The
US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Thursday its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (boltless steel shelving) from the People’s Republic of
China (
China).
Commerce preliminarily determined that imports of boltless steel shelving from
China have been sold in the United States at dumping margins ranging from 22.64 percent to 112.68 percent.
Mandatory respondents Nanjing Topsun Racking Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Zhongda United Holding Group Co., Ltd., received preliminary dumping margins of 85.26 percent and 22.64 percent, respectively. Three other exporters qualified for a separate rate of 50.23 percent. All other producers/exporters in
China received the
China-wide preliminary dumping margin of 112.68 percent, based on adverse facts available because the
China-wide entity failed to respond to Commerce’s questionnaire.
The petitioner for this investigation is Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc. In 2013, imports of boltless steel shelving from
China were valued at an estimated $81 million.
The DOC is scheduled to announce its final determination on or about June 9, 2015; unless the statutory deadline is extended.