AD: Brazil Certain Small Diameter Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line and Pressure Pipe
The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain small diameter seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line and pressure pipe from Brazil for the period of August 1, 2005 through July 15, 2006.
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No Cash Deposit for Reviewed Company, Order Revoked Effective 07/16/06
According to the ITA, this review covers 1 producer/exporter, V&M do Brasil, S.A. (VMB). However, no cash deposit is required for this company, as the ITA revoked this AD duty order and has notified U.S. Customs and Border Protection to discontinue collection of cash deposits on entries of the subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after July 16, 2006, the effective date of revocation of the AD duty order. (See ITT's Online Archives or 05/21/07 news, 07052140, for BP summary of the revocation of this AD duty order.)
Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (08/01/05 - 07/15/06)
The ITA states that since the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is 0.00%, it will instruct CBP to liquidate entries during the review period without regard to AD duties.
The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by the company included in these final results of review for which the reviewed company did not know the merchandise it sold to an intermediary was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the "all-others" rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/19/07 news, 07071920, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)
ITA contact - Dena Crossland (202) 482-3362
ITA notice (FR Pub 10/23/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-20844.pdf