WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/219/USA 
28 March 2011 
 (11-1522) 
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT UNDER ARTICLE 25.11 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
UNITED STATES 
 
  Reproduced herewith is the semi-annual repor t for the period 1 July-31 December 2010 from 
the United States
. 
 
_______________ 
  
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Page 2 Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES  
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS1 
 
For the period 1 July to 31 December 2010  
 
Original Investigations  
 
Final measures 
Product Initiation Provisional 
measures and 
preliminary 
determinations Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No final 
measures / 
termination Other Trade data 
(from published report(s)) 
 Countervailed programme(s) 
Country 
or 
customs 
territory Description; 
HS 6-digit 
category covering 
investigated 
product2 
ID number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country Date; 
period of 
investigation 
(S-subsidization;  
I-injury) Date of measures; 
range of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, reason] Date of 
duties; range 
of individual 
amounts of 
subsidy; 
"other" rates; 
[range of 
applied rates 
if different, 
reason] Date of 
application; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy or 
minimum 
prices Date, 
Reason Date, 
explanation Import volume 
or value (units / 
currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2 / 3 Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports Name(s) of the subsidy programme(s) 
countervailed 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/1/ 10/1/ 11/15/ 
China, 
P.R. Aluminum 
Extrusions 
HTSUS:  7604.21, 
7604.29, 7608.20, 7610.10, 7610.90, 
7615.19, 7615.20, 
7616.99 
ID #:  C-570-968 27.04.10 
(01.09 – 12.09) 07.09.10 
6.18% – 137.65%; 
All Others 
137.65%     116,276,752 kg 
CY 2008 
/8/ 33.98% 
CY 2008 
/8/ 1. Exemption From City Construction 
Tax and Education Tax for FIEs 
2. GOC and Sub-Central Government 
Grants, Loans, a nd Other Incentives 
for Development of Famous Brands 
and China World Top Brands 
3. Two Free, Three Half Income Tax 
Exemptions for FIEs 
4. Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions for 
FIEs and Certain Domestic Enterprises 
Using Imported Equipment in Encouraged Industries 
5. International Market Exploration Fund 
(SME Fund) 
6. Preferential Tax Program for FIEs 
Recognized as High or New Technology Enterprises (HNTEs) 
7. Policy Loans to Chinese Aluminum 
Extrusion Producers 
                                                      
1 All terms and column headings used in this format have the meanings assigned to them in the instructions.  
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         8. Fund for SME Bank-Enterprise 
Cooperation Projects 
9. Special Fund for Significant Science 
and Technology in Guangdong 
Province 
10. Fund for Economic, Scientific, and 
Technology Development 
11. Provincial Fund for Fiscal and 
Technological Innovation 
12. Provincial Loan Discount Special Fund 
for SMEs 
13. Export Rebate for Mechanic, 
Electronic, and High-Tech Products 
14. PGOG Special Fund for Energy Saving 
Technology Reform 
15. PGOG Science and Technology 
Bureau Project Fund (Also Referred to as Guangdong Industry, Research, 
University Cooperating Fund) 
16. PGOG Tax Offsets Grants for 
Research and Development (R&D) 
17. Refund of Land-Use Tax for Firms 
Located in the Zhaoqing New and 
High-Tech Industrial Development 
Zone (ZHTDZ) 
18. Development Assistance Grants From 
the ZHTDZ Local Authority 
19. Provision of Primary Aluminum for 
Less Than Adequate Remuneration 
20. Purchase of Aluminum Extrusions for 
More Than Adequate Remuneration China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) 
Certain Coated Pa-
per Suitable for 
High-Quality Print 
Graphics*  
HTSUS:  4810.14, 
4810.19, 4810.22, 4810.29 
ID #:  C-570-959 20.10.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 09.03.10 
3.92% - 12.83%; 
All Others 8.38% 
 
01.06.10 
3.92% - 20.07%; 
All Others 12.00% 
/2/ 
 
27.09.10 
17.64% - 178.03%; 
All Others 17.64% 
/9/ 17.11.10 
19.46% - 
202.84%; 
All Others 
19.46%    275,532 short 
tons 
CY 2008 
/13/ 29.3% 
CY 2008 
/13/ 1. Policy Loans to Coated Paper 
Producers and Related Pulp Producers 
from State–Owned Commercial Banks 
and Government Policy Banks 
2. Income Tax Exemption/Reduction 
under the Two Free/Three Half Program 
3. Local Income Tax Exemption and 
Reductions for "Productive" FIEs 
4. Income Tax Reduction for FIEs 
Purchasing Domestically Produced 
Equipment 
5. Income Tax Subsidies for FIEs Based 
on Geographic Location 
6. Preferential Tax Policies for Research 
and Development ("R&D") at FIEs  
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17.11.10 
19.46% - 202.84%; 
All Others 19.46% 
/4/       7. Value–Added Tax ("VAT") and Tariff 
Exemptions on Imported Equipment 
8. VAT Rebates on Domestically 
Produced Equipment 
9. Domestic VAT Refunds for 
Companies Located in the Hainan 
Economic Development Zone ("EDZ") 
10. Exemption from City Maintenance and 
Construction Taxes and Education Surcharges for FIEs 
11. Provision of Electricity 
Certain Magnesia 
Carbon Bricks 
HTSUS:  6902.10, 
6815.91, 6815.99 
ID #:  C-570-955 25.08.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 23.12.09 
De minimis  
 
02.08.10 
24.24% - 253.87%; 
All Others 24.24% 
/9/ 21.09.10 
24.24% - 
253.87%; 
All Others 
24.24%    44,891 short tons 
CY 2008 
/13/ 9.22% 
CY 2008 
/8/ 1. VAT Rebates on Purchases of 
Domestically Produced Equipment 
2. Location-Based Income Tax Reduction 
Programs for FIEs 
3. Local Income Tax Exemption and 
Reduction Programs for "Productive'' 
FIEs 
4. Income Tax Credits for FIEs 
Purchasing Domestically Produced 
Equipment 
5. Provision of Electricity for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
6. Export Restraints of Raw Materials China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) 
Certain Seamless 
Carbon and Alloy 
Steel Standard, 
Line, and Pressure 
Pipe 
HTSUS:  7304.19, 
7304.31, 7304.39, 7304.51, 7304.59 
ID #:  C-570-957 15.10.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 01.03.10 
11.06% - 12.97%; 
All Others 12.02% 
 
