Vietnam Hangers: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
The International Trade Administration made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that steel wire garment hangers from Vietnam (A-552-812) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The ITA found preliminary AD rates of 135.81% to 187.51%, which are effective Aug. 2. CBP is expected to implement these AD cash deposit/bond requirements soon. Pursuant to the ITA's October 2011 final rule, no bond will be accepted in lieu of a cash deposit.
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(See ITT's Online Archives 12060143 for summary of the ITA's affirmative preliminary determination in this case's companion countervailing duty proceeding, which found preliminary CV rates of 11.03% to 21.25%.)
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
The ITA will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from the Vietnam that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after Aug. 2, 2012.
The preliminary AD cash deposit rates are as follows:
| Exporter | Prelim AD Rate |
| T.J. Group1 | 135.81%2 |
| CTN Limited Company | 135.81%3 |
| Ju Fu Co., Ltd. | 135.81%3 |
| Triloan Hangers, Inc. | 135.81%3 |
| Vietnam-wide Rate4 | 187.51% |
1The only companies entitled to use the rate of the TJ Group are: Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited, T.J. Co., Ltd, and the Pre-Supreme Entity (a company that H2I2 Dry Cleaning Supply, Inc., a U.S. company, was in the process of creating from the hanger manufacturing assets of Tan Dinh Enterprise; the company had not yet received its business license during the period of investigation, yet had produced hangers). Neither Supreme Hangers Co., Limited nor Tan Dinh Enterprise are entitled to use the rate of the TJ Group. See notice for details.
2The ITA said it will instruct CBP to reduce T.J. Group's AD rate by the export subsidy determined for T.J. Group in this case's companion CV investigation.
3The ITA said it will instruct CBP to reduce these separate rate respondents' AD rates by the lesser of the average of the export subsidy rates determined in the CV investigation or the average of the CV export subsidy rates applicable to the TJ Group, on which these separate rate AD rates are based
4The Vietnam-Wide entity includes: Acton Co., Ltd.; Angang Clothes Rack Manufacture Co.; Asmara Home Vietnam; B2B Co., Ltd.; Capco Wai Shing Viet Nam Co., Ltd.; Dai Nam Investment JSC; Diep Son Hangers One Member Co. Ltd.; Dong Nam A Co., Ltd.; Dong Nam A Trading Co.; EST Glory Industrial Ltd.; Focus Shipping Corp.; Godoxa Viet Nam Ltd.; HCMC General Import And Export Investment JSC; Hongxiang Business And Product Co., Ltd.; Linh Sa Hamico Company, Ltd.; Minh Quang Steel Joint Stock Company; Moc Viet Manufacture Co., Ltd.; Nam A Hamico Export Joint Stock; N-Tech Vina Co., Ltd.; NV Hanger Co., Ltd. (A/K/A Nguyen Hoang Vu Co., Ltd.); Ocean Star Transport Co., Ltd.; Quoc Ha Production Trading Service; Quyky (Factory); Quyky Group/Quyky Co., Ltd. /Quyky-Yanglei International Co., Ltd.; S.I.I.C.; Tan Minh Textile Sewing Trading Co., Ltd.; Thanh Hieu Manufacturing Trading Co. Ltd.; The Xuong Co., Ltd.; Thien Ngon Printing Co., Ltd.; Top Sharp International Trading Limited; Trung Viet My Joint Stock Company; Viet Anh Imp-Exp Joint Stock Co.; Viet Hanger Investment, LLC / Viet Hanger; Vietnam Hangers Joint Stock Company; VNS / VN Sourcing /Vietnam Sourcing; Yen Trang Co., Ltd.; and South East Asia Hamico Export Joint Stock Company.
(The period of investigation is 04/01/2011-09/30/2011. See ITA’s notice for more information, including the postponement of the final determination until about Dec. 15, scope (which is unchanged from the initiation, etc.
See ITT’s Online Archives 12073016 for summary of the ITA’s fact sheet on this preliminary determination, and 12012460 for summary of initiation of this investigation.
See ITT's Online Archives 11100305 for summary of the ITA's October 2011 final rule ending the bond option after preliminary determinations.)
ITA contact -- Irene Gorelik (202) 482-6905