On August 24, 2017, Titanium Metals Corporation filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of Titanium Sponge from Japan and Kazakhstan.
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
The product covered by these investigations is all forms and grades of titanium sponge, except as specified below. Titanium sponge is unwrought titanium metal that has not been melted.
Expressly excluded from the scope of this investigation are titanium powders, titanium sponge fines, titanium briquettes consisting of compacted titanium sponge fines and ultra-high purity titanium sponge. In ultra-high purity titanium sponge, metallic impurities do not exceed any of these amounts:
WT% | |
Aluminum | 0.0005 |
Chromium | 0.0001 |
Cobalt | 0.0001 |
Copper | 0.0002 |
Iron | 0.0300 |
Manganese | 0.0010 |
Nickel | 0.0002 |
Vanadium | 0.0002 |
Zirconium | 0.0005 |
Carbon | 0.0150 |
Hydrogen | 0.0100 |
Nitrogen | 0.0020 |
Oxygen | 0.1000 |
Titanium sponge is currently classified under subheading 8108.20.0010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (HTSUS). The HTS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
PETITIONER
Titanium Metals Corporation
100 Titanium Way
Toronto, OH 43964
COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS
J. Kevin Horgan
deKieffer and Horgan, PLLC
1090 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 410
Washington, DC 20005
ALLEGED DUMPING MARGIN
Japan: 31%-69%
Kazakhstan: 33%
ALLEGED SUBSIDIES MARGIN
Countervailing Duty Petitions issued against Japan and Kazakhstan. Amounts of additional duties unspecified.
NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS
For a list of foreign products/exporters alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment I.
NAMED IMPORTERS
For a list of importers alleged by Petitioner, please see Attachment II.
IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 1Q 2016 | 1Q 2017 | |
Japan | |||||
Quantity (kg) | 13,320,789 | 15,487,583 | 15,848,926 | 3,393,581 | 4,672,660 |
Value (USD) | 155,281,184 | 161,125,346 | 144,797,042 | 30,427,641 | 42,259,752 |
AUV (USD/lb) | 11.66 | 10.40 | 9.14 | 8.97 | 9.04 |
Kazakhstan | |||||
Quantity (kg) | 660,000 | 2,600,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 885,000 |
Value (USD) | 6,644,070 | 21,371,092 | 373,974 | 373,974 | 7,079,829 |
AUV (USD/lb) | 10.07 | 8.22 | 8.31 | 8.31 | 8.00 |
CONTACT US
For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley.