1. On 07/17/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 33205) its final determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of cast iron soil pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China (China).

2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is cast iron soil pipe fittings, finished and unfinished, regardless of industry or proprietary specifications, and regardless of size. Cast iron soil pipe fittings are nonmalleable iron castings of various designs and sizes, including, but not limited to, bends, tees, wyes, traps, drains, and other common or special fittings, with or without side inlets.

Cast iron soil pipe fittings are classified into two major types – hubless and hub and spigot. Hubless cast iron soil pipe fittings are manufactured without a hub, generally in compliance with Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI) specification 301 and/or American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A888. Hub and spigot pipe fittings have hubs into which the spigot (plain end) of the pipe or fitting is inserted. Cast iron soil pipe fittings are generally distinguished from other types of nonmalleable cast iron fittings by the manner in which they are connected to cast iron soil pipe and other fittings.

The subject imports are normally classified in subheading 7307.11.0045 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): Cast fittings of nonmalleable cast iron for cast iron soil pipe. They may also be entered under HTSUS 7324.29.0000 and 7307.92.3010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.

3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-570-062.

4. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China from the China the China-wide entity, CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments of cast iron soil pipe fittings from that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 11/22/2017, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register (83 FR 7145, 02/20/2018) through 07/16/2018 (the date prior to publication of the final determination) at the rates established in the preliminary determination, see message 8057305, dated 02/26/2018.

5. Effective 07/17/2018, for entries of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China, from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins. Where appropriate, these margins have been adjusted to account for relevant subsidy offsets from the companion countervailing duty proceeding on the same merchandise:

Exporter: China-Wide Entity
Case number: A-570-062-000
Cash deposit rate: 360.30 %

Exporter: Sibo International Limited
Producer: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-000
Cash deposit rate: 360.30 %

Note to CBP: In the final determination, Commerce determined that Sibo International Limited is no longer eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-Wide Entity. Accordingly, Commerce has deactivated the following exporter/producer chain rate case number: A-570-062-001. Effective 07/17/2018 (the date of publication of the final determination) entries of subject merchandise from this exporter should be entered under A-570-062-000.

Exporter: Shijiazhuang Asia Casting Co., Ltd.
Producer: Shijiazhuang Asia Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-002
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-003
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer: Xinle Xinye Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-004
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd.
Producer: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-005
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd.
Producer: Xinle Rishuo Casting Factory
Case number: A-570-062-006
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd.
Producer: Shijiazhuang Shunjinguangao Trade Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-007
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd.
Producer: Xinle Tang Rong Fa Lan Pan Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-008
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Producer: Xinle City Zhile Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-009
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Producer: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-010
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
Producer: Foshan City Deying Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-011
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd.
Producer: Xinle Rishuo Casting Factory
Case number: A-570-062-012
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd.
Producer: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-013
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Producer: Qinshui County Xinwei Precision Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-014
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Richang Qiaoshan Trade Co., Ltd.
Producer: Shanxi Guruiwei Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-015
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer: Shijiazhuang Jingruisheng Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-016
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer: Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-017
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd.
Producer: Xinle City Zhile Pipe Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-018
Cash deposit rate: 24.49 %

Exporter: Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
Producer: Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-019
Cash deposit rate: 27.09 %

Exporter: Wor-Biz Trading Co., Ltd. (Anhui)
Producer: Guang Zhou Premier & Pinan Foundry Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-020
Cash deposit rate: 21.88 %

Exporter: Wor-Biz Trading Co., Ltd. (Anhui)
Producer: Botou Chenyuan Foundry Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-021
Cash deposit rate: 21.88 %

Exporter: Wor-Biz Trading Co., Ltd. (Anhui)
Producer: Wuhu Best Machines Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-062-022
Cash deposit rate: 21.88 %

6. In the final determination, Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to imports from certain producers and/or exporters for whom Commerce found critical circumstances do exist in the preliminary determination. Accordingly, Commerce will issue separate liquidation instructions for shipments from those producers and/or exporters entered prior to the publication of the preliminary determination.

7. For all other entries of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China, the following cash deposit instructions apply:

A. For all China exporters of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit will be the China-wide rate.

B. For all non-China exporters of cast iron soil pipe fittings from China which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-China exporter.

8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVIII: MB.)

9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur