AD: China Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China are being sold, or are likely to be sold, in the U.S. at less than fair value.
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| Preliminary Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination |
As a result, the ITA states that it is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after February 3, 2004. At the same time, the ITA is instructing CBP to require a cash deposit or the posting of a bond equal to the rates below:
| Liquidation Suspended | Post Bond/Cash Deposit |
Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (Since Hardware) | 7.66% |
Shunde Yongjian Housewares Co., Ltd. (Yongjian) | 153.76% |
Forever Holdings Ltd. (Forever Holdings) | 69.59% |
Harvest International Housewares Ltd. (Harvest) | 69.59% |
Gaoming Lihe Daily Necessities Co., Ltd. (Lihe) | 69.59% |
China-wide | 153.76% |
The ITA states that the China-wide rate applies to all entries of subject merchandise except for entries from Since Hardware, Yongjian, Forever Holdings, Harvest and Lihe.
The ITA states that it will make its final AD duty determination in this investigation no later than 75 days after February 3, 2004.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order which is unchanged since the initiation notice. See ITT's Online Archives or 08/04/03 news, 03080450 for BP summary of the initiation of this AD duty investigation.)
| ITA Contact -- | Paige Rivas | (202) 482-0651 |
ITA notice (FR Pub 02/03/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-2168.pdf