On Wednesday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation of import of steel wire garment hangers from Vietnam. Vietnamese producers/exporters have received countervailable subsidies of 11.03 percent to 21.25 percent.
The preliminarily determined that South East Asia Hamico Export Joint Stock Company (SEA Hamico), Nam A Hamico Export Joint Stock Company (Nam A), and Linh Sa Hamico Company Limited (Linh Sa) (collectively, the Hamico Companies) and Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited (Infinite) and Supreme Hanger Company Limited (Supreme) (collectively the Infinite Companies) received countervailable subsidies of 21.25 percent and 11.03 percent, respectively. All other Vietnamese producers/exporters received a preliminary net subsidy rate of 16.14 percent.
The petitioners for this investigation are M&B Metal Products Company, Inc. (Leeds, Alabama), Innovative Fabrication LLC/ Indy Hanger (Indianapolis, Indiana), and US Hanger Company, LLC (Gardena, California).
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): HTSUS 7323.99.9060, 7323.99.9080, and 7326.20.0020).