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China Soil Pipe Fittings: Final Results of AD Admin Review

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on cast iron soil pipe fittings from China (A-570-062). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Feb. 20, 2018, through July 31, 2019.

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New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect Feb. 9

For entries on or after Feb. 9 (the publication date of these final results in the Federal Register), 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:

ExporterAD Rate
Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd18.16%
Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd18.16%
Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd18.16%
Shijiazhuang Asia Casting Co., Ltd18.16%
Wor-Biz Industrial Product Co., Ltd (Anhui)18.16%

China-wide entity rate. Commerce said six 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 360.3%, as follows: Golden Orange International Ltd., Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd., Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd., Richang Qiaoshan Trade Co., Ltd., Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue Trading Co., Ltd., and Yangcheng Country Huawang Universal.

Assessment Rates for Entries February 2018 - July 2019

Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to calculate assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries Feb. 20, 2018, through July 31, 2019. Commerce will liquidate entries during that period at the rates listed above.

(The review period is 02/20/18 - 07/31/19. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2006230027 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review. AD/CVD Operations contact: Samantha Kinney, (202) 482-2285.)