2018-25299. Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination
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AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain quartz surface products (QSP) from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES:
Applicable November 20, 2018.
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Andrew Medley or Whitley Herndon, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4987 or (202) 482-6274, respectively.
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Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 16, 2018.[1] On August 28, 2018, Commerce published the postponement of the preliminary determination of this investigation, and the revised deadline is now November 13, 2018.[2] For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[3] A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov,, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are QSP from China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,[4] the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (scope).[5] Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this investigation, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Scope Decision Memorandum.[6] Commerce is not preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Export prices was calculated in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Constructed export prices was calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because China is a non-market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, normal value (NV) was calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
In addition, because necessary information regarding the China-wide entity is not on the administrative record, Commerce has relied on facts available under section 776(a)(1) of the Act to determine the cash deposit rates assigned to the China-wide entity. Furthermore, pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, because the China-wide entity did not cooperate to the best of its ability in responding to Commerce's requests for data, Commerce preliminarily has relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, for the China-wide entity. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
In accordance with section 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of QSP from China for the mandatory questionnaire respondents (i.e., CQ International,[7] Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. (Yixin Stone), and Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Start Printed Page 58541Ltd. (Hercules Quartz)), all non-individually-examined companies receiving a separate rate, and the China-wide entity. For a full description of the methodology and results of Commerce's critical circumstances analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,[8] Commerce stated that it would calculate exporter/producer combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.[9] For a list of the respondents that established eligibility for their own separate rates and the exporter/producer combination rates applicable to these respondents, see Appendix III.
Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist:
Exporter Producer Estimated weighted- average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset) (percent) Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd 341.29 314.10 Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd QingYuan Yue Feng Decoration Material Co., Ltd 341.29 314.10 Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd 289.62 262.43 Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd., Shanghai Meiyang Stone Co., Ltd., CQ International Limited Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Meiyang Stone Co., Ltd 242.10 242.10 Non-Individually Examined Exporters Receiving Separate Rates (see Appendix III) Producers Supplying the Non-Individually-Examined Exporters Receiving Separate Rates (see Appendix III) 290.86 263.67 China-Wide Entity 10 China-Wide Entity 341.29 314.10 Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as discussed below. Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the weighted average amount by which NV exceeds U.S. price, and, where appropriate, adjusted for export subsidies and estimated domestic subsidy pass-through as indicated in the chart above, as follows: (1) For the producer/exporter combinations listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate is equal to the combination listed in the table; (2) for all combinations of Chinese producers/exporters of merchandise under consideration that have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the rate established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all third-country exporters of merchandise under consideration not listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable to the Chinese exporter/producer combination (or the China-wide entity) that supplied that third-country exporter.
Section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides that, given an affirmative determination of critical circumstances, any suspension of liquidation shall apply to unliquidated entries of merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the later of (a) the date which is 90 days before the date on which the suspension of liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the date on which notice of initiation of the investigation was published. Commerce preliminarily finds that critical circumstances exist for imports of subject merchandise from CQ International, Yixin Stone, Hercules Quartz, all non-individually-examined companies receiving a separate rate, and the China-wide entity. In accordance with section 733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension of liquidation shall apply to all unliquidated entries of merchandise from the exporter/producer combinations identified in this paragraph that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date which is 90 days before the publication of this notice.
To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion CVD proceeding when CVD provisional measures are in effect. Accordingly, where Commerce has made a preliminary affirmative determination for domestic subsidy pass-through or export subsidies, Commerce has offset the calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate rate(s). Any such adjusted rates may be found in the chart of estimated weighted-average dumping margins located in the section titled Preliminary Determination above.
Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting cash deposits at a rate equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated in this preliminary determination unadjusted for the passed-through domestic subsidies or for export subsidies at the time the CVD provisional measures expire.
These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.Start Printed Page 58542
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with this preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Verification
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify information relied upon in making its final determination.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the final verification report is issued in this investigation, unless the Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.[11] Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that requests by respondents for postponement of a final antidumping determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration.
In November 2018, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Hercules Quartz and Hero Stone requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months.[12] In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) the preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce intends to issue its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination.
