[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39675-39677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17163]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-854]
Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of
Administrative Review; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Bonuts Logistics Co., LLC made U.S. sales of subject merchandise
below normal value. Commerce preliminarily determines that Unicatch
Industrial Co. Ltd., PT Enterprise, Inc. and its affiliated producer
Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise, Inc. did not make U.S. sales of subject
merchandise below normal value. We are rescinding the review with
respect to 92 companies for which the request for review was timely
withdrawn. Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke or Chelsey Simonovich,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4947 or (202) 482-
1979, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on certain steel nails from Taiwan. The period of review
(POR) is July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017. This review covers Bonuts
Logistics Co., LLC (Bonuts); PT Enterprise, Inc. (PT Enterprise) and
its affiliated producer Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise, Inc. (Pro-Team)
(collectively, PT); and Unicatch Industrial Co. Ltd. (Unicatch).
Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative
review \1\ on September 13, 2017.\2\ The preliminary results are listed
below in the section titled ``Preliminary Results of Review.''
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\1\ PT Enterprise, Unicatch, and Mid Continent Steel & Wire,
Inc. (Mid Continent), a domestic producer and interested party,
requested the instant administrative review. See PT July 31, 2017
Request for Administrative Review; Unicatch July 31, 2017 Request
for Administrative Review; Mid Continent July 31, 2017 Request for
Administrative Reviews.
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 42974 (September 13, 2017) (Initiation
Notice).
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On January 23, 2018, Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all
deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal Government
from January 20, 2018, through January 22, 2018.\3\ On March 22, 2018,
we extended the deadline for the preliminary results to July 16,
2018.\4\ On July 12, 2018, we extended the deadline for the preliminary
results to August 3, 2018.\5\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by 3 days.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan: Extension
of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated March 22, 2018 (First Prelim
Extension).
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan: Extension
of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated July 12, 2018 (Second Prelim
Extension).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Steel
Nails from Taiwan; 2016-2017,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order \7\
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\7\ See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13, 2015)
(Order).
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The merchandise covered by this order is certain steel nails. The
certain steel nails subject to the order are currently classifiable
under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03, 7317.00.55.05,
7317.00.55.07, 7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 7317.00.55.18,
7317.00.55.19, 7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30, 7317.00.55.40,
7317.00.55.50, 7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70, 7317.00.55.80,
7317.00.55.90, 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 7317.00.75.00. Certain
steel nails subject to these orders also may be classified under HTSUS
subheadings 7907.00.60.00, 8206.00.00.00 or other HTSUS subheadings.
The full description of the scope of the order is contained in the
memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Steel Nails from
Taiwan; 2016-2017'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Methodology
For PT and Unicatch, Commerce has conducted this review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act. Export price or constructed export price is calculated
in accordance with section 772 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://access.trade.gov and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B-8024 of the main Department
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as the Appendix to this
notice.
Application of Facts Available and Adverse Facts Available
Pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has
preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available with adverse
inferences (AFA) for Bonuts because this respondent did not respond to
Commerce's antidumping duty questionnaire, and thus failed to cooperate
to the best of its ability in responding to Commerce's requests for
information. For a complete explanation of the methodology and
rationale underlying our preliminary application of AFA, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
Commerce received timely requests to conduct an administrative
review of certain exporters covering the POR. On December 8, 2017, Mid
Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (Mid Continent), a domestic producer and
interested party, timely withdrew its review requests for certain
companies. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review.
