China Steel Threaded Rod: ITA Finds Gem-Year's High-Chromium Bolts Circumvent AD Order
Steel threaded rod produced by Gem-Year Industrial Co. Ltd. is circumventing the antidumping duty order on imports of the product from China (A-570-932), said the ITA in its final circumvention determination. Gem-Year’s rod meets the AD duty order’s scope requirements in every way except for the amount of chromium, which is above the 1.25 percent threshold specified in the scope. As in the preliminary determination, the ITA found the distinction too minor to support exclusion.
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As a result of this final affirmative circumvention determination, the ITA will direct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of steel threaded rod produced by Gem-Year and containing over 1.25 percent chromium, and require a cash deposit at the applicable rate for unliquidated entries entered on or after Jan. 15, 2012.
(See ITT’s Online Archives 12120318 for summary of the affirmative preliminary circumvention determination.)