21.09.10 
13.66% - 53.65%; 
All Others 33.66% 
/9/ 
 
10.11.10 
13.66% - 56.67%; 
All Others 35.17% 
/4/ 10.11.10 
13.66% - 
56.67%; 
All Others 
35.17%    197,022 short 
tons 
CY 2008 
/13/ 65.1% 
CY 2008 
/13/ 1. Policy Loans to the Seamless Pipe 
Industry 
2. Export Loans From the Export-Import 
Bank of China 
3. Provision of Steel Rounds for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration 
4. Provision of Electricity for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
5. The State Key Technology Project 
Fund 
6. Subsidies Provided in the Tianjin 
Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Economic and Technological 
Development Area 
7. Other Subsidies Received by TPCO 
8. Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions for 
FIEs Using Imported Equipment in Encouraged Industries 
9. Income Tax Credits for Domestically 
Owned Companies Purchasing 
Domestically Produced Equipment 
10. "Two Free, Three Half'' Program  
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         11. Local Income Tax Exemption and 
Reduction Programs for "Productive'' 
FIEs 
12. Government Debt Forgiveness 
China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) Certain Potassium 
Phosphate Salts 
HTSUS:  2835.39, 
2835.24 
ID #:  C-570-963 23.10.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 08.03.10 
109.11%; 
All Others 
109.11% 
 
01.06.10 
109.11%; 
All Others 
109.11% 
/9/ 22.07.10 
109.11%; 
All Others 
109.11%    24,888,627 kg 
CY 2008 
/8/ 13.65% 
CY 2008 
/8/ 1. Two Free, Three Half Tax Exemption 
for Foreign Invested Enterprises 
2. Income Tax Subsidies for FIEs Based 
on Geographic Location 
3. Income Tax Exemption Programs for 
Export-Oriented FIEs 
4. Local Income Tax Exemption or 
Reduction Program for "Productive" 
FIEs 
5. Preferential Tax Subsidies for 
Research and Development by FIEs 
6. Reduced Income Tax Rate for High- 
and New-Technology Enterprises 
7. Income Tax Credit on Purchases of 
Domestically Produced Equipment 
8. Reduction in or Exemption from the 
Fixed Assets Invest ment Orientation 
Regulatory Tax 
9. Subsidies to Loss-Making State-
Owned Enterprises by the Government 
of China at the National Level 
10. Subsidies to Loss-Making SOEs by the 
GOC at the Provincial Level 
11. Grants Pursuant to the State Key 
Technology Renovation Project Fund 
12. Grants Pursuant to the Famous Brands 
Program 
13. Value-Added Tax Refunds for FIEs 
Purchasing Domestically Produced Equipment 
14. VAT and Tariff Exemptions on 
Imported Equipment 
15. Discounted Loans for Export Oriented 
Industries (Honorable Enterprises) 
16. Government Restraints on Exports of 
Yellow Phosphorus  
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Certain Steel 
Grating 
HTSUS: 7308.90 
ID #:  C-570-948 25.06.09 
(01.08 - 12.08) 03.11.09 
7.44%.  
All Others 
7.44% 
 
08.06.10 
62.46%; 
All Others 62.46% 
/9/ 23.07.10 
62.46%; 
All Others 
62.46%    59,617,000 kgs 
CY 2008 
/13/ 79.8% 
CY 2008 
/13/ 1. Government Provision of Hot-Rolled 
Steel for Less than Adequate 
Remuneration 
2. Government Provision of Wire Rod for 
Less than Adequate Remuneration 
3. Income Tax Credits for Domestically 
Owned Companies Purchasing Domestically Produced Equipment 
4. Government Provision of Electricity 
for Less Than Adequate Remuneration 
5. Other Grant Programs 
A. Export Grant 2006, 2007, 2008 
B. Jiulong Lake Town Grant 2008 
C. Energy Saving Grant 2008 D. Foreign Trade Grant 2008 
E. Famous Brand Grant 2008 
F. Innovative Small- and Medium-
Sized Enterprise Grant 2008 
G. Water Fund Refund/Exemption 
2008 
H. Product Quality Grant 
Drill Pipe HTSUS:  7304.22, 
7304.23, 8431.43, 7304.39, 7304.49, 
7304.59 
ID #:  C-570-966 27.01.10 
(01.09 – 12.09) 11.06.10 
15.72%; 
All Others 15.72%       1. Policy Loans to Chinese Drill Pipe 
Producers 
2. Two Free, Three Half Tax Exemption 
for FIEs 
3. Exemption from City Construction Tax 
and Education Tax for FIEs 
4. Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions for 
FIEs and Certain Domestic Enterprises 
Using Imported Equipment in 
Encouraged Industries 
5. Provision of Green Tubes for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration 
6. Provision of Electricity for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) 
Multilayered 
Wood Flooring 
HTSUS:  4412.31, 
4412.32, 4412.39, 
4412.94, 4412.99, 
4418.71, 4418.72, 4409.10, 4409.29, 
4418.79, 4418.90 
ID #:  C-570-971 18.11.10 
(01.09 – 12.09)      $986,691,933.00 
CY 2009 
/8/ 37.43% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA  
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Narrow Woven 
Ribbons with 
Woven Selvedge HTSUS:  5806.32, 
5806.31, 5806.39, 
5808.90, 5810.91, 5810.99, 5903.90, 
5907.00, 5810.92, 
6307.90 ID #: C-570-953 06.08.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 14.12.09 
0.29% 
(De minimis ) – 
118.68%. 
All Others 59.49% 
 
19.07.10 
1.56% - 117.95%; 
All Others 1.56% 
/9/ 01.09.10 
1.56% - 
117.95%; 
All Others 
1.56%    7,764,000 sq yds 
CY 2008 
/13/ 40.0% 
CY 2008 
/13/ 1. Tax Subsidies to FIEs in Specially 
Designated Areas 
2. Local Income Tax Exemption and 
Reduction Programs for "Productive" 
Foreign-Invested Enterprises 
China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) 
Prestressed 
Concrete Steel 
Wire Strand 
HTSUS:7312.10 ID #:  C-570-946 23.06.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 02.11.09 
7.53% – 12.06%; 
All Others 9.80% 
 
21.05.2010 
8.85% - 45.85%; 
All Others 27.35% 
/9/ 
 
07.07.10 
9.42% - 45.85%; 
All Others 27.64% 
/4/ 07.07.10 
9.42% - 
45.85%; 
All Others 
27.64% 
/4/    381,652,000 lbs 
CY 2008 
/13/ 92.5% 
CY 2008 
/13/ 1. Federal Provision of Electricity for 
Less Than Adequate Remuneration 
2. Grants Under the Science and Technol-
ogy Program of Jiangsu Province 
3. Provision of Wire Rod for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
4. Provision of Land Use Rights for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration to FIEs 
in Jiangxi and the City of Xinyu 
5. Import Tariff and Value Added Tax 
Exemptions for FIES and Certain 
Domestic Enterprises Using Imported Equipment in Encouraged Industries 
6.  Subsidies for Development of Famous 
Export Brands and China World Top 
Brands at Central and Sub-Central 
Level 
7. Implementing Measures on the 
Supporting Fund for Foreign Trade & 
Economic Development of Jiangxi Province (Implementing Measures) 
8. Circular on Issuance of Management 
Methods for Foreign Trade 
Development Support Fund (Support 
Fund) 
9. Export Grants Under Regulations for 
Export Product Research and Develop-ment Fund Management 
10.  Rebates for Export and Credit Insur-
ance Fee 
11. Income Tax Benefits for FIEs Based 
on Geographic Location 
12. Two Free, Three Half Tax Exemptions 
for FIEs 
13. Local Tax Exemptions and Reduction 
Programs for "Productive:" FIEs  
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         14. Federal, Provincial, and Municipal 
Level Policy Lending to Producers of 
PC Strand 
15. Income Tax Credits for Purchases of 
Domestically-Produced Equipment by Domestically Owned Firms 
China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) Wire Decking 
HTSUS:  9403.20, 
9403.90, 7217.10, 
7217.20, 7326.20, 7326.90  
ID #:  C-570-950 02.07.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 09.11.09 
2.02% - 427.73%; 
All Others 2.58% 
 
10.06.10 
1.52% - 437.11%; 
All Others 2.54% 
/9/     104,807,389 kg 
CY 2008 
/8/ 21.66% 
CY 2008 
/8/ 1. Provision of Electricity for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
2. Provision of Wire Rod for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
3. Provision of Hot-Rolled Steel for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration 
4. Provision of Land for Less Than Ade-
quate Remuneration 
5. Two Free, Three Half Program 
6. Income Tax Benefits for FIEs Based 
on Geographical Location 
7. Income Tax Exemption for Investors in 
Designated Geographical Regions 
within Liaoning 
8. Import Tariff and VAT Exemptions for 
FIEs and Certain Domestic Enterprises 
Using Imported Equipment in Encouraged Industries 
9. VAT Refunds for FIEs Purchasing 
Domestically-produced Equipment 
10. International Market Exploration Fund  11. Income Tax Credits for FIEs on 
Purchases of Domestically Produced Equipment 
Indonesia Certain Coated 
Paper Suitable for 
High-Quality Print 
Graphics* 
HTSUS:  4810.14, 
4810.19, 4810.22, 
4810.29  ID #:  C-560-824 20.10.09 
(01.08 – 12.08) 09.03.10 
17.48%; 
All Others 17.48% 
 
27.09.10 
17.94% 
All Others 17.94% 
/9/ 17.11.10 
17.94%; 
All Others 
17.94%    52,938 short tons 
CY 2008 
/13/ 5.6% 
CY 2008 
/13/ 1. Provision of Standing Timber for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration 
2. Government Prohibition of Log 
Exports 
3. Debt Forgiveness through the 
Indonesian Government's Acceptance of Financial Instruments with No 
Market Value 
4. Debt Forgiveness through APP/SMG's 
Buyback of Its Own Debt from the 
Indonesian Government 
 
Table Notes: 
1  Figures refer to the 12-month period prior to and in cluding the initiation month,  unless otherwise specified. 
2 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Preliminary Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
3 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to court remand. 
4 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to clerical or ministerial error.  
   G/SCM/N/219/USA
 Page 95 Denotes cumulation  of imports with other countri es investigated simultaneously. 
6 Denotes revocation of order pursuant to determination in sunset review. 
7 Denotes revocation of order pur suant to negotiated agreement. 
8 Source:  U.S. ITC Dataweb http://www.usitc.gov , based on 6-digit HTSUS numbers provided in column 2. 
9 Date of final countervailable subsidies determination, not yet definitive pending final injury determination by the ITC. 
10 Date of final determination of the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subs idization, not yet definitive pending fin al injury determination by the ITC. 
11 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to settlement. 
12 Denotes termination of investigat ion due to finding of no injury. 
13 Source:  U.S. ITC Tr ade Remedy publication http://www.usitc.gov/trade_remedy/ publications/opinions_index.htm  
14 Denotes termination of investigation due to final negative countervailing duty determination. 
15 The precise name of a given subsidy progr am may differ from case to ca se reflecting, in part, differences in how the program  was alleged. 
 
Abbreviations/Symbols/Other: 
(R- y) Denotes review - review period  
(C- y) Denotes circumvention inquiry - review period  
(CR) Denotes changed circumstances review 
(SNR)  Denotes sunset review 
(NR- y) Denotes new shipper review - review period  
(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement 
(ER) Denotes expedited review 
CL Information not provided fo r reasons of confidentiality 
NS Denotes No Shipments during period NA Statistics not available or not collected 
*  Denotes simultaneous investigation of produ ct from multiple countries/customs territories 
CY Calendar year 
 
Dates are listed in the following format: DD.MM.YY or MM.YY 
Countervailing Duty actions are published in the Federal Register
 or available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html   
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Page 10 Reviews / Other subsequent proceedings  
 
Final results 
Product Initiation Preliminary 
results/ 
determination Definitive duty Undertaking Revocation 
of 
Measures Other (e.g., 
procedures 
not affecting 
the duty 
level) Trade Data 
(if available from published 
report(s) on proceeding) Countervailed programme(s)  
Country 
or 
customs 
territory Description; 
HS 6-digit category 
covering 
investigated 
product3; ID 
number; 
(*) if investigation 
of >1 country  Date, Type of 
Review or 
Procedure (code), 
Period Covered Effective date; 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason] Effective date, 
range of 
individual  
amounts of 
subsidy; "other" 
rates; [range of 
applied rates if 
different, 
reason]  Effective date; 
range of 
individual 
amounts of 
subsidy 
or minimum 
prices; or other 
outcome (code) Date 
Reason Date,  
explanation  Import volume 
or value (units / 
currency); 
product 
coverage, 
period, if 
different from 
cols. 2 / 3 Import 
volume as % 
of apparent 
domestic 
consumption 
or as % of 
total imports Name(s) of the subsidy 
programme(s) countervailed 
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Stainless Steel Plate in Coils  
HTSUS:  7219.11, 
7219.12, 7219.90, 
7219.31, 7220.11, 7220.20, 7220.90 
ID  #:  C-423-809 30.06.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        NA 
Belgium 
Stainless Steel Plate 
in Coils  
HTSUS:  7219.11, 
7219.12, 7219.90, 7219.31, 7220.11, 
7220.20, 7220.90 
ID #:  C-423-809 02.06.10 
(SNR) 27.12.10     1,508,389 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 2.68% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA 
Brazil Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS:  7208.10, 
7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 
7208.37, 7208.38, 
7208.39, 7208.40, 7208.53, 7208.54, 
7208.90, 7210.70, 
7211.14, 7211.19, 7212.40, 7212.50, 
7225.11, 7225.19, 
7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.11, 
7226.19, 7226.91, 
7226.99  ID #:  C-351-829 28.10.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        
NA  
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Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS:  7208.10, 
7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 
7208.37, 7208.38, 
7208.39, 7208.40, 7208.53, 7208.54, 
7208.90, 7210.70, 
7211.14, 7211.19, 7212.40, 7212.50, 
7225.11, 7225.19, 
7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.11, 
7226.19, 7226.91, 
7226.99 ID #:  C-351-829 01.04.10 
(SNR) 27.07.10 
 
