USITC
USITC Votes to Continue Cases on Utility Scale Wind Towers from China and Vietnam
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is threatened with material injury by reason of imports of utility scale wind towers from China that are allegedly subsidized and from China and Vietnam that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Vice Chairman Irving A. Williamson and Commissioners Daniel R. Pearson, Shara L. Aranoff, Dean A. Pinkert, and David S. Johanson voted in the affirmative. Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun did not participate in these investigations.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its investigations on imports of these products, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination regarding China due on or about March 23, 2012, and its preliminary antidumping duty determinations regarding China and Vietnam due on or about June 6, 2012.
The Commission's public report Utility Scale Wind Towers from China and Vietnam (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-486 and 731-TA-1195-1196 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 4304, February 2012) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
Copies of the report are expected to be available after March 13, 2012, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be faxed to 202-205-2104.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Office of Industries
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Utility Scale Wind Towers from China and Vietnam
Investigations No. 701-TA-486 and 731-TA-1195-1196 (Preliminary)
Product Description: The products covered by these investigations are utility scale wind towers, whether or not tapered, and sections thereof. These wind towers are designed to support the nacelle and rotor blades in a wind turbine with a minimum rated electrical power generation capacity in excess of 100 kilowatts and with a minimum height of 50 meters measured from the base of the tower to the bottom of the nacelle (i.e., where the top of the tower and nacelle are joined) when fully assembled.
Status of Proceedings:
1. Types of investigations: Preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.
2. Petitioners: Broadwind Towers, Inc., Manitowoc, WI; DMI Industries, Fargo, ND; Katana
Summit LLC, Columbus, NE; and Trinity Structural Towers, Inc., Dallas, TX.
3. Preliminary investigations instituted by the USITC: December 29, 2011.
4. Commission's conference: January 19, 2012.
5. USITC vote: February 10, 2012.
6. USITC determinations to the U.S. Department of Commerce: February 13, 2012.
7. USITC views to the U.S. Department of Commerce: February 21, 2012.
U.S. Industry:
1. Number of producers in 2010: 12.
2. Location of producers' plants: California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
3. Employment of production and related workers in 2010: 1,695.
4. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2010: $903.1 million.
5. Ratio of the value of total U.S. imports to total U.S. consumption in 2010: 42.3%.
U.S. Imports:
1. From the subject countries during 2010: $158.7 million.
2. From other countries during 2010: $223.2 million.
3. Leading sources during 2010: Canada, China, Mexico, Vietnam, Korea, and Indonesia (in terms of
total value). (1)
(1) Based on imports in HTS 7308.20.0000, which includes some products not subject to the investigation.
Used Electronic Products Will Be Focus of New USITC Study
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched an investigation into the extent of U.S. exports of used electronics products.
The study will cover audio and visual equipment, computers and peripheral equipment, digital imaging devices, telecommunication equipment, and component parts of these products, as well as other electronic products the Commission deems relevant.
The investigation, Used Electronic Products: An Examination of U.S Exports, was requested by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
As requested, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, will provide an overview of U.S. exports of used electronics products; discuss the types of foreign enterprises receiving U.S. exporters' shipments and the types of domestic exporting enterprises; and describe the characteristics of used electronic products exported from the United States, including product condition and the composition of export shipments.
The USITC will submit its report to USTR by February 8, 2013.
The USITC will hold a public hearing in connection with the investigation at 9:30 a.m. on May 15, 2012. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on April 16, 2012 with the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. For further information, call 202-205-2000.
The USITC also welcomes written submissions for the record. Written submissions (one original and 14 copies) should be addressed to the Secretary of the Commission at the above address and should be submitted at the earliest practical date, but no later than 5:15 p.m. on September 14, 2012. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will be available for public inspection.
Further information on the scope of the investigation and appropriate submissions is available in the USITC's notice of investigation, dated January 30, 2012, which can be obtained from the USITC Internet site (www.usitc.gov) or by contacting the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
USITC general factfinding investigations, such as this one, cover matters related to tariffs or trade and are generally conducted at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the House Committee on Ways and Means, or the Senate Committee on Finance. The resulting reports convey the Commission's objective findings and independent analyses on the subject investigated. The Commission makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the USITC submits its findings and analyses to the requester. General factfinding investigations reports are subsequently released to the public, unless they are classified by the requester for national security reasons.
USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Furfuryl Alcohol from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on furfuryl alcohol from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from China will remain in place.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
Today's action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.
The Commission's public report Furfuryl Alcohol from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-703 (Third Review), USITC Publication 4302, January 2012) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.
Copies may be requested after February 20, 2012, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by fax at 202-205-2104.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission's institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC's notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission's prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) review concerning Furfuryl Alcohol from China was instituted on September 1, 2011.
On December 5, 2011, the Commission voted to conduct an expedited review. All six Commissioners concluded that the domestic group response for this review was adequate and the respondent group response was inadequate and voted for an expedited review.
A record of the Commission's vote to conduct an expedited review is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe from Taiwan
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of these products from Taiwan will remain in place.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
Today's action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.
The Commission's public report Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Taiwan (Inv. No. 731-TA-410 (Third Review), USITC Publication 4301, January 2012) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.
Copies may be requested after February 7, 2012, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by fax at 202-205-2104.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission's institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC's notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission's prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) review concerning Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Taiwan was instituted on July 1, 2011.
On October 4, 2011, the Commission voted to conduct an expedited review. Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun, Vice Chairman Irving A. Williamson, and Commissioners Daniel R. Pearson, Shara L. Aranoff, and Dean A. Pinkert found that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group response was inadequate and voted for an expedited review. Then-Commissioner Charlotte R. Lane found that the domestic group response was adequate and the respondent group response was inadequate but that circumstances warranted a full review.
A record of the Commission's vote to conduct an expedited review is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.
USITC to Investigate the Probable Economic Effect of Duty-Free Imports Under a U.S.-Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA that Includes Japan
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking input for investigations into the probable economic effect of a U.S. free trade agreement (FTA) with members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), including Japan.
The investigations, U.S.-Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement Including Japan: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports, were requested by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in a letter received April 30, 2013.
In the request letter, the USTR stated that he has informed Congress of the President's intention to commence negotiations with Japan in the context of the TPP and asked the USITC to provide advice concerning the probable economic effect of a U.S. free trade agreement with Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.
For the current report, the USTR asked that the USITC, among other things, identify any changes in its advice from the earlier advice that did not include Japan. The USITC has previously provided advice to the USTR concerning the probable economic effect of providing duty-free treatment for imports of products from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam, plus Malaysia, Canada, and Mexico, under a TPP FTA (those reports remain classified by the USTR).
As requested, the USITC will advise the President as to the probable economic effect of providing duty-free treatment for imports of products of the 11 countries participating in the TPP negotiations on industries in the United States producing like or directly competitive articles and on consumers. In preparing its advice, the USITC will consider each article in chapters 1 through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for which tariffs will remain, taking into account implementation of U.S. commitments in the World Trade Organization and under U.S. free trade agreements that the United States has with a TPP country. The advice will be based on the 2013 Harmonized Tariff Schedule nomenclature and trade data for the year 2012. The advice will assume that any known U.S. non-tariff barrier will not be applicable to such imports, and the USITC will note in its report any instance in which the continued application of a U.S. non-tariff barrier would result in different advice with respect to the effect of the removal of the duty.
In addition, as requested by the USTR, the USITC will prepare an assessment of the probable economic effect of eliminating tariffs on imports of certain agricultural products of the TPP participants on U.S. industries producing the product concerned and the economy as a whole. A list of the products is attached to the USTR's request letter, which can be obtained from the USITC's web site and its electronic document information system (EDIS).
The USITC expects to submit its report, which will be confidential, to the USTR by August 21, 2013.
The USITC is seeking input for the investigations from all interested parties and requests that the information focus on the issues for which the USITC is requested to provide information and advice.
The USITC will hold a public hearing in connection with the investigations on June 11, 2013. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on May 28, 2013, with the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. For further information, call 202-205-2000.
The USITC also welcomes written submissions for the record. Written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary of the Commission at the above address and should be submitted at the earliest practical date but no later than 5:15 p.m. on June 17, 2013. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will be available for public inspection.