Accordingly, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect
to the companies for which all review requests have been withdrawn.\8\
For a full description of the methodology and rationale underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\8\ Those companies are: Air Sea Transport, Inc.; All Precision
Co., Ltd.; Apex Maritime Co., Inc.; Aplus Pneumatic Corp.; Astrotech
Steels Private Ltd.; Basso Industry Corporation; Bollore Logistics
(Vietnam) Co. Ltd.; C.H. Robinson Freight Services; Challenge
Industrial Co., Ltd.; Cheng Ch International Co. Ltd.; Chia Pao
Metal Co. Ltd.; China International Freight Co. Ltd.; Chite
Enterprises Co., Ltd.; Crown Run Industrial Corp.; Daejin Steel
Company Ltd.; E&E Transport International Co., Ltd.; Easylink
Industrial Co., Ltd.; ECI Taiwan Co., Ltd.; Everise Global Logistics
Co., Ltd.; Faithful Engineering Products Co. Ltd.; Fastenal Asia
Pacific Ltd.; Four Winds Corporation; Fuzhou Important Countries
Import & Export; Fuzhou Royal Floor Co., Ltd.; Fuzhou Top Golden
Import & Export Co.; General Merchandise Consolidators; Ginfa World
Co. Ltd.; Gloex Company; H&W International Forwarders Co., Ltd.;
Hanbit Logistics Co., Ltd.; Hecny Shipping Limited; Hi-Sharp
Industrial Corp. Ltd.; Home Value Co., Ltd.; Honour Lane Logistics
Co., Ltd.; Hor Liang Industrial Corp.; Hyup Sung Indonesia; Inmax
Industries Sdn. Bhd.; Jade Shuttle Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Jia Jue
Industry Co. Ltd.; Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd.; Jinsco International
Corp.; Joo Sung Sea & Air Co., Ltd.; K Win Fasteners Inc.; King
Freight International Corporation; Korea Wire Co., Ltd.; Liang
Chyuan Industrial Co., Ltd.; Locksure Inc.; Lu Kang Hand Tools
Industrial Co., Ltd.; ML Global Ltd.; Master United Corp.;
Nailermate Enterprise Corporation; Newrex Screw Corporation; NMC
Logistics International Company; Noble Shipping Pvt. Ltd.; NS
International Ltd.; OOCL Logistics Ltd.; Orient Express Container
Co., Ltd.; Oriental Power Logistics Co., Ltd.; Oriental Vanguard
Logistics Co. Ltd.; Pacific Concord International Ltd.; Pacific Star
Express Corp.; Panda Logistics Co., Ltd.; Panther T&H Industry Co.;
Patek Tool Co., Ltd.; Point Edge Corp.; President Industrial Inc.;
Romp Coil Nail Industries Inc.; Scanwell, Schenker, Seamaster
Logistics Sdn Bhd; Star World Product and Trading Co., Ltd.; Sun VN
Transport Co.; T.H.I. Logistics Co. Ltd.; Taiwan Wakisangyo Co.
Ltd.; The Ultimate Freight Management; Topps Wang International
Ltd.; Trans Wagon International Co. Ltd.; Trans-Top Enterprise Co.,
Ltd.; Transwell Logistics Co., Ltd.; Transworld Transportation Co.,
Ltd.; Trim International Inc.; Tsi-Translink (Taiwan) Co. Ltd.; UC
Freight Forwarding Co. Ltd.; U-Can-Do Hardware Corp.; Universal
Power Shipping Ltd.; UPS Supply Chain Solutions; VIM International
Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Wictory Co. Ltd.; Yeh Fong Hsin; Yehdyi
Enterprise Co., Ltd.; Yu Tai World Co., Ltd.; and Yusen Logistics
(Taiwan) Ltd.
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Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Dumping
Producer/exporter margin
(percent)
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Bonuts Logistics Co., LLC.................................. 78.13
PT Enterprise, Inc./Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise, Inc..... 0.00
Unicatch Industrial Co. Ltd................................ 0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with these preliminary results within five days
of the date of publication of this notice.\9\ Interested parties may
submit cases briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication
of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the
case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the due date
for filing case briefs.\11\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument:
(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and
(3) a table of authorities.\12\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be
filed using ACCESS.\13\ In order to be properly filed, ACCESS must
successfully receive an electronically filed document in its entirety
by 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a
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hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS, within 30
days after the date of publication of this notice.\14\ Requests should
contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed.
Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the
respective case and rebuttal briefs.
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We intend to issue
instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final
results of this review.
Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we
calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\15\ Where Commerce
calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total
amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales
quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP
to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates based on
the resulting per-unit rates.\16\ Where an importer- (or customer-)
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e.,
0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate
duties at the time of liquidation.\17\ Where an importer- (or customer-
) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce
will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\18\
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\16\ Id.
\17\ Id.
\18\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Bonuts, PT, or Unicatch,
for which the producer did not know that its merchandise was destined
for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\19\
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\19\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For the firms covered by this review, we intend to issue
liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of the final
results of this review. For the non-reviewed firms for which we are
rescinding this administrative review, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
15 days after publication of these preliminary results of review to
assess antidumping duties at rates equal to the rates of cash deposits
for estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, during the period May 20,
2016, through June 30, 2017, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(2).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Bonuts, PT, and
Unicatch will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is
zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which
case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for other manufacturers
and exporters covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published
for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which
that manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not
a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 2.24 percent, the all-others rate in
the LTFV investigation.\20\ These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\20\ See Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan: Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 80 FR 28959 (May 20, 2015).
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Notifications
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
5. Duty Absorption
6. Use of Facts Available With an Adverse Inference
7. Comparisons to Normal Value
8. Date of Sale
9. Export Price and Constructed Export Price
10. Normal Value
11. Currency Conversion
12. Verification
13. Recommendation
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