US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T15:04:35Z
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see Appendix I. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry This circumvention inquiry covers SSWR from Korea that has been cold-drawn and further processed into SS round wire in Vietnam and exported into the United States. Legal Framework Section 781(c) of the Act provides that Commerce may find circumvention of an AD or countervailing duty (CVD) order when products which are of the class or kind as merchandise subject to an AD or CVD order have been ``altered in form or appearance in minor respects . . . whether or not included in the same tariff classification.'' Section 781(c)(2) of the Act provides an exception that ``{p{time} aragraph 1 shall not apply with respect to altered merchandise if the administering determines that it would be unnecessary to consider the altered merchandise within the scope of the {order{time} .'' While the Act is silent as to what factors to consider in determining whether alterations are properly considered ``minor,'' the legislative history of this provision indicates that there are certain factors that should be considered before reaching a circumvention determination. In conducting a circumvention inquiry under section 781(c) of the Act, Commerce has generally relied upon ``such criteria as the overall physical characteristics of the merchandise, the expectations of the ultimate users, the use of the merchandise, the channels of marketing and the cost of any modification relative to the total value of the imported products.'' Concerning the allegation of minor alteration under section 781(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(i), Commerce examines such factors as: (1) Overall physical characteristics; (2) expectations of ultimate users; (3) use of merchandise; (4) channels of marketing; and (5) cost of any modification relative to the value of the imported products. See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99c and Up To 225c, and Parts Thereof, from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders--600cc Up To 99cc Engines, 86 FR 51866 (September 17, 2021). Id.; see also Deacero S.A. de C.V. v. United States, 817 F.3d 1332 (Fed. Cir. 2016). Analysis After analyzing the record evidence and the petitioner's allegation, we determine that there is sufficient information to at minimum warrant the initiation of a minor alterations circumvention inquiry, pursuant to section 781(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(i). For a full discussion of the basis for our decision to initiate a minor alterations circumvention inquiry, see the Initiation Decision Memorandum. The Initiation Decision Memorandum is a public document, on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov . In addition, a complete version of the Initiation Decision Memorandum is available at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx . As explained in the Initiation Decision Memorandum, the information provided by NAS warrants initiating this circumvention inquiry on a country-wide basis. Commerce has taken this approach in prior circumvention inquiries, where the facts warranted initiation on a country-wide basis. See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Initiation of - Circumvention Inquiry,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Initiation Decision Memorandum). The record evidence necessary for initiating a circumvention inquiry differ from a determination of circumvention. See also, e.g., Hydrofluorocarbon Blends from the People's Republic of China; Initiation of the Anticircumvention Inquiry of Antidumping Duty Order; Components, 84 FR 28273 (June 18, 2019). Id. See, e.g., Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 83 FR 37785 (August 2, 2018); Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 40556, 40560 (August 25, 2017) (stating at initiation that Commerce would evaluate the extent to which a country-wide finding applicable to all exports might be warranted); and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti- Circumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 81 FR 79454, 79458 (November 14, 2016) (stating at initiation that Commerce would evaluate the extent to which a country-wide finding applicable to all exports might be warranted). Consistent with the approach in the prior circumvention inquiries that were initiated on a country-wide basis, Commerce intends to issue questionnaires to solicit information from producers and exporters in Vietnam concerning their shipments of SS round wire to the United States made from SSWR produced in Korea. A company's failure to respond completely to Commerce's requests for information may result in the application of partial or total facts available, pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, which may include adverse inferences, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act.
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| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 7221.00.00 | 72210000 | Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of stainless steel |
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At a glance
The antidumping measure covers Stainless Steel Wire Rod, imported from Korea. Case number A-580-829 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2022-02-01; the described product range determines which ten-digit lines inherit the cash-deposit obligation. Scope language in the Federal Register document controls.
As of dataset vintage 2026-10-16T16:09:24Z, yes: importers entering covered goods post a cash deposit at the current rate until Commerce's next administrative review publishes revised margins in the Federal Register. Deposit rates can change every review cycle, so confirm the latest Federal Register notice before you quote a figure to your customs broker.
These HTS headings are recorded in the case linkage: 7221.00.00. Confirm the exact ten-digit code against the published scope language, because product descriptions rather than codes alone define the legal boundary of the order, and scope rulings occasionally widen or narrow which lines inherit the deposit obligation.
Primary sources: Federal Register — A-580-829 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com