Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

Published date11 August 2020
Record Number2020-17470
SectionNotices
CourtCommerce Department,International Trade Administration
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 48504-48505]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-17470]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                International Trade Administration
                [A-570-918]
                Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China:
                Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
                AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
                Department of Commerce.
                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that
                Shanghai Wells Hanger Co., Ltd., and Hong Kong Wells Ltd.
                (collectively, Shanghai Wells) failed to demonstrate eligibility for
                separate rate status during the period of review (POR), and therefore
                is part of the China-wide entity. The POR is October 1, 2018 through
                September 30, 2019.
                DATES: Applicable August 11, 2020.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasun Moy, AD/CVD Operations, Office
                V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
                Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
                20230; telephone: (202) 482-8194.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                Background
                 On May 15, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the
                administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel wire
                garment hangers from the People's Republic of China (China).\1\ We
                invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. We
                received no comments from interested parties.\2\ As such, these final
                results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results.
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                 \1\ See Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of
                China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
                and Rescission of Review in Part; 2018-2019, 85 FR 29403 (May 15,
                2020) (Preliminary Results).
                 \2\ On June 3, 2020, M&B Metal Products Co., Inc (the
                petitioner) submitted a case brief in which it stated that
                ``Petitioner has no comments on the Department's Preliminary
                Results.'' See Petitioner's Letter, ``Administrative Review of Steel
                Wire Garment Hangers from China--Petitioner's Case Brief,'' dated
                June 3, 2020.
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                Scope of the Order
                 The merchandise that is subject to the order is steel wire garment
                hangers, fabricated from carbon steel wire, whether or not galvanized
                or painted, whether or not coated with latex or epoxy or similar
                gripping materials, and/or whether or not fashioned with paper covers
                or capes (with or without printing) and/or nonslip features such as
                saddles or tubes. These products may also be referred to by a
                commercial designation, such as shirt, suit, strut, caped, or latex
                (industrial) hangers. Specifically excluded from the scope of the order
                are wooden, plastic, and other garment hangers that are not made of
                steel wire. Also excluded from the scope of the order are chrome-plated
                steel wire garment hangers with a diameter of 3.4 mm or greater. The
                products subject to the order are currently classified under Harmonized
                Tariff Schedule U.S. (HTSUS) subheadings 7326.20.0020, 7323.99.9060,
                and 7323.99.9080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
                convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
                merchandise is dispositive.
                Methodology
                 Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
                751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As noted
                in the Preliminary Results, Shanghai Wells did not respond to the
                issued standard non-market economy (NME) questionnaire and has filed no
                submissions on the record of this administrative review, including
                information concerning its eligibility for a separate rate.\3\
                Therefore, Commerce preliminarily determined that Shanghai Wells is not
                eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-wide entity.
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                 \3\ See Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 29404.
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                 As noted above, we received no comments on the Preliminary Results.
                Therefore, we have made no changes to the Preliminary Results. Because
                there are no changes for these final results from the Preliminary
                Results, there is no accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
                Final Results of the Review
                 We continue to find that Shanghai Wells is not eligible for a
                separate rate, and, therefore, it is part of the China-wide entity. The
                rate previously established for the China-wide entity is 187.25 percent
                \4\ and is not subject to change as a result of this review, because no
                party requested a review of the China-wide entity.\5\
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                 \4\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Steel Wire Garment
                Hangers from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 58111 (October 6,
                2008).
                 \5\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
                Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
                Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
                in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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                Assessment Rates
                 Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
                Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
                shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
                merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.
                 Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days
                after the date of publication of the final results of this review in
                the Federal Register.
                 We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at a rate of
                187.25 percent for all entries of subject merchandise during the POR
                which was exported by Shanghai Wells.
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                Cash Deposit Requirements
                 The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
                publication of the final results of this administrative review for
                shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn
                from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of
                this notice, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
                previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters
                of subject merchandise that have received a separate rate in a prior
                segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
                the existing exporter-specific cash deposit rate published for the most
                recently completed period; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject
                merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate,
                including Shanghai Wells, the cash deposit rate will be the existing
                cash deposit rate for the China-wide entity, i.e., 187.25 percent; and
                (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not
                received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the
                rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese
                exporter.
                 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
                effect until further notice.
                Notification to Importers
                 This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
                responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
                regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
                requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
                of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
                antidumping duties.
                Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
                 This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
                administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
                concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
                disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
                continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
                the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or
                destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective
                order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and
                terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
                Notification to Interested Parties
                 We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative
                review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act
                and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
                 Dated: August 3, 2020.
                Jeffrey I. Kessler,
                Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
                [FR Doc. 2020-17470 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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