China Steel Nails: Final Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from China (A-570-909). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Aug. 1, 2017, through July 31, 2018.
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New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect April 22
For entries on or after April 22, Commerce is setting new AD duty cash deposit rates. For any other exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all exporters of subject merchandise except those listed below), cash deposit rates will remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. For companies that have never been assigned a cash deposit rate by Commerce, the China-wide rate applies. The new rates are as follows:
| Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd. | 118.04% |
| The Stanley Works (Langfang) Fastening Systems Co., Ltd. and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 2.11% |
| Tianjin Universal Machinery Imp. & Exp. Corporation | 118.04% |
| Review Average Rate (applicable to 17 companies) | 41.75% |
Review average rate. The 41.75% review average rate applies to the following companies that demonstrated independence from state control but were not individually reviewed: Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd.; Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.; Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Products Co., Ltd.; Nanjing Caiqing Hardware Co., Ltd.; Qingdao D&L Group Ltd.; SDC International Aust. Pty. Ltd.; Shandong Qingyun Hongyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd. a.k.a Shanghai Yueda Nails Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd; Shanxi Tianli Industries Co., Ltd.; S-Mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd.; Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry & Business Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd.; and Xi’an Metals and Minerals Import & Export Co., Ltd.
China-wide. Commerce said 181 companies did not demonstrate independence from state control, or otherwise did not respond to Commerce Department questionnaires, and assigned these companies to the China-wide entity with a rate of 118.04%. See Commerce's notice for a full list.
No shipments. Commerce found another 11 companies -- Astrotech Steels Pvt. Ltd.; Geeky Wires Limited; Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.; Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd.; Nanjing Yuechang Hardware Co., Ltd.; Region Industries Co., Ltd.; Region System Sdn. Bhd.; Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Co., Ltd.; Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import & Export Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Jade Shuttle Hardware Tools Co., Ltd.; and Zhangjiagang Lianfeng Metals Products Co., Ltd. -- did not have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. The cash deposit rates currently in effect for these 11 companies will not change, and any entries during the period of review reported under their case numbers will be assessed duties at the 118.04% China-wide rate.
Assessment Rates for Entries August 2017 - July 2018
Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to set assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries between Aug. 1, 2017, and July 31, 2018. Commerce will liquidate entries from Stanley during that period at importer-specific rates. Entries from the other companies under review will be liquidated at the rates listed above.
(The review period is 08/01/17 - 07/31/18. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 1910170012 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Annathea Cook (202) 482-0250
(Federal Register 04/22/20)