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Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
The Department of Commerce (“the Department”) is conducting a new shipper review (“NSR”) of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”). The period of review (“POR”) is August 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015. The review covers one exporter of subject merchandise: Hai Huong Seafood Joint Stock Company (“HHFISH”). The Department has preliminarily determined that HHFISH did not sell subject merchandise at less than normal value (“NV”). We invite interested parties to comment on the preliminary results.
Effective Date: February 3, 2016.
Kenneth Hawkins, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6491.
On February 27, 2015, the Department initiated the NSR of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam.[1] On September 21, 2015, the Department extended the deadline for the preliminary results until November 20, 2015.[2] On November 20, 2015, the Department extended the deadline for preliminary results until December 21, 2015.[3] On December 21, 2015, the Department extended the deadline for preliminary results until January 20, 2016.[4]
The product covered by the order is frozen fish fillets, including regular, shank, and strip fillets and portions thereof, whether or not breaded or marinated, of the species Pangasius Bocourti, Pangasius Hypophthalmus (also known as Pangasius Pangasius) and Pangasius Micronemus. These products are classifiable under tariff article code 0304.62.0020 (Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius, including basa and tra), and may enter under tariff article codes 0305.59.0000, 1604.19.2100, 1604.19.3100, 1604.19.4100, 1604.19.5100, 1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”).[5] Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and Customs purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.[6]
The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”) and 19 CFR 351.214. Export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because Vietnam is a non-market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV has been calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, please see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (“ACCESS”). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
The Department preliminarily finds that the following margins exist for the period August 1, 2014, to January 31, 2015.
| Exporter | Producer | Weighted-average margin (dollars per kilogram) |
|---|---|---|
| Hai Huong Seafood Joint Stock Company | Hai Huong Seafood Joint Stock Company | 0.00 |
The Department intends to disclose calculations performed for these preliminary results to the parties within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review. Interested parties may submit case briefs and/or written comments no later than 30 days after the date of publication of the preliminary ( printed page 5710) results of review.[7] Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written comments, limited to issues raised in such briefs or comments, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing the case briefs.[8]
Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of these preliminary results.[9] Hearing requests should contain the following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.[10]
The Department intends to issue the final results of these new shipper reviews, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in all comments and at any hearing, within 90 days of publication of these preliminary results, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
Upon completion of the final results, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department will determine, and U.S. Customs Border and Protection (“CBP”) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries on a per-unit basis for HHFISH. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate importer-specific (or customer) per-unit duty assessment rates. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis. The final results of these reviews shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of these reviews and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this new shipper review for all shipments of subject merchandise from HHFISH entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For subject merchandise produced and exported by HHFISH, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the final results of this review (except, if a rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for subject merchandise exported by HHFISH but not manufactured by HHFISH, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the Vietnam-wide rate ( i.e., $2.39 per kilogram); and (3) for subject merchandise manufactured by the HHFISH, but exported by any other party, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 21, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. Discussion of the Methodology
5. Bona Fides Analysis
6. Non-Market Economy Country
7. Separate Rates
8. Surrogate Country
9. Economic Comparability
10. Significant Producers of Identical or Comparable Merchandise
11. Data Availability
12. Determination of a Comparison Method
13. Fair Value Comparisons
14. U.S. Price
15. Normal Value
16. Factor Valuations
17. Currency Conversion
18. Conclusion and Recommendation
1. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014-2015,80 FR 17390 (April 1, 2015).
Back to Citation2. See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, “Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2014-2015 New Shipper Review,” dated September 21, 2015.
Back to Citation3. See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, “Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2014-2015 New Shipper Review,” dated November 20, 2015.
Back to Citation4. See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, “Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2014-2015 New Shipper Review,” dated December 21, 2015.
Back to Citation5. Until June 30, 2004 these products were classifiable under HTSUS 0304.20.6030, 0304.20.6096, 0304.20.6043 and 0304.20.6057. From July 1, 2004 until December 31, 2006 these products were classifiable under HTSUS 0304.20.6033. From January 1, 2007 until December 31, 2011 these products were classifiable under HTSUS 0304.29.6033. On March 2, 2011 the Department added two HTSUS numbers at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) that the subject merchandise may enter under: 1604.19.2000 and 1604 19.3000, which were changed to 1604.19.2100 and 1604.19.3100 on January 1, 2012. On January 1, 2012 the Department added the following HTSUS numbers at the request of CBP: 0304.62.0020, 0305.59.0000, 1604.19.4100, 1604.19.5100, 1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100.
Back to Citation6. See “Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2012-2013 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (“Preliminary Decision Memorandum”), for a complete description of the Scope of the Order.
Back to Citation9. See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
Back to Citation10. See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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