Commerce Initiates Anitdumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from China, India, Taiwan and Thailand
-Denver, CO (March 26, 2019)
On March 14, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, India, Taiwan and Thailand and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of carbon, and alloy steel threaded rod from China and India. The petitioner on this case is Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. (Pelham, AL)
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its preliminary injury determinations on or before April 8, 2019.
If the ITC determines that there is a reasonable indication that imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, India, Taiwan, and/or Thailand materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry in the United States, the investigations will continue, and Commerce will be scheduled to announce its preliminary CVD determinations on May 20, 2019, and its preliminary AD determinations on August 1, 2019, although these dates may be extended. If the ITC’s determinations are negative, the investigations will be terminated.
Alleged Dumping Margins:
| COUNTRY | DUMPING MARGINS |
| China | 57.36 to 59.45 percent |
| India | 25.43 to 28.34 percent |
| Taiwan | 32.26 percent |
| Thailand | 20.83 percent |
Countervailing Duty Margins may also apply and could be in addition to the above Dumping Margins.
The Case Calendar is as follows:
Important Dates:
| EVENT | CVD INVESTIGATIONS | AD INVESTIGATIONS |
| Petitions Filed | February 21, 2019 | February 21, 2019 |
| DOC Initiation Date | March 13, 2019 | March 13, 2019 |
| ITC Preliminary Determinations | April 8, 2019 | April 8, 2019 |
| DOC Preliminary Determinations | May 17, 2019 | July 31, 2019 |
| DOC Final Determinations | July 31, 2019 | October 15, 2019 |
| ITC Final Determinations | September 16, 2019 | November 29, 2019 |
| Issuance of Orders | September 23, 2019 | December 6, 2016 |
