Chinese exporters IFI & Morgan Ltd. and RMB Fasteners Ltd. lost their challenge to a 39.53% antidumping duty margin on certain U.S. shipments of their steel threaded rod, after the U.S. Court of International Trade accepted the Commerce Department’s approach to valuing production factors for this merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is primarily used in commercial construction for plumbing, HVAC ductwork, and sprinkler pipes. IFI, RMB, and manufacturer Jiaxing Brother Fastener Co. challenged the results of Commerce’s periodic duty review covering imports of this rod that entered the U.S. between April 2013 and March 2014.
The trade court previously upheld parts ...
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