US DOC makes final decision on hot rolled sheet from India

Tuesday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping order against hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India.  The review covered four producers/exporters--Essar Steel Ltd.; Ispat Industries Limited; JSW Steel Limited; and Tata Steel Limited--during the period from December 1, 2008 through November 30, 2009. 
 
The DOC determined that Essar, Ispat, JSW, and Tata had no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the period of review. 
 
The dumping duty deposit rates will remain 0.00 (zero) percent for Ispat, JSW, and Tata and 28.25 percent for Essar.  There is also a countervailing duty order against hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from India, and the current countervailing duty deposit rates are 76.88 percent for Essar, 15.27 percent for Ispat, 76.88 percent for JSW, and 577.28 percent for Tata.
 
The merchandise subject to the order is currently classifiable in  the HTSUS at subheadings: 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.

Certain hot-rolled carbon steel covered by the 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. 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.