Brake Drums: Commerce Issues Final AD Determinations for China and Turkey
The Commerce Department made final affirmative antidumping duty determinations that imports of brake drums from China (A-570-174) and Turkey (A-489-853) are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements will continue for entries on or after Jan. 29, the date that the preliminary determinations were published in the Federal Register. Cash deposit rates set in these final determinations take effect June 18.
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The next step is for the International Trade Commission to make its final injury determinations, currently scheduled for July 28, according to a Commerce fact sheet. If the ITC finds injury, Commerce will issue AD orders and duties will be made permanent. If the ITC finds no injury, the investigations will be terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded.
Commerce also issued final determinations in its concurrent CVD investigations on brake drums from China and Turkey, setting CVD rates ranging from 11.94% to 446.83% for China, and ranging from 2.8% to 131.60% for Turkish exporters (while also for the first time imposing CVD on subject merchandise from the Turkish company EKU) (see 2506170042).
Scope Amended to Add New HTS Subheadings
Commerce is amending the scope of its AD/CVD investigations on brake drums from China and Turkey to add several new tariff subheadings for downstream that include brake drums among other components, given the scope's instruction that brake drums incorporated into non-subject merchandise, such trucks and trailers, are covered by the scope. The new HTS subheadings are 8704.10, 8704.23.01, 8704.32.01, 8704.43.00, 8704.52.00, 8704.60.00, 8708.50.61, 8708.50.6500, 8716.90.5010, 8716.31.00, 8716.39.00 and 8716.40.00.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for AD purposes for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after the dates listed in the tables below, and require cash deposits at the following rates:
China
| Producer | Exporter | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shandong ConMet Mechanical Co., Ltd. | Shandong ConMet Mechanical Co., Ltd. | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Liaoning Hechuang CV Parts MFG Co. | Liaoning Hechuang CV Parts MFG Co. | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Hebei OE Auto Spare Parts Co., Ltd. | Ningbo Qingchen International Trade Co., Ltd. | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Longyao County Yiheng Auto Parts Co., Ltd. | Qingdao Jasmine International Trade Co., Ltd | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Shandong Lingang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Qingdao Tordon Brake Co., Ltd. | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Qiqihar Beimo Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd | Qiqihar Beimo Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Shandong Lingang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Shandong Haoxin Co., Ltd. | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Shandong Hongma Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd | Shandong Hongma Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Longyao Gucheng Automobile Parts Factory | Shandong North Autotech Co., Ltd | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| Shandong Longji Machinery Co., Ltd. | Shanghai Winsun Auto Parts Co., Ltd. | 77.14% | 77.14% |
| China-wide Entity | 160.79% | 150.25% |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in the concurrent CVD investigation. This adjustment is not in effect, and will only be the cash deposit rate once CVD collection resumes upon publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
Turkey
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|
| EKU Fren ve Dok. San. A.S. | 15.22% | 12.86% |
| Akkus Dokum San. Ve Tic. Ltd. Sti | 149.29% | 146.93% |
| Buyuk Eker Bijon Sanayi Ve Ticaret | 149.29% | 146.93% |
| Genk Otomotiv San. Dis Tic. Ltd. Sti | 149.29% | 146.93% |
| All Others | 15.22% | 12.86% |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in the concurrent CVD investigation. This adjustment is only in effect for EKU, and this adjusted rate is the cash deposit rate for entries from EKU beginning June 18. It isn't in effect for the other companies under investigation, and will only be the cash deposit rate for those companies once CVD collection resumes upon publication of the ITC's final injury determination.
(The period of investigation for Turkey is 04/01/23 - 03/31/24, and for China it's 10/01/23 - 03/31/24. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, etc. See 2501280045 for a summary of the preliminary results of this AD investigation.)