On Wednesday, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative final determination in the antidumping (AD) duty investigation of imports of steel wire garment hangers Taiwan.
Commerce determined that producers/exporters from Taiwan have sold steel wire garment hangers in the United States at dumping margins ranging from 69.98 to 125.43 percent.
Mandatory respondent Golden Canyon Ltd. received a final dumping margin of 69.98 percent. Mandatory respondent Taiwan Hanger Manufacturing Co., Ltd received a final dumping margin of 125.43 percent, which is based on adverse facts available because it did not respond to the questionnaire. All other producers/exporters from Taiwan received a final dumping margin of 69.98 percent.
The petitioners for this investigation are: M&B Metal Products Company, Inc. (Leeds, Alabama); Innovative Fabrication LLC/ Indy Hanger (Indianapolis, Indiana); and US Hanger Company, LLC (Gardena, California).
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): HTSUS 7323.99.9060, 7323.99.9080, and 7326.20.0020). Some HTSUS subheadings include basket categories and may cover both subject and non-subject merchandise.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its final determination on or before November 23, 2012.