[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55361-55362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26975]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-583-810]
Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts From Taiwan; Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative
review.
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SUMMARY: On August 29, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative
review of the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated lug nuts from
Taiwan. The review covers 21 manufacturers/exporters of the subject
merchandise and the period September 1, 1993, through August 31, 1994.
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our
preliminary results. We received no comments. The final results are
unchanged from those presented in the preliminary.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Peterson or Thomas F. Futtner,
Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-
4195 or 482-3814, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 20, 1991, the Department published in the Federal
Register the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated lug nuts from
Taiwan (56 FR 47737). On September 2, 1994, the Department published a
notice in the Federal Register notifying interested parties of the
opportunity to request an administrative review of chrome-plated lug
nuts from Taiwan for the period
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September 13, 1993, through August 31, 1994 (59 FR 45664). Consolidated
Automotive, Inc., the petitioner in this case, requested, in accordance
with 19 CFR 353.22(a), that we conduct an administrative review of
exports to the United States by Gourmet Equipment (Taiwan) Corp.,
Buxton International, Chu Fong Metallic Electric Co., Transcend
International, Kuang Hong Industrial Works, San Chien Industrial Works,
Ltd., Everspring Corporation, Anmax Industrial Co., Ltd., Everspring
Plastic Corp., Gingen Metal Corp., Goldwinate Associates, Inc., Hwen
Hsin Enterprises Co., Ltd., Kwan How Enterprises Co., Ltd., Kwan Ta
Enterprises Co., Ltd., Kuang Hong Industries Ltd., Multigrand
Industries Inc., San Shing Hardware Works Co., Ltd., Trade Union
International Inc./Top Line, Uniauto, Inc., Wing Tang Electrical
Manufacturing Co., and Chu Fong Metallic Industrial Corp., for the
period September 1, 1993, through August 31, 1994. We published a
notice of initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review on
October 13, 1994 (59 FR 51939). On August 29, 1995, the Department
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of its
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on chrome-plated
lug nuts from Taiwan (60 FR 44837). The Department has now completed
that review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).
Applicable Statute and Regulations
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Unless
otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and to the
Department's regulations are in reference to the provisions as they
existed on December 31, 1994.
Scope of the Review
Imports covered by this administrative review are shipments of one-
piece and two-piece chrome-plated lug-nuts, finished or unfinished,
more than \11/16\ inches (17.45) millimeters) in height and which have
a hexagonal (hex) size of at least \3/4\ inches (19.05 millimeters) but
not more than one inch (25.4mm), plus or minus \1/16\ of an inch
(1.59mm). The term ``unfinished'' refers to unplated and/or assembled
chrome-plated lug nuts. The subject merchandise is used for securing
wheels to cars, vans, trucks, utility vehicles, and trailers. Zinc-
plated lug nuts, finished or unfinished, and stainless-steel capped lug
nuts are not in the scope of this review. Chrome-plated lock nuts are
also not in the scope of this review. This scope description includes
the April 4, 1994, scope clarifications.
During the period of review (POR), chrome-plated lug nuts were
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading
7318.16.00.10. The HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and for
U.S. Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive as
to the scope of this proceeding.
Final Results of the Review
We invited interested parties to comment on the preliminary
results. We received no comments on the preliminary results from any
interested party. The final results are therefore unchanged from those
presented in the preliminary results, and the margins from the
preliminary results have not changed for the final results of review.
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Manufacturer/exporter Margin
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Gourmet Equipment (Taiwan) Corp................................ 6.47
Buxton International........................................... 6.93
Chu Fong Metallic Electric Co.................................. 10.67
Transcend International........................................ 10.67
Kuang Hong Industrial Works.................................... 10.67
San Chien Industrial Works, Ltd................................ 10.67
Everspring Corp................................................ 10.67
Anmax Industrial Co., Ltd...................................... 10.67
Everspring Plastic Corp........................................ 10.67
Gingen Metal Corp.............................................. 10.67
Goldwinate Associates, Inc..................................... 10.67
Hwen Hsin Enterprises Co., Ltd................................. 6.93
Kwan How Enterprises Co., Ltd.................................. 6.93
Kwan Ta Enterprises Co., Ltd................................... 6.93
Kuang Hong Industries Ltd...................................... 6.93
Multigrand Industries Inc...................................... 10.67
San Shing Hardware Works Co., Ltd.............................. 10.67
Trade Union International Inc./Top Line........................ 10.67
Uniauto, Inc................................................... 6.93
Wing Tang Electrical Manufacturing Co.......................... 6.93
Chu Fong Metallic Industrial Corp.............................. 6.93
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The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department
shall issue appraisement instructions for each exporter directly to the
U.S. Customs Service.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective
for all shipments of the subject merchandise, entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of
these final results of this administrative review, as provided for by
section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the
reviewed firms will be those firm's rates established in the final
results of this administrative review; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
previous review, or in the original less than fair value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
manufacturers or exporters not previously reviewed will be 6.93
percent, the ``new shipper'' rate established in the first notice of
final results of administrative review.
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until publication of the final results of the next administrative
review.
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate regarding the
reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as final 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 353.35(d). Timely written notification or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of the APO is a sanctionable
violation.
This administrative review and notice are in accordance with
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR
353.22.
Dated: October 20, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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