[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35595-35599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15718]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-088]
Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic
of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports
of certain steel racks and parts thereof (steel racks) from the
People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV).
DATES: Applicable July 24, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan or Ariela Garvett, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0895 or (202) 482-3609,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The petitioner in this investigation is the Coalition for Fair Rack
Imports (the petitioner). The mandatory respondent in this
investigation is Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(Dongsheng). On March 4, 2019, Commerce published its Preliminary
Determination for this investigation and invited interested parties to
comment.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce
published the Preliminary Determination may be found in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\2\ The Issues and Decision
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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 it is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic
version are identical in content.
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\1\ See Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less than Fair
Value, 84 FR 7326 (March 4, 2019) (Preliminary Determination) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Period of Investigation
The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2017 through March
31, 2018.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are steel racks from
China. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see
the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' at Appendix I. We have made no
changes to the scope of this investigation since the Preliminary
Determination.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), Commerce verified the sales and factors of production data
reported by the sole participating mandatory respondent, Nanjing
Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s (Dongsheng), for use in our
final determination. We used standard verification procedures,
including an examination of relevant accounting and production records,
and original source documents provided by Dongsheng.
Analysis of Comments Received
In response to our invitation to comment on the Preliminary
Determination, interested parties submitted case and rebuttal briefs to
Commerce, as well as scope case and rebuttal briefs. All issues raised
in the case and rebuttal briefs and the scope case and rebuttal briefs
that were submitted by parties in this investigation are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice at
Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of the comments received and verification, we
made certain changes to the Preliminary Determination For a discussion
of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Separate Rates
No parties commented on our decision in the Preliminary
Determination to grant separate rate status to 32 companies, including
Dongsheng, and to deny a separate rate to seven companies. However,
subsequent to the Preliminary Determination, we determined that one
company to which we preliminarily granted a separate rate, Xiamen
Aifeimetal Manufacturing Co., Ltd., did not sell subject merchandise to
the United States during the POI. Thus, we have not granted Aifeimetal
a separate rate in this final determination. The exporters granted
separate rate status in this final determination are listed in the
table in the ``Final Determination'' section of this notice. We
continue to assign the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
calculated for Dongsheng to the exporters not individually examined
that are entitled to a separate rate. The companies \3\ denied a
separate rate will be treated as part of the China-wide entity whose
estimated weighted-average dumping margin, for the reasons explained,
and as corroborated, in the Preliminary Determination, is based on
total adverse facts available pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of
the Act.
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\3\ Those companies are: (1) Jiangsu Kingmore Storage Equipment
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; (2) Nanjing Huade Storage Equipment
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.; (3) Nanjing Inform Storage Equipment
(Group) Co., Ltd.; (4) Redman USA, Inc.; (5) Tangshan Apollo Energy
Equipment Company, Ltd.; (6) Xiamen PDF Co., Ltd.; (7) Zhangzhou URB
Fabricating Co., Ltd.; and (8) Xiamen Aifeimetal Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.
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Combination Rates
As explained in the Initiation Notice and implemented in the
Preliminary Determination, we have continued to calculate producer/
exporter combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate.\4\ Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.\5\
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\4\ See Steel Racks from the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 33199 (July
17, 2018) (Initiation Notice); see also Preliminary Determination,
84 FR at 7327.
\5\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on
Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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Final Determination
The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as
follows:
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Estimated weighted-
Exporter Producer average dumping
margin (percent)
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Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf Nanjing Dongsheng 18.06
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Shelf
Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Ateel Display Industries Ateel Display 18.06
(Xiamen) Co., Ltd. Industries
(Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
CTC Universal (Zhangzhou) CTC Universal 18.06
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Zhangzhou)
Industrial Co.,
Ltd.
David Metal Craft Manufactory David Metal Craft 18.06
Ltd. Manufactory Ltd.
Guangdong Wireking Housewares Guangdong Wireking 18.06
and Hardware Co., Ltd. Housewares and
Hardware Co., Ltd.
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd........ Hebei Wuxin Garden 18.06
Products Co., Ltd.
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd........ Huanghua Xinxing 18.06
Furniture Co.,
Ltd.
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd........ Huanghua Xingyu 18.06
Hardware Products
Co., Ltd.
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd........ Huangua Qingxin 18.06
Hardware Products
Co., Ltd.
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd........ Huangua Haixin 18.06
Hardware Products
Co., Ltd.
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd........ Huanghua Hualing 18.06
Hardware Products
Co., Ltd.
i-Lift Equipment Ltd............ Yuanda Storage 18.06
Equipment Ltd.
Jiangsu Nova Intelligent Jiangsu Nova 18.06
Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd. Intelligent
Logistics
Equipment Co.,
Ltd.
