On April 16, 2020, Insteel Wire Products (“Insteel”), Sumiden Wire Products Corporation (“Sumiden”), and Wire Mesh Corporation (“WMC”) (“Petitioners”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand (“PC strand”) from Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates. In addition, the petition alleges that imports of PC strand from Turkey are unfairly subsidized and requests the imposition of countervailing duties.

 

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The scope of the imported merchandise that Petitioners intend to cover in this investigation is:

The merchandise covered by these petitions is prestressed concrete steel wire strand (“PC strand”), produced from wire of nonstainless, non-galvanized steel, which is suitable for use in prestressed concrete (both pretensioned and post-tensioned) applications. The product definition encompasses covered and uncovered strand and all types, grades, and diameters of PC strand. PC strand is normally sold in the United States in sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 0.70 inches in diameter. PC strand made from galvanized wire is only excluded from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc oxide coating meets or exceeds the 0.40 oz./ft2 standard set forth in ASTM-A-475.

The PC strand subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheadings 7312.10.3010 and 7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

 

PETITIONER

Insteel Wire Products Company

1373 Boggs Drive

Mount Airy, NC 27030

Tel: (336) 786-2141

Fax: (336)783-4473

Website: http://www.insteel.com/

Contact: H.O. Woltz III, President and CEO

Email: hwoltz@insteel.com

 

Sumiden Wire Products Corporation

710 Marshall Stuart Drive

Dickson, TN 37055

Tel: (615) 446-3199

Fax: (615) 446-3197

Website: http://www.sumidenwire.com/

Contact: Jon Cornelius, Executive Vice President and General

Manager, PC Strand Division

Email: jonc@sumidenwire.com

 

Wire Mesh Corp.

25219 Kuykendahl Rd.

Houston, TX 77375

Tel: (706) 922-5179

Fax: (904) 714-3935

Website: https://wmc-us.com/

Contact: Jordi Barrenechea, President

Email: jordi@wmc-us.com

 

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS

Kathleen W. Cannon

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

3050 K Street, N.W., Suite 400

Washington, DC 20007

(202) 342-8400

 

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 .

 

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

Event	Earliest Date
Petition Filed	April 16, 2020
DOC Initiation	May 6, 2020
ITC Preliminary Investigation:
Questionnaires Due	April 30, 2020
Request to appear at hearing	May 5, 2020
Hearing	May 7, 2020
Briefs	May 12, 2020
ITC Vote	June 2, 2020
DOC Investigation Schedule:
DOC Preliminary Antidumping Determination	September 23, 2020
DOC Preliminary Countervailing Determination	July 10, 2020
DOC Final Antidumping Determination	December 7, 2020
DOC Final Countervailing Determination	September 23, 2020
ITC Final AD Determination	January 21, 2021
ITC Final CVD Determination	November 9, 2020

 

ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS

Argentina: 60.40%

Colombia: 85.95%

Egypt: 29.91%

Indonesia: 72.28%

Italy: 30.61%

Malaysia: 40.05%

Netherlands: 30.86%

Saudi Arabia: 194.40%

South Africa: 155.10%

Spain: 38.57%

Taiwan: 23.89%

Tunisia: 53.22%

Turkey: 53.65%

Ukraine: 17.70% – 53.83%

United Arab Emirates: 174.46%

 

ALLEGED SUBSIDIES

For a list of alleged countervailing duty programs, please see Attachment III .

 

IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE

 

	2017	2018	2019
Malaysia
Quantity(Pounds)	70,651,100	68,455,517	67,778,804
Value ($)	22,852,459	29,233,820	26,090,500
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	323.46	427.05	384.94
Spain
Quantity(Pounds)	26,608,652	15,852,239	41,812,051
Value ($)	8,300,797	7,085,022	15,583,467
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	311.96	446.94	372.70
Turkey
Quantity(Pounds)	30,378,217	27,889,371	35,970,507
Value ($)	9,510,508	11,690,690	13,082,835
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	313.07	419.18	363.71
Tunisia
Quantity(Pounds)	22,991,312	25,372,676	25,172,973
Value ($)	7,535,595	10,967,029	9,899,657
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	327.76	432.24	393.27
Italy
Quantity(Pounds)	21,227,305	14,819,449	24,305,148
Value ($)	6,880,032	6,870,906	10,185,049
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	324.11	463.64	419.05
Colombia
Quantity(Pounds)	26,649,239	24,240,628	23,839,535
Value ($)	8,985,505	10,389,701	9,572,086
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	337.18	428.61	401.52
South Africa
Quantity(Pounds)	20,422,023	20,367078	17,904,826
Value ($)	6,196,119	8,197,044	6,722,081
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	303.40	402.47	375.43
Indonesia
Quantity(Pounds)	633,958	10,349,769	13,890,497
Value ($)	187,281	4,400,977	5,379,607
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	295.42	425.22	387.29
United Arab Emirates
Quantity(Pounds)	4,541,548	612,384	6,884,398
Value ($)	970,175	4,827,496	2,976,345
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	381.52	408.23	330.07
Taiwan
Quantity(Pounds)	2,589,119	10,676,064	6,288,456
Value ($)	970,175	4,827,496	2,976,345
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	374.71	452.18	473.30
Argentina
Quantity(Pounds)	N/A	2,196,304	6,125,435
Value ($)	N/A	956,922	2,295,376
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	N/A	435.70	374.73
Saudi Arabia
Quantity(Pounds)	7,731,964	18,591,393	3,647,354
Value ($)	2,304,091	7,282,161	1,378,312
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	298.00	391.70	377.89
Netherlands
Quantity(Pounds)	3,133,314	1,978,300	2,888,321
Value ($)	1,667,152	1,177,521	1,619,809
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	532.07	595.22	560.81
Ukraine
Quantity(Pounds)	528,637	4,384,731	2,795,646
Value ($)	172,925	1,835,965	986,525
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	327.11	418.72	352.88
Egypt
Quantity(Pounds)	N/A	N/A	968,276
Value ($)	N/A/	N/A	345,888
AUV ($/1,000lbs)	N/A/	N/A	357.22

 

CONTACT US

For more information concerning this petition and how it may affect your business, please contact Jeffrey Neeley, Nithya Nagarajan, or Stephen Brophy.