Further information on the scope of the investigations and appropriate submissions is available in the USITC's notice of investigations, dated May 9, 2013, which can be downloaded from the USITC Internet site (www.usitc.gov) or may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Secretary at the above address or at 202-205-2000.
USITC Votes to Continue Case on Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products from Japan
USITC VOTES TO CONTINUE CASE ON DIFFUSION-ANNEALED, NICKEL-PLATED FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Chairman Irving A. Williamson and Commissioners Shara L. Aranoff, Dean A. Pinkert, David S. Johanson, and Meredith M. Broadbent voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Daniel R. Pearson voted in the negative.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determination, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its investigation on imports of these products, with its preliminary antidumping duty determination due on or about September 3, 2013.
The Commission's public report Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products from Japan (Investigation No. 731-TA-1206 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 4395, May 2013) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.
Copies of the report are expected to be available after June 10, 2013, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be faxed to 202-205-2104.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Office of Industries
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products from Japan
Investigation No. 731-TA-1206 (Preliminary)
Product Description: Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel is a flat-rolled steel product, plated or coated with nickel or with a nickel-based alloy and subsequently annealed. Annealing after nickel-plating causes the formation of a thin layer of iron-nickel alloy between the steel substrate and the nickel coating, which prevents the nickel coating from flaking or separating from the substrate during fabrication operations. The principal application for diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel is for the fabrication of cans and end caps of alkaline and lithium batteries. Diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel is also used for the manufacture of fuel, power-steering, and other automotive fluid lines.
Status of Proceedings: 1. Type of investigations: Preliminary antidumping. 2. Petitioner: Thomas Steel Strip Corporation, Warren, Ohio. 3. Preliminary investigation instituted by the USITC: March 27, 2013. 4. Commission's conference: April 17, 2013. 5. USITC vote: May 10, 2013. 6. USITC determinations due: May 13, 2013. 7. USITC views due: May 20, 2013. U.S. Industry: 1. Number of producers in 2012: One. 2. Location of producer's plant: Ohio. 3. Employment of production and related workers in 2012: (1) 4. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2012: (1) 5. Ratio of the value of total U.S. imports to total U.S. consumption in 2012: (1) U.S. Imports: 1. From the subject country during 2012: (1) 2. From other countries during 2012: (1) 3. Sources during 2012: Japan, Germany, and Korea.
(1) Withheld to avoid disclosure of business proprietary information.
USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Ammonium Nitrate from Ukraine
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on ammonium nitrate from Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determination, the existing order on imports of this product from Ukraine will remain in place.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
Today's action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.
The Commission's public report Ammonium Nitrate from Ukraine (Inv. No. 731-TA-894 (Second Review), USITC Publication 4396, May 2013) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the review.
Copies may be requested after June 14, 2013, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205-2000, or writing to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by fax at 202-205-2104.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission's institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC's notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission's prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the review, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) review concerning Ammonium Nitrate from Ukraine was instituted on June 1, 2012.
On September 4, 2012, the Commission voted to conduct a full review. All six Commissioners concluded that both the domestic group response and the respondent group response were adequate and voted for a full review.
A record of the Commission's vote to conduct a full review is available from the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may be made by telephone by calling 202-205-1802.
Jackson Designated USITC Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Irving A. Williamson, Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), announced today that Altivia Jackson has been designated as the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at the USITC.
Jackson will manage the USITC’s equal employment opportunity, diversity, and inclusion programs and policies. She will advise the Chairman, the Commission, and USITC managers on all EEO issues.
Jackson comes to the USITC from the Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, where she served as the Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Advancement. She began her EEO career with the Department of the Army in 1998 when she graduated from the Department of Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institution’s Equal Opportunity Advisor’s Course. In 2007, she joined the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Civil Rights staff as an EEO specialist. She later served as the Deputy EEO Officer for the Department of the Navy’s Navy Air Warfare Aircraft Division at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. She retired from the U.S. Army after a 21-year career.
Jackson holds a bachelor of arts degree in human resource administration from Saint Leo University; a master of arts degree in human resource management from Webster University; and a master of science in administration degree with a concentration in leadership from Central Michigan University.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency that makes determinations concerning the impact of imports and their potential injury on domestic companies. The USITC staff includes experts who analyze virtually every commodity imported into the United States. The USITC provides data on international trade to the President, Congress, other federal agencies, and the public.
