[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38015-38018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-874]


Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that sales of certain steel nails (steel nails) from the Republic of 
Korea (Korea) have been made at less than normal value (NV) by Daejin 
Steel Company (Daejin) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2019, 
through June 30, 2020. Interested parties are invited to comment on 
these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable July 19, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Kim, 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) 482-8283.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 3, 2020, based on timely requests for review, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel nails 
from Korea with respect to 93 companies.\1\ On March 2, 2021, Commerce 
extended the due date for issuing the preliminary results of this 
review by 33 days, until May 5, 2021.\2\

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On April 26, 2021, Commerce extended the due date for issuing the 
preliminary results of this review by an additional 30 days, until June 
4, 2021.\3\ On May 26, 2021, Commerce extended the due date for issuing 
the preliminary results of this review by an additional 40 days, until 
July 14, 2021.\4\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 54983 (September 3, 2020).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of 
Korea: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 2, 2021.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April 26, 
2021.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated May 26, 
2021.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    In response to Commerce's notice of opportunity to request an 
administrative review on certain steel nails from Korea,\5\ on July 27 
and July 31, 2020, Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd. (Je-il) and Korea 
Wire Co., Ltd. (Kowire) timely requested an administrative review of 
the Order \6\ with respect to their exports of subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR, respectively.\7\ On July 31, 2020, 
Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (the petitioner) requested an 
administrative review of 93 producers and/or exporters, including 
Daeijn, Je-il, Koram Inc. (Koram) and Kowire.\8\
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    \5\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 39531 (July 1, 2020).
    \6\ 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).
    \7\ See Je-il's Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from the Republic 
of Korea: Request for Administrative Review for the Period July 1, 
2019-June 30, 2020,'' dated July 27, 2020; see also Kowire's Letter, 
``Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea--Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated July 31, 2020.
    \8\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from Republic 
of Korea--Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 31, 2020.
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    On September 18, 2020, Je-il withdrew its review request.\9\ On 
September 21, 2020, the petitioner withdrew its request for 91 of the 
93 companies (which included Je-il and Kowire), maintaining its review 
request for Daejin and Koram.\10\ On September 21, 2020, the petitioner 
submitted comments requesting Commerce use the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data to select Daejin, Koram, and Kowire as mandatory 
respondents.\11\ On October 30, 2020, based on CBP data, we selected 
Daejin and Kowire as the mandatory respondents in this administrative 
review.\12\ On November 4, 2020, Kowire withdrew its request of review 
of itself.\13\ Therefore, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, 
with respect to 91 companies. For a complete description of the events 
that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.\14\
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    \9\ See the Je-il's Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from the 
Republic of Korea: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review 
for the Period July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020,'' dated September 18, 
2020.
    \10\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from the 
Republic of Korea--Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated September 21, 2020.
    \11\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from 
Republic of Korea--Comments on Respondent Selection,'' dated 
September 21, 2020.
    \12\ See Memorandum, ``2019-2020 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of 
Korea: Respondent Selection,'' dated October 30, 2020.
    \13\ See Kowire's Letter, ``Steel Nails from the Republic of 
Korea--Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated 
November 4, 2020.
    \14\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Steel 
Nails from the Republic of Korea; 2019-2020,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 15
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    \15\ See Order.
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    The merchandise covered by this Order is steel nails having a 
nominal shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.\16\ Merchandise covered 
by the Order is currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (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. Nails subject to this Order also may 
be classified under HTSUS subheadings 7907.00.60.00, 8206.00.00.00 or 
other HTSUS subheadings. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this Order is dispositive. For a full description of the scope of 
the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \16\ The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat heads or 
parallel shoulders under the head shall be measured from under the 
head or shoulder to the tip of the point. The shaft length of all 
other certain steel nails shall be measured overall.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We 
calculated export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We 
calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the POR:

