Mexico and China Rail Tie Wire: Details of AD Duty Orders
The Commerce Department issued antidumping duty orders on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from Mexico (A-201-843) and China (A-570-990). The order details a "gap period" of June 11-22 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the "provisional measures" period.
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With the issuance of this order, AD duties on rail tie wire from Mexico and Japan become permanent, and can only be ended in certain circumstances, like a sunset review or a changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews on rail tie wire from Mexico and China, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD duties on importers and make changes to AD duty cash deposit rates.
Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for June 11-22
For this investigation, the six-month provisional measures period for which the AD suspension of liquidation may remain in effect before the order is issued began on Dec. 12, 2013 (the publication date of the preliminary determination) and ended on June 10.
As the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination was published on June 23, Commerce is instructing CBP to terminate the AD suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to AD duties, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from China entered on or after June 11, and through June 22 (the gap period).
(For subject merchandise from China entered on or after Dec. 12 through June 10, suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability remains in effect.)
AD Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise from China entered on or after June 23, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise from Mexico and China entered on or after June 23. Commerce will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the AD duty rates listed below for all entries of subject merchandise from Mexico or China entered on or after June 23, as follows:
Mexico
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Aceros Camesa, S.A. de C.V. | 9.99% |
| All Others | 9.99% |
China
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Silvery Dragon Group Technology and Trading Co. Ltd. Tianjin / Silvery Dragon Prestressed Materials Co., Ltd. Tianjin | 31.4% |
| China-wide Entity* | 35.31% |
*The China-wide entity includes Wuxi Jinyang Metal Products Co., Ltd. and Shanxi New-Mile International Trade Co., Ltd.
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, the assessment instructions, etc. See 14060423 for summary of ITC vote on final affirmative injury, and 14050210 and 14050212 for summary of Commerce’s AD final determinations on rail tie wire from Mexico and China, respectively.)
ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 06/23/14) is available (here).
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Brian Smith (PRC) (202) 482-1766 or Brandon Custard (Mexico) (202) 482-1823
(Federal Register 06/24/14)