Probable Economic Effect of Duty-Free Imports Under a U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement Will Be Focus of New USITC Investigations
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking input for newly initiated investigations into the probable economic effect of duty-free imports under a U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement.
The investigations, U.S.-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Advice on the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports, were requested by the Acting United States Trade Representative (USTR) in a letter received on March 26, 2013.
As requested, the USITC will advise the President as to the probable economic effect of providing duty-free treatment for imports of products from all of the European Union (EU) member states on industries in the United States producing like or directly competitive articles and on consumers. In preparing its advice, the USITC will consider each article in chapters 1 through 97 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States for which tariffs will remain, taking into account implementation of U.S. commitments in the World Trade Organization. The advice will be based on the 2013 Harmonized Tariff Schedule nomenclature and trade data for the year 2012. The advice will assume that any known U.S. non-tariff barrier will not be applicable to such imports, and the USITC will note in its report any instance in which the continued application of a U.S. non-tariff barrier would result in different advice with respect to the effect of the removal of the duty.
In addition, as requested, the USITC will prepare an assessment of the probable economic effect of eliminating tariffs on imports from all of the EU member states of certain agricultural products on U.S. industries producing the product concerned and the U.S. economy as a whole. A list of the products is attached to the USTR's request letter.
The USITC expects to submit its report, which will be confidential, to the USTR by September 26, 2013.
The USITC is seeking input for these investigations from all interested parties and requests that the information focus on the issues for which the USITC is requested to provide information and advice.
The USITC will hold a public hearing in connection with the investigations on June 5, 2013. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m. on May 16, 2013, with the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. For further information, call 202-205-2000.
The USITC also welcomes written submissions for the record. Written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary of the Commission at the above address and should be submitted at the earliest practical date but no later than 5:15 p.m. on June 18, 2013. All written submissions, except for confidential business information, will be available for public inspection.
Further information on the scope of the investigations and appropriate submissions is available in the USITC's notice of investigation, dated April 18, 2013, which can be downloaded from the USITC Internet site (www.usitc.gov) or may be obtained by contacting the Office of the Secretary at the above address or at 202-205-2000.
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of drawn stainless steel sinks from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the USITC's affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of these products from China.
The Commission's public report Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-489 and 731-TA-1201 (Final), USITC Publication 4390, April 2013) will contain the views of the Commissioners and information developed during the investigations.
Copies may be obtained after April 25, 2013, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, by calling 202-205-2000, or by writing the Office of the Secretary, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be made by fax to 202-205-2104.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Office of Industries
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-489 and 731-TA-1201 (Final)
Product Description: Drawn stainless steel sinks are characterized by a seamless basin and rim, shaped by forming (drawing), punching, and stamping operations from a single stainless steel sheet blank. The stainless steel surfaces of drawn sinks provide a combination of strength, light weight, flexibility, toughness, stain and heat resistance, easy maintenance, and aesthetic appeal particularly for their most common end-use application in residential kitchens. Whether consisting of only a single basin or of multiple basins joined together, these sinks are available in two different mounting configurations: for top (drop-in) mounting above the countertop, undermounting beneath the countertop, or dual (suitable for either) mounting configuration.
Status of Proceedings:
1. Type of investigation: Final antidumping and countervailing duty.
2. Petitioner: Elkay Manufacturing Company, Oak Brook, IL.
4. USITC hearing: February 21, 2013.
5. USITC vote: March 21, 2013.
6. USITC notification of Department of Commerce: April 4, 2013.
U.S. Industry:
1. Number of U.S. producers in 2011: 7.
2. Location of producers' plants: Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Utah.
3. Employment of production and related workers in 2011: (1)
4. U.S. producers' U.S. shipments in 2011: (1)
5. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2011: $301.4 million.
6. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption in 2011: 39.5 percent.
U.S. Imports in 2011:
1. From the subject country during 2011: $119.1 million.
2. From other countries during 2011: (1)
3. Leading sources during 2011: China and Mexico (in terms of total value).
(1) Withheld to avoid disclosure of business proprietary information.