The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and the US International Trade Commission (ITC) formally instituted their second set of sunset reviews Monday of the antidumping orders against cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and Korea and the countervailing duty orders against cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate from India, Indonesia, Italy, and Korea
The DOC's sunset regulations virtually guarantee an affirmative finding that revocation of these orders will likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies. However, a negative injury determination by the ITC will result in the revocation of the orders regardless of the DOC's decision. This is the reason that, in most sunset cases, foreign producers and US consumers concentrate their resources and their efforts at the ITC.
In order to insure that the ITC conducts a full review of these orders, at least some of the foreign producers must respond to the ITC's institution notice, which contains several questions. Importers may also submit responses to the ITC's questions. The deadline for submitting responses to the ITC is December 1, 2010.
The product covered by these investigations is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000,7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000.