Notice2025-07288
Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media From India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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Published
April 28, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain high chrome cast iron grinding media (grinding media) from India is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 80 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17577-17578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07288]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-930]
Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media From India: 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 high chrome cast iron grinding media (grinding media) from
India is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less
than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1,
2023, through March 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 28, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles DeFilippo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3797.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 6, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register.\1\ A summary of the events that
occurred since the Preliminary Determination, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final
determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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>.
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\1\ See Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from India:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of
Provisional Measure, 89 FR 96939 (December 6, 2024) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
(PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Certain High Chrom Case Iron Grinding Media from
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is grinding media from
India. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation,
see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
We received no comments from interested parties on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination.\3\
Therefore, we made no changes to the scope of the investigation from
that published in the Preliminary Determination for the final
determination.
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\3\ See Preliminary Determination.
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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 Act. Specifically, Commerce conducted on-
site verifications of the sales and cost information submitted by AIA
Engineering Limited (AIAEL) and its affiliates (collectively, AIA).\4\
We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of
relevant sales and accounting records, and original source documents
provided by AIA.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Verification of the Sales Response of AIA
Engineering Limited and Vega Industries in the Antidumping
Investigation of Certain High Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from
India,'' dated March 20, 2025; see also Memorandum, ``Verification
of the Cost Responses of AIA Engineering Limited and Welcast Steel
Limited in the Less Than Fair Value Investigation of Certain High
Chrome Cast Iron Grinding Media from India'' dated March 31, 2025.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Determination, we made
certain changes to AIA's preliminary weighted-average dumping margin
calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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 an estimated weighted-
average dumping margin for AIA that is not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely
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on facts otherwise available. Consequently, for this final
determination, the estimated weighted-average dumping margin calculated
for AIA is the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other
producers and exporters.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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AIA Engineering Limited \5\................................. 9.58
All Others.................................................. 9.58
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Disclosure
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\5\ We received no comments from interested parties on the
affiliation and collapsing analysis determination as it appeared in
the Preliminary Determination.\5\ Therefore, we made no changes from
the Preliminary Determination and determine that AIAEL and Welcast
Steel Limited (Welcast) are a single entity. In addition, we
determine that AIAEL is affiliated with Vega Industries (Middle
East) F.Z.C (Vega ME) and Vega Industries Ltd., USA (Vega USA). See
Memorandum, ``Preliminary Affiliation and Collapsing Memorandum for
AIA Engineering Limited, Welcast Steel Limited, Vega Industries
(Middle East) F.Z.C, and Vega Industries Ltd., USA,'' dated
concurrently with this memorandum (Collapsing Memorandum).
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Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed in connection with this final determination to interested
parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days of the publication date of this
notice in the Federal Register, 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 entries of subject merchandise, as described in
Appendix I of this notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after December 6, 2024, the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
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 as follows: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies listed
in the table above are the company-specific estimated weighted-average
dumping margins determined in this final determination; (2) if the
exporter is not a respondent listed in the table above, but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate is 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 is 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 (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of the final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Because Commerce's final determination is affirmative, in accordance
with section 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 or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of AIA no
later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC
determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be
terminated, all cash deposits posted will be refunded, and suspension
of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that such injury
does exist, Commerce will issue an antidumping 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 above in the ``Continuation of
Suspension of Liquidation'' section.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice will serve as a final reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 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 the
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
section s 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: April 21, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers chrome cast iron grinding
media in spherical (ball) or ovoid shape, with an alloy composition
of seven percent or more (>=7 percent of total mass) chromium (Cr)
content and produced through the casting method, with a nominal
diameter of up to 127 millimeters (mm) and tolerance of plus or
minus 10 mm. The products covered by the scope are currently
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheading 7325.91.0000. This HTSUS subheading is provided
for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes from the Preliminary Determination
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to include the ``Freight Recovered'' and
``Other Charges Recovered'' in the Calculation of U.S. Net Price
Comment 2: Whether to Adjust AIA's U.S. Indirect Selling Expense
Ratio
Comment 3: Whether to Exclude Certain U.S. Sales Delivered
through an Intermediary Third Country in the U.S. Sales Database
Comment 4: Whether to Include Reported Third Country Sales in
the Home Market Database
V. Recommendation
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