ITC Says No New Review on Ending China Sawblades AD Duties, Will Examine Issue in Sunset Review
The International Trade Commission won’t begin a changed circumstances review to consider ending antidumping duties on diamond sawblades from China. The ITC said that it is already considering revocation in an ongoing five-year sunset review, and conducting two reviews at once would duplicate efforts.
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Husqvarna Construction Products North America had requested the changed circumstances review in July 2013 (see 13071522). It said shifts in the industry have reduced competition between foreign and domestic products, and that the 2008 injury finding was voided by Commerce’s revocation of the AD order on diamond sawblades from South Korea in 2011. The company requested that the ITC find that injury is not occurring to U.S. industry as a result of diamond sawblade imports, and end the AD duties.
But the ITC is required to conduct sunset reviews every five years to determine whether AD duties should remain in effect, and began one on diamond sawblades from China in December (see 13112915). As it rejected Husqvarna’s request, the ITC hinted that it would consider the issues raised by Husqvarna in its sunset review. It said it “was aware of the arguments” when it decided to conduct a full sunset review rather than expedite it.
(Federal Register 06/23/14)