The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Wednesday the final results of its anticircumvention inquiry regarding the antidumping (AD) order against cut-to-length (CTL) carbon steel
plate from
China.
The DOC has made a final affirmative determination that imports of CTL carbon steel
plate with 0.0008 percent or more boron, produced by Tianjin Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. and/or imported by Toyota Tsusho America, are within the scope of the antidumping order against
China and are therefore subject to the deposit of dumping duties.
The DOC had initiated this inquiry after receiving a complaint from the domestic industry that the chemistry of subject
plate from
China had been altered by the addition of small amounts of boron (i.e., 0.0008 percent or more) for the purpose of avoiding dumping duties. The addition of boron changes the tariff classification of the
plate from carbon steel to alloy steel, and alloy steel
plate is not subject to the current scope of the AD order.
The DOC had previously instructed the the US Customs and Border Protection to require the deposit of dumping duties for entries of such merchandise, effective October 20, 2008, the date on which the DOC initiated this anticircumvention inquiry. These directions will remain in effect.