Beijing Catic Industry Limited.
5. Beijing Jinheung Co., Ltd.
6. Big Mind Group Co., Ltd.
7. Changzhou Kya Trading Co., Ltd.
8. China Staple Enterprise Tianjin Co. Ltd.
9. CMT Co. Ltd.
10. D&F Material Products Ltd.
11. De Well Group Korea Co., Ltd.
12. Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd.
13. DLF Industry Co., Limited.
14. Dong Yang Chemical Co. Ltd.
15. Doublemoon Hardware Company Ltd.
16. DT China (Shanghai) Ltd.
17. Dugwoo Co. Ltd.
18. Ejen Brothers Limited.
19. England Rich Group (China) Ltd.
20. Ever Leading International Inc.
21. Fastgrow International Co., Inc.
22. Geekay Wires Limited.
23. Glovis America, Inc.
24. GWP Industries (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
25. Haas Automation Inc.
26. Handuk Industrial Co., Ltd.
27. Hanwoo Industrial Co. Ltd.
28. Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.
29. Hebei Longshengyuan Trade Co Ltd.
30. Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.
31. Hebei Shinyee Trade Co. Ltd.
32. Hengtuo Metal Products Company Limited.
33. Home Value Co., Ltd.
34. Hongyi (Hk) Hardware Products Co., Limited.
35. Hongyi (Hk) Industrial Co., Limited.
36. Huanghua RC Business Co., Ltd.
37. Huanghua Yingjin Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
38. HWA Shin Bolt Ind. Co. Ltd.
39. Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd.
40. JCD Group Co., Limited.
41. Jining Jufu International Trade Co.
42. Jushiqiangsen (Tianjin) International Trade Co., Ltd.
43. Kabool Fasteners Co. Ltd.
44. KB Steel.
45. Kerry-Apex (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
46. KPF Co., Ltd.
47. Kuehne & Nagel Ltd.
48. Linyi Double-Moon Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
49. Linyi Flyingarrow Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
50. Linyi Jianchengde Metal Hardware Co.
51. Linyi Yitong Chain Co., Ltd.
52. Manho Rope and Wire Ltd.
53. Max Co., Ltd.
54. Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
55. Nanjing Senqiao Trading Co., Ltd.
56. Needslink, Inc.
57. Ocean King International Industries Limited.
58. Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
59. Peace Industries Ltd. Korea.
60. Peace Korea Co., Ltd.
61. Qingdao Ant Hardware Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
62. Qingdao Best World Industry-Trading Co., Ltd.
63. Qingdao Cheshire Trading Co., Ltd.
64. Qingdao Hongyuan Nail Industry Co., Ltd.
65. Qingdao JCD Machinery Co., Ltd.
66. Qingdao Jiawei Industry Co., Limited.
67. Qingdao Jisco Co., Ltd.
68. Qingdao Master Metal Products Co., Ltd.
69. Qingdao Meijialucky Industry and Co.
70. Qingdao Mst Industry and Commerce Co., Ltd.
71. Qingdao Ruitai Trade Co., Ltd.
72. Qingdao Shantron Int'l Trade Co., Ltd.
73. Qingdao Shenghengtong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
74. Qingdao Sunrise Metal Products Co., Ltd.
75. Qingdao Tian Heng Xiang Metal Products Co., Ltd.
76. Qingdao Top Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.
77. Rewon Systems, Inc.
78. Rise Time Industrial Ltd.
79. Salt International Co. Ltd.
80. Shandong Dominant Source Group Co., Ltd.
81. Shandong Guomei Industry Co., Ltd.
82. Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
83. Shanghai Goldenbridge International Co., Ltd.
84. Shanghai Pinnacle International Trading Co., Ltd.
85. Shanghai Zoonlion Industrial Co., Ltd.
86. Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
87. Shanxi Sanhesheng Trade Co., Ltd.
88. Shaoxing Bohui Import & Export Co., Ltd.
89. Shijiazhuang Tops Hardware Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
90. Shijiazhuang Yajiada Metal Products Co., Ltd.
91. Shin Jung TMS Corporation Ltd.
92. Shinheung Industry Co.
93. SSS Hardware International Trading Co., Ltd.
94. Storeit Services LLP.
95. Tangshan Jason Metal Materials Co., Ltd.
96. Test Rite International Co., Ltd.
97. The Inno Steel Industry Company.
98. Tianjin Bluekin Industries Limited.
99. Tianjin Coways Metal Products Co., Ltd.
100. Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
101. Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
102. Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry and Business Co., Ltd.
103. Tianjin Jinzhuang New Material Sci Co., Ltd.
104. Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd.
105. Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd.
106. Tianjin Zhonglian Times Technology Co., Ltd.
107. Un Global Company Limited.
108. Unicorn (Tianjin) Fasteners Co., Ltd.
109. United Company for Metal Products.
110. W&K Corporation Limited.
111. Weifang Wenhe Pneumatic Tools Co., Ltd.
112. Wulian Zhanpengmetals Co., Ltd.
113. Xian Metals And Minerals Import And Export Co., Ltd.
114. Youone Fastening Systems.
115. Zhangjiagang Lianfeng Metals Products Co., Ltd.
116. Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd.
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