International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of the subject merchandise are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Start SignatureDated: November 13, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the investigation is certain quartz surface products.[13] Quartz surface products consist of slabs and other surfaces created from a mixture of materials that includes predominately silica (e.g., quartz, quartz powder, cristobalite) as well as a resin binder (e.g., an unsaturated polyester). The incorporation of other materials, including, but not limited to, pigments, cement, or other additives does not remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation. However, the scope of the investigation only includes products where the silica content is greater than any other single material, by actual weight. Quartz surface products are typically sold as rectangular slabs with a total surface area of approximately 45 to 60 square feet and a nominal thickness of one, two, or three centimeters. However, the scope of this investigation includes surface products of all other sizes, thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to slabs, the scope of this investigation includes, but is not limited to, other surfaces such as countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall facing, shower surrounds, fire place surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain quartz surface products are covered by the investigation whether polished or unpolished, cut or uncut, fabricated or not fabricated, cured or uncured, edged or not edged, finished or unfinished, thermoformed or not thermoformed, packaged or unpackaged, and regardless of the type of surface finish.
In addition, quartz surface products are covered by the investigation whether or not they are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, non-subject merchandise such as sinks, sink bowls, vanities, cabinets, and furniture. If quartz surface products are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the quartz surface product is covered by the scope.
Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise fabricated in a third country, including by cutting, polishing, curing, edging, thermoforming, attaching to, or packaging with another product, or any other finishing, packaging, or fabrication that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the quartz surface products.Start Printed Page 58543
The scope of the investigation does not cover quarried stone surface products, such as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite. Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigation are crushed glass surface products. Crushed glass surface products are surface products in which the crushed glass content is greater than any other single material, by actual weight.
The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the following subheading: 6810.99.0010. Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 6810.11.0010, 6810.11.0070, 6810.19.1200, 6810.19.1400, 6810.19.5000, 6810.91.0000, 6810.99.0080, 6815.99.4070, 2506.10.0010, 2506.10.0050, 2506.20.0010, 2506.20.0080. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Determination Not to Select Hirsch Glass as a Voluntary Respondent
IV. Period of Investigation
V. Scope Comments
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Non-Market Economy Country
B. Surrogate Country
C. Separate Rates
D. Separate Rate Recipients
E. Companies Not Receiving a Separate Rate
F. Margin for the Separate Rate Companies
G. Combination Rates
H. The China-Wide Entity
I. Application of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences
J. Critical Circumstances
K. Date of Sale
L. Fair Value Comparisons
M. Export Price and Constructed Export Price
N. Normal Value
O. Comparisons to Normal Value
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(F) of the Act
IX. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for Export Subsidies
X. Verification
XI. Conclusion
Appendix III
End Supplemental InformationList of Separate Rate Companies