03.12.10 
/10/     2,804,011 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 0.10% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA 
Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS:  7208.10, 
7208.25, 7208.26, 
7208.27, 7208.36, 
7208.37, 7208.38, 7208.39, 7208.40, 
7208.53, 7208.54, 
7208.90, 7210.70, 7211.14, 7211.19, 7212.40, 7212.50, 
7225.11, 7225.19, 
7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.11, 
7226.19, 7226.91, 
7226.99 
ID #:  C-351-829 26.10.09 
(R 01.08 – 12.08) 20.10.10 
0.02% 
(De minimis )       
NA Brazil 
(Cont'd) 
Heavy Iron 
Construction 
Castings 
HTSUS:  7325.10, 
7325.99 
ID #:  C-351-504 03.05.10 
(SNR) 08.09.10 19.11.10    4,086,369 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 4.88% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA  
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Certain New Pneu-
matic Off-the-Road 
Tyres 
HTSUS:  4011.20, 
4011.61, 4011.62, 4011.63, 4011.69, 
4011.92, 4011.93, 
4011.94 
ID #:  C-570-913 28.10.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        NA 
Certain New Pneu-
matic Off-the-Road 
Tyres 
HTSUS:  4011.20, 
4011.61, 4011.62, 
4011.63, 4011.69, 4011.92, 4011.93, 
4011.94 
ID #:  C-570-913 26.10.09 
(R 12.07 – 12.08) 19.10.10 
30.87%    06.01.10 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review 
 
