WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/N/195/USA 
17 September 2009 
 (09-4368) 
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 from 1 January-30 June 2009 
from the United States
.  
  G/SCM/N/195/USA 
Page 2 Reporting Member:  UNITED STATES 
 
 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS 
 
For the Period from 1 January to 30 June 2009  
  
Final measures No final measures 
Initiation Provisional 
measures /  
determinations Definitive 
duty Price 
undertaking No 
subsidy No 
injury Case 
withdrawn Other Country or 
Customs 
territory Product 
Date Date, amount 
of subsidy Date, amount 
of subsidy Date, 
amount of 
subsidy Date Date Date Date Trade 
volume Subsidized 
imports as 
% of 
domestic 
consumption% of trade 
volume 
investigated 
(of the 
exporting 
country) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Ni-Resist Piston Inserts 
HTSUS:  
8409.99 ID #:  C-357-819 23.02.09        NA NA NA 
Argentina Honey 
HTSUS:  0409.00, 
1702.90, 2106.90 
ID #:  C-357-813 02.02.09 
(R 01.08 – 12.08) 
       04.06.09 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review NA NA NA 
Stainless Steel 
Plate in Coils  HTSUS:  
7219.11, 
7219.12, 7219.90, 
7219.31, 
7220.11, 7220.20, 7220.90 
ID #:  C-423-809 01.07.08 
(R 01.07 – 12.07) 04.06.09 
0.00%       NA NA 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 24.06.09 
(R 01.08 
– 12.08)        NA NA NA  
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Certain Kitchen 
Appliance 
Shelving and Racks* 
HTSUS:  
8418.99,  7321.90, 8516.90 ID #:  C-570-942 26.08.08 07.01.09 
13.22% - 
197.14% 
 
All-Others  
13.22%       NA NA NA 
Certain Steel 
Grating * 
HTSUS: 7308.90 
ID #:  C-570-948 25.06.09        NA NA NA 
Certain Tow-
Behind Lawn Groomers and 
Certain Parts, 
Thereof* HTSUS:  
8432.40,  
8432.80, 8432.90,   
8479.89 8479.90 
9603.50 ID #:  C-570-940 21.07.08 24.11.08 
0.95% (de 
minimis)  - 
254.52% 
 
19.06.09 
13.30% – 
264.98%       NA NA NA 
Circular Welded 
Austenitic 
Stainless 
Pressure Pipe* HTSUS: 7306.40 ID #:  C-570-931 25.02.08 10.07.08 
1.47% - 
106.85% 
07.08.08 
0.35% - 
105.73% 
/2/ 
28.01.09 
1.10% - 
299.16% 19.03.09 
1.10% - 
299.16%      NA NA NA 
Circular Welded 
Carbon Quality 
Steel Line Pipe* HTSUS:  
7306.19 
ID #:  C-570-936 29.04.08 09.09.08 
18.89% - 
31.65% 
 
24.11.08 
35.63% - 
40.05% 
  
23.01.09 
31.29% - 
40.05% 
/4/      NA NA NA China, P.R. 
Citric Acid and 
Certain Citrate 
Salts* HTSUS:  
2918.14, 
2918.15, 3824.90 ID #:  C-570-938 12.05.08 19.09.08 
1.41% - 
97.72% 
 
