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3See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from China, 

Investigation Nos. 701–TA–583 and 731–TA–1381 

(Final), Publication 4812, August 2018 (Final ITC 

Report) at I–14 and I–15. 

4 Id. at I–15. 

5 Id. 

6 Id. 

7 Id. 

8See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment 

of Final Determination with Final Antidumping 

Duty Determination, 82 FR 60178 (December 19, 

2017) (Preliminary Determination). 

1See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair 

Value Investigation, 83 FR 8053 (February 23, 2018) 

(Initiation Notice). 

affirmative determination with respect 

to all other soil pipe fittings. Because 

the ITC made different injury 

determinations for separate domestic 

like products, Commerce will instruct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on 

entries of all cast iron soil pipe fittings 

(subject merchandise) other than drain 

bodies (excluded merchandise). 

Drain Bodies 

The ITC found that drain bodies are 

a separate domestic like product. The 

Final ITC Report describes typical drain 

bodies as having only one side that 

connects to a pipe or fitting.3 Further, 

drain bodies are not classified as either 

hubless or hub and spigot.4 Drain bodies 

may be painted in a different manner 

than other cast iron soil pipe fittings, 

which are coated in asphaltic material, 

black paint, or epoxy.5 Drain bodies 

often require assembly with attachments 

(cast iron and non-cast iron) such as 

stainless steel strainers, grates, and bolts 

to be a drain fixture ready for use.6 In 

addition, the purpose of a drain body is 

to collect and carry away liquid or 

water, including wastewater, while the 

purpose of other cast iron soil pipe 

fittings is to connect pipe and fittings.7

Because the ITC made a negative 

determination of material injury with 

respect to drain bodies, Commerce will 

direct CBP to terminate the suspension 

of liquidation for entries of drain bodies 

from China entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, and refund any cash 

deposits with respect to these entries. 

All Soil Pipe Fittings Other Than Drain 

Bodies 

Because the ITC determined that 

imports of all cast iron soil pipe fittings 

other than drain bodies from China are 

materially injuring a U.S. industry, all 

unliquidated entries of subject 

merchandise from China, entered or 

withdrawn from warehouse, are subject 

to the assessment of countervailing 

duties. 

As a result of the ITC’s final 

determination, in accordance with 

section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce 

will direct CBP to assess, upon further 

instruction by Commerce, 

countervailing duties on unliquidated 

entries of subject merchandise from 

China entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

December 19, 2017, the date on which 

Commerce published its preliminary 

countervailing duty determination in 

the Federal Register,8 and before April 

18, 2018, the effective date on which 

Commerce instructed CBP to 

discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation in accordance with section 

703(d) of the Act. Section 703(d) of the 

Act states that the suspension of 

liquidation pursuant to a preliminary 

determination may not remain in effect 

for more than four months. Therefore, 

entries of subject merchandise from 

China made on or after April 18, 2018, 

and prior to the date of publication of 

the ITC’s final determination in the 

Federal Register are not liable for the 

assessment of countervailing duties due 

to Commerce’s discontinuation of the 

suspension of liquidation. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 706 of the 

Act, Commerce will direct CBP to 

reinstitute the suspension of liquidation 

of subject merchandise (i.e., all soil pipe 

fittings other than drain bodies) from 

China, effective the date of publication 

of the ITC’s notice of final 

determination in the Federal Register, 

and to assess, upon further instruction 

by Commerce pursuant to section 

706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing 

duties for each entry of the subject 

merchandise in an amount based on the 

net countervailable subsidy rates for the 

subject merchandise. On or after the 

date of publication of the ITC’s final 

injury determination in the Federal 

Register, we will instruct CBP to 

require, at the same time as importers 

would normally deposit estimated 

duties on this merchandise, cash 

deposits for each entry of subject 

merchandise equal to the rates noted 

below. These instructions suspending 

liquidation will remain in effect until 

further notice. The all others rate 

applies to all producers or exporters not 

specifically listed, as appropriate. 