Johnson (Suzhou) Metal Products Johnson (Suzhou) 18.06
Co., Ltd. Metal Products
Co., Ltd.
Master Trust (Xiamen) Import and Zhangzhou 18.06
Export Co., Ltd. Hongcheng
Hardware &
Plastic Industry
Co., Ltd.
Nanjing Ironstone Storage Jiangsu Baigeng 18.06
Equipment Co., Ltd. Logistics
Equipments Co.,
Ltd.
Nanjing Kingmore Logistics Nanjing Kingmore 18.06
Equipment Manufacturing Co., Logistics
Ltd. Equipment
Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
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Nanjing Kingmore Logistics Jiangsu Kingmore 18.06
Equipment Manufacturing Co., Storage Equipment
Ltd. Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Beilun Songyi Warehouse Ningbo Beilun 18.06
Equipment Manufacturing Co., Songyi Warehouse
Ltd. Equipment
Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Xinguang Rack Co., Ltd... Ningbo Xinguang 18.06
Rack Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Rockstone Logistics Qingdao Rockstone 18.06
Appliance Co., Ltd. Logistics
Appliance Co.,
Ltd.
Redman Corporation.............. Redman Corporation 18.06
Redman Import & Export Limited.. Redman Corporation 18.06
Suzhou (China) Sunshine Hardware Changzhou Tianyue 18.06
& Equipment Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd. Storage Equipment
Co., Ltd.
Suzhou (China) Sunshine Hardware Ningbo Beilun 18.06
& Equipment Imp. & Exp. Co. Ltd. Songyi Warehouse
Equipment
Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Master Logistics Tianjin Master 18.06
Equipment Co., Ltd. Logistics
Equipment Co.,
Ltd.
Waken Display System Co., Ltd... CTC Universal 18.06
(Zhangzhou)
Industrial Co.,
Ltd.
Xiamen Baihuide Manufacturing Xiamen Baihuide 18.06
Co., Ltd. Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Fujian First 18.06
Ltd. Industry and
Trade Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Fujian Ever Glory 18.06
Ltd. Fixtures Co., LTD.
Xiamen Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Xiamen Ever Glory 18.06
Ltd. Fixtures Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Golden Trust Industry & Xiamen Golden 18.06
Trade Co., Ltd. Trust Industry &
Trade Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Kingfull Imp and Exp Co., Xiamen Huiyi 18.06
Ltd. (d.b.a) Xiamen Kingfull Beauty Furniture
Displays Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Kingfull Imp and Exp Co., Xiamen LianHong 18.06
Ltd. (d.b.a) Xiamen Kingfull Industry and
Displays Co., Ltd. Trade Co., Ltd.
Xiamen LianHong Industry and Xiamen LianHong 18.06
Trade Co., Ltd. Industry and
Trade Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Luckyroc Industry Co., Xiamen Luckyroc 18.06
Ltd. Storage Equipment
Manufacture Co.,
Ltd.
Xiamen Meitoushan Metal Product Xiamen Meitoushan 18.06
Co., Ltd. Metal Product
Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Power Metal Display Co., Xiamen Power Metal 18.06
Ltd. Display Co., Ltd.
Xiamen XinHuiYuan Industrial & Xiamen XinHuiYuan 18.06
Trade Co., Ltd. Industrial &
Trade Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Yiree Display Fixtures Xiamen Yiree 18.06
Co., Ltd. Display Fixtures
Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiagang Better Display Co., Zhangjiagang 18.06
Ltd. Better Display
Co., Ltd.
China-wide entity............... .................. 144.50
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose to interested parties under Administrative
Protective Order (APO), the calculations performed in connection with
this final determination within five days of any public announcement
or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final determination in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will direct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend
liquidation of steel racks from China, as described in Appendix I of
this notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after February 25, 2019, the date of publication in
the Federal Register of the affirmative Preliminary Determination.
Further, pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for
estimated antidumping duties for such entries as follows: (1) For the
exporter/producer combinations listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of
Chinese exporters/producers not listed in the above table, the cash
deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
listed in the table for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all non-
Chinese exporters not listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate
is equal to the cash deposit rate applicable to the Chinese exporter/
producer combination (or the China-wide entity) that supplied that non-
Chinese exporter.
