United States of America: AD and CVD investigations against certain steel wheels imported from China
Description
In a pair of petitions filed on March 30, 2011, two U.S. producers (Accuride Corporation and Hayes Lemmerz International) seek the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties against imports from China of certain steel wheels classified under items 8708.70.05, 8708.70.25, and 8708.70.60. In 2010 the United States imported $19.0 million worth of these products from China, and $52.9 million from the world.
The U.S. International Trade Commission reached an affirmative decision on May 13, 2011 in its preliminary injury investigation, so the case proceeded to the U.S. Department of Commerce's preliminary AD and CVD investigations.
On August 30, 2011, the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the CVD investigation. Commerce preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received countervailable subsidies ranging from 26.24 to 46.59 percent ad valorem. All other Chinese producers/exporters received a preliminary net subsidy rate of 40.30 percent ad valorem. As a result of this preliminary determination, Commerce instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond based on these preliminary rates.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | Don't know |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | Don't Know |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | Don't Know |
| Was such evidence identified? | Don't Know |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | Don't Know |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | Don't Know |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | Don't Know |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | Don't Know |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? | Don't Know |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: No
Date of inception:
GTA Evaluation: Amber
Source:
See the documents posted to http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/731_ad_701_cvd/investigations/2011/ste....
Government Response:
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