Company 

Subsidy 

rate 

(percent) 

Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group 

Co., Ltd ................................... 34.87 

Wor-Biz International Trading 

Co., Ltd. (Anhui) ...................... 7.37 

Shijiazhuang Chengmei Import & 

Export Co., Ltd ........................ 133.94 

All-Others .................................... 23.28 

Notifications to Interested Parties 

This notice constitutes the 

countervailing duty order with respect 

to soil pipe fittings from China pursuant 

to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested 

parties may visit https://enforcement.

trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html or contact 

Commerce’s Central Records Unit, 

Room B8024 of the main Commerce 

Building, for copies of an updated list 

of countervailing duty orders currently 

in effect. 

This order is issued and published in 

accordance with section 706(a) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). 

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19095 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–079] 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe From the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and 

Postponement of Final Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that cast iron soil pipe from the People’s 

Republic of China (China) was sold to 

the United States at less than fair value 

(LTFV) during the period of 

investigation (POI), July 1, 2017, 

through December 31, 2017. 

DATES: Applicable August 31, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2243. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on February 23, 2018.1 On June 22, 


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2See Cast Iron Soil Pipe from People’s Republic 

of China: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation, 83 FR 29098 (June 22, 2018). 3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Cast Iron Soil Pipe from 

the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice, 83 FR at 8054. 

6See Commerce Memorandum, ‘‘Cast Iron Soil 

Pipe from People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Scope Comment Decision Memorandum,’’ dated 

concurrently with this memorandum (Preliminary 

Scope Memorandum). 

7See Initiation Notice, 83 FR at 8056–8057. 

8See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy 

Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates 

Practice and Application of Combination Rates in 

Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market 

Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy 

Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce’s website at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf. 

2018, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation and the revised deadline is 

now August 24, 2018.2

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

included in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the 

Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of 

the main Department of Commerce 

building. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and the electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is cast iron soil pipe from 

China. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (scope).5 For a summary of the 

product coverage comments and 

rebuttal responses submitted to the 

record for this investigation, and 

accompanying discussion and analysis 

of all comments timely received, see the 

Preliminary Scope Memorandum.6

Commerce is not preliminarily 

modifying the scope language as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice. See 

the scope in Appendix I to this notice. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Export price was 

calculated in accordance with sections 

772(a) of the Act. Because China is a 

non-market economy within the 

meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, 

normal value was calculated in 

accordance with section 773(c) of the 

Act. Furthermore, pursuant to section 

776(a) and (b) of the Act, we have 

preliminarily relied upon facts 

otherwise available, with adverse 

inferences, for Sibo International Ltd., 

and the China-wide entity. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying Commerce’s preliminary 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Combination Rates 

In the Initiation Notice,7 Commerce 

stated that it would calculate producer/ 

exporter combination rates for the 

respondents that are eligible for a 

separate rate in this investigation. Policy 

Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.8

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist: 

Producer Exporter 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin & cash 

deposit rate 

(percent) 9

HengTong Casting ...................................................................... HengTong Casting ..................................................................... 302.61 

Wu’An Yongtian Casting Co., Ltd ............................................... Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd ........................................................ 302.61 

Yangcheng County Huawang Universal Spun Cast Pipe 

Foundry.

