2020-00647. Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018  

  • Start Preamble

    AGENCY:

    Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

    SUMMARY:

    The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that sales of seamless refined copper pipe and tube (copper pipe and tube) from the People's Republic of China (China) were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), November 1, 2017 through October 31, 2018. We further find that each of the companies for which an administrative review was requested, and not withdrawn, failed to demonstrate eligibility for a separate rate; therefore, each is part of the China-wide entity.

    DATES:

    Applicable January 16, 2020.

    Start Further Info

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5831.

    End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Background

    Commerce initiated this review on February 6, 2019.[1] On September 18, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results.[2] These final results of administrative review cover two companies for which an administrative review was initiated and not rescinded.[3] No party submitted case or rebuttal briefs.

    Scope of the Order [4]

    For the purpose of this order, the products covered are all seamless circular refined copper pipes and tubes, including redraw hollows, greater than or equal to six inches (152.4 mm) in length and measuring less than 12.130 inches (308.102 mm) (actual) in outside diameter (“OD”), regardless of wall thickness, bore (e.g., smooth, enhanced with inner grooves or ridges), manufacturing process (e.g., hot finished, cold-drawn, annealed), outer surface (e.g., plain or enhanced with grooves, ridges, fins, or gills), end finish (e.g., plain end, swaged end, flared end, expanded end, crimped end, threaded), coating (e.g., plastic, paint), insulation, attachments (e.g., plain, capped, plugged, with compression or other fitting), or physical configuration (e.g., straight, coiled, bent, wound on spools).

    The scope of this order covers, but is not limited to, seamless refined copper pipe and tube produced or comparable to the American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) ASTM-B42, ASTM-B68, ASTM-B75, ASTM-B88, ASTM-B88M, ASTM-B188, ASTM-B251, ASTM-B251M, ASTM-B280, ASTM-B302, ASTM-B306, ASTM-359, ASTM-B743, ASTM-B819, and ASTM-B903 specifications and meeting the physical parameters described therein. Also included within the scope of this order are all sets of covered products, including “line sets” of seamless refined copper tubes (with or without fittings or insulation) suitable for connecting an outdoor air conditioner or heat pump to an indoor evaporator unit. The phrase “all sets of covered products” denotes any combination of items put up for sale that is comprised of merchandise subject to the scope.

    “Refined copper” is defined as: (1) Metal containing at least 99.85 percent by weight of copper; or (2) metal containing at least 97.5 percent by weight of copper, provided that the content by weight of any other element does not exceed the following limits:

    ElementLimiting content percent by weight
    Ag—Silver0.25
    As—Arsenic0.5
    Cd—Cadmium1.3
    Cr—Chromium1.4
    Mg—Magnesium0.8
    Pb—Lead1.5
    S—Sulfur0.7
    Sn—Tin0.8
    Te—Tellurium0.8
    Zn—Zinc1.0
    Zr—Zirconium0.3
    Other elements (each)0.3

    Excluded from the scope of this order are all seamless circular hollows of refined copper less than 12 inches in length whose OD (actual) exceeds its length. The products subject to this order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7411.10.1030 and 7411.10.1090 of the HTSUS. Products subject to this order may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7407.10.1500, 7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

    Analysis of Comments Received

    No interested party submitted comments on the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, Commerce did not modify its analysis from that presented in the Preliminary Results, and no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice.[5]

    China-Wide Entity

    For the purposes of the final results of this administrative review, we continue to find that the Golden Dragon Entity [6] is part of the China-wide entity because: (1) It failed to respond to Commerce's antidumping questionnaire after being selected as a mandatory respondent; and (2) we are unable to verify its separate rate status.[7] We also continue to find that Sinochem Ningbo Import & Export Co., Ltd. is a part of the China-wide entity because it did not file a separate Start Printed Page 2709rate application or a separate rate certification within 30 calendar days of the publication of the Initiation Notice.

    Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide entity applies to this administrative review.[8] Under this policy, the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested, and Commerce did not self-initiate, a review of the China-wide entity in the instant review, the entity is not under review; therefore, the entity's current rate, i.e., 60.85 percent,[9] is not subject to change.

    Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of review in the Federal Register. Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice in non-market economy cases, if Commerce determines that an exporter under review had no shipments of subject merchandise, any suspended entries that entered under the exporter's case number (i.e., at that exporter's rate) will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.[10]

    Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the exporter was reviewed; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that established for the China-wide entity, which is 60.85 percent; and (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter with the subject merchandise. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

    Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

    Notification to Interested Parties Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

    Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing notice of these final results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Start Signature

    Dated: January 7, 2020.

    Jeffrey I. Kessler,

    Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

    End Signature End Supplemental Information

    Footnotes

    1.  See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 2159 (February 6, 2019) (Initiation Notice).

    Back to Citation

    2.  See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2017-2018, 84 FR 49095 (September 18, 2019) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

    Back to Citation

    3.  See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 49096-49097.

    Back to Citation

    4.  See Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from Mexico and the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value from Mexico, 75 FR 71070 (November 20, 2010) (Order).

    Back to Citation

    5.  For a detailed discussion of Commerce's analysis, see Preliminary Results and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

    Back to Citation

    6.  The Golden Dragon Entity is a collapsed entity that encompasses three of the companies initiated upon in the Initiation Notice, i.e., Golden Dragon Holding (Hong Kong) International Co., Ltd., Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc., and Hong Kong GD Trading Co, Ltd. See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 49095.

    Back to Citation

    8.  See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 2013).

    Back to Citation

    9.  See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 49096.

    Back to Citation

    10.  See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).

    Back to Citation

    [FR Doc. 2020-00647 Filed 1-15-20; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

Document Information

Published:
01/16/2020
Department:
International Trade Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2020-00647
Dates:
Applicable January 16, 2020.
Pages:
2708-2709 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
A-570-964
PDF File:
2020-00647.Pdf