[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6503-6506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02003]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-854]
Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and
Final Determination of No Reviewable Sales; 2021-2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain steel nails from Taiwan were sold in the United States at less
than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2021,
through June 30, 2022. Commerce also determines that certain companies
under review made no shipments of certain steel nails from Taiwan or
had no reviewable sales during the POR.
DATES: Applicable February 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faris Montgomery, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 3, 2023, Commerce published the preliminary results in
the 2021-2022 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
certain steel nails from Taiwan and invited interested parties to
comment.\1\ The review covers 140 companies, including three mandatory
respondents, four companies claiming no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR, three companies claiming no reviewable
sales during the POR, and 130 companies not selected for individual
examination.\2\ A summary of the events that occurred since publication
of the Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of the issues
raised by parties for these final results, are included in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.\3\ Commerce conducted this administrative
review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of
No Shipments, Preliminary Determination of No Reviewable Sales, and
Partial Rescission of Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 51291 (August 3,
2023) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ Id. The mandatory respondents in this review are: Your
Standing International, Inc. (YSI); Shang Jeng Nail Co., Ltd. (Shang
Jeng); and World Kun Company Limited (World Kun). We note that
Concord International Engineering & Trading Co., Ltd. was selected
as a mandatory respondent, but claimed to have no reviewable sales
in its questionnaire responses.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan; 2021-2022,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 4
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\4\ 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 are certain steel nails from
Taiwan. The certain steel nails subject to the Order are currently
classifiable under 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. Certain
steel 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 complete description of the scope of the Order, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in parties' case and rebuttal briefs are
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum and are listed in
appendix I to this notice. The Issues and 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
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade/gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our findings at verification, Commerce made certain
changes to the margin calculations for YSI. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum contains descriptions of these changes.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that the following
companies had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR:
Astrotech Steels Private Limited (Astrotech); Region Systems Sdn. Bhd
(Region Systems); Region Industries Co., Ltd. (Region Industries); and
Region International Co., Ltd (Region International).\5\ As we have not
received any information to contradict this determination, consistent
with our practice, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to liquidate any existing entries of subject merchandise produced
by these four companies, but exported by other parties, at the all-
others rate if there is
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no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
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\5\ See Preliminary Results, 88 FR at 51292.
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Final Determination of No Reviewable Sales
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that resellers
Create Trading Co., Ltd. (Create Trading), Wiresmith Industrial Co.,
Ltd. (Wiresmith), and Concord International Engineering & Trading Co.,
Ltd. (Concord International) had no reviewable sales of subject
merchandise during the POR.\6\ As we find that there is no evidence on
the record of this review which warrants a different determination, we
continue to find that these three companies had no reviewable sales
during the POR. As discussed further in the ``Assessment Rates''
section below, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any existing entries
of subject merchandise produced by Create Trading, Wiresmith, and
Concord International's respective unaffiliated suppliers and
attributed to Create Trading, Wiresmith, and Concord International at
the rate applicable to the unaffiliated producers, or the all-others
rate if there is no rate for the unaffiliated producers.\7\
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\6\ Id.
\7\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954, 23954 (May 6, 2003)
(Assessment of Antidumping Duties); see also Certain Pasta from
Turkey: Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 76 FR 23974, 23977 (April 29, 2011),
unchanged in Pasta from Turkey: Notice of Final Results of the 14th
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 68399 (November 4,
2011).
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Facts Available
Pursuant to section 776(a)(1) and 776(a)(2)(A)-(C) of the Act, we
are relying upon facts otherwise available to assign estimated dumping
margins to mandatory respondents Shang Jeng and World Kun because both
companies were unresponsive to our requests for information, and
thereby withheld necessary information that was requested by Commerce,
failed to provide the information requested by the specified deadlines
in the form and manner requested, and significantly impeded the conduct
of the review. Further, Commerce finds that Shang Jeng and World Kun
failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of their ability to
comply with requests for information and, thus, Commerce is applying an
adverse inference in selecting among the facts available, in accordance
with section 776(b) of the Act. As adverse facts available, we are
assigning these companies a rate of 78.17 percent, which is the highest
rate applied in any segment of this proceeding.
Rate for Non-Selected Companies
As we stated in the Preliminary Results, the weighted-average
dumping margin for YSI is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts otherwise available, whereas other selected mandatory
respondents' weighted-average dumping margins are based entirely on
facts available. Commerce, therefore, assigned a weighted-average
dumping margin to the non-examined companies that is equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin for YSI in accordance with its
practice. This determination is unchanged for the final results.