Dalian Lino F.T.Z. Co., Ltd ........................................................ 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd ........................................................... 302.61 

Wu’an Yongtian Casting Co., Ltd ............................................... Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd ........................................................... 302.61 

Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co., Ltd ................................. Dalian Metal I/E Co., Ltd ........................................................... 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd .......................................... 302.61 

Wu’an Kerui xin Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd ................... Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd .......................................... 302.61 

Wu’an Yongtian Casting Co., Ltd ............................................... Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd .......................................... 302.61 

Wuan City Feixiang Metal Product Co., Ltd ............................... Dinggin Hardware (Dalian) Co., Ltd .......................................... 302.61 

DingXiang County YuTai Casting-Forging Co., Ltd .................... Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd ........... 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Hebei Metals & Engineering Products Trading Co., Ltd ........... 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd ............................................................... 302.61 

Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co., Ltd ................................. Kingway Pipe Co., Ltd ............................................................... 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd ......................................... 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Shanxi Chen Xin Da Castings & Forgings Co., Ltd .................. 302.61 

Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co., Ltd .................................. Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co., Ltd ................................. 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Shanxi Zhongrui Tianyue Trading Co., Ltd ............................... 302.61 

Qinshui Shunshida Casting Co., Ltd .......................................... Terrifour (Dalian) Trading Co., Ltd ............................................ 302.61 

Shanxi Chengda Special Forging Co., Ltd ................................. Terrifour (Dalian) Trading Co., Ltd ............................................ 302.61 

Wuan City Feixiang Metal Product Co., Ltd ............................... Wuan City Feixiang Metal Product Co., Ltd .............................. 302.61 

Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co., Ltd ................................. Zezhou Golden Autumn Foundry Co., Ltd ................................ 302.61 

CHINA–WIDE ENTITY 302.61 


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9For cash deposit purposes, we normally adjust 

for export subsidies found in companion CVD 

proceedings. However, we preliminary found no 

export subsidies in the companion CVD proceeding. 

See PDM at X. 

10See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

11See HengTong Letter, ‘‘Postponement of Final 

Determination and Extension of Provisional 

Measures Request,’’ dated August 2, 2018. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of subject 

merchandise as described in the scope 

of the investigation section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, as discussed below. Further, 

pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce 

will instruct CBP to require a cash 

deposit equal to the weighted-average 

amount by which normal value exceeds 

U.S. price, as indicated in the chart 

above as follows: (1) For the producer/ 

exporter combinations listed in the table 

above, the cash deposit rate is equal to 

the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin listed for that 

combination in the table; (2) for all 

combinations of Chinese producers/ 

exporters of merchandise under 

consideration that have not established 

eligibility for their own separate rates, 

the cash deposit rate will be equal to the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin established for the China-wide 

entity; and (3) for all third-county 

exporters of merchandise under 

consideration not listed in the table 

above, the cash deposit rate is the cash 

deposit rate applicable to the Chinese 

producer/exporter combination (or the 

China-wide entity) that supplied that 

third-country exporter. 

To determine the cash deposit rate, 

Commerce normally adjusts the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the amount of domestic 

subsidy pass-through and export 

subsidies determined in a companion 

countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding 

when CVD provisional measures are in 

effect. Accordingly, where Commerce 

makes a preliminary affirmative 

determination for domestic subsidy 

pass-through or export subsidies, 

Commerce offsets the calculated 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the appropriate rate(s). In this 

case, we have not made a preliminary 

affirmative determination for domestic 

subsidy pass-through or export 

subsidies. Therefore, we are not 

adjusting the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for these 

subsidies. 

These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with this 

preliminary determination within five 

days of its public announcement or, if 

there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than seven days 

after the date on which the last final 

verification report is issued in this 

investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than five days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.10

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this investigation are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, at a time and date to be 

determined. Parties should confirm by 

telephone the date, time, and location of 

the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), 

Commerce requires that requests by 

respondents for postponement of a final 

antidumping determination be 

accompanied by a request for extension 

of provisional measures from a fourmonth period to a period not more than 

six months in duration. 

On August 2, 2018, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210 (e), HengTong requested 

that Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.11 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) the 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter 

accounts for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce’s final 

determination will publish no later than 

135 days after the publication of this 

preliminary determination notice. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV. If the final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will determine 

before the later of 120 days after the date 

of this preliminary determination or 45 

days after the final determination 

whether imports of the subject 

merchandise are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 


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1See Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 83 

FR 33205 (July 17, 2018) (Final Determination). 

