[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 246 (Friday, December 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78929-78931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28017]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-844]


Certain Steel Nails From Thailand: Final Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
certain steel nails (steel nails) from Thailand are being, or are 
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). 
The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2020, through September 
30, 2021.

DATES: Applicable December 23, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Matthew Palmer, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4246 or (202) 
482-1678, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 4, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register its 
preliminary determination in the LTFV investigation of steel nails from 
Thailand, in which it also postponed the final determination until 
December 19, 2022.\1\ Commerce invited interested parties to comment on 
the Preliminary Determination.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Nails from Thailand: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional 
Measures, 87 FR 47708 (August 4, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), 
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ 
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
available electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision

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Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination in the Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope Comments

    On July 5, 2022, we issued the Preliminary Scope Decision 
Memorandum.\3\ The scope case briefs were due on July 19, 2022.\4\ We 
did not receive any scope case briefs from interested parties. 
Therefore, Commerce has not made any changes to the scope of this 
investigation since the Preliminary Determination.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Investigations of Certain 
Steel Nails from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey and 
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Steel Nails from 
India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey: Preliminary Scope 
Decision Memorandum,'' dated July 5, 2022 (Preliminary Scope 
Decision Memorandum).
    \4\ Id at 4.
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is steel nails from 
Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of this 
investigation, see Appendix I.

Verification

    Commerce conducted verification of the information relied upon in 
making its final determination in this investigation, in accordance 
with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
Specifically, Commerce conducted a virtual verification of Come Best 
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Come Best)'s U.S. and third country sales 
responses, and an on-site verification of Come Best's cost response.\5\ 
In addition, we conducted on-site verifications of Jinhai Hardware Co., 
Ltd. (Jinhai Hardware)'s U.S. sales and cost of production 
responses.\6\
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    \5\ See Memoranda, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain 
Steel Nails from Thailand: Sales Verification of Come Best Co., 
Ltd.,'' dated October 18, 2022; and ``Verification of the Cost 
Response of Come Best Thailand Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,'' dated October 
27, 2022.
    \6\ See Memoranda, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain 
Steel Nails from Thailand: Sales Verification of Jinhai Hardware 
Co., Ltd.,'' dated October 19, 2022; and ``Verification of the Cost 
Response of Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty 
Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,'' dated November 
1, 2022.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in Come Best's case brief (the sole case or 
rebuttal brief submitted in this investigation) are discussed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix 
II.

Changes From the Preliminary Determination

    We made certain changes to the margin calculations for Come Best 
and Jinhai Hardware since the Preliminary Determination. See the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum for a discussion of these changes.

All-Others Rate

    Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated 
weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and exporters 
not individually investigated shall be equal to the weighted average of 
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for 
exporters and producers individually investigated excluding rates that 
are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the 
Act.
    In this investigation, Commerce calculated estimated weighted-
average dumping margins for Come Best and Jinhai Hardware that are not 
zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available. 
Commerce calculated the all-others rate using a weighted average of the 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the 
individually examined respondents using each respondent's publicly-
ranged values for the merchandise under consideration to the United 
States during the POI.\7\
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    \7\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally 
calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a 
simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins 
calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average 
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the 
examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sale 
values for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then 
compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as 
the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters. See 
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 
and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances 
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 
(September 1, 2010). As complete publicly ranged sales data was 
available, Commerce based the all-others rate on the publicly ranged 
sales data of the mandatory respondents. For a complete analysis of 
the data, see Memorandum, ``Certain Steel Nails from Thailand: 
Calculation of All-Others' Rate in the Final Determination,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice.
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Final Determination

    Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins exist for the POI:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Come Best (Thailand) Co., Ltd...............................       12.61
Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd....................................       13.90
All Others..................................................       13.07
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed to interested parties in 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 this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 
suspend liquidation of all entries of steel nails from Thailand, as 
described in Appendix I of this notice, which were entered or withdrawn 
from warehouse for consumption on or after August 4, 2022, the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination of this investigation in 
the Federal Register.
    Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP 
to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties for such 
entries of merchandise as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the 
respondents listed in the table above will be equal to the company-
specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin determined in this 
final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified 
above but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to 
the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin 
established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the 
cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal 
to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed in 
the table above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will 
remain in effect until further notice.

