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AD: Turkey Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty new shipper review of certain steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey for the period of April 1, 2006 through September 30, 2006.

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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 11/06/07:

Company
(a)
(b),(c),(d)

(a) The ITA has determined a de minimis AD duty rate of 0.00% for Ege Celik, therefore, no cash deposit is required, but it remains subject to the order;

(b) For previously investigated companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;

(c) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the AD investigation, but the manufacturer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and

(d) The AD duty cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 16.06%, the all-others rate established in the AD investigation.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (04/01/06 - 09/30/06)

The ITA states that it intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after November 6, 2007.

The ITA will direct CBP to liquidate without regard to AD duties any entries for which the assessment rate is de minimis.

The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by Ege Celik for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the "all-others" rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)

(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 10/19/07 news, 07101940, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty new shipper review.)

ITA contact - Irina Itkin (202) 482-0656

ITA notice (FR Pub 11/06/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-21805.pdf