Commerce Publishes Quarterly List of AD/CVD Scope and Circumvention Rulings
The Commerce Department issued its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anticircumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope and anticircumvention rulings for the period Jan. 1, 2020, through March 31, 2020:
Scope Rulings
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China
Requestor: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, EAPA Investigation No. 7189. A desk/console table with drawers (found to be excluded office furniture), a TV cabinet with minibar (found to have features inconsistent with wooden bedroom furniture), a trunk storage unit (found to be living room furniture), and a bed bench base (found to be excluded seating furniture) are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty (AD) order on wooden bedroom furniture from China. However, certain TV credenzas/dressers and a console/custom dresser are covered by the scope of the order because these furniture pieces have features consistent with subject chests and/or dressers and are suitable for storing clothing (see 2001090054); Dec. 31, 2019.
A-570-983 and C-570-984: Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China
Requestor: Simpli Home Ltd. Based on the scope language stated in the orders, the sinks imported as part of Simpli Home Ltd.’s laundry cabinets are covered by the scope of the AD and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on drawn stainless steel sinks (sinks) from China (see 2001300033); Jan. 2, 2020.
A-570-067 and C-570-068: Forged Steel Fittings from China
Requestor: Alemite, LLC. Hydraulic hand gun coupler and the universal swivel assembly are not covered by the scope of the AD and CVD orders on forged steel fittings from China because they are made to different industry standards and temporarily connect to hoses that cannot convey corrosive materials (see 2001300039); Jan. 8, 2020.
A-570-040 and C-570-041: Truck and Bus Tires from China
Requestor: America Koryo, Inc.; size 8-14.5 truck and bus tires imported by America Koryo, Inc. from China are not within the scope of the AD and CVD orders. Size 11-22.5 truck and bus tires imported by America Koryo, Inc. from China are within the scope of the orders; Jan. 8, 2020.
A-570-899: Artist Canvas from China
Requestor: Global Textile Partners, Inc. Certain woven blockout material and certain woven blackout material (collectively, blockout and backlit fabric) which Global Textile imports is not within the scope of the AD order on artist canvas from China because no priming or coating (i.e., gesso) is applied to the blockout and backlit fabric in order to promote the adherence of artist materials, such as paint or ink, to the fabric, a defining characteristic of the artist canvas subject to the scope of order (see 2002250060); Jan. 21, 2020.
A-570-010 and C-570-011: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from China
Requestor: SunSpark Technology Inc. Commerce found that solar panels and cells that are manufactured in Vietnam from unprocessed wafers imported from China are not covered by the scope of the AD and CVD orders on solar products from China because the scope only covers photovoltaic panels and modules that are assembled in China from non-Chinese solar cells. Using documentation submitted to the record, importer SunSpark demonstrated that the merchandise in question was assembled in Vietnam (see 2002250066); Jan. 23, 2020.
A-570-890: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China
Requestor: Zinus Inc. USA, Zinus (Xiamen) Inc., and Zinus (Zhangzhou) Inc. Seven upholstered platform beds are not covered by the scope of the AD order on wooden bedroom furniture from China because they meet the scope exclusion for “completely upholstered” beds (see 2003110045); Jan. 27, 2020.
A-570-084, C-570-085: Quartz Surface Products from China
Requestor: Deyuan Panmin International Limited and Xiamen Deyuan Panmin Trading Co., Ltd. (collectively, Panmin); Based on the plain language of the scope of the orders and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1), Panmin’s three “ZZ” series glass products for which it requested an exclusion (i.e., ZZ3003, ZZ7119, and ZZ7027) are within the scope of the AD and CVD orders on quartz surface products from China (see 2003110046); Feb. 20, 2020.
A-570-073 and C-570-074: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from China
Requestor: K2W Precision Inc. Not clad aluminum sheet manufactured from 6061 alloy aluminum is not covered by the scope of AD and CVD orders on common alloy aluminum sheet from China because the scope only covers not clad aluminum sheet that is manufactured from a 1XXX, 3XXX, or 5XXX series alloy. The scope does not reference not clad aluminum sheet manufactured from a 6XXX-series alloy (see 2004240028); March 20, 2020.
A-570-932: Certain Steel Threaded Rod from China
Requester: All-Pro Fasteners, Inc. ASTM A449 hot-dipped galvanized all-threaded rods and studs are not covered by the scope of the AD order on certain steel threaded rod from China because they are heat treated/through-hardened, consistent with ASTM A449, and include a “A449” marking on the head; March 27, 2020.
A-549-502: Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from Thailand
Requestor: Self-Initiated. Commerce preliminarily found that line pipe is not covered by the scope of the AD order on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Thailand because the petitioner withdrew the petition with respect to line pipe during the underlying investigation and the ITC’s injury investigation did not include line pipe. However, products that are dual-stenciled as standard and line pipe are covered by the order (see 2003190033); Feb. 24, 2020.
Anti-Circumvention Rulings
A-570-900: Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China
Requestor: Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers’ Coalition; diamond sawblades made with Chinese cores and Chinese segments in Canada by Protech Diamond Tools Inc. and exported from Canada to the United States are within the scope of the order (see 2002190011); Feb. 20, 2020.
A-570-028: Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from China
Anti-circumvention Inquiry: Imports of unfinished blends of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) components R-32 and R-125 from China are circumventing the AD order on HFC blends from China (see 2003170020); March 18, 2020.
(Federal Register 06/09/20)