China Amorphous Silica Fabric: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive for All
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that amorphous silica fabric from China (A-570-038) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (here). The agency found "critical circumstances" for all Chinese companies, including ACIT and Nanjing Tianyuan, finding they increased exports to the U.S. before this preliminary determination to get in as much merchandise as possible before AD duty cash deposit requirements were imposed. As a result, Commerce will suspend liquidation and impose retroactive AD duty cash requirements on entries on or after June 3, 2016.
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Amorphous silica fabric from China is also subject to an ongoing countervailing duty investigation. Commerce ordered suspension of liquidation and the collection of CV duty cash deposits for entries of merchandise subject to these AD/CV duty investigations in its preliminary CV duty determination, issued in July (see 1607010030).
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 3 (note that liquidation for some or all of these companies may already be suspended due to Commerce's CV duty investigation). Commerce will also require AD duty cash deposits as follows:
| Exporter | Producer | AD Rate |
|---|---|---|
| ACIT (Pinghu) Inc | ACIT (Pinghu) Inc | 162.47% |
| Nanjing Tianyuan Fiberglass Material Co., Ltd. | Nanjing Tianyuan Fiberglass Material Co., Ltd. | 162.47% |
| China-wide entity | 162.47% |
(The period of investigation is 07/01/15 - 12/31/15. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 1602220024 for a summary of initiation of this investigation, and 1601220011 for the underlying petition.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Scott Hoefke (202) 482-4947
(Federal Register 09/01/16)