1. On 07/17/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register its initiation of the antidumping duty investigation of steel racks from China (83 FR 33195). The effective date of this initiation is 07/10/2018 (the effective date as stated in the FR notice).

2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is steel racks and parts thereof, assembled, to any extent, or unassembled, including but not limited to, vertical components (e.g., uprights, posts, or columns), horizontal or diagonal components (e.g., arms or beams), braces, frames, locking devices (i.e., end plates and beam connectors), and accessories (including, but not limited to, rails, skid channels, skid rails, drum/coil beds, fork clearance bars, pallet supports, column and post protectors, end row and end aisle protectors, corner guards, row spacers, and wall ties). Subject steel racks and parts thereof are made of steel, including, but not limited to, cold and/or hot-formed steel, regardless of the type of steel used to produce the components and may, or may not, include locking tabs, slots, or bolted, clamped, or welded connections.

Steel rack components can be assembled into structures of various dimensions and
configurations by welding, bolting, clipping, or with the use of devices such as clips, end plates,
and beam connectors, including, but not limited to the following configurations: 1) racks with
upright frames perpendicular to the aisles that are independently adjustable, with positive locking
beams parallel to the aisle spanning the upright frames with braces; and 2) cantilever racks with
vertical components parallel to the aisle and cantilever beams or arms connected to the vertical
components perpendicular to the aisle. Steel racks may be referred to as pallet racks, storage
racks, stacker racks, retail racks, pick modules, selective racks, or cantilever racks and may
incorporate moving components and be referred to as pallet-flow racks, carton-flow racks, pushback racks, movable-shelf racks, drive-in racks, and drive-through racks. While steel racks may be made to ANSI MH16.l or ANSI MH16.3 standards, all steel racks and parts thereof meeting the description set out herein are covered by the scope of this investigation, whether or not produced according to a particular standard.

The scope includes all steel racks and parts thereof meeting the description above, regardless of

(1) dimensions, weight, strength, gauge, or load rating;
(2) vertical components or frame type (including structural, roll-form, or other);
(3) horizontal support or beam/brace type (including but not limited to structural, roll-form,
slotted, unslotted, Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step beam, and cantilever beam);
(4) number of supports;
(5) number of levels;
(6) surface coating, if any (including but not limited to paint, epoxy, powder coating, zinc, or
other metallic coatings);
(7) shape (including but not limited to rectangular, square, corner, and cantilever);
(8) the method by which the vertical and horizontal supports connect (including but not limited
to locking tabs or slots, bolting, clamping, and welding); and
(9) whether or not the steel rack has moving components (including but not limited to rails,
wheels, rollers, tracks, channels, carts, and conveyors).
Subject merchandise includes merchandise matching the above description that has been finished
or packaged in a third country. Finishing includes, but is not limited to, coating, painting, or assembly, including attaching the merchandise to another product, or any other finishing or
assembly operation that would not remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if
performed in the country of manufacture of the steel racks and parts thereof. Packaging includes
packaging the merchandise with or without another product or any other packaging operation
that would not remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the
country of manufacture of the steel racks and parts thereof.

Steel racks and parts thereof are included in the scope of this investigation whether or not
imported attached to, or included with, other parts or accessories such as wire decking, nuts, and
bolts. If steel racks and parts thereof are imported attached to, or included with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the steel racks and parts thereof are included in the scope.

The scope of this investigation does not cover: 1) decks, i.e., shelving that sits on or fits into the
horizontal supports to provide the horizontal storage surface of the steel racks; 2) wire shelving
units, i.e., shelves made from wire that incorporate both a wire deck and wire horizontal supports
(taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single piece with tubular collars that
slide over the posts and onto plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to create a finished unit; 3)
pins, nuts, bolts, washers, and clips used as connecting devices; and 4) non-steel components.

Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation are any products covered by
Commerce's existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on boltless steel shelving units
prepackaged for sale from the People's Republic of China. See Boltless Steel Shelving Units
Prepackaged for Sale From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 80 Fed.
Reg. 63,741 (October 21, 2017); Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Countervailing Duty Order, 80 Fed. Reg. 63,745 (October 21, 2017). Also excluded from the
scope of this investigation are bulk-packed parts or components of boltless steel shelving units
that were specifically excluded from the scope of the Boltless Steel Shelving Orders because
such bulk-packed parts or components do not contain the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights
and posts) and steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) packaged together for assembly into
a completed boltless steel shelving unit.

Merchandise covered by this investigation is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the following subheadings: 7326.90.8688,
9403.20.0080, and 9403.90.8041. Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings
7308.90.3000, 7308.90.6000, 7308.90.9590, and 9403.20.0090. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope
is dispositive.

3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-088.

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Alexander Amdur