On December 14, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its decision to postpone the deadline for its final determination in the antidumping (AD) review of certain steel nails from China for the period January 23, 2008, through July 31, 2009
The DOC has extended the time period for completion of the final results of this administrative review from January 13, 2011 to March 14, 2011.
The preliminary determination for the review was announced on September 15 this year, settling on margins ranging from 6.48 percent to 118.04 percent for a large number of exporters/producers subject to the review.
Certain steel nails subject to this proceeding are currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7317.00.55, 7317.00.65 and 7317.00.75.