U.S. International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify 
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its final affirmative 
determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination in this 
investigation is affirmative, in accordance with section

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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 of 
steel nails from Thailand no later than 45 days after our final 
determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not exist, 
this proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposits posted 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 for 
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of 
liquidation, as discussed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of 
Liquidation'' section.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to the parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary 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 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).

    Dated: December 19, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel 
nails having a nominal shaft or shank length not exceeding 12 
inches. Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails 
made from round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel 
or long-rolled flat steel bars. Certain steel nails may be of one 
piece construction or constructed of two or more pieces. Examples of 
nails constructed of two or more pieces include, but are not limited 
to, anchors comprised of an anchor body made of zinc or nylon and a 
steel pin or a steel nail; crimp drive anchors; split-drive anchors, 
and strike pin anchors. Also included in the scope are anchors of 
one piece construction.
    Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of steel, and 
may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank, point type 
and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited to, 
coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to 
electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement, 
and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface 
finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat, 
projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and 
sinker. Shank or shaft styles include, but are not limited to, 
smooth, barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted.
    Screw-threaded nails subject to this proceeding are driven using 
direct force and not by turning the nail using a tool that engages 
with the head. Point styles include, but are not limited to, 
diamond, needle, chisel and blunt or no point. Certain steel nails 
may be sold in bulk, or they may be collated in any manner using any 
material.
    Excluded from the scope are certain steel nails packaged in 
combination with one or more non-subject articles, if the total 
number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of size, is 
less than 25. If packaged in combination with one or more non-
subject articles, certain steel nails remain subject merchandise if 
the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of 
size, is equal to or greater than 25, unless otherwise excluded 
based on the other exclusions below.
    Also excluded from the scope are certain steel nails with a 
nominal shaft or shank length of one inch or less that are a 
component of an unassembled article, where the total number of nails 
is sixty (60) or less, and the imported unassembled article falls 
into one of the following eight groupings: (1) Builders' joinery and 
carpentry of wood that are classifiable as windows, French-windows 
and their frames; (2) builders' joinery and carpentry of wood that 
are classifiable as doors and their frames and thresholds; (3) 
swivel seats with variable height adjustment; (4) seats that are 
convertible into beds (with the exception of those classifiable as 
garden seats or camping equipment); (5) seats of cane, osier, bamboo 
or similar materials; (6) other seats with wooden frames (with the 
exception of seats of a kind used for aircraft or motor vehicles); 
(7) furniture (other than seats) of wood (with the exception of (i) 
medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture; and (ii) barbers' 
chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining 
and elevating movements); or (8) furniture (other than seats) of 
materials other than wood, metal, or plastics (e.g., furniture of 
cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials). The aforementioned 
imported unassembled articles are currently classified under the 
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
subheadings: 4418.10, 4418.20, 9401.30, 9401.40, 9401.51, 9401.59, 
9401.61, 9401.69, 9403.30, 9403.40, 9403.50, 9403.60, 9403.81 or 
9403.89.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails 
suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not 
threaded, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheadings 
7317.00.2000 and 7317.00.3000.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails 
suitable for use in gas-actuated hand tools. These nails have a case 
hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell Hardness C 
scale (HRC), a carbon content greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, 
a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head section, a 
centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are 
corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of 
corrugated steel with sharp points on one side.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb 
tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheading 
7317.00.1000.
    Also excluded from the scope are decorative or upholstery tacks.
    Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently 
classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.5501, 7317.00.5502, 
7317.00.5503, 7317.00.5505, 7317.00.5507, 7317.00.5508, 
7317.00.5511, 7317.00.5518, 7317.00.5519, 7317.00.5520, 
7317.00.5530, 7317.00.5540, 7317.00.5550, 7317.00.5560, 
7317.00.5570, 7317.00.5580, 7317.00.5590, 7317.00.6530, 
7317.00.6560, and 7317.00.7500. Certain steel nails subject to this 
investigation also may be classified under HTSUS subheadings 
7318.15.5090, 7907.00.6000, 8206.00.0000, or other HTSUS 
subheadings. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of this investigation is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Come Best's Product Characteristics
    Comment 2: Come Best's Corrected Surface Finish Codes
V. Recommendation

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