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France, Germany & Italy Ball Bearings: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review

The International Trade Administration issued the preliminary results of its administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France (A-427-801), Germany (A-428-801, and Italy (A-475-801) for 32 companies, all of which were preliminarily assigned zero rates. These preliminary results are not in effect. The ITA may modify them in the final results of this review and change the estimated AD cash deposit rate for this company.

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The ITA finds the following preliminary AD rate:

France
CompanyPrelim AD Rate (not in effect)
Audi AGzero
Bosch Rexroth SASzero
Caterpillar Group Services S.A.zero
Caterpillar Materials Routiers S.A.S.zero
Caterpillar S.A.R.Lzero
Intertechnique SASzero
Perkins Engines Company Limitedzero
SNECMAzero
NTN-SNRzero
Volkswagen AGzero
Volkswagen Zubehor GmbHzero
Germany
CompanyPrelim AD Rate (not in effect)
Bayerische Motoren Werke AGzero
Bosch Rexroth AGzero
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbHzero
Caterpillar S.A.R.L.zero
myonic GmbHzero
Robert Bosch GmbHzero
Robert Bosch GmbH Power Tools and Hagglunds Driveszero
Italy
CompanyPrelim AD Rate (not in effect)
Audi AGzero
Bosch Rexroth S.p.Azero
Caterpillar Overseas S.A.R.L.zero
Caterpillar of Australia Pty. Ltd.zero
Caterpillar Group Services S.A.zero
Caterpillar Mexico, S.A. de C.V.zero
Caterpillar Americas C.V.zero
Hagglunds Drives S.r.l.zero
Perkins Engines Company Limitedzero
Schaeffler Italia S.r.l. and WPB Water Pump Bearing GmbH & Co. KG, Schaeffler Italia SpA and The Schaeffler Groupzero
SKF Industries S.p.A., Somecat S.p.A., and SKF RIV-SKF Officine di Villar Perosa S.p.A.zero
SNECMAzero
Volkswagen AGzero
Volkswagen Zubehor GmbHzero

(The period of review is 05/01/10 -- 04/30/11. See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, use of the ITA's new AD calculation methodology that does not use zeroing, allegations of targeted dumping (which the ITA did not investigate at this time), potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See ITT's Online Archives 11062815 for summary of the initiation of this administrative review.

See ITT's Online Archives 11091515 for summary of revocation of this AD order effective for all entries on or after September 15, 2011.)

ITA contact -- Hermes Pinilla (202) 482-3477