Revised Chinese Steel Threaded Rod Antidumping Duties Upheld

Certain imports of steel threaded rod from China will face slightly lower U.S. antidumping duties, the U.S. Court of International Trade confirmed.

Steel threaded rod is primarily used in commercial construction for plumbing, HVAC ductwork, and sprinkler pipe systems. The U.S. maintains antidumping duties on steel threaded rod from China.

Commerce conducted a periodic duty review covering imports that entered the U.S. between April 2012 and March 2013. RMB Fasteners Ltd., IFI & Morgan Ltd., and Jiaxing Brother Standard Part Co. were treated as a single entity and initially received a 47.62% dumping margin and corresponding duty rate on their ...