Exporter Producer Non-individually examined exporters receiving separate rates Producers supplying the non-individually-examined exporters receiving separate rates Anhui Youlisi Quartz Building Materials Co., Ltd d.b.a. Anhui Uviistone Quartz Building Material Co., Ltd Anhui Youlisi Quartz Building Materials Co., Ltd d.b.a. Anhui Uviistone Quartz Building Material Co., Ltd. Ansen Investment And Development Co., Limited Yunfu Honghai Stone Co., Ltd. Ansen Investment And Development Co., Limited Foshan Adamant Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Ansen Investment And Development Co., Limited Heshan City Nande Stone Co., Ltd. Ansen Investment And Development Co., Limited Dongguan Lafite Quartz-Stone Co., Ltd. Ansen Investment And Development Co., Limited Foshan Shunde O'Riordan Building Materials Manufacture Co., Ltd. Aurea Stone Solutions Inc Jiangxi Fasa Industrial Corporation Limited. Best Bath & Kitchen Co., Limited Fujian Province Kaisida Quartz Co., Ltd. Best Cheer (Xiamen) Stone Works Co., Ltd Best Cheer (Xiamen) Stone Works Co., Ltd. Best Cheer (Xiamen) Stone Works Co., Ltd Quanzhou Best Cheer Industry Co., Ltd. Bestone High Tech Materials Co., Limited Bestone High Tech Materials Co., Limited. Bestone High Tech Materials Co., Limited GuangDong Bosun Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Bestone High Tech Materials Co., Limited Heshan Biyu Stone Co., Ltd. Bestview (Fuzhou) Import & Export Co. Ltd Dongguan Lafite Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Bestview (Fuzhou) Import & Export Co. Ltd Nanan Fute Stone Co., Ltd. Bestview (Fuzhou) Import & Export Co. Ltd Foshan City Lewistone New Material Co., Limited. Bestview (Fuzhou) Import & Export Co. Ltd Yifeng Industries Corporation Co., Ltd. Deyuan Panmin International Limited Fujian Panmin Co., Ltd. DH Group Co., Limited d.b.a. Xiamen DH Stone Co., Limited DH Group Co., Limited. DH Group Co., Limited d.b.a. Xiamen DH Stone Co., Limited Nan An Zheng Shun Building Material Co., Ltd. DH Group Co., Limited d.b.a. Xiamen DH Stone Co., Limited Nan An Ju Jiu Building Materials Co., Ltd. DH Group Co., Limited d.b.a. Xiamen DH Stone Co., Limited Whitley New Material Co., Ltd. East Asia Limited Heshan City Nande Co., Ltd. East Asia Limited Vemy Quartz Surface Co., Ltd. East Asia Limited Lanling Jinzhao New Material Co., Ltd. East Asia Limited Rong Hua Fu Quartz Co., Ltd. East Asia Limited Runtai Stone Co., Ltd. Elite Industry International Group Limited Heshan Biyu Stone Industry Co., Ltd. Enming Art Stone Co., Ltd Thinking Industries Corporation Limited. Ersten Surfaces Limited Huizhou Zhongbo Engineering Stone Co., Ltd. Ersten Surfaces Limited Guangdong Xiongjie Building Materials Co., Ltd. Farfield Trade Co., Ltd Ronghuafu Yunfu Stone Co., Ltd. Farfield Trade Co., Ltd Yunfu Meiao Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Adamant Science & Technology Co., Ltd Foshan Adamant Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Foshan Biyu Stone Co., Limited Foshan City Gaoming Biyustone Co., Ltd. Foshan Biyu Stone Co., Limited Foshan City Gaoming Biyu New Materials Co., Ltd. Foshan Bluesea Quartz Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Bluesea Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Heshan Nande Stone Industry Co., Ltd Heshan Nande Stone Industry Co., Ltd. Foshan Evergreen Import and Export Co., Ltd Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Leda Building Materials Co., Ltd Foshan Leda Building Materials Co., Ltd. Foshan Leda Building Materials Co., Ltd Hengyang Athena Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Monica Quartz Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Monica Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Nanhai Cuipo Artificial Quartz Co., Ltd Yunfu Stone Solutions Co., Ltd. Foshan Nanhai Cuipo Artificial Quartz Co., Ltd Qingyuan Yuefeng Decoration Materials Co., Ltd. Foshan Nanhai Cuipo Artificial Quartz Co., Ltd Yunfu Xiangyun Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Nanhai Cuipo Artificial Quartz Co., Ltd Yunfu Ronghuafu Stone Co., Ltd. Start Printed Page 58544 Foshan Nanhai Cuipo Artificial Quartz Co., Ltd Heshan City Nande Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Nanhai Cuipo Artificial Quartz Co., Ltd Yunfu Wayon Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Opalus Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Oubo Stone Co., Ltd. Foshan Opaly Composite Materials Co., Ltd Foshan Opaly Composite Materials Co., Ltd. Foshan Rongguan Glass Material For Building Co., Ltd Foshan Rongguan Glass Material For Building Co., Ltd. Foshan Sanshui Queen