On Friday, March 20, the US Department of Commerce determined that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from China, received on February 25, 2009, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation.
The period covered by this new shipper review is January 23, 2008, through January 31, 2009.
On February 25, 2009, the Department received a request for a new shipper review from Qingdao Denarius. Qingdao Denarius' request was properly made during February 2009, which is the semi-annual anniversary of the antidumping duty order. Qingdao Denarius certified that it is a producer and exporter of the subject merchandise regarding which the request was based.
Qingdao Denarius certified that it did not export steel nails to the US during the period of investigation. In addition, Qingdao Denarius certified that, since the initiation of the investigation, it has never been affiliated with any Chinese exporter or producer that exported steel nails to the US during the period of investigation, including those not individually examined during the investigation. Qingdao Denarius also certified that its export activities were not controlled by the central government of China.
Accordingly, the DOC has found that Qingdao Denarius meets the threshold requirements for initiation of a new shipper review for the shipments of steel nails from China that it produced and exported.
The DOC intends to issue the preliminary results of this review no later than 180 days from the date of initiation, and the final results no later than 270 days from the date of initiation.