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On June 20, 2024, Webb Wheel Products, Inc. (“Webb” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on U.S. imports of Certain Brake Drums from the People’s Republic of China and Turkey.

SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION

The following language describes the imported merchandise from China and Turkey that is within the scope of this Petition:

The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain brake drums made of gray cast iron, whether finished or unfinished, with an actual or nominal inside diameter of 14.75 inches or more but not over 16.6 inches, weighing more than 50 pounds. Unfinished brake drums are those which have undergone some turning or machining but are not ready for installation. Subject brake drums are included within the scope whether imported individually or with non-subject merchandise (for example, a hub), whether assembled or unassembled, or if joined with non-subject merchandise. When a subject drum is imported together with non-subject merchandise, such as, but not limited to, a drum-hub assembly, only the subject drum is covered by the scope.

Subject merchandise also includes finished and unfinished brake drums that are further processed in a third country or in the United States, including, but not limited to, assembly or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of these investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the subject brake drums. The inclusion, attachment, joining, or assembly of non-subject merchandise with subject drums either in the country of manufacture of the subject drum or in a third country does not remove the subject drum from the scope. The scope of this investigation does not include any products already covered by the AD and CVD Orders on certain chassis and subassemblies thereof from the People’s Republic of China (A-570-135; C-570-136).

The scope also excludes composite brake drums that contain more than 40% steel by weight, while certain brake drums that meet the above criteria and that contain 40% or less steel by weight are within the scope.

PETITIONER

Webb Wheel Products, Inc. 2310 Industrial Drive SW Cullman, AL 35055-6331 Contact: Johnathon Capps Telephone: 256-775-7535 Email: jcapps@webbwheel.com 

COUNSEL FOR PETITIONERS

MAYER BROWN LLP

1999 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 263-3000

NAMED PRODUCERS/EXPORTERS

For a list of foreign producers/exporters alleged by Petitioners, please see Attachment I.

NAMED IMPORTERS

For a list of importers alleged by the Petitioner, please see Attachment II.

ESTIMATED SCHEDULE

EventEarliest Date
Petition FiledJune 20, 2024
DOC InitiationJuly 10, 2024
ITC Preliminary Investigation:
Questionnaires DueJuly 4, 2024
Request to appear at hearing                                     July 9, 2024
HearingJuly 11, 2024
BriefsJuly 16, 2024
ITC VoteAugust 4, 2024
  
DOC Investigation Schedule: 
DOC Preliminary Antidumping DeterminationNovember 27, 2024
DOC Final Antidumping DeterminationFebruary 10, 2025
DOC Preliminary Countervailing DeterminationSeptember 13, 2024
DOC Final Countervailing DeterminationNovember 27, 2024
  
ITC Final Investigation: 
ITC Final AD Determination                March 27, 2025
ITC Final CVD Determination              January 11, 2025

ALLEGED DUMPING MARGINS

China:             300.83%

Turkey:           168.34%

ALLEGED COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGINS

Above de minimis

ALLEGED SUBSIDIES

For a list of alleged subsidies the Petitioner, please see Attachment III.

IMPORTS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE

 Oct 2023Nov 2023Dec 2023Jan 2024Feb 2024March 2024
China      
Quantity (Unit)364,097259,484283,548354,699347,031362,141
Value (USD $)10,421,0636,566,8457,276,5338,469,5377,939,8849,152,195
AUV ($/Unit)28.6225.3025.6623.8722.8725.27
AUV estimates for Turkey were marked as Business Proprietary Information.

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