U.S. Initial Two-Anti Rulings on Taiwanese/Vietnamese Steel Wire Hangers

On February 10, 2012, the United States International Trade Commission released a notice on making preliminary antidumping and anti-subsidy rulings on steel wire hangers originating in Chinese Taiwan and Vietnam, ruling that dumping and subsidy of involved products have caused material injury to U.S. local industries.

According to the affirmative ruling, U.S. Department of Commerce will continue the investigation into the involved products and make preliminary anti-subsidy and anti-dumping rulings respectively on March 23 and June 6, 2012.

On January 18, 2012, appealed by M&B Metal Products Company Inc, Innovative Fabrication LLC/Indy Hanger and US Hanger Company LLC, the U.S. Department of Commerce decided to launch the antidumping investigation into steel wire hangers from Chinese Taiwan and Vietnam and the anti-subsidy investigation into Vietnamese steel wire hangers, which are under HS codes 73239990.60, 73239990.80 and 73262000.20.

The appealers requested 18.90%-125.43% antidumping duties on Taiwanese products and 117.48%-220.68% and micro-scale anti-subsidy duties on Vietnamese products.