China Nails: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on steel nails from China (A-570-909). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from 11 companies under review entered August 2022 through July 2023.
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The review started with 10 companies. Commerce determined that eight of the companies have no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise during the review period. They will remain under review, but Commerce said it intends in the final results to rescind the review for these eight: Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.; Nanjing Caiqing Hardware Co., Ltd.; Nanjing Yuechang Hardware Co., Ltd.; Shandong Qingyun Hongyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd.; Shanxi Hairui Trade Co., Ltd.; Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.; and Xi’an Metals & Minerals Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Commerce ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested, in a message to CBP (ADCVDWeb Message # 3326410).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily assigned the AD cash deposit rate for Shanghai Yueda Nails Co., Ltd., a.k.a. Shanghai Yueda Nails Industry Co., Ltd., at 7.14%.
No shipments. Commerce said eight companies submitted no shipment certifications, but will remain under review. They are listed above. If their no shipments findings are confirmed, the cash deposit rates currently in effect for these eight companies won't change, and any entries during the period of review reported under their case numbers will be assessed duties at the 118.04% China-wide rate.
China-wide. Commerce said S-Mart (Tianjin) Technology Development Co., Ltd. didn't demonstrate independence from state control, or otherwise didn't respond to Commerce questionnaires, and assigned it to the China-wide entity with a rate of 118.04%.
Further, for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise for which a review was not requested and that received a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed period. For all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been given a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 118.04%, the China-wide entity rate. For all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the AD it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Aug. 1, 2022, and July 31, 2023. If the preliminary results are unchanged for the final results, Commerce will set importer-specific rates for entries during that period from Shanghai Yueda. Commerce will assess AD duties at 118.04% on all entries of subject merchandise during the review period that were exported by S-Mart, in the China-wide entity. If Commerce continues to make a no-shipment finding in the final results for each of the eight companies referenced above, any suspended entries of subject merchandise associated with those companies also will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.
(The period of review is 08/01/22 - 07/31/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)