2See ITC Notification Letter to the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, referencing ITC Investigation Nos. 

701–TA–583 and 731–TA–1381 (August 20, 2018). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation on Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings from 

the People’s Republic of China: Ministerial Error 

Allegations in the Final Determination,’’ dated 

August 9, 2018. 

Dated: August 24, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is cast iron soil pipe, whether 

finished or unfinished, regardless of industry 

or proprietary specifications, and regardless 

of wall thickness, length, diameter, surface 

finish, end finish, or stenciling. The scope of 

this investigation includes, but is not limited 

to, both hubless and hub and spigot cast iron 

soil pipe. Cast iron soil pipe is nonmalleable 

iron pipe of various designs and sizes. Cast 

iron soil pipe is generally distinguished from 

other types of nonmalleable cast iron pipe by 

the manner in which it is connected to cast 

iron soil pipe fittings. 

Cast iron soil pipe is classified into two 

major types—hubless and hub and spigot. 

Hubless cast iron soil pipe is 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, including any revisions 

to those specifications. Hub and spigot pipe 

has one or more hubs into which the spigot 

(plain end) of a fitting is inserted. All pipe 

meeting the physical description set forth 

above is covered by the scope of this 

investigation, whether or not produced 

according to a particular standard. 

The subject imports are currently classified 

in subheading 7303.00.0030 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS): Cast iron soil pipe. The 

HTSUS subheading and specifications are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only; the written description of the 

scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Postponement of Final Determination and 

Extension of Provisional Measures 

V. Scope Comments 

VI. Scope of the Investigation 

VII. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Non-Market Economy Country 

B. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value 

Comments 

C. Separate Rates 

D. China-Wide Entity 

E. Application of Facts Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

F. Date of Sale 

G. Comparisons to Fair Value 

H. Export Price 

I. Value-Added Tax (VAT) 

J. Normal Value 

K. Factor Valuation Methodology 

VIII. Currency Conversion 

IX. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(F) of 

the Act 

X. Adjustment for Countervailable Export 

Subsidies 

XI. Verification 

XII. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–062] 

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From the 

People’s Republic of China: Amended 

Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 

Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is amending its final 

determination of sales at less than fair 

value (LTFV) as a result of ministerial 

errors. In addition, based on affirmative 

final determinations by Commerce and 

the International Trade Commission (the 

ITC), Commerce is issuing an 

antidumping duty order on cast iron soil 

pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from the 

People’s Republic of China (China). 

DATES: Applicable August 31, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sergio Balbontin at (202) 482–4474 or 

Michael Bowen at (202) 482–0768, 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 17, 2018, Commerce 

published its affirmative final 

determination in the LTFV investigation 

of soil pipe fittings from China on July 

17, 2018.1 On July 11, 2018, Commerce 

received ministerial error allegations. 

See the ‘‘Amendment to Final 

Determination’’ section below for 

further discussion. 

On August 22, 2018, the ITC notified 

Commerce of its final determination, 

pursuant to 735(d) of the Act, that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured within the meaning 

of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by 

reason of LTFV imports of soil pipe 

fittings from China, and of its 

determination that critical 

circumstances do not exist with respect 

to imports of soil pipe fittings from 

China.2

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

scope of this order 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 (other than drain bodies), 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. 

Excluded from the scope are all drain 

bodies. Drain bodies are normally 

classified in subheading 7326.90.86.88 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (HTSUS). 

The cast iron soil pipe fittings subject 

to the scope of this order are normally 

classified in subheading 7307.11.0045 of 

the 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 order is dispositive. 

Amendment to Final Determination 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), 

Commerce is amending the Final 

Determination to correct certain 

ministerial errors.3 Based on these 

corrections, Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial 

Group Co., Ltd.’s (Xuanshi) estimated 

weighted-average dumping margin 

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