AD: India Stainless Steel Bar
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of stainless steel bar from India for the period of February 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008.
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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 09/15/09:
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd./Precision Metals/ Sieves Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, Venus)1 | (a) |
| Other Companies | (b),(c),(d) |
(a) The ITA has determined a final de minimis AD duty rate of 0.09% for Venus; therefore, no AD cash deposit is required for this company;
(b) For merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in the original AD investigation or a previous review, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the most recent rate published in the final determination or final results for which the manufacturer or exporter received an individual rate;
(c) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, the previous review, or the original 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
(d) If neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous reviews, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be 12.45%, the all-others rate established in the AD investigation.
1The ITA has determined that these companies should be treated as a single entity for purposes of these final results.
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (02/01/07 - 01/31/08)
The ITA intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after September 15, 2009. The ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to AD duties any entries for which the assessment rate is de minimis.
The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by the respondent for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate established in the AD investigation 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.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, changes since the preliminary results, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 03/13/09 news, 09031340, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)
ITA contact - Erika McDonald (202) 482-5761
ITA notice (FR Pub 09/15/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-22069.pdf