The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain brake drums from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Türkiye on Monday.
The Commerce Department announced final dumping margins of 77.14% on 11 producers and exporters from China, with all other Chinese manufacturers receiving a margin of 160.79% and a cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset) of 150.25.
As for Turkish products, the Commerce Department levied a dumping margin of 149.29% and cash deposit rate of 146.93% for three exporter/producers, with other companies receiving a dumping margin of 15.22% and a cash deposit rate 12.86%.
Subsidy rates were higher for both nations.
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For Chinese product, 14 exporter/producers were given subsidy rates of 443.83%, while Shandong ConMet Mechanical, Ltd./Weifang ConMet Mechanical Products Co., Ltd. received a rate of 11.94%, as did all other operations.
In announcing the reduced rate for ConMet, the Department of Commerce noted it "modified our calculation of the subsidy rate for ConMet based on comments received from interested parties and our verification procedures."
Türkiye subsidy rates were 131.60% on three exporter/producers and 2.80% on all other operations.
The Commerce Department's investigation ran from Jan. 1, to Dec. 31, 2023, and covered certain brake drums made of gray cast iron, whether finished or unfinished, with an actual or nominal inside diameter of 14.75 in., or more but not over 16.6 in., weighing more than 50 lb.
The International Trade Commission will announce its final determination regarding the investigations on July 28, with an issuance of orders to follow on Aug. 4.
