The U.S. Preliminary AD Ruling on China's Steel Wheel Hubs

On October 27, 2011, U.S. Department of Commerce made a preliminary antidumping ruling on China's steel wheel hubs (see the table below). The involved products are under HS codes:

8708.70.0500, 8708.70.2500, 8708.70.4530, 8708.70.6030, 8406.90.4580, 8406.90.7500, 8420.99.9000, 8422.90.1100, 8422.90.2100, 8422.90.9120, 8422.90.9130, 8422.90.9160, 8422.90.9195, 8431.10.0010, 8431.10.0090, 8431.20.0000, 8431.31.0020, 8431.31.0040, 8431.31.0060, 8431.39.0010, 8431.39.0050, 8431.39.0070, 8431.39.0080, 8431.43.8060, 8431.49.1010, 8431.49.1060, 8431.49.1090, 8431.49.9030, 8431.49.9040, 8431.49.9085, 8432.90.0005, 8432.90.0015, 8432.90.0030, 8432.90.0080, 8433.90.1000, 8433.90.5020, 8433.90.5040, 8436.99.0020, 8436.99.0090, 8479.90.9440, 8479.90.9450, 8479.90.9496, 8487.90.0080, 8607.19.1200, 8607.19.1500, 8708.70.1500, 8708.70.3500, 8708.70.4560, 8708.70.6060, 8709.90.0000, 8710.00.0090, 8714.19.0030, 8714.19.0060, 8716.90.1000, 8716.90.5030, 8716.90.5060, 8803.20.0015, 8803.20.0030 and 8803.20.0060.

In April 2011, U.S. Department of Commerce launched the antidumping investigation.

Exporter/Manufacturer	Dumping Margin (%)
Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited / Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited	141.38
Shanghai Yata Industry Company Limited / Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited	141.38
Jining Centurion Wheels Manufacturing Co., Ltd. / Jining Centurion Wheels Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	110.58
* Separate Rate	125.98
General	193.54

*Enterprises getting the separate rate:
1. Shandong Land Star Import & Export Co., Ltd.;
2. Shandong Jining Wheel Factory;
3. Wuxi Superior Wheel Co., Ltd.;
4. Shandong Xingmin Wheel Co. Ltd.;
5. Xiamen Sunrise Wheel Group Co., Ltd.;
6. Jiaxing Stone Wheel Co., Ltd.;
7. Xiamen Topu Import & Export Co., Ltd.;
8. China Dongfeng Motor Industry Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.