US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T15:58:30Z
The merchandise covered by the scope of the AD Order is alloy and certain carbon steel threaded rod from China. The merchandise covered by the scope of the CVD Order is carbon and alloy steel threaded rod from China. For a full description of the scopes, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. See Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 19929 (April 9, 2020) (AD Order). See Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod from India and the People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 19927 (April 9, 2020) (CVD Order). We collectively refer to the AD Order and the CVD Order as the Orders. Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiries These circumvention inquiries cover unthreaded pins of alloy steel exported from China which are further processed into alloy steel threaded rod in the United States. Unthreaded pins of alloy steel are unthreaded rod, bar, or studs, having a solid, circular cross section of any diameter, in any straight length, and are non-headed. Unthreaded pins may enter unchamfered or with their ends already chamfered. Such pins may also be referenced as ``pitch diameter stud blanks'' or ``blanks.'' Unthreaded pins of alloy steel are believed to enter under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7318.15.5051, 7318.15.5056, 7318.15.5090, 7228.60.8000, 7318.15.2095, 7318.19.0000, and 7318.29.0000, several of which also cover alloy steel threaded rod. Methodology Commerce made these preliminary findings of circumvention in accordance with section 781(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.226. We relied on information placed on the record by the petitioners, U.S. importers/processors, and Chinese suppliers. Further, because Chinese supplier Yongding Fastener failed to cooperate in these inquiries, i.e., by failing to respond to a request for information and failing to participate to the best of its ability, we have used adverse inferences when selecting from among the facts otherwise available on the record, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. Also, as adverse facts available, we are treating Yongding Fasteners and Ningding I&E, its affiliated trading company, as a single entity. The petitioner is Vulcan Threaded Products Inc. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at Section VI. For a complete description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ frn/. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached at Appendix I to this notice. Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention Based on our analysis, as detailed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we preliminarily find, pursuant to section 781(a) of the Act, that imports of unthreaded pins of alloy steel from China that are further processed in the United States into subject merchandise are circumventing the Orders. Certification Requirements To administer this affirmative preliminary circumvention determination, Commerce is requiring that importers of unthreaded pins of alloy steel from China which will not be threaded into subject merchandise certify that such pins will not be further processed into subject alloy steel threaded rod. Importers will be required to submit a copy of the importer certification as part of the entry summary by uploading them into the document imaging system (or ``DIS'') in ACE, and to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and/or Commerce with the importer certification, and any supporting documentation, upon request of either agency. Properly certified entries are not subject to AD/CVD duties under the Orders. Exemption from AD/CVD duties under the Orders is permitted only if the certification and documentation requirements specified in Appendices II and III are met. The importer certification is provided at Appendix III. Entries of unthreaded pins of alloy steel produced and/or exported by Yongding Fastener or Ningding I&E are not eligible for certification. Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements In accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(l)(2), we will direct CBP to continue the suspension of liquidation of previously suspended entries and to suspend liquidation of all entries of unthreaded pins of alloy steel from China that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 12, 2023 (i.e., the date of publication of the Initiation Notice). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(l)(2), we will also instruct CBP to require AD and CVD cash deposits for unthreaded pins of alloy steel from China for each unliquidated entry of unthreaded pins of alloy steel from China that have been entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 12, 2023. See generally Initiation Notice.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T15:58:30Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 7228.60.10 | 72286010 | Of tool steel (other than high-speed steel) |
| 7228.60.60 | 72286060 | Not cold-formed |
| 7228.60.80 | 72286080 | Cold-formed |
| 7318.15.20 | 73181520 | Bolts and bolts and their nuts or washers entered or exported in the same shipment |
| 7318.15.40 | 73181540 | Machine screws 9.5 mm or more in length and 3.2 mm or more in diameter (not including cap screws) |
| 7318.15.50 | 73181550 | Studs |
| 7318.15.60 | 73181560 | Having shanks or threads with a diameter of less than 6 mm |
| 7318.15.80 | 73181580 | Having shanks or threads with a diameter of 6 mm or more |
| 7318.19.00 | 73181900 | Other |
| 7318.29.00 | 73182900 | Other |
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At a glance
The antidumping and countervailing measure covers Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod, imported from China. Case number C-570-105 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2024-03-14; the described product range determines which ten-digit lines inherit the cash-deposit obligation. Scope language in the Federal Register document controls.
No: the order was revoked, joining 12 revoked cases in the tracked database. Entries made before the revocation effective date remain assessable at the original rates, while later entries clear without the deposit under this case number. Keep entry records handy because CBP can still liquidate earlier shipments under the original finding.
These HTS headings are recorded in the case linkage: 7228.60.10, 7228.60.60, 7228.60.80, 7318.15.20, 7318.15.40, 7318.15.50, 7318.15.60, 7318.15.80, 7318.19.00, 7318.29.00. 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-570-105 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com