China Quartz Surface Products: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive for All
The Commerce Department made a preliminary affirmative antidumping determination that common quartz surface products from China (A-570-084) is being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Commerce found "critical circumstances" for all Chinese companies, and will retroactively suspend liquidation and impose AD duty cash deposit requirements for all subject merchandise as of Aug. 22, 2018.
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Quartz surface products from China are also subject to an ongoing countervailing duty investigation. Commerce has already ordered suspension of liquidation and the collection of CV duty cash deposits for entries of merchandise subject to these investigations in its preliminary CV duty determination, issued in September (see 1809200053), with suspension of liquidation for some companies retroactive to late June (see 1811140029).
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Effective for entries on or after Aug. 22, 2018, Commerce will suspend liquidation, and require AD duty cash deposits, at the following AD rates (note that liquidation for some or all of these companies may already be suspended due to Commerce's CV duty investigation):
| Exporter | Producer | AD Rate | Cash Deposit* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. | Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. | 341.29% | 314.1% |
| Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. | QingYuan Yue Feng Decoration Material Co., Ltd | 341.29% | 314.1% |
| Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. | Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. | 289.62% | 262.43% |
| Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd., Shanghai Meiyang Stone Co., Ltd., CQ International Limited | Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Meiyang Stone Co., Ltd. | 242.1% | 242.1% |
| Average-Rate Companies | 290.86% | 263.67% | |
| China-wide Entity | 341.29% | 314.1% |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in Commerce's concurrent CV duty investigation.
Average rate companies. Commerce assigned an average of the named companies' rates to a few hundred producer-exporter combinations that demonstrated independence from Chinese government control but were not individually investigated. See Commerce's notice for a full list.
(The period of investigation is 10/01/17 - 03/31/18. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 1805150039 for a summary of initiation of this investigation.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Andrew Medley (202) 482-4987
(Federal Register 11/20/18)