Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duties Review on Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China

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The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has released preliminary results in its 2023-2024 administrative review of antidumping duties on non-refillable steel cylinders from the People's Republic of China. The review found that Wuyi Xilinde Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. sold the products in the United States at less than normal value, resulting in an estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 71.89 percent. The Commerce agency also selected Wuyi Xilinde as the mandatory respondent for individual examination, while rescinding the review for three other Chinese exporters due to lack of entries of subject merchandise.

Key Takeaways:

  • Wuyi Xilinde Machinery Manufacture Co., Ltd. sold non-refillable steel cylinders in the United States at less than normal value, resulting in a preliminary estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 71.89 percent.
  • Commerce selected Wuyi Xilinde as the mandatory respondent for individual examination in the antidumping duties review.
  • The review rescinded for three other Chinese exporters - Ningbo Eagle Machinery & Technology Co., Ltd., Sanjiang Kai Yuan Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Kin-Shine Technology Co., Ltd. - due to lack of entries of subject merchandise.
  • Sanjiang Kai Yuan confirmed it made no shipments to the United States during the period of review.
  • The China-wide entity, with a rate of 112.21 percent, was not under review as no party requested such an evaluation in this cycle.
  • Commerce intends to verify the information submitted by Wuyi Xilinde prior to issuing the final determination.
  • Upon completion of the review, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will assess antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results.

Statistics:

  • Preliminary estimated weighted-average dumping margin for Wuyi Xilinde: 71.89 percent (source: U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration)
  • Estimated time period of review: May 1, 2023, to April 30, 2024 (source: U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration)
  • Weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide entity: 112.21 percent (source: U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration)

Sources:

  • U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration
  • Targeted News Service