To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding when CVD provisional measures are
in effect. However, we have not made an affirmative determination for a
domestic subsidy pass-through adjustment in this LTFV investigation,
nor has Commerce found export subsidies in the companion CVD
investigation. Therefore, we have made no offsets to the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for purposes of calculating the
appropriate cash deposit rate.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect
until further notice.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of the final affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination is
affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC
will make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry
in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material
injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for
importation of subject steel racks, no later than 45 days after this
final determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not
exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposited for
antidumping duties will be refunded. If the ITC determines that such
injury does exist, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order
directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse,
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for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation, as discussed above in the ``Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation'' section.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice serves as a reminder to the parties subject to APO of
their responsibility concerning the disposition of propriety
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or, alternatively, conversion to judicial protective
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and
terms of an APO is a violation that is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: July 17, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation is steel racks and
parts thereof, assembled, to any extent, or unassembled, including
but not limited to, vertical components (e.g., uprights, posts, or
columns), horizontal or diagonal components (e.g., arms or beams),
braces, frames, locking devices (e.g., end plates and beam
connectors), and accessories (including, but not limited to, rails,
skid channels, skid rails, drum/coil beds, fork clearance bars,
pallet supports, row spacers, and wall ties).
Subject steel racks and parts thereof are made of steel,
including, but not limited to, cold and/or hot-formed steel,
regardless of the type of steel used to produce the components and
may, or may not, include locking tabs, slots, or bolted, clamped, or
welded connections. Subject steel racks have the following physical
characteristics:
(1) Each steel vertical and horizontal load bearing member
(e.g., arms, beams, posts, and columns) is composed of steel that is
at least 0.044 inches thick;
(2) Each steel vertical and horizontal load bearing member
(e.g., arms, beams, posts, and columns) is composed of steel that
has a yield strength equal to or greater than 36,000 pounds per
square inch;
(3) The width of each steel vertical load bearing member (e.g.,
posts and columns) exceeds two inches; and
(4) The overall depth of each steel roll-formed horizontal load
bearing member (e.g., beams) exceeds two inches.
In the case of steel horizontal load bearing members other than
roll-formed (e.g., structural beams, Z-beams, or cantilever arms),
only the criteria in subparagraphs (1) and (2) apply to these
horizontal load bearing members. The depth limitation in
subparagraph (4) does not apply to steel horizontal load bearing
members that are not roll-formed.
Steel rack components can be assembled into structures of
various dimensions and configurations by welding, bolting, clipping,
or with the use of devices such as clips, end plates, and beam
connectors, including, but not limited to the following
configurations: (1) Racks with upright frames perpendicular to the
aisles that are independently adjustable, with positive-locking
beams parallel to the aisle spanning the upright frames with braces;
and (2) cantilever racks with vertical components parallel to the
aisle and cantilever beams or arms connected to the vertical
components perpendicular to the aisle. Steel racks may be referred
to as pallet racks, storage racks, stacker racks, retail racks, pick
modules, selective racks, or cantilever racks and may incorporate
moving components and be referred to as pallet-flow racks, carton-
flow racks, push-back racks, movable-shelf racks, drive-in racks,
and drive-through racks. While steel racks may be made to ANSI
MH16.l or ANSI MH16.3 standards, all steel racks and parts thereof
meeting the description set out herein are covered by the scope of
this investigation, whether or not produced according to a
particular standard.
The scope includes all steel racks and parts thereof meeting the
description above, regardless of
(1) other dimensions, weight, or load rating;
(2) vertical components or frame type (including structural,
roll-form, or other);
(3) horizontal support or beam/brace type (including but not
limited to structural, roll-form, slotted, unslotted, Z-beam, C-
beam, L-beam, step beam, and cantilever beam);
(4) number of supports;
(5) number of levels;
(6) surface coating, if any (including but not limited to paint,
epoxy, powder coating, zinc, or other metallic coatings);
(7) rack shape (including but not limited to rectangular,
square, corner, and cantilever);
(8) the method by which the vertical and horizontal supports
connect (including but not limited to locking tabs or slots,
bolting, clamping, and welding); and
(9) whether or not the steel rack has moving components
(including but not limited to rails, wheels, rollers, tracks,
channels, carts, and conveyors).
Subject merchandise includes merchandise matching the above
description that has been finished or packaged in a third country.
Finishing includes, but is not limited to, coating, painting, or
assembly, including attaching the merchandise to another product, or
any other finishing or assembly operation that would not remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the steel racks and parts thereof.
Packaging includes packaging the merchandise with or without another
product or any other packaging operation that would not remove the
merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the steel racks and parts thereof.
Steel racks and parts thereof are included in the scope of this
investigation whether or not imported attached to, or included with,
other parts or accessories such as wire decking, nuts, and bolts. If
steel racks and parts thereof are imported attached to, or included
with, such non-subject merchandise, only the steel racks and parts
thereof are included in the scope.
