On Monday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of bottom mount combination refrigerator-freezer from the Republic of Korea (AD/CVD) and Mexico (AD).
The DOC determined that producers/exporters from Korea and Mexico have sold bottom mount refrigerators in the United States at dumping margins ranging from 0.00 to 15.41 percent, and 6.00 to 30.34 percent, respectively. Producers/exporters from Korea have also received countervailable subsidies ranging from 0.30 to 12.90 percent ad valorem.
In the Korea CVD investigation, mandatory respondents Daewoo Electronics Corporation, LG Electronics, Inc., and Samsung Electronics, Inc. received net subsidy rates of 12.90 percent, 0.30 percent and 2.46 percent, respectively. All other Korean producers/exporters received a net subsidy rate of 2.79 percent.
In the Korea AD investigation, mandatory respondents Daewoo, LG Korea and Samsung Korea received dumping rates of 0.00 percent, 15.41 percent and 5.16 percent, respectively. All other Korean producers/exporters received the dumping rate of 10.29 percent.
In the Mexico AD investigation, mandatory respondents Controladora Mabe S.A. de C.V. /Mabe S.A. de C.V., Electrolux Home Products, Corp. NV/Electrolux Home Products De Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Electrolux), LG Electronics Monterrey Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (LG Mexico) and Samsung Electronics Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Samsung Mexico) received dumping rates of 6.00 percent, 22.94 percent, 30.34 percent and 15.95 percent, respectively. All other Mexican producers/exporters received the dumping rate of 20.26 percent.
The petitioner for these investigations is Whirlpool Corporation with plants in Iowa and Arkansas.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 8418.10.0010, 8418.10.0020, 8418.10.0030, and 8418.10.0040. Products subject to these investigations may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 8418.21.0010, 8418.21.0020, 8418.21.0030, 8418.21.0090, and 8418.99.4000, 8418.99.8050, and 8418.99.8060.