Ceramic Inc Foshan Sanshui Queen Ceramic Inc. Foshan Shunde O'Riordan Building Materials Manufacture Co., Ltd Foshan Shunde O'Riordan Building Materials Manufacture Co., Ltd. Free Trans International Trading Limited Foshan Xianghai Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Free Trans International Trading Limited Foshan Tianci Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Fujian Nan'an Zuci Building Material Co., Ltd Fujian Nan'an Zuci Building Material Co., Ltd. Fujian Nan'an Zuci Building Material Co., Ltd Shanghai Yijin Decorating Materials Co., Ltd. Fujian Pengxiang Industrial Co., Ltd Fujian Pengxiang Industrial Co., Ltd. Fujian Putian Wangzhong New Type Building Materials Co., Ltd Fujian Putian Wangzhong New Type Building Materials Co., Ltd. Fujian Quanzhou Risheng Stone Co., Ltd Fujian Quanzhou Risheng Stone Co., Ltd. Fuzhou CBM Imp. And Exp. Co., Ltd Fujian Nan'an Zuci Building Material Co., Ltd. Fuzhou CBM Imp. And Exp. Co., Ltd Dongguan Lafite Quartz-Stone Co., Ltd. Golden Dragon Stone Co., Limited Foshan Rongguan Glass Material For Building Co., Ltd. Golden Dragon Stone Co., Limited One Stone Quartz Co., Ltd. Guangdong Bitto New Material Technologies Co., Ltd Guangdong Bitto New Material Technologies Co., Ltd. Guangdong Bosun Quartz Stone Co., Ltd Guangdong Bosun Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Guangdong Overland Ceramics Co., Ltd Guangdong Overland Ceramics Co., Ltd. Guangdong Zhongxun New Material Co., Ltd Guangdong Zhongxun New Material Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Gelandy New Material Co., Ltd Guangzhou Gelandy New Material Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Wei Sheng Stone Building Materials Co., Ltd Huizhou Zhongbo Engineering Stone Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial J W Quartz Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial He Shan Biyu Stone Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial Dongguan kaisa stone Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial Vemy Quartz Surfaces Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial Heng Jia Stone. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial Hubei Guantai Building Materials Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial Dongguan Huaxiang Stone Co., Ltd. HCH Industrial Co., Ltd d.b.a., Shenzhen Hengchang hao Industrial Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Heshan Biyu Stone Company Heshan Biyu Stone Company. Hirsch Glass (Dalian) Co., Ltd Hirsch Glass (Dalian) Co., Ltd. Hirsch Glass (Dalian) Co., Ltd Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. HongKong FS Development Limited Yunfu Chuangyun New Meterail Co., Ltd. HongKong FS Development Limited RONGHUAFU Yunfu Stone Co., Ltd. Huahe Stone (Yunfu) Co., Ltd Huahe Stone (Yunfu) Co., Ltd. Huidong Hexingtai Industry Co., Ltd Huidong Hexingtai Industry Co., Ltd. Intec Stone (Xiamen) Ltd Intec Stone (Xiamen) Ltd. Jiangxi Jingwei Stone Co., Ltd, d.b.a. Jiangxi Jingwei Stone Material Ltd Jiangxi Jingwei Stone Co., Ltd, d.b.a. Jiangxi Jingwei Stone Material Ltd. Kaistar (Xiamen) Co., Ltd Fujian Best Matrix Quartz Co., Ltd. Kaistar (Xiamen) Co., Ltd Kinstone (Jieyang) Stone Co., Ltd. Kaistar (Xiamen) Co., Ltd Jieyang Bai Sheng Stone Limited. KBI Construction Materials Ltd YUNFU HongHai Stone Co., Ltd. KBI Construction Materials Ltd Guangdong Si Hui YuLong Stone Co., Ltd. KBI Construction Materials Ltd Foshan Vemy Building Material Co., Ltd. KBI Construction Materials Ltd Foshan Adamant Science & Technology Co., Ltd. KBI Construction Materials Ltd Yun Fu Xiang Yun Stone Co., Ltd. Landmark Surface Company Limited Guangdong Lai Ma Ke Environmental Building Materials Company Limited. Landmark Surface Company Limited Foshan Gaoming Dexing Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Lanling Jinzhao New Material Co., Ltd Lanling Jinzhao New Material Co., Ltd. Lindberg Stone Co., Limited Dongguan City Lafite Quartz-Stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Heshan City Nande Stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Guangdong Dexing Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Foshan Adamant Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Vemy Building Materials Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Yunfu Honghai Stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Dongguan