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• On June 4, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on imports of certain wire decking from the People’s Republic of China (China).
• Dumping occurs when a foreign company sells a product in the United States at less than fair value. Subsidies are financial assistance from foreign governments that benefit the production, manufacture, or exportation of goods.
• Commerce determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold wire decking in the United States at 14.24 to 143.00 percent less than normal value.
• In the AD investigation, mandatory respondents, Dalian Huameilong Metal Products Co., Ltd. (“DHMP”), and Dalian Eastfound Metal Products Co., Ltd. (“Eastfound Metal”) and its affiliate Dalian Eastfound Material Handling Products Co., Ltd., received final dumping rates of 17.75 and 14.24 percent, respectively.
• Three other companies qualified for a separate rate of 16.00 percent. All other Chinese producers/exporters will receive a final dumping rate of 143.00 percent.
• In the CVD investigation, Commerce determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received net countervailable subsidies of 1.52 to 437.11 percent.
• Mandatory respondents, DHMP and Eastfound Metal, received net subsidy rates of 1.52 and 3.55 percent, respectively. Those companies which were non-responsive to Commerce’s Quantity and Value questionnaire received an adverse rate of 437.11 percent. All otherChinese exporters received a final net subsidy rate of 2.54 percent.
• As a result of the final determination of sales at less than fair value, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect a cash deposit or bond of estimated antidumping duties based on the final dumping rates. Should the International Trade Commission (ITC) issue a final affirmative injury determination, Commerce will also instruct CBP to collect a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties based on the final net countervailable subsidy rates.
• The petitioners for these investigations are AWP Industries, Inc. (KY), ITC Manufacturing, Inc. (AZ), J&L Wire Cloth, Inc. (MN), Nashville Wire Products Mfg. Co., Inc. (TN), and Wireway Husky Corporation (NC).
• The product covered by these investigations is welded-wire rack decking produced from carbon or alloy steel wire that has been welded into a mesh pattern. The wire mesh is reinforced with structural supports and designed to be load bearing. Wire decking reinforced with structural supports is designed generally for industrial and other commercial storage rack systems.
• The product covered by these investigations is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item number: 9403.90.8040. Wire Decking
may also be entered under HTSUS 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000, 7217.10.4030,
7217.10.4090, 7217.10.5030, 7217.10.5090, 7217.10.6000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.10.8010,
7217.10.8020, 7217.10.8025, 7217.10.8030, 7217.10.8045, 7217.10.8060, 7217.10.8075,
7217.10.8090, 7217.10.9000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.20.3000, 7217.20.4510, 7217.20.4520,
7217.20.4530, 7217.20.4540, 7217.20.4550, 7217.20.4560, 7217.20.4570, 7217.20.4580,
7217.20.6000, 7217.20.7500, 7326.20.0010, 7326.20.0020, 7326.20.0070, 7326.90.1000,
7326.90.2500, 7326.90.3500, 7326.90.4500, 7326.90.6000, 7326.90.8505, 7326.90.8510,
7326.90.8530, 7326.90.8535, 7326.90.8545, 7326.90.8560, 7326.90.8575, 7326.90.8576,
7326.90.8577, 7326.90.8588, 9403.20.0020, and 9403.20.0030. While HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the
investigations is dispositive.
• Imports of wire decking from China were valued at an estimated $235.9 million in 2009.
However, this includes certain HTSUS subheadings which are basket categories covering not
only subject merchandise, but also other metal furniture parts.
NEXT STEPS
• The ITC is scheduled to make its final injury determination on or about July 2010.
• If the ITC makes an affirmative final injury determination that imports of wire decking from China materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, Commerce will issue AD and CVD orders.

FINAL DUMPING RATES:
PRODUCER/EXPORTER MARGIN
Dalian Huameilong Metal Products Co., Ltd. 17.75%
Dalian Eastfound Metal Products Co., Ltd. and its affiliate
Dalian Eastfound Material Handling Products Co., Ltd. 14.24%

SEPARATE RATE COMPANIES
Dandong Riqian Logistics Equipment Co. Ltd. 16.00%
Globsea Co., Ltd. 16.00%
Ningbo Xinguang Rack Co., Ltd. 16.00%

CHINA-WIDE* 143.00%
* This includes Brynick Enterprises Limited, Shanghai Hesheng Hardware Products Co., and Dalian Xingbo Metal Products Co., Ltd.

FINAL SUBSIDY RATES:

PRODUCER/EXPORTER SUBSIDY RATE
Dalian Huameilong Metal Products Co., Ltd. 1.52%
Dalian Eastfound Metal Products Co., Ltd. 3.55%
Adverse Facts Available Rate Companies* 437.11%
All Others 2.54%
*For a complete list of companies see the Federal Register notice for the final determination.

CASE CALENDAR:

EVENT DATE
Petitions Filed June 5, 2009
DOC Initiation Date June 25, 2009
ITC Preliminary Determination September 11, 2009
DOC CVD Preliminary Determination November 2, 2009
DOC AD Preliminary Determination January 4, 2010
DOC Final Determinations June 3, 2010
ITC Final Determination July 18, 2010
Issuance of Orders* July 25, 2010
* This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations by both Commerce and the ITC.
IMPORT STATISTICS:

CHINA 2007 2008 2009
Value (USD)* $258,081,000 $316,917,000 $235,936,000
Source: U.S Bureau of Census, accessed through Global Trade Atlas. (HTSUS 9403.90.8040. This HTSUS subheading is a basket category, covering
not only subject merchandise, but also other metal furniture parts).
Subject merchandise may also be classifiable under the following additional HTSUS subheadings: 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000, 7217.10.3000,
7217.10.4030, 7217.10.4090, 7217.10.5030, 7217.10.5090, 7217.10.6000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.10.8010, 7217.10.8020, 7217.10.8025, 7217.10.8030,
7217.10.8045, 7217.10.8060, 7217.10.8075, 7217.10.8090, 7217.10.9000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.20.3000, 7217.20.4510, 7217.20.4520, 7217.20.4530,
7217.20.4540, 7217.20.4550, 7217.20.4560, 7217.20.4570, 7217.20.4580, 7217.20.6000, 7217.20.7500, 7326.20.0010, 7326.20.0020, 7326.20.0070,
7326.90.1000, 7326.90.2500, 7326.90.3500, 7326.90.4500, 7326.90.6000, 7326.90.8505, 7326.90.8510, 7326.90.8530, 7326.90.8535, 7326.90.8545,
7326.90.8560, 7326.90.8575, 7326.90.8576, 7326.90.8577, 7326.90.8587, 7326.90.8588, 9403.20.0020, and 9403.20.0030. These additional HTSUS
subheadings may include significant amounts of non-subject merchandise and, therefore, have not been used for purposes of reporting import statistics
in the above table.
NOTE: HTS code 7326.90.8587 was in effect for subject merchandise for 2008 and is no longer used.
*U.S. Bureau of Census does not report volume data for this HTS code.

Source = ITA

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