The U.S. Department of Commerce announced affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, India, and Taiwan, the American Journal of Transportation reports. Commerce found that exporters from China, India, and Taiwan dumped carbon and alloy steel threaded rod at the following rates:

  • China – 4.81% to 59.45%;
  • India – 2.04%;
  • Taiwan – 32.26%.

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from importers of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China, India, and Taiwan as applicable.

In 2018, the value of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod imports from China were $325 million; India $111 million; and Taiwan $156 million, according to the American Journal of Transportation.

The petitioner is Vulcan Threaded Products (Pelham, AL).

Since the beginning of the current Administration, Commerce has initiated 182 new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – a 231% increase from the comparable period in the previous administration. Commerce currently maintains 496 antidumping and countervailing duty orders.

Commerce is scheduled to announce the final determination with respect to Taiwan by December 4, 2019, and with respect to China and India by February 11, 2020.

If Commerce’s affirms its determinations, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will be scheduled to make its final injury determination with respect to Taiwan by January 24, 2020, and with respect to China and India by March 26, 2020.

If Commerce makes affirmative final determinations of dumping, and the ITC makes affirmative final injury determinations, Commerce will issue AD orders. If Commerce makes negative final determinations of dumping, or the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will be terminated and no orders will be issued.