SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This administrative review is being conducted in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On September 1, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel racks from China.^[1] After receiving review requests, Commerce initiated this review.^[2] On May 14, 2021, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review by a total of 120 days, to September 30, 2021.^[3] For additional background information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.^[4]

Scope of the Order ^[5]

The merchandise covered by the Order is steel racks and parts thereof, assembled, to any extent, or unassembled, including but not limited to, vertical components ( e.g., uprights, posts, or columns), horizontal or diagonal components ( e.g., arms or beams), braces, frames, locking devices ( e.g., end plates and beam connectors), and accessories (including, but not limited to, rails, skid channels, skid rails, drum/coil beds, fork clearance bars, pallet supports, row spacers, and wall ties).

Merchandise covered by the Order is classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the following subheadings 7326.90.8688, 9403.20.0081, and 9403.90.8041. Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 7308.90.3000, 7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and 9403.20.0090. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and U.S. customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive.

A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

On November 20 and 30, 2020, Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. (Hebei Minmetals) and Guangdong Wireking Housewares and Hardware Co., Ltd., (Guangdong Wireking) timely filed certifications that they did not export or sell subject merchandise to the United States during the POR and that there were no entries of their subject merchandise into the United States during the POR. Based on an analysis of information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Hebei Minmetals and Guangdong Wireking's no shipment certifications, we have preliminarily determined that Hebei Minmetals and Guangdong Wireking did not export or sell subject merchandise to, nor was their subject merchandise entered into, the United States during the POR.^[6]

Consistent with Commerce's practice, we are not rescinding this administrative review of Hebei Minmetals and Guangdong Wireking, but intend to complete the review with respect to these companies and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review.^[7]

Methodology

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We calculated export prices for the mandatory respondents Nanjing Dongsheng Shelf Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Dongsheng) and Nanjing Kingmore Logistics Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd (Nanjing Kingmore) in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because China is a non-market economy (NME) country within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.

For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by 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. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​frn/​. A list of sections in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is in Appendix I to this notice.

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Separate Rates

In all proceedings involving an NME country, Commerce maintains a rebuttable presumption that all companies are subject to government control and, thus, should be assessed a single weighted-average dumping margin unless the company can affirmatively demonstrate an absence of government control, both in law ( de jure) and in fact ( de facto ), with respect to its exports so that it is entitled to separate rate status.^[8] Commerce has preliminary determined that information placed on the record by Dongsheng, Nanjing Kingmore, Jiangsu Nova Intelligent Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd., Nanjing Ironstone Storage Equipment Co., Ltd., Suzhou (China) Sunshine Hardware & Equipment Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., and Xiamen Luckyroc Industry Co., Ltd., demonstrates that these companies are eligible for separate rate status.

However, Commerce has preliminarily determined that each of the companies whose name is listed in Appendix II to this notice has not demonstrated its eligibility for a separate rate because it did not file a separate rate application or separate rate certification with Commerce. Therefore, we have preliminarily treated the companies listed in Appendix II as part of the China-wide entity.

Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, the entity is not under review. Accordingly, the weighted-average dumping margin determined for the China-wide entity ( i.e., 144.50 percent) is not subject to change in this review. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Dumping Margin for Non-Individually Examined Companies Granted a Separate Rate

The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address what weighted-average dumping margin to apply to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act for guidance regarding establishing a weighted-average dumping margin for respondents which were not individually examined in an administrative review.

Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that Commerce will base the all-others rate in an investigation on the weighted average of the weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the individually examined respondents, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. Where the weighted-average dumping margins for the individually examined companies are all zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that Commerce may use “any reasonable method” to establish the estimated all-others rate.

The preliminary weighted-average dumping margin that we calculated for each of the mandatory respondents Dongsheng and Nanjing Kingmore is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. Therefore, we assigned a weighted-average dumping margin to the non-individually examined companies to which we granted separate rate status equal to the simple average of the weighted-average dumping margins that we calculated for Dongsheng and Nanjing Kingmore, consistent with the guidance in section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.^[9] For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Results of Review

We are assigning the following weighted-average dumping margins to the companies listed below for the period March 4, 2019, through August 31, 2020:

Disclosure

Commerce intends to disclose to parties to the proceeding the calculations performed for these preliminary results of review within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Public Comment

Interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of these preliminary results of review in the Federal Register .^[10] Rebuttal briefs may be filed with Commerce no later than seven days after case briefs are due and may respond only to arguments raised in the case briefs.^[11] A table of contents, list of authorities used, and an executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs submitted to Commerce. The summary should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.^[12]

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 in the Federal Register . Requests for a hearing should contain: (1) The requesting party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of individuals associated with the requesting party that will attend the hearing and whether any of those individuals is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues the ( printed page 55577) party intends to discuss at the hearing. Oral arguments at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will announce the date and time of the hearing. Parties should confirm by telephone the date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled hearing date.