Lefei New Stone Materials Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Dongguan Lafite Quartz-stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Huahe Stone (Yunfu) Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Guangdong BOSUN Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Lixin Stone Co., Limited Foshan Nanhai Yachang Building Materials Products Co., Ltd. Loyalty Enterprise Development (Xinyang) Co., Ltd Loyalty Enterprise Development (Xinyang) Co., Ltd. Lulong Ruitong Trading Co., Ltd Lulong Ruitong Trading Co., Ltd. Macostone International Industry Co., Limited Qingyuan Yuefeng Decoration Materials Co., Ltd. Start Printed Page 58545 Macostone International Industry Co., Limited Lanling Modern Materials Co., Ltd. Monica Surfaces Company Limited Foshan Monica Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Nan'an Guangtaixiang Stone Co., Ltd Nan'an Guangtaixiang Stone Co., Ltd. Nanchang Montary Industrial Co., Ltd Yunfu Kimria Quarts Stone Co., Ltd. Nanchang Montary Industrial Co., Ltd Yunfu Montary Stone Co., Ltd. New Powerstone Industry Co., Limited Qing Yuan Yuefeng Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. New Powerstone Industry Co., Limited Shandong Whitley New Materials Co., Ltd. New Powerstone Industry Co., Limited Foshan Devialef New Materials Co., Ltd. New Powerstone Industry Co., Limited Yunan Guanglai Stone Co., Ltd. New Powerstone Industry Co., Limited Nanan Guangtaixiang Stone Co., Ltd. Newstar (Quanzhou) Industrial Co., Ltd Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation. One Stone Quartz Co., Ltd Wuzhou Yuanhong Building Materials Product Co., Ltd. Penglai Huasheng Electronic Co., Ltd Shandong Sunfull Industrial Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Xinyun Stone (Yunfu) Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Ronghuafu Yunfu Stone Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Henan Namei Quartz Stone Technology Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Lanling Jinzhao New Material Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Foshan Opalus Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Zhejiang Tiancheng Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited Zhejiang Sanxing Cheng Yuan Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Po Nice International Trading Limited LESSO Technology Industry (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. Qinhuangdao Jingwei Stone Co., Ltd Qinhuangdao Jingwei Stone Co., Ltd. Quanzhou Franco Trade Co., Ltd Fujian Pengxiang Industrial Co., Ltd. Quanzhou Xinxing Stone Technics Co., Ltd Quanzhou Xinxing Stone Technics Co., Ltd. Quanzhou Yifeng Co., Ltd. (AKA Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation) Quanzhou Yifeng Co., Ltd. (AKA Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation). Ronghuafu Yunfu Stone Co., Ltd Ronghuafu Yunfu Stone Co., Ltd. Shanghai Rightime International Trading Co., Ltd Fujian Quanzhou Risheng Stone Co., Ltd. Shunsen Industries Corporation Shunsen Industries Corporation. Shunsen Industries Corporation Thinking Industries Corporation. Sinostone (Guangdong) Co., Ltd Sinostone (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. Stone Solutions Co., Ltd Stone Solutions Co., Ltd. Sunjoin Imp. & Exp. (Xiamen) Co., Limited Henan Namei Quartz Stone Technology Co., Ltd. Sunjoin Imp. & Exp. (Xiamen) Co., Limited Thinking Industries Cooperation Limited. Sunjoin Imp. & Exp. (Xiamen) Co., Limited Nan'an Hanwa New Building Material Co. Ltd. Sunjoin Imp. & Exp. (Xiamen) Co., Limited Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation. Teltos Quartz Stone Co., Ltd Teltos Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Vquartz Stone Limited Vquartz Stone Limited. Wanfeng Compound Stone Technology Co., Ltd Wanfeng Compound Stone Technology Co., Ltd. Wanfu Building Materials Products Co., Ltd. Nanan Fujian Wanfu Building Materials Products Co., Ltd. Nanan Fujian. Wuxi Yushea Furniture Co., Ltd Yunfu Zhengfang Stone Company. Xiamen Ally Group Co., Ltd Thinking Industries Corporation Limited. Xiamen Ally Group Co., Ltd Nanan Fute Stone Co., Ltd. Xiamen Avanti Stone Industrial Co., Ltd Foshan Xinyixin Stone Industry Co., Ltd. Xiamen Best Cheer Industry Co., Ltd Xiamen Best Cheer Industry Co., Ltd. Xiamen Best Cheer Industry Co., Ltd Quanzhou Best Cheer Industry Co., Ltd. Xiamen