06.05.10 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review   1. Programs Previously Determined 
To Be Countervailable 
A. Government Debt 
Forgiveness and the 
Provision of Land to 
Starbright Pursuant to Its Change in Ownership 
i.  Debt Forgiveness From 
State-Owned Banks to 
Hebei Tire 
ii.  Debt Forgiveness of Hebei 
Tire's Loan Guarantee 
Obligations 
iii.  Government Provision of 
Land to SOEs for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration--Starbright's 
Granted Land Use Rights 
iv.  Government Provision of 
Land to SOEs for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration--Starbright's 
Land Leased From Local 
Villages 
B. Government Policy Lending 
C. Government Provision of 
Rubber for Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
2. New Subsidy Programs Initiated 
in the Review Provision of Carbon Black and Nylon Cord for less than adequate remuneration 
3. VAT and Import Duty 
Exemptions on Imported Material China, 
P.R. 
Circular Welded 
Carbon Quality 
Steel Pipe 
HTSUS:  7306.19 ID #:  C-570-911 31.08.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)     24.11.10 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review   NA  
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Citric Acid And 
Certain Citrate Salts 
HTSUS: 3824.90, 
2918.14,  2918.15 
ID #:  C-570-938 30.06.10 
(R 09.08 – 12.09)        NA 
Kitchen Appliance 
Shelving and Racks 
HTSUS:  8418.99, 
7321.90, 8516.90 
ID #:  C-570-942 28.10.10; 
29.11.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        NA 
Laminated Woven 
Sacks 
HTSUS:  6305.33, 
3923.21, 3923.29, 
3917.39, 3921.90, 
5903.90, 4601.99, 4602.90 
ID #:  C-570-917 29.09.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)     30.12.10 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review   NA 
Light Walled 
Rectangular Pipe 
and Tubing 
HTSUS:  7306.61 
ID #:  C-570-915 29.09.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)     09.11.10 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review   NA China, 
P.R. 
(Cont'd) 
Raw Flexible 
Magnets 
HTSUS:  8505.19 
ID #:  C-570-923 30.04.10 
(NR 01.09 – 
02.10)     27.08.10 
Rescission of 
New Shipper 
Review   NA 
India Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 
HTSUS:  7208.40, 
7208.51, 7208.52, 7208.53, 7208.90, 
7210.70, 7210.90, 
7211.13, 7211.14, 7211.90, 7212.40,  
7212.50, 7225.40, 
7225.50, 7225.99, 7226.91, 7226.99 
ID #:  C-533-818 01.11.10 
(SNR)      8,712,720 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 1.54% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA  
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   1. Programs Administered by the 
Government of India 
A. Pre- and Post-Shipment 
Export Financing 
B. Export Promotion of Capital 
Goods Scheme (EPCGS) 
C. Advance License Program 
(ALP) 
D. Duty Entitlement Passbook 
Scheme (DEPS) 
E. Status Certificate Program 
F. Loan Guarantees from the 
GOI 
G. Steel Development Fund 
(SDF) Loans 
H. Captive Mining of Iron Ore I. Captive Mining Rights of 
Coal 
J. Export Oriented Units (EOU) 
Program: Duty-Free Import 
of Capital Goods and Raw Materials 
K. EOU Program: 
Reimbursement of Central 
Sales Tax (CST) Paid on 
Materials Procured Domestically India 
(Cont'd) Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS:  7208.10, 
7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 
7208.37, 7208.38, 
7208.39, 7208.40, 
7208.53, 7208.54, 
7208.90, 7210.70, 
7210.90, 7211.14, 7212.40, 7212.50, 
7225.11, 7225.19, 
7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.11, 
7226.19, 7226.91, 
7226.99, 7211.19 ID #:  C-533-821 02.02.07 
(R 01.06 – 12.06)  
22.12.10 
76.88% 
/3/   
   L. Sale of High-Grade Iron Ore 
for Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration 
M. Market Development 
Assistance (MDA) 
N. Market Access Initiative 
(MAI) 
O. Special Economic Zone Act 
of 2005 (SEZ Act): Duty 
Free Import/Domestic 
Procurement of Goods and Services for Development, Operation, and Maintenance 
of SEZ Units Program 
P. SEZ Act: Exemption From 
Excise Duties on Goods 
Machinery and Capital Goods Brought from the 
Domestic Tariff Area for Use 
by an Enterprise in the SEZ  
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India 
(Cont'd)          Q. SEZ Act: Drawback on 
Goods Brought or Services 
Provided From the Domestic Tariff Area Into a SEZ, or 
Services Provided in a SEZ 
by Service Providers Located Outside India 
R. SEZ Act: 100 Percent 
Exemption From Income 
Taxes on Export Income 
From the First 5 Years of Operation, 50 Percent for the 
Next 5 Years, and a Further 
50 Percent Exemption on Export Income Reinvested in 
India for an Additional 5 
Years 
S. SEZ Act: Exemption from 
the Central Sales Tax (CST) 
T. SEZ Act: Exemption from 
National Service Tax 
U. Duty Free Replenishment 
Certificate (DFRC) Scheme 
V. Target Plus Scheme (TPS) 
2. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Gujarat 
(SGOG) 
A. State Government of Gujarat 
Tax Incentives: Sales Tax 
Exemptions of Purchases of Goods During the POR 
B. State Government of Gujarat 
Tax Incentives: Deferrals on 
Purchases of Goods from 
Prior Years (As Well as Deferrals Granted During the 
POR) 
C. State Government of Gujarat 
Tax Incentives: Value Added 
Tax (VAT) Program 
Established on April 1, 2006 
D. Gujarat Special Economic 
Zone Act (SGOG SEZ Act): Stamp Duty and Registration 
Fees for Land Transfers, 
Loan Agreements, Credit Deeds, and Mortgages  
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         E. Gujarat Special Economic 
Zone Act (SGOG SEZ Act): 
Sales Tax, Purchase Tax, and Other Taxes Payable on Sales 
and Transactions 
F. Gujarat Special Economic 
Zone Act (SGOG SEZ Act): 
Sales and Other State Taxes on Purchases of Inputs (Both 
Goods and Services) for the 
SEZ or a Unit Within the SEZ 
3. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Maharashtra 
Programs (SGOM) 
A. Sales Tax Program 
B. VAT Tax Refunds Under the 
SGOM Package Scheme of 
Incentives and the 
Maharashtra New Package Scheme of Incentives 
C. Electricity Duty Exemption 
Under the Package Scheme of Incentives for 1993 
D. Refunds of Octroi Under the 
PSI of 1993, Maharashtra 
Industrial Policy (MIP of 
2001), and Maharashtra Industrial Policy (MIP of 
2006) 
E. Loan Guarantees Based on 
Octroi Refunds by SGOM 
F. Infrastructure Assistance for 
Mega Projects 
G. Land for Less than Adequate 
Remuneration 
H. Investment Subsidy India 
(Cont'd) 
         4. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Andhra 
Pradesh (SGAP) 
A. Grant Under the Industrial 
Investment Promotion Policy of 2005-2010 (Andhra 
Pradesh IP): 25 percent 
reimbursement of cost of land in industrial estates and 
industrial development areas   
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         B. Grant Under the Industrial 
Investment Promotion Policy 
of 2005-2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): Reimbursement 
of power at the rate of Rs. 
0.75 per unit for the period beginning April 1, 2005, 
through March 31, 2006 and 
for the four years thereafter to be determined by SGAP 
C. Grant Under the Industrial 
Investment Promotion Policy 
of 2005-2010 (Andhra 
Pradesh IP): 50 percent subsidy for expenses incurred 
for quality certification up to 
Rs. 100 lakhs 
D. Grant Under the Industrial 
Investment Promotion Policy of 2005-2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): A 25 percent 
subsidy on cleaner 
production measures up to Rs. 5 lakhs 
E. Grant Under the Industrial 
Investment Promotion Policy 
of 2005-2010 (Andhra 
Pradesh IP): A 50 percent subsidy on expenses incurred 
in patent registration, up to 
Rs. 5 lakhs. India 
(Cont'd) 
         F. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Investment 
Promotion Policy of 2005-2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): 
100 percent reimbursement 
of stamp duty and transfer duty paid for the purchase of 
land and buildings and the 
obtaining of financial deeds and mortgages  
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         G. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Investment 
Promotion Policy of 2005-2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): A 
grant of 25 percent of the tax 
paid to SGAP, which is applied as a credit against the 
tax owed the following year, 
for a period of five years from the date of 
commencement of production 
India (Cont'd)          H. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Investment 
Promotion Policy of 2005-
2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): Exemption from the SGAP 
Non-agricultural Land 
Assessment (NALA) 
I. Provision of Goods/Services 
for Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration Under the Industrial Investment 
Promotion Policy of 2005-
2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): Provision of infrastructure for 
industries located more than 
10 kilometers from existing industrial estates or industrial 
development areas 
J. Provision of Goods/Services 
for Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration Under the Industrial Investment 
Promotion Policy of 2005-
2010 (Andhra Pradesh IP): Guaranteed stable prices of 
municipal water for 3 years 
for industrial use and reservation of 10% of water 
for industrial use for existing 
and future projects 
5. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Chhattisgarh 
(SGOC)  
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         A. Grant Under the Industrial 
Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial Policy): A direct subsidy of 
35 percent of total capital 
cost for the project, up to a maximum amount equivalent 
to the amount of commercial 
tax/central sales tax paid in a seven year period 
India 
(Cont'd)          B. Grant Under the Industrial 
Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial 
Policy): A direct subsidy of 
40 percent toward total interest paid for a period of 5 
years (up to Rs. Lakh per 
year) on loans and working capital for upgrades in 
technology 
C. Grant Under the Industrial 
Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial 
Policy): Reimbursement of 50 percent of expenses (up to 
Rs. 75,000) incurred for 
quality certification 
D. Grant Under the Industrial 
Policy 2004-2009 (Chhattisgarh Industrial 
Policy): Reimbursement of 
50 percent of expenses (up to Rs. 5 lakh) for obtaining 
patents 
E. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial Policy): Total exemption 
from electricity duties for a 
period of 15 years from the date of commencement of commercial production  
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         F. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial Policy): Exemption from 
stamp duty on deeds executed 
for purchase or lease of land and buildings and deeds 
relating to loans and 
advances to be taken by the company for a period of three 
years from the date of 
registration 
G. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Policy 2004-2009 (Chhattisgarh Industrial 
Policy): Exemption from 
payment of entry tax for 7 years (excluding minerals 
obtained from mining in the 
state) 
H. Tax Incentives Under the 
Industrial Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial Policy): A 50 percent 
reduction of the service 
charges for acquisition of private land by Chhattisgarh 
Industrial Development 
Corporation for use by the company 
I. Land for Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration Under the 
Industrial Policy 2004-2009 
(Chhattisgarh Industrial Policy) India 
(Cont'd) 
         6. Programs Administered by the 
SGOJ 
A. Tax Incentives Under the 
Jharkhand State Industrial Policy (JSIP) of 2001: Exemption of Electricity 
Duty 
B. Tax Incentives Under the 
Jharkhand State Industrial 
Policy (JSIP) of 2001: Offset of Jharkhand Sales Tax (JST) 
C. Grants Under the Jharkhand 
State Industrial Policy (JSIP) 
of 2001: Capital Investment 
Incentive  
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India 
(Cont'd)          D. Grants Under the Jharkhand 
State Industrial Policy (JSIP) 
of 2001: Capital Power Generating Subsidy 
E. Grants Under the Jharkhand 
State Industrial Policy (JSIP) 
of 2001: Interest Subsidy 
F.  Tax Incentives Under the 
Jharkhand State Industrial 
Policy (JSIP) of 2001: Stamp Duty and Registration 
G.  Grants Under the Jharkhand 
State Industrial Policy (JSIP) 
of 2001: Feasibility Study 
and Project Report Cost Reimbursement 
H.  Grants Under the Jharkhand 
State Industrial Policy (JSIP) of 2001: Pollution Control 
Equipment Subsidy 
I.  Grants Under the Jharkhand 
State Industrial Policy (JSIP) 
of 2001: Incentive for Quality Certification 
J.  Infrastructure Subsidies to 
Mega Projects: Tax 
Incentives 
K.  Infrastructure Subsidies to 
Mega Projects: Grants 
L.  Infrastructure Subsidies to 
Mega Projects: Loans 
M.  Employment Incentives 
Under the Jharkhand State 
Industrial Policy (JSIP) of 2001 
7. State Government of Karnataka 
(SGOK) 
A. SGOK’s New Industrial 
Policy and Package of Incentives and Concessions 
of 1993 (1993 KIP): Tax 
Incentives 
B. 1993 KIP: Land at Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
C.  1993 KIP: Iron Ore, 
Limestone, and Dolomite at Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration  
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India 
(Cont'd)          D.  1993 KIP: Power/Electricity 
at Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration 
E.  1993 KIP: Water at Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration 
F.  1993 KIP: Roads and other 
infrastructure at Less Than 
Adequate Remuneration 
G.  1993 KIP: Port Facilities at 
Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration 
H.  1993 KIP: Grants 
I.  1993 KIP: Loans 
J.  1993 KIP: Tax Incentives K.  SGOK’s New Industrial 
Policy and Package of Incentives and Concessions 
of 1996 (1996 KIP): Tax 
Incentives 
L.  1996 KIP: Loans 
M.  1996 KIP: Grants N.  1996 KIP: Provision of 
Goods and Services at Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration  
O.  SGOK’s New Industrial 
Policy and Package of 
Incentives and Concessions of 2001 (2001 KIP): Tax 
Incentives 
P.  2001 KIP: Loans 
Q. 2001 KIP: Grants R.  2001 KIP: Provision of 
Goods and Services at Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration  
S.  SGOK's New Industrial 
Policy and Package of 
Incentives and Concession of 
2006 (2006 KIP): Loans 
T.  2006 KIP: Tax Incentives 
U.  2006 KIP: Provision of 
Goods and Services for Less 
Than Adequate Remuneration  
V.  2006 KIP: Grants  
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India 
(Cont'd) Certain Hot-Rolled 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS:  7208.10, 
7208.25, 7208.26, 7208.27, 7208.36, 
7208.37, 7208.38, 
7208.39, 7208.40, 
7208.53, 7208.54, 
7208.90, 7210.70, 
7210.90, 7211.14, 7212.40, 7212.50, 
7225.11, 7225.19, 
7225.30, 7225.40, 7225.99, 7226.11, 
7226.19, 7226.91, 
7226.99, 7211.19 ID #:  C-533-821 02.02.09 
(R 01.08 – 12.08) 11.01.10 
586.43% 26.07.10 
577.28%   04.06.09 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review   1.  Pre-Shipment and Post-Shipment 
Export Financing 
2.  Export Promotion Capital Goods 
Scheme (EPCGS) 
3.  Advance License Program (ALP) 
4.  Duty Entitlement Passbook 
Scheme (DEPS) 
5.  Status Certificate Program 6.  Loan Guarantees From the GOI 
7.  Steel Development Fund (SDF) 
Loans 
8.  Captive Mining of Iron Ore 
9.  Captive Mining Rights of Coal 10. Export Oriented Units (EOU) - 
Duty-Free Importation of Capital Goods and Raw Materials 
11. Export Oriented Units (EOU) - 
Reimbursement of CST Paid on Materials Procured Domestically 
12. Income Tax Exemption Scheme 
under (80 HHC) 
13. Sale of High-Grade Iron Ore for 
Less Than Adequate 
Remuneration 
14. Market Development Assistance 
(MDA) 
15. Market Access Initiative (MAI) 
16. Special Economic Zone Act of 
2005 (SEZ Act):  Duty free 
import/domestic procurement of 
goods and services for development, operation, and 
maintenance of SEZ units 
program 
17. SEZ Act:  Exemption from excise 
duties on goods machinery and capital goods brought from the 
Domestic Tariff Area for use by 
an enterprise in the SEZ 
18. SEZ Act:  Drawback on goods 
brought or services provided from 
the Domestic Tariff Area into a SEZ, or services provided in a 
SEZ by service providers located 
outside India  
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         19. SEZ Act:  100 percent exemption 
from income taxes on export 
income from the first 5 years of operation, 50 percent for the next 
5 years, and a further 50 percent 
exemption on export income reinvested in India for an 
additional 5 years 
20. SEZ Act:  Exemption from the 
Central Sales Tax (CST) 
21. SEZ Act:  Exemption from 
National Service Tax 
22. Programs Administered by the 
Government of Gujarat 
23. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Maharashtra 
Programs (SGOM) 
24. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Andhra Pradesh Programs (SGAP) 
25. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Chhattisgarh (SGOC) 
26. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Jharkhand 
(SGOJ) 
27. Programs Administered by the 
State Government of Karnataka 
(SGOK) 
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) 
Film 
HTSUS:  3920.62 
ID #:  C-533-825 31.08.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        
NA India 
(Cont'd) 
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) 
Film 
HTSUS:  3920.62 
ID #:  C-533-825 09.03.10 
(NR 01.09 – 
12.09) 28.12.10 
3.57%       1.  Pre- and Post-Shipment Program 
2.  Export Promotion Capital Goods 
Scheme (EPCGS) 
3.  Advance License Program (ALP) 
4.  Duty Entitlement Passbook 
Scheme (DEPS/DEPB) 
5.  Union Territories Central Sales 
Tax (CST) Program 
6.  State Sales Tax Incentive 
Programs - State of Gujarat  
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Indonesia Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 
HTSUS:  7208.40, 
7208.51, 7208.52, 7208.53, 7208.90, 
7210.70, 7210.90, 
7211.13, 7211.14, 7211.90, 7212.40, 
7212.50, 7225.40, 
7225.50, 7225.99, 7226.91, 7226.99 
ID #:  C-560-806 01.11.10 
(SNR)      0.00 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 0.00% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA 
Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 
HTSUS:  7208.40, 
7208.51, 7208.52, 7208.53, 7208.90, 7210.70, 7210.90, 
7211.13, 7211.14, 
7211.90, 7212.40, 7212.50, 7225.40, 
7225.50, 7225.99, 
7226.91, 7226.99 
ID #:  C-475-827 01.11.10 
(SNR)      4,597,186 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 0.81% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA 
Certain Pasta 
HTSUS:  1901.90, 
1902.19 
ID #:  C-475-819 17.09.10 
(CR) 15.12.10       
NA Italy 
Certain Pasta 
HTSUS:  1901.90, 
1902.19 
ID #:  C-475-819 31.08.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        
NA  
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Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-
Quality Steel Plate 
HTSUS: 7208.40, 
7208.51, 7208.52, 7208.53, 7208.90, 
7210.70, 7210.90, 
7211.13, 7211.14, 7211.14, 7211.90, 
7212.40, 7212.50, 
7225.40, 7225.50, 7225.99, 7226.91, 
7226.99 
ID #:  C-580-837 01.11.10 
(SNR)      59,644,615 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 10.52% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA 
Korea, 
Rep. of Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS: 7210.29, 
7210.30, 7210.31, 7210.39, 7210.41, 
7210.49, 7210.60, 
7210.61,  7210.70, 7210.90, 7212.20, 
7212.21, 7212.29, 
7212.30, 7212.40, 7212.50, 7212.60, 
7215.90, 7217.12, 
7217.13, 7217.19, 7217.20, 7217.22, 
7217.23, 7217.29, 
7217.30, 7217.32, 7217.33, 7217.39, 
7217.90. 
ID #:  C-580-818 29.09.10 
(R 01.09 – 12.09)        
NA  
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Corrosion-Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS: 7210.29, 
7210.30, 7210.31, 7210.39, 7210.41, 
7210.49, 7210.60, 
7210.61,  7210.70, 7210.90, 7212.20, 
7212.21, 7212.29, 
7212.30, 7212.40, 7212.50, 7212.60, 
7215.90, 7217.12, 
7217.13, 7217.19, 7217.20, 7217.22, 
7217.23, 7217.29, 
7217.30, 7217.32, 7217.33, 7217.39, 
7217.90. 
ID #:  C-580-818 22.09.09 
(R 01.08 – 12.08) 14.09.10 
0.07% 
(De minimis )       NA 
Dynamic Random 
Access Memory 
Semiconductors HTSUS:  8443.99, 
8471.50, 8473.30, 
8517.30, 8517.50, 8517.61, 8517.62, 
8517.69, 8517.70, 
8517.90, 8542.21, 8542.31, 8542.32, 
8542.33, 8542.39, 
8543.89 ID #:  C-580-851 22.09.09 
(R 01.08 – 08.08) 14.09.10 
2.94%       1.  Programs Previously Determined 
to Confer Subsidies 
A.  GOK Entrustment or 
Direction Prior to 2004 
B.  Operation G-7/HAN Program 
C.  21st Century Frontier R&D 
Program 
2.  New Subsidy Allegation--Import 
Duty Reduction Program for 
Certain Factory Automation Items 
Stainless Steel Sheet 
and Strip in Coils 
HTSUS:  7219.13, 
7219.14, 7219.32, 
7219.33, 7219.34, 7219.35, 7219.90, 7220.12, 7220.20, 
7220.90 
ID #:  C-580-835 02.06.10 
(SNR) 07.10.10     10,649,954 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 5.40% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA Korea, 
Rep. of 
(Cont'd) 
Top-of-the-Stove 
Stainless Steel 
Cooking Ware 
HTSUS:  7323.93, 
9604.00 
ID #:  C-580-602 01.10.10 
(SNR)    29.12.10 
/6/  3,631,646 units 
CY 2009 
/8/ 1.48% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA  
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South 
Africa Stainless Steel Plate 
in Coils  
HTSUS:  7219.11, 
7219.12, 7219.90, 
7219.31, 7220.11, 7220.20, 7220.90 
ID #:  C-791-806 02.06.10 
(SNR) 07.10.10     73,243 kg 
CY 2009 
/8/ 0.13% 
CY 2009 
/8/ NA 
Turkey Welded Steel 
Carbon Pipe and 
Tube 
HTSUS: 7306.30, 
7306.90 
ID #:  C- 489-502 27.04.09 
(R 01.08 – 12.08) 01.04.10 
0.09% 
(De minimis ) - 
0.12% 
(De minimis ) 29.07.10 
0.09 ( De minimis ) 
– 0.12% 
(De minimis )   18.09.09 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review   NA 
 
