Kegs: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect for Germany, China and Mexico
The Commerce Department made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of refillable stainless steel kegs from Germany (A-428-846), Mexico (A-201-849) and China (A-570-093) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The agency will impose AD duty cash requirements retroactively on some entries of subject merchandise from China and all entries from Mexico beginning March 6, 2019. For all German exporters and the remaining Chinese and Mexican exporters, suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect June 4.
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Commerce is also conducting a countervailing duty investigation on refillable stainless steel kegs from China, setting CV rates ranging from 15.78% to 144.3% for Chinese companies in a preliminary determination issued in April (see 1904040020).
Commerce Corrects HTS Number in Scope
Commerce is correcting a tariff schedule subheading listed in the scope of its AD/CV duty investigations on refillable stainless steel kegs. As amended in the preliminary CV duty determination, the scope listed subheading 7310.00.0050, but it should have said 7310.10.0050, Commerce said.
Cash Deposits Retroactive 90 Days for Some Chinese, All Mexican Companies
Commerce made a finding that some exporters of refillable stainless steel kegs from China increased their exports to the U.S. in the months before the preliminary determination. This "critical circumstances" finding by the agency allows it to retroactively suspend liquidation and require AD duty cash deposits for subject merchandise from China exported by the China-wide entity (i.e., all Chinese companies and producer-exporter combinations not assigned individual rates) 90 days before the preliminary determination, i.e., March 6, 2019. Suspension of liquidation is already in effect for all Chinese companies as of April 5 for countervailing duty purposes.
Commerce has already found critical circumstances for all Mexican exporters (see 1905010067), and will direct retroactive suspension of liquidation and AD duty cash deposit requirements effective March 6, 2019.
Subject merchandise from all German companies and all Chinese companies besides the China-wide entity is subject to suspension of liquidation and AD duty cash deposit requirements beginning June 4, 2019.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after the dates listed in the tables below, and require cash deposits at the following rates:
Germany
| Company | AD Rate | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|
| Blefa GmbH | 8.61% | 06/04/19 |
| All Others | 8.61% | 06/04/19 |
Mexico
| Company | AD Rate | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|
| THIELMANN Mexico S.A. de C.V. | 18.48% | 03/06/19 |
| Portinox Mexico S.A. de C.V. | 18.48% | 03/06/19 |
| Geodis Wilson Mexico S.A. de C.V. | 18.48% | 03/06/19 |
| All Others | 18.48% | 03/06/19 |
China
| Exporter | Producer | AD Rate | Adjusted* | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ningbo Master International Trade Co., Ltd. | Ningbo Major Draft Beer Equipment Co., Ltd. | 2.01% | zero | 06/04/19 |
| Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd. | Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd. | 2.01% | zero | 06/04/19 |
| Guangzhou Ulix Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd. | Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd. | 2.01% | zero | 06/04/19 |
| Ningbo Haishu Direct Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd. | Ningbo Haishu Xiangsheng Metal Products Plant | 2.01% | zero | 06/04/19 |
| All Others | 79.71% | 66.89% | 03/06/19 |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in Commerce's concurrent CV duty investigation. This rate is currently in effect for cash deposit purposes, and will remain in effect while Commerce is collecting CV duty cash deposits.
(The period of investigation for Germany and Mexico is 07/01/17 - 06/30/18, and for China is 01/01/18 - 06/30/18. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, etc. See 1810160019 for a summary of the initiation of this AD duty investigation, and 1809240032 for a summary of the underlying petition.)
(Federal Register 06/04/19)