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Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Steel Propane Cylinders From the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Thailand - Grunfeld, Desiderio, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP
I. Type of Action: Antidumping Duty (“AD”): PRC, Thailand, Taiwan; Countervailing Duty (“CVD”): PRC
II. Product: The merchandise covered by this Petition are steel cylinders for compressed or liquefied propane, whether imported with or without a valve. Steel Propane Cylinders are portable, low pressure steel tanks suitable for containing liquefied or compressed propane gas, and are typically composed of a tank with a single port, horse-shoe collar, foot ring, gauge, valve, and overfill preventer. This Petition covers steel cylinders of sizes ranging from 2.5 pound capacity (approximate tare weight of 4-6 pounds) to 40 pound capacity (approximate tare weight of 28- 32 pounds). The subject propane cylinders are produced to meet the requirements of U.S. Department of Transportation ("USDOT") specifications 4BA and 4BW for cylinders for hazardous material packaging.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the Petition are seamless steel propane cylinders and propane cylinders made from stainless steel (i.e., steel containing at least 10.5 percent chromium by weight and less than 12 percent carbon by weight), aluminum, and composite material. Also excluded are steel propane cylinders that are designed for use with forklifts. Forklift propane cylinders have an elongated shape, more than one port, and a full-ring (rather than horse-shoe) collar.
III. HTS classifications: Steel Propane Cylinders that are the subject of this Petition are classified under two statistical reporting numbers in Chapter 73 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ("HTSUS"), 7311.00.0060 and 7311.00.0090.
IV. Date of Filing: May 22, 2018
V. Petitioners: Worthington Industries and Manchester Tank & Equipment Co.
VI. Foreign Producers/Exporters: Please contact our office for a list filed with the petition.
VII. US Importers named. Please contact our office for a list filed with the petition.
VIII. Alleged Dumping Margins (No CVD Margins Listed):
Thailand: 36.18% (price to price); 109.20% (price to constructed value).
China: 60.33-100.66%.
Taiwan: 27.19-30.57% (price to price); 62.36-62.48% (price to constructed value).
IX. Comments:
A. Projected date of ITC Preliminary Conference: June 12, 2018. Please contact our office for a complete projected schedule for the AD investigation.
B. The earliest theoretical date for retroactive suspension of liquidation for the AD is July 31, 2018; CVD is June 11, 2018. Please contact our office for a complete projected schedule for the AD investigation.
C. Volume and Value of Imports: Please contact our office for a summary of the data filed with the petition.
D. List of Alleged Subsidy Programs: Please contact our office for a list of alleged subsidy programs.
If you have any questions regarding how this investigation may impact future imports of scope merchandise, or whether a particular product is within the scope of the investigation, please contact one of our attorneys.
Submitting Imports of Products Excluded from Duties on Imports of Steel or Aluminum - U.S. Customs & Border Protection
BACKGROUND
On March 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register (FR) the process for parties to submit requests for exclusions from Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum into the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. See 83 FR 12106.
The functionality described below for the Importer Additional Declaration Field will be available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as of June 1, 2018. For any exclusions approved by DOC prior to June 1, 2018, importers may submit a Post Summary Correction (PSC) on or after June 1, 2018 to request a refund on applicable previous imports of excluded products, as described in the additional information section below.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING PRODUCT EXCLUSION NUMBERS
Instructions on submitting entries to CBP of steel and aluminum products granted exclusions by DOC from the Presidential Proclamations are as follows:
Importers and filers importing products granted an exclusion should submit the product exclusion number based on the last six digits of the product exclusion docket number at Regulations.gov. The product exclusion number should be submitted in the Importer Additional Declaration Field (54 record) of the entry summary data, based on the following format:
For excluded steel mill articles = STLXXXXXX
For excluded aluminum articles = ALUXXXXXX
XXXXXX represent the last six digits of the Regulations.gov docket number; do not include spaces or special characters, such as hyphens.
Example: If a steel exclusion is granted under product exclusion docket number BIS-2018-0009-9002, the importer/filer should submit the exclusion number STL099002 (i.e. STL plus the last six digits of the docket number).
Please refer to the Importer’s Additional Declaration Detail (Input 54-Record) of the CBP and Trade Automated Interfaces Requirements (CATAIR) Manual for further guidance. The CATAIR document can be found at https://www.cbp.gov/document/guidance/ace-abi-catair-entry-summary-createupdate.
Only products from importer(s) designated in the product exclusion approved by the DOC are eligible for the exclusion from the Section 232 measures.
Steel importers are reminded to submit mill certificates with their import data as required by 19 CFR 141.89
Do not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTS number for the Section 232 duties when the product exclusion number is submitted.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Exclusions granted by DOC are retroactive on imports to the date the request for exclusion was posted for public comment at Regulations.gov.
To request an administrative refund for previous imports of excluded products granted by DOC, importers may file a PSC and provide the product exclusion number in the Importer Additional Declaration Field.
Once products are excluded from the Section 232 measures, importers may claim Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) or African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) duty preferences on GSP and AGOA-eligible goods. If importers did not receive GSP or AGOA duty preferences on previous imports, and those imports are now covered by a retroactive exclusion, importers may request a refund of the duties subject to GSP or AGOA preferences through a PSC.
If the entry has already liquidated, importers may protest the liquidation.
For more information about submitting Post Summary Corrections, see Section 11 of the ACE Entry Summary Business Process. The ACE Entry Summary Business Process Document can be found at https://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/ace-entry-summary-business-process.
For more information, please refer to the March 19, 2018 FR notice on requesting product exclusions. Questions related to Section 232 entry filing requirements should be emailed to
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. Questions from the importing community concerning ACE rejections should be referred to their Client Representative