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                                                               Estimated
                                                               weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Daejin Steel Company........................................        3.22
Koram Inc...................................................        3.22
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Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and 
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered 
by this review. If the weighted-average dumping margin for the company 
listed above is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), 
we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem AD assessment rates 
based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the 
importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same 
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\17\ We will instruct CBP 
to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the 
final results of this review is above de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent). 
Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero 
or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de 
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review 
shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries 
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merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future 
deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\18\
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    \17\ In the preliminary results, Commerce applied the assessment 
rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: 
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment 
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 
8101 (February 14, 2012).
    \18\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    For the company (i.e., Koram) that was not selected for individual 
examination, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at an ad 
valorem rate equal to the company's weighted-average dumping margin 
determined in the final results of this review.
    In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice, 
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each 
respondent which did not know that its merchandise was destined for the 
United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate entries not reviewed 
at the all-others rate established in the original less-than-fair value 
(LTFV) investigation (i.e., 11.80 percent) if there is no rate for the 
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of steel nails from Korea 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 the exporters 
listed above will be that established in the final results of this 
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de 
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the 
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or 
investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which the 
company was reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this 
review, a prior review, or the 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 11.80 percent, the all-others rate established in the 
LTFV investigation.\19\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \19\ See Order.
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose to the parties to the proceeding the 
calculations performed in connection with these preliminary results to 
interested parties within five days of publication of this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce in response 
to these preliminary results no later than 30 days after the 
publication of this notice.\20\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues 
raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after 
the date for filing case briefs.\21\ 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.\22\ Case and rebuttal briefs 
should be filed using ACCESS and must be served on interested 
parties.\23\ Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its 
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary 
information, until further notice.\24\
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    \20\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \21\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2); see also Temporary Rule 
Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006 
(March 26, 2020); Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 
Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 
41363 (July 10, 2020) (collectively, Temporary Rule).
    \22\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR 351.303 (for 
general filing requirements).
    \23\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
    \24\ See Temporary Rule.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. Hearing 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 
issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be 
determined.\25\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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    \25\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    An electronically-filed request for a hearing must be received 
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 
days after the date of publication of this notice.\26\ Commerce intends 
to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the 
results of our analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not 
later than 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary 
results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise extended.\27\
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    \26\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c); see also 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
    \27\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Notification to Importers

    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 Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: July 12, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Rescission of Review, In Part
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Recommendation

Appendix II

List of Companies for Which Commerce Is Rescinding This Review

Astrotech Steels Private Ltd.
Beijing Catic Industry Ltd.
Beijing Jinheung Co. Ltd. Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd.
Bonuts Hardware Logistics
Bowon Fastener Co., Ltd.
Cheng Ch International Co., Ltd
China International Freight
China Staple Enterprise Co., Ltd
Crane Worldwide Logistics
De Well Group Korea Co., Ltd.
Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd.

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Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd.
Duo-Fast Co., Ltd
Duo-Fast Korea Co., Ltd.
Euro Line Global Co. Ltd.
Fastgrow International Co.
Geekay Wires Limited
Hanbit Logistics Co., Ltd.
Hanmi Staple Co., Ltd
Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.
Hebei Jinsidun Trade Co. Ltd.
Hebei Minghao Import Export Co Li
Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.
Hengtuo Metal Products Co Ltd
Hongyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Inmax Sdn. Bhd.
Jas Forwarding (Korea) Co. Ltd.
JCD Group Co., Limited
Jeil Tacker Co. Ltd.
Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd.
Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd.
Jinheung Steel Corporation
Jinsco International Corp.
Joo Sung Sea & Air Co., Ltd
Joosung B&P
Jung Fastener
Kabool Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Kintetsu World Express (Korea) Inc.
Korea Wire Co., Ltd.
Kousa Int. Logistics Co. Ltd.
KPF Co., Ltd.
Kuehne + Nagel Ltd.
Liang Chyuan Industrial Co., Ltd.
Maxpeed International Transport
Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
MPROVE Co., Limited
Nailtech Co., Ltd.
OEC Freight (Korea) Co., Ltd.
OEC Worldwide Korea Co., Ltd.
Orient Express Container Co., Ltd
Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Peace Industries, Ltd.
Promising Way (HongKong) Limited
Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise Inc.
Qingdao Cheshire Trading Co. Ltd.
Qingdao D&L Group Ltd.
Qingdao Hongyuan Nail Industry Co. Ltd.
Qingdao JCD Machinery Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Jisco Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Mst Industry and Commerce Co., Ltd.
Ramses Logistics Co., Ltd.
Schenker Korea Ltd.
Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd.
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group Co. Ltd.
Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Shandong Qingyun Hongyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Zoonlion Industrial Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industry Co., Ltd.
Shanxi Tianli Industries Co., Ltd.
Shipco Transport (Korea) Co., Ltd.
ST Fasteners
Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.
The Inno Steel
Tianjin Coways Metal Products Co.
Tianjin Hongli Qiangsheng Imp. & Exp
Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli
Tianjin Lituo Imp & Exp Co., Ltd
Tianjin Liweitian Metal Technology
Tianjin Xinhe International Trade Co. Ltd
Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co. Ltd.
Tianjin Zhonglian Times Technology
Unicorn (Tianjin) Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Woosung Shipping Co. Ltd.
Wulian Zhanpeng Metals Co., Ltd.
Xi'an Metals and Minerals Imp. Exp. Co., Ltd.
Xinjiayuan International Trade Co.
Young-Ko Trans Co., Ltd.
Youngwoo Fasteners Co., Ltd.
Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd.
Zon Mon Co Ltd.

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