On February 20, 2018, The Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Determination in the LTFV investigation of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China. The mandatory respondents in this investigation are Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co. Ltd. (Xuanshi), Wor-Biz International Trading Co., Ltd. (Anhui) (Wor-Biz), Sibo International Limited (Sibo), and Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd. (Kingway).
Commerce finally determines that cast iron soil pipe fittings from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV, and that the following dumping margins exist:
Exporter | Estimated weighted average dumping margin (percent) |
Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co., Ltd | 27.18 |
Wor-Biz Trading Co., Ltd (Anhui) | 22.11 |
Shijiazhuang Asia Casting Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue Trading Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Richang Qiaoshan Trade Co., Ltd | 24.65 |
Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd. | 24.65 |
China-Wide Entity | 360.39 |
The China-Wide Entity includes Sibo and Kingway. For the final determination, Commerce continues to find that, in accordance with section 735(a)(3) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of the subject merchandise from the China wide entity.