U.S. Rulings on South Korea Household Washing Machines

 
On December 19, 2012, the United States Department of Commerce announced its final rulings for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy on large household washing machines from South Korea (see the tables below).

The U.S. International Trade Commission will make its final rulings for industrial injury on February 1, 2013, and if the Commission rulings are affirmative, the Department of Commerce will issue the double-anti order.

On January 19, 2012, the Department of Commerce started the double-anti probes under HS Codes 84501100.40, 84501100.80, 84502000.90, 84509020.00 and 84509060.00.

On June 5 and August 3, 2012, the Department of Commerce respectively made initial rulings for the anti-subsidy and anti-dumping measures.

Anti-Dumping Final Ruling Results:

South Korean Exporter/Maker	Dumping Margin (%)	Cash Deposit (%)*
Daewoo Electronics Corporation	82.41	79.11
LG Electronics, Inc.	13.02	13.02
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	9.29	9.23
South Korean General	11.86	11.80

*Cash deposit=Dumping Margin-3.3% (Daewoo), 0.06% (Samsung, South Korean General)

Anti-Subsidy Final Ruling Results:

South Korean Exporter/Maker	Subsidy Rate (%)
Daewoo Electronics Corporation	72.30
LG Electronics, Inc. *	0.01 (Microscale)**
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	1.85
South Korean General	1.85

* Cash Deposit equal to subsidy rate
**Microscale: Lower than 1% for developed members; lower than 2% for developing members