Final Results of Review
We have determined the following dumping margins for the firms
listed below for the period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022:
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Your Standing International, Inc.................... 26.28
Shang Jeng Nail Co., Ltd............................ 78.17
World Kun Company Limited........................... 78.17
Companies under Review Not Selected for Individual 26.28
Examination \8\....................................
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Disclosure
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\8\ See appendix II for a list of these companies.
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We intend to disclose the calculations performed for YSI within
five days of the date of publication of this notice to parties in this
proceeding, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries in this review, in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b). Commerce intends to
issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the
date of publication of these final results 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).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because YSI's weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), we calculated importer-specific antidumping duty
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total
entered value of those sales.\9\ Where we do not have entered values
for all U.S. sales to a particular importer, we calculated an importer-
specific, per-unit assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to
the total quantity of those sales. To determine whether an importer-
specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an importer-specific ad
valorem ratio based on estimated entered values. Where an importer-
specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we intend to instruct
CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\10\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by an
individually examined respondent for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the United States, we intend to instruct
CBP to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\11\
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\11\ See Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR at 23954.
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In addition, because we found no shipments of subject merchandise
for Astrotech, Region Systems, Region Industries, and Region
International in the final results, any suspended entries made under
that exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's rate) will be
liquidated at the all-others rate if there
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is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.
Because we continue to find Concord International, Create Trading,
and Wiresmith had no reviewable entries during the POR in the final
results, any suspended entries of subject merchandise associated with
these companies will be liquidated at the rate applicable to the
unaffiliated producers, or the all-others rate if there is no rate for
the unaffiliated producers.
For the companies which were not selected for individual
examination listed in appendix II, we assigned an antidumping duty
assessment rate equal to the weighted-average dumping margin determined
for these companies in the final results of review (i.e., the margin
for the sole cooperating mandatory respondent YSI).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be in effect 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 YSI, Shang Jeng,
World Kun, and the companies listed in appendix II will be equal to the
appropriate dumping margin established in the final results of this
administrative review; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies not covered 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 completed review, or the less-than-fair value (LTFV)
investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be
the company-specific rate established for the most recently-completed
segment of this proceeding for the producer of subject merchandise; and
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will
continue to be 2.16 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation, as amended.\12\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\12\ See Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan: Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony With Final Determination in Less Than Fair
Value Investigation and Notice of Amended Final Determination, 82 FR
55090 (November 20, 2017).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 the POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: January 26, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether To Include San Shing Fastech Corporation's
(San Shing) Financial Data in the Calculation of Profit and Indirect
Selling Expenses (ISE) for Constructed Value (CV)
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Find YSI and Its Toller
Affiliated and Refer Potential Duty Evasion to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP)
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Continue To Apply Adverse
Facts Available (AFA) to Shang Jeng Nail Co., Ltd. (Shang Jeng) and
World Kun Company Limited (World Kun)
