China Stainless Steel Sinks: ITA Receives Petition for New AD/CV Investigations

The International Trade Administration received a petition on March 1, 2012 to initiate antidumping and countervailing duty investigations for drawn stainless steel sinks from China. ITA is accepting comments on domestic industry support for the petition to determine whether the petition meets the dual requirements of support by domestic producers or workers accounting for (1) at least 25% of the total production of the domestic like product and (2) more than 50% of the production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. Comments are due by 5:00 pm on March 21, 2012.

According to the ITA, during this pre-initiation review of the petition, interested parties other than the petitioners may only comment on the question of industry support, and the scope or like product as they relate to the calculation of industry support.

(Only persons who would qualify as an interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) may submit comments or information.)

(The International Trade Commission has also received the petition and has instituted an investigation to determine injury. ITC is seeking comments on the injury issue by March 27, 2012, and has scheduled a conference in connection with these investigations on March 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. For more information, see ITC notice of instituting investigation here.)

(Preliminary case numbers: ITA -- A-570-983 and C-570-984; ITC -- 701-TA-489 and 731-TA-1201)