All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the due date. ^[13] Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information until further notice.^[14]

Final Results of Review

Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results of review in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

Upon issuance of the final results of review, Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by this review.^[15] Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired ( i.e., within 90 days of publication).

For the individually examined respondents whose rate is not zero or de minimis, we will calculate importer-specific assessment rates in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).^[16] Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we intend to calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for all reviewed U.S. sales to the importer by the total entered value of the merchandise sold to the importer/customer.^[17] Where the respondent did not report entered values, we will calculate importer-specific assessment rates by dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for all reviewed U.S. sales to the importer by the total quantity of those sales. We also will calculate an estimated ad valorem importer-specific assessment rate to determine whether the per-unit assessment rate is de minimis; however, we will use the per-unit assessment rate where entered values were not reported.^[18]

Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either the respondent's ad valorem weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis,^[19] we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.

For companies not individually examined in this administrative review that qualified for a separate rate and whose rate is not zero or de minimis, the assessment rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin determined for the non-examined companies in the final results of this review.^[20] If the weighted-average dumping margin for the non-examined companies is zero or de minimis, then the entries associated with these companies will be liquidated without regards to antidumping duties.

For companies that are found to not be eligible for a separate rate and therefore are considered as part of the China-wide entity, the assessment rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin determined for the China-wide entity,^[21] i.e., 144.50 percent.

Pursuant to Commerce's refinement to its practice,^[22] for sales of merchandise that were not reported in the U.S. sales data submitted by a respondent individually examined during this review, but the merchandise was entered into the United States during the POR, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any entries of such merchandise at the assessment rate for the China-wide entity. Additionally, where Commerce determines that an exporter under review had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, any suspended entries of subject merchandise that entered under that exporter's CBP case number during the POR will be liquidated at the assessment rate for the China-wide entity.

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the review and for future cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where applicable.

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register for all shipments of steel racks from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the notice of the final results of this administrative review in the Federal Register , as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For a company granted a separate rate in the final results of this review, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this review for the company (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then a cash deposit rate of zero will be required); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed exporter of subject merchandise not listed in the table in the “Preliminary Result of Review” section of this notice that continues to be eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter's existing cash deposit rate; (3) for a Chinese exporter of subject merchandise that does not have separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide entity rate, which is 144.50 percent; and ( printed page 55578) (4) for a non-Chinese exporter of subject merchandise that does not have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to China exporter(s) that supplied that non-China exporter.

These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review in accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

Appendix I

List of Sections in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Period of Review

IV. Extension of the Preliminary Results

V. Scope of the Order

VI. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

VII. Selection of Respondents

VIII. Discussion of Methodology

IX. Currency Conversion

X. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies Preliminary Determined to not be Eligible for a Separate Rate

1. Ateel Display Industries (Xiamen) Co., Ltd

2. Changzhou Tianyue Storage Equipment Co., Ltd

3. CTC Universal (Zhangzhou) Industrial Co., Ltd

4. David Metal Craft Manufactory Ltd

5. Fujian Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Ltd

6. Fujian First Industry and Trade Co., Ltd

7. Huanghua Hualing Garden Products Co., Ltd

8. Huanghua Hualing Hardware Products Co., Ltd

9. Huanghua Xingyu Hardware Products Co., Ltd

10. Huanghua Xinxing Furniture Co., Ltd

11. Huangua Haixin Hardware Products Co., Ltd

12. Huangua Qingxin Hardware Products Co., Ltd

13. i-Lift Equipment Ltd

14. Jiangsu Baigeng Logistics Equipments Co., Ltd

15. Jiangsu Kingmore Storage Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd

16. Johnson (Suzhou) Metal Products Co., Ltd

17. Master Trust (Xiamen) Import and Export Co., Ltd

18. Ningbo Beilun Songyi Warehouse Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd

19. Ningbo Xinguang Rack Co., Ltd

20. Qingdao Rockstone Logistics Appliance Co., Ltd

21. Redman Corporation

22. Redman Import & Export Limited

23. Tianjin Master Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd

24. Waken Display System Co., Ltd

25. Xiamen Baihuide Manufacturing Co., Ltd

26. Xiamen Ever Glory Fixtures Co., Ltd

27. Xiamen Golden Trust Industry & Trade Co., Ltd

28. Xiamen Huiyi Beauty Furniture Co., Ltd

29. Xiamen Kingfull Imp and Exp Co., Ltd. (d.b.a) Xiamen Kingfull Displays Co., Ltd

30. Xiamen LianHong Industry and Trade Co., Ltd

31. Xiamen Luckyroc Storage Equipment Manufacture Co., Ltd

32. Xiamen Meitoushan Metal Products Co., Ltd

33. Xiamen Power Metal Display Co., Ltd

34. Xiamen XinHuiYuan Industrial & Trade Co., Ltd

35. Xiamen Yiree Display Fixtures Co., Ltd

36. Yuanda Storage Equipment Ltd

37. Zhangjiagang Better Display Co., Ltd

38. Zhangzhou Hongcheng Hardware & Plastic Industry Co., Ltd

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