AD: Turkey Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of antidumping duty administrative review of certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Turkey for the period of April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007.
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AD Order Revoked for Rebar Produced and Exported by Habas
The ITA has also determined to revoke the AD duty order with respect to Turkish rebar produced and exported by Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas), effective April 1, 2007 (see below for details).
AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 11/07/08:
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate or Note |
|---|---|
| Ekinciler Demir ve Celik Sanayi A.S./Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Ekinciler) | 2.75% |
| Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. (IDC) | 2.75% |
| Nursan Celik Sanayi ve Haddecilik, A.S./Nursan Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Nursan) | 2.75% |
| Other Companies | (a),(b),(c) |
(a) For previously investigated companies not listed above, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;
(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or AD investigation, but the manufacturer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and
(c) The AD duty cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 16.06%, the all-others rate established in the AD investigation.
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (04/01/06 - 3/31//07)
The ITA intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after November 7, 2008. The ITA has calculated importer-specific assessment rates for Ekinciler. The ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to AD duties any entries for which the assessment rate is de minimis.
For the companies which were not selected for individual review (IDC and Nursan), the ITA has calculated an assessment rate based on the weighted average of the cash deposit rates calculated for the companies selected for individual review, excluding any which are de minimis or determined entirely on adverse facts available (AFA).
The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by companies included in these final results for which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate (16.06%) if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
Liquidation, AD Cash Deposits Refunded for Habas On/After April 1, 2007
The ITA has determined that the application of the AD duty order is no longer warranted with respect to subject merchandise produced and exported by Habas as, among other things, the ITA found that Habas had zero or de minimis dumping margins for its last three administrative reviews.
Therefore, the ITA has revoked the AD duty order with respect to subject merchandise produced and exported by Habas, and will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation for exports of such merchandise with a time of entry on or after April 1, 2007, and to refund all cash deposits collected.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 06/17/08 news, 08061750, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)
ITA contact - Elizabeth Eastwood (202) 482-3874
ITA notice (FR Pub 11/07/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-26623.pdf