China Tapered Roller Bearings: Commerce Considers Reinstating AD Duties on Exempt Chinese Company

The Commerce Department will consider whether to reinstate antidumping duties on tapered roller bearings from China (A-570-601) exported by a company that was previously exempted from the AD duty order, it said in a notice initiating a changed circumstances review (here). Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd. was “partially revoked” from the AD duty order on tapered roller bearings in 1997, following three straight years of no dumping. However, the Timken Company, a domestic manufacturer, alleges the Shanghai General Bearing has since resumed underselling in the United States. According to Commerce, the 1997 partial revocation for Shanghai General Bearing was conditional on its continued lack of dumping, so the agency is beginning a changed circumstances review to examine whether the Chinese company has resumed sales at less than fair value. If Commerce finds it has, it will order the company again subject to duties and suspend liquidation effective on the date the final results of this review are published.