Vietnam Hangers: Details of AD Duty Order
The International Trade Administration issued an antidumping duty order on steel wire garment hangers from Vietnam (A-552-812). The order details a two-day "gap period" of Jan. 30-31 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period. Also, AD cash deposits collected between May 4 and Aug. 1, 2012 will be refunded because of the International Trade Commission's determination of no critical circumstances.
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(The ITA also issued an order for the companion countervailing duty determination. See ITT's Online Archives 13020416 for summary of the CV duty order.)
Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for Jan. 30-31
For this investigation, the six-month provisional measures period for which the AD suspension of liquidation may remain in effect before the order is issued began on Aug. 2 (the publication date of the preliminary determination) and ended on Jan. 29.
As the publication date of the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination is Feb. 1, the ITA is instructing CBP to terminate the AD suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to AD duties, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from Vietnam with a time of entry of Jan. 30-31 (the gap period).
(For entries with a time of entry on or after Aug. 2, 2012 through Jan. 29, 2013 suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability remains in effect.)
Refund on Cash Deposits Collected for Critical Circumstances
In its final injury determination, the ITC overturned the ITA's AD critical circumstances determination for imports of hangers from Vietnam. AD cash deposits collected for entries of subject merchandise between Mary 4 and Aug. 1, 2012, collected because of the ITA's determination of critical circumstances, will be refunded, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted.
AD Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise from Vietnam with a time of entry on or after Feb. 1, the date of publication of the final ITC affirmative injury determination.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise from Vietnam with a time of entry on or after Feb. 1.
The ITA will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the AD duty rates listed below for all entries of subject merchandise from Vietnam with a time of entry on or after Feb. 1, 2013, adjusted for any export subsidies found in the companion CV duty determination:
| Exporter | AD Cash Deposit |
|---|---|
| CTN Limited Company | 157% |
| Ju Fu Co., Ltd. | 157% |
| Triloan Hangers, Inc. | 157% |
| Vietnam-wide rate1 | 220.68% |
1The Vietnam-wide entity includes South East Asia Hamico Export Joint Stock Company, the TJ Group (consisting of the "Pre-Supreme Entity", Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited, and TJ Co., Ltd.) and the following companies: Acton Co., Ltd.; Angang Clothes Rack Manufacture Co.; Asmara Home Vietnam; B2B Co., Ltd.; Capco Wai Shing Viet Nam Co., Ltd.; Dai Nam Investment JSC; Diep Son Hangers One Member Co. Ltd.; Dong Nam A Co., Ltd.; Dong Nam A Trading Co.; EST Glory Industrial Ltd.; Focus Shipping Corp.; Godoxa Viet Nam Ltd.; HCMC General Import And Export Investment JSC; Hongxiang Business And Product Co., Ltd.; Linh Sa Hamico Company, Ltd.; Minh Quang Steel Joint Stock Company; Moc Viet Manufacture Co., Ltd.; Nam A Hamico Export Joint Stock; N-Tech Vina Co., Ltd.; NV Hanger Co., Ltd. (A/K/A Nguyen Hoang Vu Co., Ltd.); Ocean Star Transport Co., Ltd.; Quoc Ha Production Trading Service; Quyky (Factory); Quyky Group/Quyky Co., Ltd. /QuykyYanglei International Co., Ltd.; S.I.I.C.; Tan Minh Textile Sewing Trading Co., Ltd.; Thanh Hieu Manufacturing Trading Co. Ltd.; The Xuong Co., Ltd.; Thien Ngon Printing Co., Ltd.; Top Sharp International Trading Limited; Trung Viet My Joint Stock Company; Viet Anh Imp-Exp Joint Stock Co.; Viet Hanger Investment, LLC / Viet Hanger; Vietnam Hangers Joint Stock Company; VNS / VN Sourcing /Vietnam Sourcing; and Yen Trang Co., Ltd.
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, the assessment instructions, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives 13011701 for summary of ITC vote on final affirmative injury. See ITT's Online Archives 12122126 for summary of AD final determination.)
ITC final injury determination published (FR Pub 02/01/13) is available here.
ITA contact -- Irene Gorelik (202) 482-6905
(FR Pub 02/05/13)