ITA Finds Dumped, Subsidized Imports in China & Vietnam Wind Towers AD/CV Final Determinations
The International Trade Administration found dumping and illegal subsidization of imports of utility scale wind towers from China (A-570-981 / C-570-982), as well as dumping of imports of wind towers from Vietnam (A-552-814), it said as it concluded these antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The International Trade Commission is set to make its final injury determination by Jan. 31, after which the ITA will issue AD/CV duty orders if the ITC finds injury.
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
The ITA calculated AD cash deposit rates of 34.33 to 60.02 percent for subject merchandise from China, as adjusted for export subsidies found in the companion CV duty investigation. CV cash deposit rates range from 21.86 to 34.81 percent.
The AD investigation of utility scale wind towers from Vietnam found AD cash deposit rates of 51.5 to 58.49 percent.
In 2011, imports of utility scale wind towers from China and Vietnam were valued at an estimated $222 million and $79 million, respectively.
(See ITT’s Online Archives 12080134 and 12060537 for summary of the preliminary determinations in the AD and CV duty investigations of wind towers from China, respectively, and 12080135 for summary of the preliminary determination in the AD duty investigation of wind towers from Vietnam.)