Malaysian concrete wire hit with U.S. dumping duties finally
Published Date: 2/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Malaysian prestressed concrete steel wire strand was sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices from June 2022 to May 2023. This means certain Malaysian companies, like Kiswire and Wei Dat, will face antidumping duties starting February 21, 2025. These duties help protect U.S. businesses from cheap imports and could affect prices and trade.
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 3 mixed.
Certificate requirement to avoid double duties
Importers must file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period, per 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). The notice warns that failure to file the certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and result in the assessment of double antidumping duties.
Cash deposit rates effective at publication
For shipments of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the publication date (February 21, 2025), cash deposit rates will equal the weighted-average dumping margins established in these final results for the companies listed; the all-others rate remains 5.13 percent. These cash deposit requirements remain in effect until further notice.
Assessment and liquidation instructions to CBP
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries covered by this review, but will instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to antidumping duties where the weighted-average margin is zero or de minimis (less than 0.5 percent). The notice states that Kiswire entries will be liquidated without regard to duties and that importer-specific assessment rates were calculated for Wei Dat.
Final dumping margins for Malaysian exporters
Commerce found that for the period June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023, Kiswire Sdn. Bhd. has a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent and Wei Dat Steel Wire Sdn. Bhd. has a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.73 percent. These final margins are listed in the notice published February 21, 2025.
Partial rescission for Southern Steel Sdn. Bhd.
Commerce rescinded the review with respect to Southern Steel Sdn. Bhd. because it had no reviewable, suspended entries during the period June 1, 2022 through May 31, 2023. The notice states that suspended entries for Southern Steel will be liquidated at the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse during the period of review.
Review-specific rate for non-examined company
Commerce assigned Southern PC Steel Sdn. Bhd., a company not selected for individual examination, a review-specific dumping margin of 0.73 percent based on the calculated non-zero rate for examined respondents. This rate will be used for assessment and cash deposit purposes as described in the notice.
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