MESSAGE NO: 3050111
DATE: 02 19 1993
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 570 - 820
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PERIOD COVERED:
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
02 18 1993
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN COMPACT DUCTILE IRON
WATERWORKS FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES FROM PRC
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON FEBRUARY 18,
1993,
NOTICE
OF
ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION
THAT
CERTAIN
COMPACT
DUCTILE
IRON
WATERWORKS
FITTINGS
AND
ACCESSORIES THEREOF FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARE BEING
SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE.
2.
THE PRODUCTS SUBJECT
TO
THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
1)
CERTAIN
COMPACT DUCTILE IRON WATERWORKS (CDIW) FITTINGS OF 3 TO 16 INCHES
NOMINAL DIAMETER REGARDLESS OF
SHAPE, INCLUDING BENDS,
TEES,
CROSSES, WYES, REDUCERS, ADAPTERS, AND
OTHER SHAPES, WHETHER
OR
NOT
CEMENT
LINE
AND WHETHER
OR
NOT COVERED WITH
BITUMEN
OR
SIMILAR
SUBSTANCE,
CONFORMING
TO
AMERICAN
WATER
WORKS
ASSOCIATION/AMERICAN
NATIONAL
STANDARD
INSTITUTE
(AWWA/ANSI)
SPECIFICATION C153/A21.53, AND RATED
FOR
WATER WORKING PRESSURE
OF
350
PSI;
AND
2)
CERTAIN
CDIW
FITTINGS ACCESSORIES WHICH
TYPICALLY CONSIST OF
A STANDARD DUCTILE IRON
GLAND,
A
STYRENE
BUTADIENE RUBBER
(SBR) GASKET, THE REQUISITE NUMBER
OF
COR-TEN
STEEL
OR
DUCTILE IRON
T-HEAD
BOLTS,
AND HEXAGONAL NUTS,
FOR
FITTINGS
IN
SIZES
3
TO
16
INCHES, CONFORMING
TO
AWWA/ANSI
SPECIFICATION C111/A21.11, AND RATED
FOR
WATER WORKING PRESSURE
OF 350 PSI. GASKETS, BOLTS AND NUTS ARE ONLY INCLUDED IF THEY ARE
IMPORTED
AS
AN ACCESSORY PACK
WITH
A
GLAND.
HOWEVER, GLANDS
IMPORTED SEPARATELY ARE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION.
THE TYPES OF
CDIW FITTINGS
COVERED BY
THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
COMPACT
DUCTILE
IRON MECHANICAL JOINT
WATERWORKS FITTINGS
AND
COMPACT DUCTILE IRON
PUSH-ON JOINT WATERWORKS FITTINGS, BOTH
OF
WHICH ARE USED FOR THE SAME APPLICATIONS.
CDIW FITTINGS ARE USED
TO
JOIN
WATER
MAIN
PRESSURE PIPES,
VALVES,
OR
HYDRANTS
IN
STRAIGHT LINES, AND CHANGE, DIVERT, DIVIDE, OR DIRECT THE FLOW OF
RAW AND/OR TREATED WATER IN PIPING SYSTEMS.
CDIW FITTINGS ATTACH
TO
THE
PIPE,
VALVE,
OR
HYDRANT
AT
A
JOINT
AND
ARE
USED
PRINCIPALLY FOR MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.
CDIW
FITTINGS ACCESSORIES ARE
USED
TO
JOIN MECHANICAL JOINT
CDIW FITTINGS TO PIPES.
THE ACCESSORIES ENSURE
THE COMPLETENESS
OF
THE SEAL BETWEEN THE CDIW FITTING AND PIPE.
MECHANICAL JOINT
FITTINGS MUST BE
USED WITH CDIW ACCESORIES.
PUSH-ON FITTINGS DO
NOT REQUIRE CDIW ACCESSORIES OTHER THAN A SBR GASKET.
CDIW FITTINGS
ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADING 7307.19.30.00,
OF
THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF
THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS).
STANDARD
DUCTILE
IRON
GLANDS
ARE
CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER
HTSUS
SUBHEADING 7325.99.10.00.3, STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER GASKETS
ARE
CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER
HTSUS
SUBHEADING
7318.15.20.90.2,
AND
HEXAGONAL
NUTS
ARE
CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER
HTSUS
SUBHEADING
7318.16.00.00.4.
CDIW FITTINGS WITH NOMINAL DIAMETERS GREATER THAN 16 INCHES AND
THE ACCESSORIES USED
WITH
CDIW FITTINGS WITH
NOMINAL DIAMETERS
GREATER THAN 16 INCHES, ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM
THE SCOPE
OF
THIS INVESTIGATION.
NONMALLEABLE CAST
IRON
FITTINGS
(ALSO
CALLED
GRAY
IRON FITTINGS) AND FULL-BODIED DUCTILE FITTINGS ARE
ALSO SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.
NONMALLEABLE CAST
IRON FITTINGS
HAVE
LITTLE DUCTILITY AND
ARE
GENERALLY
RATED
ONLY
150
TO
250
PSI.
FULL-BODIED DUCTILE
FITTINGS HAVE A LONGER BODY DESIGN THAN A COMPACT FITTING BECAUSE
IN THE COMPACT DESIGN THE STRAIGHT SECTION OF THE BODY IS OMITTED
TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPACT AND LESS HEAVY FITTING WITHOUT REDUCING
STRENGTH
OR
FLOW CHARACTERISTICS.
IN ADDITION, THE FULL-BODIED
DUCTILE FITTINGS ARE THICKER WALLED
THAN
THE
COMPACT FITTINGS.
FULL-BODIED FITTINGS ARE
MADE
OF
EITHER GRAY
IRON
OR DUCTILE
IRON,
IN
SIZES
OF
3
TO
48
INCHES,
CONFORM
TO
AWWA/ANSI
SPECIFICATION C110/C21.10, AND ARE RATED TO A MAXIMUM OF ONLY 250
PSI.
IN ADDITION, COMPACT DUCTILE
IRON
FLANGED FITTINGS
ARE
EXCLUDED FROM
THE
SCOPE
OF
THIS INVESTIGATION, AS
THEY
HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT
CHARACTERISTICS
AND
USES
THAN
CDIW
FITTINGS.
ALTHOUGH THE
HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF
THE
SCOPE
OF
THIS INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.
3.
FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS
BEEN ASSIGNED
THE FOLLOWING COMMERCE INVESTIGATION NUMBER:
A-570-820.
4.
FOR ALL EXPORTS OF CDIW FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF FROM
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF
SUCH MERCHANDISE THAT
IS
ENTERED,
OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER FEBRUARY 18, 1993 AND
SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR POSTING OF
A
BOND EQUAL TO
THE
APPROPRIATE ESTIMATED PRELIMINARY MARGIN PERCENTAGE LISTED BELOW:
MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER/
IDENTIFICATION NO. WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
EXPORTER
MARGIN PERCENTAGE
ALL MANUFACTURERS/PRODUCERS/
EXPORTERS
A-570-820-000
127.38%
5.
IF
THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS,
THEY
SHOULD
BE
REFERRED
TO
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY
BRANCH, CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS
BY
E-MAIL
ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB."
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES
SHOULD
CONTACT
JAMES
TERPSTRA
OF
THE
OFFICE
OF
ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
TELEPHONE (202) 482-3965.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN