China Non-Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings: ITA Amends Scope & Revokes for Certain Connector
The scope of the antidumping duty order on non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China (A-570-875) was amended by the International Trade Administration in the final results of an AD changed circumstances review, to exclude a certain brake fluid tube connector. The review, initiated in response to a request by Ford Motor Co., also revokes the AD order, in part, retroactive to April 1, 2011, for the particular brake fluid tube connector removed from the scope. The connector is a “joint block” for brake fluid tubes and is made of non-malleable cast iron to Society of Automotive Engineers (SEA) automotive standard J431. The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate without regard to antidumping duties, as applicable, and to refund any estimated antidumping duties collected for all unliquidated entries of the connector, made on or after April 1, 2011.
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Scope Amended to Exclude Certain Brake Fluid Tube Connectors
The scope is amended to add the phrase “additionally, certain brake fluid tube connectors are excluded from the scope of this order." A footnote to the phrase is added that says:
"To be excluded, the connector must meet the following description: the connector is a “joint block’ for brake fluid tubes and is made of non-malleable cast iron to Society of Automotive Engineers (SEA) automotive standard J431. The tubes have an inside diameter of 3.44 millimeters (0.1355 inches) and the inside diameters of the fluid flow channels of the connector are 3.2 millimeters (0.1260 inches) and 3.8 millimeters (0.1496 inches). The end of the tube is forced by pressure over the end of a flared opening in the connector also known as the 'flared joint,' The flared joint, once made fast, permit the fluid to flow through channels that never exceed 3.8 millimeters (0.1496 inches) in diameter."
(See ITT's Online Archives 12041606 for summary of the initiation and preliminary results of this AD changed circumstances review. The ITA said it received no comments since the initiation preliminary results.)