Japan Nickel-Plated Steel: Details of AD Duty Order
The Commerce Department issued an antidumping duty order on diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan (A-588-869). The order details a "gap period" of May 18-27 of no AD duty liability due to the expiration of the "provisional measures" period.
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With the issuance of this order, AD duties on nickel-plated steel from Japan become permanent, and can only be ended in certain circumstances, like a sunset review or a changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews on nickel-plated steel from Japan, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD duties and make changes to AD duty cash deposit rates.
Gap Period of No AD Suspension of Liq or AD Duties for May18-27
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 Nov. 19, 2013 (the publication date of the preliminary determination) and ended on May 17.
As the International Trade Commission's final affirmative injury determination was published on May 28, Commerce is instructing CBP to terminate the AD suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to AD duties, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from China entered on or after May 18, and through May 27 (the gap period).
(For subject merchandise from China entered on or after Nov. 19 through May 17, 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 China entered on or after May 28, 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 China entered on or after May 28. Commerce 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 China entered on or after May 28, as follows:
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. | 45.42% |
| Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation | 77.7% |
| All Others | 45.42% |
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, the assessment instructions, etc. See 14050524 for summary of ITC vote on final affirmative injury, and 14040913 for summary of Commerce’s AD final determination.)
ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 05/28/14) is available (here).
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Dena Crossland (202) 482-3362
(Federal Register 05/29/14)