The scope of this investigation does not cover: (1) Decks, i.e.,
shelving that sits on or fits into the horizontal supports to
provide the horizontal storage surface of the steel racks; (2) wire
shelving units, i.e., units made from wire that incorporate both a
wire deck and wire horizontal supports (taking the place of the
horizontal beams and braces) into a single piece with tubular
collars that slide over the posts and onto plastic sleeves snapped
on the posts to create a finished unit; (3) pins, nuts, bolts,
washers, and clips used as connecting devices; and (4) non-steel
components.
Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation are
any products covered by Commerce's existing antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on boltless steel shelving units
prepackaged for sale from the People's Republic of China. See
Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the People's
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 63,741 (October 21,
2017); and Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From
the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 80
FR 63,745 (October 21, 2017).
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are bulk-
packed parts or components of boltless steel shelving units that
were specifically excluded from the scope of the Boltless Steel
Shelving Orders because such bulk-packed parts or components do not
contain the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and
steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) packaged together
for assembly into a completed boltless steel shelving unit.
Such excluded components of boltless steel shelving are defined
as:
(1) Boltless horizontal supports (beams, braces) that have each
of the following characteristics: (a) A length of 95 inches or less,
(b) made from steel that has a thickness of 0.068 inches or less,
and (c) a weight capacity that does not exceed 2500 lbs per pair of
beams for beams that are 78'' or shorter, a weight capacity that
does not exceed 2200 lbs per pair of beams for beams that are over
78'' long but not longer than 90'', and/or a weight capacity that
does not exceed 1800 lbs per pair of beams for beams that are longer
than 90'';
(2) shelf supports that mate with the aforementioned horizontal
supports; and
(3) boltless vertical supports (upright welded frames and posts)
that have each of the following characteristics: (a) A length of 95
inches or less, (b) with no face that exceeds 2.90 inches wide, and
(c) made from steel that has a thickness of 0.065 inches or less.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are: (1) Wall-
mounted shelving and racks, defined as shelving and racks that
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suspend all of the load from the wall, and do not stand on, or
transfer load to, the floor; (2) ceiling-mounted shelving and racks,
defined as shelving and racks that suspend all of the load from the
ceiling and do not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor; and (3)
wall/ceiling mounted shelving and racks, defined as shelving and
racks that suspend the load from the ceiling and the wall and do not
stand on, or transfer load to, the floor. The addition of a wall or
ceiling bracket or other device to attach otherwise subject
merchandise to a wall or ceiling does not meet the terms of this
exclusion.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation is
scaffolding that complies with ANSI/ASSE A10.8--2011--Scaffolding
Safety Requirements, CAN/CSA S269.2-M87 (Reaffirmed 2003)--Access
Scaffolding for Construction Purposes, and/or Occupational Safety
and Health Administration regulations at 29 CFR part 1926 subpart
L--Scaffolds.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are tubular
racks such as garment racks and drying racks, i.e., racks in which
the load bearing vertical and horizontal steel members consist
solely of: (1) Round tubes that are no more than two inches in
diameter; (2) round rods that are no more than two inches in
diameter; (3) other tubular shapes that have both an overall height
of no more than two inches and an overall width of no more than two
inches; and/or (4) wire.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are portable
tier racks. Portable tier racks must meet each of the following
criteria to qualify for this exclusion:
(1) They are freestanding, portable assemblies with a fully
welded base and four freely inserted and easily removable corner
posts;
(2) They are assembled without the use of bolts, braces,
anchors, brackets, clips, attachments, or connectors;
(3) One assembly may be stacked on top of another without
applying any additional load to the product being stored on each
assembly, but individual portable tier racks are not securely
attached to one another to provide interaction or interdependence;
and
(4) The assemblies have no mechanism (e.g., a welded foot plate
with bolt holes) for anchoring the assembly to the ground.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are
accessories that are independently bolted to the floor and not
attached to the rack system itself, i.e., column protectors, corner
guards, bollards, and end row and end of aisle protectors.
Merchandise covered by this investigation is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under the following subheadings: 7326.90.8688, 9403.20.0080,
and 9403.90.8041. Subject merchandise may also enter under
subheadings 7308.90.3000, 7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and
9403.20.0090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Changes from the Preliminary Determination
VI. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Rely on Romania or Brazil as
the Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Whether the Compa S.A. Sibiu (Compa) or Metisa
Metalurgica Timboense S/A. (Metisa) Financial Statements are a
Better Source of Financial Ratios
Comment 3: The Surrogate Value for Dongsheng's P-tube Input
Comment 4: Whether Import Clearance Charges Should be Added to
the Surrogate Values
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should Grant Dongsheng a Double
Remedy Offset
Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Reduce Dongsheng's Export
Price by Eight Percent Irrecoverable Value-Added Tax
Comment 7: Whether Aifeimetal Should be Excluded from this
Investigation
Comment 8: The Preliminary Scope Determination
VII. Recommendation
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