VI. Recommendation
Appendix II
List of Companies Under Review Not Selected for Individual Examination
1. A-Jax Enterprises Limited
2. A-Jax International Company Limited
3. A-Stainless International Company Limited
4. Advanced Global Sourcing Limited
5. Aimreach Enterprises Company Limited
6. Alisios International Corporation
7. Allwin Architectural Hardware Inc.
8. A.N. Cooke Manufacturing Co., Pty., Limited
9. Asia Engineered Components
10. Asia Link Industrial Corporation
11. Asia Smarten Way Corp. (Taiwan)
12. Autolink International Company Limited
13. BCR Inc.
14. Bestwell International Corporation
15. Boss Precision Works Co., Ltd.
16. Budstech CI Limited
17. Bulls Technology Company Limited
18. Canatex Industrial Company Limited
19. Cata Company Limited
20. Cenluxmetals Company Limited
21. Chang Bin Industrial Co., Ltd.
22. Channg Chin Industry Corporation
23. Charng Yu Industrial Company
24. Chen Nan Iron Wire Co., Ltd.
25. Chen Yu-Lan
26. Chia Da Fastener Company Limited
27. Chiang Shin Fasteners Industries Ltd.
28. Chin Tai Sing Precision Manufactory Co., Ltd.
29. Chun Yu Works & Company Limited
30. Cross International Co., Ltd.
31. Da Wing Industry Company Limited
32. Dar Yu Enterprise Co., Ltd.
33. Eagre International Trade Co., Ltd.
34. Ever-Top Hardware Corporation
35. Excel Components Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
36. Fastguard Fastening Systems Inc.
37. Fastnet Corporation
38. Fujian Xinhong Mech. & Elec. Co., Ltd.
39. Funtec International Co., Ltd.
40. Fuzhou Royal Floor Co., Ltd.
41. FWU Kuang Enterprise Co., Ltd.
42. GoFast Company Limited
43. H-H Fasteners Company
44. H-Locker Components Inc.
45. Hau Kawang Enterprise Co., Ltd.
46. Hecny Group
47. Hi-Sharp Industrial Corp., Ltd.
48. Hom Wei Enterprise Corporation
49. HWA Hsing Screw Industry Co., Ltd.
50. Hwaguo Industrial Fasteners Co., Ltd.
51. Hy-Mart Fastener Co., Ltd.
52. Hyup Sung Indonesia
53. In Precision Link Co., Ltd.
54. Intai Technology Corporation
55. JCH Hardware Company Inc.
56. Jet Crown International Co., Ltd.
57. Ji Li Deng Fasteners Co., Ltd.
58. Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd.
59. Jinn Her Enterprise Limited
60. Jockey Ben Metal Enterprise Co., Ltd.
61. Kan Good Enterprise Co., Ltd.
62. Katsuhana Fasteners Corporation
63. Kay Guay Enterprises Co., Ltd.
64. Key Use Industrial Works Co., Ltd.
65. KOT Components Co., Ltd.
66. K. Ticho Industries Co., Ltd.
67. K Win Fasteners Inc.
68. Kuan Hsin Screw Industry Co., Ltd.
69. Liang Ying Fasteners Industry Co., Ltd.
70. Long Chan Enterprise Co., Ltd.
71. Lu Chu Shin Yee Works Co., Ltd.
72. Mechanical Hardwares Co.
73. Midas Union Co., Ltd.
74. Min Hwei Enterprise Co., Ltd.
75. Ming Cheng Precision Co., Ltd.
76. Ming Zhan Industrial Co., Ltd.
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77. ML Global Ltd.
78. Newfast Co., Ltd.
79. Noah Enterprise Co., Ltd.
80. Nytaps Taiwan Corporation
81. Pao Shen Enterprises Co., Ltd.
82. Par Excellence Industrial Co., Ltd.
83. Pengteh Industrial Co., Ltd.
84. Pneumax Corp.
85. Printech T Electronics Corporation
86. Pro-an International Co., Ltd.
87. Pronto Great China Corp.
88. Professional Fasteners Development Co., Ltd.
89. P.S.M. Fasteners (Asia) Limited
90. Qi Ding Enterprise Co., Ltd.
91. Right Source Co., Ltd.
92. Rodex Fasteners Corp.
93. Rong Chang Metal Co., Ltd.
94. San Shing Fastech Corporation
95. SBSCQ Taiwan Limited
96. Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
97. Somax Enterprise Co., Ltd.
98. Spec Products Corporation
99. Star World Product and Trading Co., Ltd.
100. Sumeeko Industries Co., Ltd.
101. Sunshine Spring Co., Ltd.
102. Suntec Industries Co., Ltd.
103. Supreme Fasteners Corp.
104. Szu I Industries Co., Ltd.
105. Tag Fasteners Sdn. Bhd.
106. Taifas Corporation
107. Taiwan Geer-Tai Works Co., Ltd.
108. Taiwan Quality Fastener Co., Ltd.
109. Team Builder Enterprise Limited
110. Techno Associates Taiwan Co., Ltd.
111. Techup Development Co., Ltd.
112. TG Co., Ltd.
113. Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co. Ltd.
114. Topps Wang International Ltd.
115. Ume-Pride International Inc.
116. Unistrong Industrial Co., Ltd.
117. United Nail Products Co. Ltd.
118. Vanguard International Co., Ltd.
119. Wa Tai Industrial Co., Ltd.
120. Win Fastener Corporation
121. WTA International Co., Ltd.
122. Wumax Industry Co., Ltd.
123. Wyser International Corporation
124. Yeun Chang Hardware Tool Company Limited
125. Yng Tran Enterprise Company Limited
126. Yoh Chang Enterprise Company Limited
127. Yow Chern Company
128. Yumark Enterprises Corporation
129. Yu Tai World Co., Ltd.
130. Zenith Good Enterprise Corporation
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