13.04.09 
3.60% – 
118.95% 29.05.09 
3.60% - 
118.95%       NA NA NA  
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Oil Country 
Tubular Goods* 
HTSUS:  7304.29, 
7305.20, 
7306.29, 7304.39, 7304.59 
ID #:  C-570-944 05.05.09        NA NA NA 
Prestressed 
Concrete Steel 
Wire Strand* HTSUS:7312.10 
ID #:  C-570-946 23.06.09        NA NA NA 
China, P.R. 
Wire Decking* 
HTSUS:  
9403.20, 9403.90, 
7217.10, 
7217.20, 7326.20, 7326.90 ID #:  A-570-949 02.07.09 
        NA NA NA 
Carbazole Violet 
Pigment 23 
HTSUS:  
3204.17 ID #:  C-533-839 02.02.09 
(R 01.07 
– 12.07) 
        NA NA NA 
Certain Lined 
Paper Products 
HTSUS:  
4810.22, 4811.90, 4820.10  
ID #:  C-533-844 31.10.07 
(R 02.06 
– 12.06) 
 06.10.08 
8.75% 10.02.09 
8.76%      NA NA NA 
India 
Certain Lined 
Paper  
Products HTSUS:  
4810.22, 
4811.90, 4820.10  ID #:  C-533-844 29.10.08 
(R 01.07 
– 12.07)        26.02.09 
Rescission of 
Administrative Review NA NA NA  
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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 28.01.08 
(R 01.07 
– 12.07) 30.12.08 
21.95% 06.05.09 
76.88%     06.05.09 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review 
 NA NA 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, 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)        04.06.09 
Partial  
Rescission of Administrative 
Review 
  NA NA NA 
Commodity 
Matchbooks* 
HTSUS:  
3605.00 ID #:  C-533-849 24.11.08 
 06.04.09 
11.23%       NA NA NA India 
(Cont'd) 
Polyethylene 
Terephthalate (PET) 
Film 
HTSUS:  3920.62 
ID #:  C-533-825 26.08.08 
(R 01.07 – 12.07)        NA NA NA 
Italy Certain Pasta 
HTSUS:  
1901.90,  1902.19 
 ID #:  C-475-819 24.08.07 
(R 01.06 
– 12.06) 06.08.08 
0.00% - 
3.85% 03.02.09 
0.00% - 
3.85%     05.11.07 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review 
 NA NA NA  
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Italy (Cont'd) Certain Pasta 
HTSUS:  
1901.90, 1902.19 
 ID #:  C-475-819 26.08.08 
(R 01.07 
– 12.07)  28.05.09 
2.48%; 
All Others 
3.85%      27.01.09 
Partial 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review NA NA 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-580-837 24.03.09 
(R  01.08 
– 12.08)       04.06.09 
Rescission of 
Administrative 
Review NA NA NA 
Korea, Rep. 
of Corrosion-
Resistant Carbon Steel Flat 
Products 
HTSUS: 7210.30, 
7210.41, 
7210.49, 7210.61, 
7210.69, 
7210.70, 7210.90, 
7212.20, 
7212.30, 7212.40, 7212.50, 
7212.60, 
7215.90, 7217.20, 
7217.30, 
7217.90. ID #:  C-580-818 25.09.07 
(R 01.06 
– 12.06) 09.09.08 
0.09% - 
0.22% 15.01.09 
0.09%  - 
0.22% 
(de minimis)      NA NA NA  
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Corrosion-
Resistant 
Carbon Steel Flat Products 
HTSUS: 
7210.30, 7210.41, 
7210.49, 
7210.61, 7210.69, 
7210.70, 
7210.90, 7212.20, 
7212.30, 
7212.40, 7212.50, 
7212.60, 
7215.90, 7217.20, 
7217.30, 
7217.90. ID #:  C-580-818 30.09.08 
(R 01.07 
– 12.07)        NA NA NA 
Dynamic 
Random Access Memory 
Semiconductors 
HTSUS:  8542.21, 
8542.32, 
8473.30,  8443.99 
ID #:  C-580-851 25.09.07 
(R 01.06 
– 12.06) 13.08.08 
4.91% 17.02.09 
4.91%      NA NA NA 
Dynamic 
Random Access 
Memory Semiconductors 
HTSUS:  
8542.21, 8542.32, 8473.30,  
8443.99 
ID #:  C-580-851 30.09.08 
(R 01.07 
– 12.07)         NA NA NA Korea, Rep. 
of 
Ni-Resist Piston 
Inserts HTSUS:  
8409.99 
ID #:C-580-862 23.02.09        NA NA NA 
Turkey Certain Pasta 
HTSUS: 1902.19 ID #:  C-489-806 28.01.09 
(CR)         NA NA NA  
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Turkey  
(Cont'd) Welded Steel 
Carbon Pipe and 
Tube HTSUS: 7306.30 
ID #:  C- 489-502 27.04.09 
(R 01.08 
– 12.08)        NA NA NA 
Viet Nam Polyethylene 
Retail Carrier 
Bags* HTSUS: 3923.21 
ID #:  C-552-805 27.04.09        NA NA 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 for data is the U.S. ITC Dataweb Source http://www.usitc.gov , based on 6-digit HTSUS numbers provided in  column 2, unless otherwise specified  
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 
 
 
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 
 *  Indicates existence of conc urrent antidumping investigation 
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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  COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS IN EFFECT 
(As of 30 June 2009) 
  
Country Goods Effective  
Date 
Argentina Honey 10.12.01 
Belgium Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 11.03.03 
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod 22.10.02 
Hot-Rolled, Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality Steel Products 26.05.05 
Brazil 
Iron Construction Castings 15.05.86 
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires 04.09.08 
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe 19.03.09 
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Line Pipe  23.01.09 
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe 22.07.08 
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts 29.05.09 
Laminated Woven Sacks 07.08.08 
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube  05.08.08 
Lightweight Thermal Paper 24.11.08 
Raw Flexible Magnets 17.09.08 China, P.R.  
Sodium Nitrite 27.08.08 
Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 29.12.04 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
Certain Lined Paper Products 28.09.06 
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip 
(PET Film) 01.07.02 
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand 04.02.04 India 
Sulfanilic Acid 02.03.93 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel 10.02.00 
Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 Indonesia 
Certain Lined Paper Products 28.09.06 
In-Shell Pistachio Nuts 11.03.86 Iran Roasted In-Shell Pistachios 07.10.86 
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 Italy Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Quality Steel Plate 10.02.00 
Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products 17.08.93 
Stainless Steel Sheet & Strip in Coils 06.08.99 Korea, Rep. of 
Top-of-the-Stove Stainless Steel Cooking Ware 20.01.87 
Norway Fresh & Chilled Atlantic Salmon 12.04.91 
South Africa Stainless Steel Plate In Coils 11.05.99 
Amended: 11.03.03 
Thailand Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 03.12.01 
Certain Pasta 24.07.96 Turkey Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe 07.03.86 
 
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  SUSPENSION AGREEMENTS 
(as of 30 June 2009) 
  
Country Goods Effective  
Date 
None 
 
 
SUNSET REVIEWS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS 
For the Period of 1 January to 30 June 2009 
 
 
Country Goods Order Date Result of 
Review Effective  
Date 
None 
  
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS REVOKED 
For the Period of 1 January to 30 June 2009 
 
 
Country Goods Order Date Effective  
Date 
None 
  
REFUND REVIEWS  
For the Period of 1 January – 30 June 2009 
  
 See the Countervailing Duty Activity report.  
 Countervailing Duty actions are pu blished in the Federal Register
 or available at  
http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html  
 
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