On July 21, 2017, the Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Taiwan.
Mandatory respondents Power Steel Co., Ltd. and Lo-Toun Steel and Iron Works Co., Ltd. received final dumping margins of 3.50 percent and 32.01 percent, respectively. The DOC assigned the final margin of 3.50 percent to all other producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Taiwan.
As a result of the final affirmative determination, the DOC will instruct US Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits based on these final rates. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to announce its final determination on or about September 5, 2017.
The petitioners are the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members: Byer Steel Group, Inc. (OH), Commercial Metals Company (TX), Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. (FL), Nucor Corporation (NC), and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (IN).
The subject merchandise is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) primarily under item numbers 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010. The subject merchandise may also enter under other HTSUS numbers including 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000, 7221.00.0017, 7221.00.0018, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, 7222.11.0001, 7222.11.0057, 7222.11.0059, 7222.30.0001, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6030, 7227.90.6035, 7227.90.6040, 7228.20.1000, and 7228.60.6000.