City Yadilong Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd Quanzhou Yifeng Co., Ltd. Xiamen City Yadilong Imp & Exp. Co., Ltd Xiamen Orienti New Building Materials Ltd. Xiamen Deyuan Panmin Trading Co., Ltd Fujian Panmin Co., Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Blue Sea Quartz Stone Co., Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Foshan Ronguan Glass Material For Building Co., Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd One Stone Quartz Co., Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Quanzhou Yifeng Co., Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Xiamen Orienti New Building Materials Ltd. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Fujian Panmin Xincai Ltd Co. Xiamen Duojia Stone Material Co., Ltd. d.b.a. Xiamen Multi-Family Stone Co., Ltd Fujian Nan'an Zuci Building Material Co., Ltd. Xiamen Enrich Co., Ltd Dongguan Lafite Quartz-Stone Co., Ltd. Xiamen Enrich Co., Ltd Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation. Start Printed Page 58546 Xiamen Fortua (Hong Kong) Industry Co., Limited Xiamen Fortua Industry & Trade Co., Ltd. Xiamen Further Star Imp and Exp Co., Ltd Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation. Xiamen Gofor Stone Co., Ltd Huayao Stone Slab Factory. Xiamen Good Time Stone Co., Ltd One Stone Quartz Co., Ltd. Xiamen Good Time Stone Co., Ltd Lanling Jinzhao New Material Co., Ltd. Xiamen Good Time Stone Co., Ltd Thinking Industries Corporation Limited. Xiamen Good Time Stone Co., Ltd Xiamen Deyuan Panmin Trading Co., Ltd. Xiamen Good Time Stone Co., Ltd Quanzhou Yifeng Industries Corporation. Xiamen Got Cheer Trading Co., Ltd d.b.a. 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1. See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 22613 (May 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
Back to Citation2. See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 43848 (August 28, 2018).
Back to Citation3. See Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
Back to Citation4. See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
Back to Citation5. See Initiation Notice.
Back to Citation6. See Memorandum, “Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination” (Scope Decision Memorandum), dated September 14, 2018.
Back to Citation7. Commerce preliminarily determines that Suzhou Colorquartzstone New Material Co., Ltd./Shanghai Meiyang Stone Co., Ltd./C Q International Limited HK are a single entity and hereafter collectively referred to as “CQ International.” See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Back to Citation8. See Initiation Notice, 83 FR at 22617.
Back to Citation9. See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, “Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,” (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce's website at http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
Back to Citation10. Commerce preliminarily determined that Foshan Hero Stone Co., Ltd., Foshan Quartz Stone Imp & Exp Co., Ltd., Hero Stone Co., Ltd., and Vemy Quartz Surface Co., Ltd. failed to establish their eligibility for a separate rate and, therefore, preliminarily determined that these companies are part of the China-wide entity. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Back to Citation11. See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
Back to Citation12. See Hercules Quartz's Letter, “Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone the Final Determination of the Investigation,” dated November 6, 2018; and Hero Stone's Letter, “Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Request to Postpone the Final Determination of the Investigation,” dated November 9, 2018.
Back to Citation13. Quartz surface products may also generally be referred to as engineered stone or quartz, artificial stone or quartz, agglomerated stone or quartz, synthetic stone or quartz, processed stone or quartz, manufactured stone or quartz, and Bretonstone®.
Back to Citation[FR Doc. 2018-25299 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 11/20/2018
- Department:
- International Trade Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 2018-25299
- Dates:
- Applicable November 20, 2018.
- Pages:
- 58540-58547 (8 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- A-570-084
- PDF File:
- 2018-25299.pdf