Commerce Publishes Quarterly List of AD/CVD Scope and Circumvention Rulings
The Commerce Department on May 25 published its quarterly list of (i) completed antidumping and countervailing duty scope rulings and (ii) anti-circumvention determinations. The following list covers completed scope rulings for the period Jan. 1, 2022, through March 31, 2022:
Scope Rulings
A-201-820: Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico
Requestor: Simply Fresh, LLC. Fresh Roma tomatoes for processing that are preserved by a commercial process using chemical additives, used in Simply Fresh LLC's salsa products, are outside the scope of the suspension agreement and the suspended investigation (see 2201270056); Jan. 12, 2022.
A-570-073 and C-570-074: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From China
Requestor: Hammond Power Solutions, Inc. Specially processed, beveled aluminum foil conductor for transformer coil windings is covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on common alloy aluminum sheet (CAAS) because the further processing performed on the CAAS in Canada would neither remove the CAAS from the scope of the orders if it were performed in China, nor constitutes “substantial transformation” that renders the resulting product a product of Canada (see 2202010065); Jan. 20, 2022.
A-570-051 and C-570-052: Hardwood Plywood Products From China
Requestor: EAPA Referral from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Two-ply panels produced in China are covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from China. The hardwood plywood that Vietnam Finewood Company Limited exported to the United States, which was assembled in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using two-ply panels imported from China, are Chinese country of origin because the two-ply panels are not substantially transformed by the processing occurring in Vietnam (see 2201280051); Jan. 21, 2022.
A-570-929: Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes From China
Requestor: Boart Longyear Company. The graphite rods subject to the request are within the scope of the antidumping duty order on small diameter graphite electrodes from China because the products have the same physical characteristics as unfinished small diameter graphite electrodes and can be machined into graphite pin joining systems, i.e., subject merchandise, after importation (see 2202280053); Feb. 1, 2022.
A-570-967 and C-570-968: Aluminum Extrusions From China
Requestor: Discount Ramps.com LLC. The aluminum extrusions within Discount Ramps.com LLC's bogie wheel kit are covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on aluminum extrusions from China because they are made from an Aluminum Association 6-series alloy, and the bogie wheel kit does not meet the criteria for the scope exclusion for finished goods kits because it does not contain, at the time of importation, all of the necessary parts to fully assemble a final finished good (see 2203020070); Feb. 4, 2022.
A-583-869: Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Taiwan
Requestor: Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Col Ltd. Three models of light-truck tires are not covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from Taiwan because they have been designed and marketed exclusively for use as temporary-use spare tires for light trucks and meet the additional technical requirements under the fifth exclusion of the scope (see 2203090073); Feb. 14, 2022.