Table Notes: 
1  Figures refer to the 12-month period prior to and in cluding the initiation month,  unless otherwise specified. 
2 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Preliminary Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
3 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to court remand. 
4 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to clerical or ministerial error. 
5 Denotes cumulation  of imports with other countri es investigated simultaneously. 
6 Denotes revocation of order pursuant to determination in sunset review. 
7 Denotes revocation of order pur suant to negotiated agreement. 
8 Source:  U.S. ITC Dataweb http://www.usitc.gov , based on 6-digit HTSUS numbers provided in column 2. 
9 Date of final countervailable subsidies determination, not yet definitive pending final injury determination by the ITC. 
10 Date of final determination of the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subs idization, not yet definitive pending fin al injury determination by the ITC. 
11 Denotes date and amount of Amended  Final Determination due to settlement. 
12 Source:  U.S. ITC Trade Remedy publication http://www.usitc.gov/trade_re medy/publications/opinions_index.htm 
13 The precise name of a given subsidy progr am may differ from case to ca se reflecting, in part, differences in how the program  was alleged. 
  
 
Abbreviations/Symbols/Other: 
(R- y) Denotes review - review period  
(C- y) Denotes circumvention inquiry - review period  
(CR) Denotes changed circumstances review 
(SNR)  Denotes sunset review 
(NR- y) Denotes new shipper review - review period  
(SR) Denotes review of suspension agreement 
(ER) Denotes expedited review 
CL Information not provided fo r reasons of confidentiality 
NS Denotes No Shipments during period 
NA Statistics not available or not collected 
*  Denotes simultaneous investigation of produ ct from multiple countries/customs territories 
CY Calendar year  
Dates are listed in the following format: DD.MM.YY or MM.YY 
Countervailing Duty actions are published in the Federal Register
 or available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html   G/SCM/N/219/USA 
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  ANNEXES 
 
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES IN FORCE 
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2010 
  
