21 AD/CV Duty Orders to be
Revoked, Etc.
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Taiwan
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Carbon
Steel Plate
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A-583-080
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Various Countries¹
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Corrosion-Resistant
Carbon Steel Flat Products
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AD & CV
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Various Countries²
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Cut-to-Length
Carbon Steel Plate
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AD & CV
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The International Trade
Commission (ITC) has issued a press release stating that on December 14, 2006,
a majority of the six Commissioners voted to revoke 21 antidumping (AD) and
countervailing (CV) duty orders on certain carbon steel products, including
carbon steel plate from Taiwan, corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products
from various countries1, and cut-to-length carbon steel plate from
various countries2.
According to the press release,
the ITC Commissioners determined that the existing AD and/or CV duty orders on
imports of carbon steel plate from Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Mexico,
Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom3 and
the orders on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Australia,
Canada, France, and Japan will be revoked.
However, the ITC Commissioners
also determined that the existing AD duty orders on imports of
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany and Korea4
will remain in place.
(This action comes under the
five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act
(URAA), which according to 19 CFR 351.218(a), requires the International Trade
Administration (ITA) to revoke an AD or CV duty order, or terminate a
suspension agreement, after five years unless the ITA and the ITC determine
that revocation would be likely to lead to both (1) a continuation or
recurrence of dumping or a countervailable subsidy and (2) material injury to a
U.S. industry within a reasonably foreseeable time.
A negative determination either
by the ITA with respect to (1) above or by the ITC with respect to (2) above
results in the revocation of the AD and/or CV duty order.)
(See ITT's Online Archives or
11/02/05 news, (Ref: 05110240), for BP summary of the ITA and ITC's initiation
of these investigations.)
¹includes corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Australia
(A-602-803), Canada (A-122-822), France (A-427-808 & C-427-810), and Japan
(A-588-826).
²includes cut-to-length carbon steel plate from Belgium (A-423-805 &
C-423-806), Brazil (A-351-817 & C-351-818), Finland (A-405-802),
Germany (A-428-816), Mexico (A-201-809
& C-201-810), Poland (A-455-802), Romania (A-485-803), Spain (A-469-803
& C-469-804), Sweden (A-401-805 & C-401-804), and UK (A-412-814).
3United Kingdom
was apparently listed in error. The CV duty order on cut-to-length carbon steel
plate from the United Kingdom was already revoked by the ITA effective December
15, 2005. See ITT's Online Archives or
10/05/06 news, (Ref: 06100525), for BP summary of the ITA's revocation of this
CV duty order.)
4includes
corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany (A-428-815) and
South Korea (A-580-816 & C-580-818)
ITC Contact – Peg O'Laughlin
(202) 205-1819
ITC Press Release (#06-119,
Inv. Nos. AA1921-197, 701-TA-319, 320, 325-328, 348, and 350; 731-TA-573, 574,
576, 578, 582-587, 612, and 614-618 (second review), dated 12/14/06) available
at http://www.usitc.gov/ext_relations/news_release/2006/er1214dd1.htm
BP Note
Nine countries which are currently subject to AD and/or CV duty orders
on carbon steel plate are not affected by this set of five-year sunset
determinations.
Published in ITT on December 21, 2006 | [Ref: 06122135] |
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