The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Friday the initiation of administrative reviews of antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with a December anniversary date.
The DOC initiated the following administrative review of an AD order involving steel products:
(a) Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India (A-533-820)-Essar Steel Limited; JSW Ispat Steel Limited (formerly Ispat Industries Limited); JSW Steel Limited; National Steel and Agro Industries Limited; Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL); Tata Steel Limited; Welspun Corp Ltd (also referred to as Welspun Steel Ltd.); and Uttam Galva Steels Limited.
The period of review is December 1, 2011 through November 30, 2012.
The DOC also initiated an administrative review of the following CVD order involving steel products:
(a) Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from India (C-533-821) - JSW Ispat Steel Limited (formerly Ispat Industries Limited); National Steel and Agro Industries Limited; Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL); Tata Steel Limited; Welspun Corp Ltd (also referred to as Welspun Steel Ltd.); and Uttam Galva Steels Limited.
The period of review is calendar year 2012.
The certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India subject to this order is currently classifiable under item numbers: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60 and 7211.19.75.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Certain hot-rolled carbon steel covered by this order, including: vacuum-degassed fully stabilized; high-strength low-alloy; and the substrate for motor lamination steel may also enter under the following tariff numbers: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, 7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, 7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00 and 7226.99.00.00 of the HTSUS. Subject merchandise may also enter under: 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00 and 7212.50.00.00 of the HTSUS.