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Measure(s)Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Argentina Honey 
C-357-813 Duties 10.12.01 
66 FR 63673 02.08.07 
72 FR 42384 
Belgium Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 
C-423-809  Duties 11.05.99 
64 FR 25288 
Amended: 
11.03.03 
68 FR 11524 18.07.05 
70 FR 41202 
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel 
Wire Rod 
C-351-833   Duties 22.10.02 
67 FR 64871 30.07.08 
73 FR 44218 
Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon 
Quality Steel Products 
C-351-829 Duties 17.09.04 
69 FR 56040 26.05.05 
70 FR 30417 Brazil 
Iron Construction Castings 
C-351-504   Duties 15.05.86 
51 FR 17786 19.11.10 
75 FR 70900  
Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics 
C-570-959 Duties 17.11.10 
75 FR 70201  
Certain Kitchen Appliance 
Shelving and Racks 
C-570-942  Duties 14.09.09 
74 FR 46973  
Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks 
C-570-955 Duties 21.09.10 
75 FR 57442  
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-
Road Tyres 
C-570-913  Duties 04.09.08 
73 FR 51627  
Certain Potassium Phosphate 
Salts 
C-570-963 Duties 22.07.10 
75 FR 42682  
Certain Seamless Carbon and 
Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and 
Pressure Pipe 
C-570-957 Duties 10.11.10 
75 FR 69050  
Certain Steel Grating  
C-570-948 Duties 23.07.10 
75 FR 43144  China, P.R. 
Certain Tow-Behind Lawn 
Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof 
C-570-940   Duties 03.08.09 
74 FR 38399  G/SCM/N/219/USA 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Measure(s)Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Circular Welded Austenitic 
Stainless Pressure Pipe 
C-570-931     Duties 19.03.09 
74 FR 11712  
Circular Welded Carbon Quality 
Steel Line Pipe  
C-570-936 Duties 23.01.09 
74 FR 4136  
Circular Welded Carbon Quality 
Steel Pipe 
C-570-911   Duties 22.07.08 
73 FR 42545  
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate 
Salts 
C-570-938 Duties 29.05.09 
74 FR 25705  
Laminated Woven Sacks 
C-570-917 Duties 07.08.08 
73 FR 45955  
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe 
and Tube  
C-570-915 Duties 05.08.08 
73 FR 45405  
Lightweight Thermal Paper 
C-570-921  Duties 24.11.08 
73 FR 70958  
Narrow Woven Ribbons with 
Woven Selvedge 
C-570-953 Duties 01.09.10 
75 FR 53642  
Oil Country Tubular Goods 
C-570-944 Duties 20.01.10 
75 FR 3203  
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand 
C-570-946 Duties 07.07.10 
75 FR 38977  
Raw Flexible Magnets 
C-570-923   Duties 17.09.08 
73 FR 53849  China, P.R. 
(Cont'd) 
Sodium Nitrite 
C-570-926     Duties 27.08.08 
73 FR 50595  
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 
C-533-839 Duties 29.12.04 
69 FR 77995 27.05.10 
75 FR 29719 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Quality Steel Plate 
C-533-818     Duties 10.02.00 
65 FR 6587 06.12.05 
70 FR 72607 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products 
C-533-821   Duties 03.12.01 
66 FR 60198 27.12.07 
72 FR 73316 India 
Certain Lined Paper Products 
C-533-844 Duties 28.09.06 
71 FR 56949   G/SCM/N/219/USA 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Measure(s)Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Commodity Matchbooks 
C-533-849 Duties 11.12.09 
74 FR 65740  
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, 
Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) 
C-533-825    Duties 01.07.02 
67 FR 44179 08.05.08 
73 FR 26080 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 
Strand 
C-533-829   Duties 04.02.04 
69 FR 5319 11.12.09 
74 FR 65739 India (Cont'd) 
Sulfanilic Acid 
C-533-807 Duties 02.03.93 
58 FR 12026 11.05.06 
71 FR 27449 
Certain Coated Paper Suitable for 
High-Quality Print 
C-560-824 Duties 17.11.10 
75 FR 70206  
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Quality Steel 
C-560-806 Duties 10.02.00 
65 FR 6587 06.12.05 
70 FR 72607 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products 
C-560-813 Duties 03.12.01 
66 FR 60198 27.12.07 
72 FR 73316 Indonesia 
Certain Lined Paper Products 
C-560-819 Duties 28.09.06 
71 FR 56949  
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 
C-507-501 Duties 11.03.86 
51 FR 8344 NA* 
Iran 
Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 
C-507-601  Duties 07.10.86 
51 FR 35679 NA* 
Certain Pasta 
C-475-819 Duties 24.07.96 
61 FR 38543 12.10.07 
72 FR 58052 
Italy Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Quality Steel Plate 
C-475-827   Duties 10.02.00 
65 FR 6587 06.12.05 
70 FR 72607 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon 
Quality Steel Plate 
C-580-837    Duties 10.02.00 
65 FR 6587 06.12.05 
70 FR 72607 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel 
Flat Products 
C-580-818    Duties 17.08.93 
58 FR 43752 14.02.07 
72 FR 7009 Korea, Rep. of 
Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in 
Coils 
C-580-835    Duties 06.08.99 
64 FR 42932 04.08.05 
70 FR 44886 
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 
C-403-802 Duties 12.04.91 
56 FR 14921 13.02.06 
71 FR 7512 
South Africa Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 
C-791-806     Duties 11.05.99 
64 FR 25288 05.08.04 
69 FR 47418 G/SCM/N/219/USA 
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  Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Measure(s)Date of original 
imposition;  publication 
reference Date(s) of extension; 
publication 
reference(s)  
Thailand Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel 
Flat Products 
C-549-818 Duties 03.12.01 
66 FR 60197 27.12.07 
72 FR 69187 
Certain Pasta C-489-806   Duties 24.07.96 
61 FR 38546 12.10.07 
72 FR 58052 
Turkey Welded Carbon Steel Standard 
Pipe 
C-489-502  Duties 07.03.86 
51 FR 7984 08.08.06 
71 FR 44996 
Viet Nam Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags 
C-552-805 Duties 04.05.10 
75 FR 23670  
 
 
TERMINATION OF MEASURES DURING THE PERIOD 
1 JULY - 31 DECEMBER 2010 
 
Country/Customs 
Territory Product, 
investigation ID number Date of 
termination Reason for termination 
Korea, Rep. of Top-of-the-Stove Stainless 
Steel Cooking Ware 
C-580-602 29.12.10 No participation by 
domestic parties in sunset 
review 
 
Countervailing Duty actions are published in the Federal Register  or available at 
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* Iran is not a WTO Member.  Therefore, there is no injury/sunset reviews for CVD orders. 
 
 
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