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Mexico Large Residential Washers: Details of AD Duty Order

The International Trade Administration issued an antidumping duty order on large residential washers from Mexico (A-201-842). The order details a "gap period" of Jan. 31 -- Feb. 13 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the provisional measures period.

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Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for Jan. 31 -- Feb. 2

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. 3 (the publication date of the preliminary determination) and ended on Jan. 30.

As the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination was published on Feb. 14, 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 Mexico entered on or after Jan. 31, and through Feb. 13 (the gap period).

(For subject merchandise from Mexico entered on or after Aug. 3 through Jan. 30, suspension of liquidation and AD duty liability remains in effect.)

AD Suspension of Liq Instructions

Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise from Mexico entered on or after Feb. 14, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.

AD Cash Deposit Instructions

An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise from Mexico with entered on or after Feb. 14.

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 Mexico entered on or after Aug. 30, as follows:

Manufacturer/ExporterAD Rate
Electrolux Home Products Corp. NV / Electrolux Home Products De Mexico, S.A. de C.V.36.52%
Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. de C.V.72.41%
Whirlpool International S. de R.L. de C.V.72.41%
All Others36.52%

(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, the assessment instructions, etc. See ITT's Online Archives 13012402 for summary of ITC’s final affirmative injury determination. See ITT's Online Archives 12122624 for summary of the ITA’s AD final determination.)

ITC final injury determination published (FR Pub 02/14/13) available here.

ITA contact -- Brian Smith (202) 482-1766

(FR Pub 02/15/13)