The U.S. Department of Commerce announced an affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of carbon and alloy steel threaded rod imports from Taiwan, finding that exporters dumped threaded rod in the U.S. at a 32.26% margin.

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Specifically, Commerce assigned affirmative dumping rate of 32.26% to the mandatory respondents Quintain Steel Co. Ltd., Top Forever Screws Co. Ltd., Fastenal Asia Pacific Ltd. TW Repres, QST International Corporation, and Ta Chen Steel Pipe Ltd., based on “adverse facts available.”

Commerce assigned a preliminary affirmative dumping rate of 32.26% to all other Taiwanese producers and exporters.

As a result, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue collecting cash deposits equal to the applicable final weighted-average dumping rate.

In 2018, threaded rod imports from Taiwan increased 16.2% to 81,244 metric tons, with the value rising 12% to an estimated $156.1 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The petitioner is Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc., which filed a petition on February 21. Commerce initiated its investigation on March 13 and issued a preliminary determination on September 19.

The threaded rod, bar, or studs subject to these investigations are non-headed and threaded along greater than 25% of their total actual length.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its final injury determination by January 17, 2020.

Click HERE for a fact sheet on DOC’s decision.