[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 121 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27279-27281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11753]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-887, A-583-865, A-549-840, A-570-104, C-533-888, C-570-105]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan, Thailand,
and the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty
Orders and Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on carbon and alloy
steel threaded rod (steel threaded rod) from India, Taiwan, Thailand,
and the People's Republic of China (China), and the countervailing duty
(CVD) order on steel threaded rod from India and China, would likely
lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable
subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States,
Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD
orders.
DATES: Applicable June 20, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Hooker, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6299.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Between December 13, 2019, and April 9, 2020, Commerce published in
the Federal Register the AD and CVD orders on steel threaded rod from
India, Taiwan, Thailand, and China.\1\ On November 1 and 4, 2024, the
ITC instituted \2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ respectively, the first
sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce
determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies
and, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of
dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be
revoked.\4\
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from Thailand:
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 68108 (December 13, 2019) (Thailand
Order); Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from Taiwan: Antidumping
Duty Order, 85 FR 6511 (February 5, 2020) (Taiwan Order); and Carbon
and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India: Amended Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR
19925 (April 9, 2020) (India AD Order); Carbon and Alloy Steel
Threaded Rod from India and the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 19927 (India and China CVD Orders)
(April 9, 2020); and Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod
from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR
19929 (April 9, 2020) (China AD Order) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Aluminum Wire and Cable from China; Institution of Five-
Year Reviews, 89 FR 87401 (November 1, 2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 87543
(November 4, 2024).
\4\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan,
and Thailand: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of
the Antidumping Duty Orders, 90 FR 11701 (March 11, 2025); Carbon
and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India and the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Orders, 90 FR 11708 (March 11, 2025); and Carbon
and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India and the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Orders; Correction, 90 FR 17241 (April 24,
2025).
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On June 20, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.\5\
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\5\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from China, India,
Taiwan, and Thailand, 90 FR 26327 (June 20, 2025) (ITC Final
Determination).
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these Orders are carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod. For a complete scope of the Thailand Order, Taiwan Order,
India AD Order, and India and China CVD Orders, see Appendix I. For a
complete scope of the China AD Order, see Appendix II.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of
subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be June
20, 2025.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\6\ See ITC Final Determination.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an 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 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 which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, and published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: June 20, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
The merchandise covered by the scope of these orders is carbon
and alloy steel threaded rod. Steel threaded rod is certain threaded
rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy steel, having a solid,
circular cross section of any diameter, in any straight length.
Steel threaded rod is normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and
straightened, or it may be hot-rolled. In addition, the steel
threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these orders are non-headed
and threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total actual
length. A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish
as a temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized,
whether by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar
finishes and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM A193 B7/
B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320 L43, ASTM
A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449, ASTM F1554-36, ASTM F1554-55, ASTM F1554
Grade 105, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
specification ASME B18.31.3, and American Petroleum Institute (API)
specification API 20E. All steel threaded rod meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the scope of these orders,
whether or not produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a
third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or
painting the threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or
packaging it with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the orders if performed in the country
of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are also included in the
scope of these orders whether or not imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise,
only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of these orders are: (1) threaded rod,
bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the
threading covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and
(2) stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with our without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping order on steel
threaded rod from the People's Republic of China is any merchandise
covered by the existing antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty
Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of these orders is threaded
rod that is imported as part of a package of hardware in conjunction
with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable under subheadings
7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise
may also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the
HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S.
Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Appendix II
The merchandise covered by the scope of this order is alloy and
certain carbon steel threaded rod. Alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod are certain threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or
alloy steel, having a solid, circular cross section of any diameter,
in any straight length. Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod
are normally drawn, cold-rolled, threaded, and straightened, or it
may be hot-rolled. In addition, the alloy and certain carbon steel
threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to this order are non-headed and
threaded along greater than 25 percent of their total actual length.
A variety of finishes or coatings, such as plain oil finish as a
temporary rust protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized, whether
by electroplating or hot-dipping), paint, and other similar finishes
and coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Alloy steel threaded rod is normally produced to American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications A193 B7/B7m,
A193 B16, A320 L7/L7m, A320 L43, A354 BC and BD, and F1554 Grade
105. Other specifications are Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
specification 1429 grades 5 and 8, International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) specification 898 class 8.8 and 10.9, and
American Petroleum Institute (API) specification 20E. Certain carbon
steel threaded rod is normally produced to ASTM specification A449.
All steel threaded rod meeting the physical description set forth
above is covered by the scope of this order, whether or not produced
according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above
description that has been finished, assembled, or packaged in a
third country, including by cutting, chamfering, coating, or
painting the threaded rod, by attaching the threaded rod to, or
packaging it with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the order if performed in the country
of manufacture of the threaded rod.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are also included in
the scope of this order whether or not imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, other parts and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject
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merchandise, only the threaded rod is included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this order are: (1) threaded rod,
bar, or studs which are threaded only on one or both ends and the
threading covers 25 percent or less of the total actual length; and
(2) stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel threaded rod
containing, by weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 10.5
percent or more of chromium, with or without other elements.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping order on steel
threaded rod from the People's Republic of China is any merchandise
covered by the existing antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping Duty
Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of this order is threaded
rod that is imported as part of a package of hardware in conjunction
with a ready-to-assemble piece of furniture.
Alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod are currently
classifiable under subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, and
7318.15.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading
7318.15.2095 and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The
written description of the scope is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2025-11753 Filed 6-25-25; 8:45 am]
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