US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T15:57:47Z
The products covered by the Orders are stainless sheet and strip, whether in coils or straight lengths. For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see the ``Scope of the Orders,'' in the Appendix to this notice. Merchandise Subject to the Anti-Circumvention Inquiry The anti-circumvention inquiry covers stainless sheet and strip completed in Vietnam using certain non-subject stainless steel flat- rolled inputs of Chinese-origin that is subsequently exported from Vietnam to the United States. Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry Section 781(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), provides that Commerce may find circumvention of an AD or CVD order when merchandise of the same class or kind subject to the order is completed or assembled in a foreign country other than the country to which the order applies. In conducting anti-circumvention inquiries, under section 781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce relies on the following criteria: (A) Merchandise imported into the United States is of the same class or kind as any merchandise produced in a foreign country that is the subject of an antidumping or countervailing duty order or finding, (B) before importation into the United States, such imported merchandise is completed or assembled in another foreign country from merchandise which is subject to the order or merchandise which is produced in the foreign country that is subject to the order, (C) the process of assembly or completion in the foreign country referred to in section (B) is minor or insignificant, (D) the value of the merchandise produced in the foreign country to which the AD or CVD order applies is a significant portion of the total value of the merchandise exported to the United States, and (E) the administering authority determines that action is appropriate to prevent evasion of such order or finding. In determining whether or not the process of assembly or completion in a third country is minor or insignificant under section 781(b)(1)(C) of the Act, section 781(b)(2) of the Act directs Commerce to consider: (A) The level of investment in the foreign country, (B) the level of research and development in the foreign country, (C) the nature of the production process in the foreign country, (D) the extent of production facilities in the foreign country, and (E) whether or not the value of processing performed in the foreign country represents a small proportion of the value of the merchandise imported into the United States. However, no single factor, by itself, controls Commerce's determination of whether the process of assembly or completion in a third country is minor or insignificant. Accordingly, it is Commerce's practice to evaluate each of these five factors as they exist in the third country, depending on the totality of the circumstances of the particular anti-circumvention inquiry. See Statement of Administrative Action accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (SAA), H.R. Doc. No. 103-316 (1994) at 893. See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December 21, 2018), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 4. Furthermore, section 781(b)(3) of the Act sets forth additional factors to consider in determining whether to include merchandise assembled or completed in a third country within the scope of an antidumping and/or countervailing duty order. Specifically, Commerce shall take into account such factors as: (A) The pattern of trade, including sourcing patterns; (B) whether the manufacturer or exporter of the merchandise is affiliated with the person who, in the third country, uses the merchandise to complete or assemble the merchandise which is subsequently imported into the United States; and (C) whether imports of the merchandise into the third country have increased after the initiation of the investigation that resulted in the issuance of such order or finding. We have analyzed the criteria above, and from available information we determine pursuant to section 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225(b) and (h), that initiation of an anti-circumvention inquiry is warranted to determine whether certain imports of stainless sheet and strip, completed in Vietnam using certain stainless steel flat-rolled inputs manufactured in China, are circumventing the Orders. For a full discussion of the basis for our decision to initiate this anti- circumvention inquiry, see the Initiation Memo. As explained in the Initiation Memo, the available information supports initiating this anti-circumvention inquiry on a country-wide basis. Commerce has taken this approach in prior anti-circumvention inquiries, where the facts supported initiation on a country-wide basis. See Memorandum, ``Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders'' (Initiation Memo). This memo is a public document dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice and on file electronically via ACCESS.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T15:57:47Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 7219.13.00 | 72191300 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm |
| 7219.14.00 | 72191400 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm |
| 7219.23.00 | 72192300 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm |
| 7219.24.00 | 72192400 | Of a thickness of less than 3 mm |
| 7219.32.00 | 72193200 | Of a thickness of 3 mm or more but less than 4.75 mm |
| 7219.33.00 | 72193300 | Of a thickness exceeding 1 mm but less than 3 mm |
| 7219.34.00 | 72193400 | Of a thickness of 0.5 mm or more but not exceeding 1 mm |
| 7219.35.00 | 72193500 | Of a thickness of less than 0.5 mm |
| 7219.90.00 | 72199000 | Other |
| 7220.12.10 | 72201210 | Of a width of 300 mm or more |
| 7220.12.50 | 72201250 | Of a width of less than 300 mm |
| 7220.20.10 | 72202010 | Of a width of 300 mm or more |
| 7220.20.60 | 72202060 | Of a thickness exceeding 1.25 mm |
| 7220.20.70 | 72202070 | Of a thickness exceeding 0.25 mm but not exceeding 1.25 mm |
| 7220.20.80 | 72202080 | Razor blade steel |
| 7220.20.90 | 72202090 | Other |
| 7220.90.00 | 72209000 | Other |
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At a glance
The antidumping and countervailing measure covers Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip, imported from China. Case number C-570-043 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2020-05-15; 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: 7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.23.00, 7219.24.00, 7219.32.00, 7219.33.00, 7219.34.00, 7219.35.00, 7219.90.00, 7220.12.10, 7220.12.50, 7220.20.10, 7220.20.60, 7220.20.70, 7220.20.80, 7220.20.90, 7220.90.00. 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 — C-570-043 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com