The Commerce Department on July 2 finalized a scope ruling that self-drilling anchor bolt systems (SDABS) imported by Midwest Diversified Technologies are not subject to antidumping and countervailing duties on forged steel fittings from China (A-570-067/C-570-068). Just as it had in a preliminary scope ruling issued in May (see 2105200027), the agency found the fittings, used to improve the structural integrity of soil or rock to provide a stable foundation for construction, are not “forged” for the purposes of the order because they are not intended to hold high pressure and lack any pressure rating at all. Petitioners in the case raised the possibility that companies could circumvent AD duties by omitting a pressure rating from their pipe fittings (see 2106090057). In response, Commerce clarified “that the absence of a pressure rating or the lack of a pressure rating in this instance was only one characteristic among many that, taken together, led to our conclusion that MDT’s SDABS couplers are outside the scope of the Orders.”

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices July 9 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices July 8 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices July 7 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices July 6 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

Frozen diced garlic imported by Van Drunen is not subject to antidumping duties on fresh garlic from China (A-570-831), the Commerce Department said in a June 29 scope ruling. The agency said that the scope of the order covers garlic “whole or separated into constituent cloves” but does not have language including any type of garlic reduced in size beyond cloves, such as chopped or diced garlic.

CBP asked the Commerce Department to say whether aluminum sheet from China produced according to two scenarios is subject to antidumping and countervailing duty orders. The May 13 notice was posted June 24. The request is part of a CBP Enforce and Protect Act investigation into whether AA Metals evaded AD/CV duties. Specifically, CBP would like Commerce to determine whether “Chinese-origin aluminum sheet of a thickness a little greater than covered by the scope re-rolled in Turkey to a thickness covered by the scope” and “Chinese-origin aluminum sheet of a thickness covered by the scope re-rolled in Turkey to a thickness covered by the scope” should be subject to the orders.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices July 2 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices June 30 - July 1 on AD/CV duty proceedings:

CBP asked the Commerce Department to weigh in on whether steel wheels from China alleged to have evaded antidumping and countervailing duties fall within the scope of the orders, CBP said in a notice posted June 28. The request is part of a CBP Enforce and Protect Act investigation into whether Vanguard National Trailer used transshipment through Thailand to evade the duties. “CBP is unable to determine whether the steel wheels exported from Thailand by Asia Wheel Co. Ltd. (Asia Wheel), which are produced from imported rectangular steel plates from China and a third country that Asia Wheel converts into rims in Thailand and welds with Chinese-origin discs in Thailand, are covered merchandise subject to the AD and CVD orders,” the agency said.