Opinion ID: 219036
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Antidumping Duty Order

Text: On November 29, 2001, Commerce issued an antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand (the subject merchandise). Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products From Thailand, 66 Fed.Reg. 59,562 (Dep't of Commerce Nov. 29, 2001) ( Order ). The Order followed the filing of a petition and final determinations of dumping and injury by Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC). Id. at 59,563. In the Order, Commerce found that SSI was selling the subject merchandise at less than normal value and assigned SSI a dumping margin of 3.86%. Id. On November 30, 2004, SSI requested an administrative review and revocation of the Order with respect to its subject merchandise based on the absence of dumping for the equivalent of three consecutive years. See Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent to Revoke and Rescind in Part, 70 Fed.Reg. 73,197 (Dep't of Commerce Dec. 9, 2005). Commerce made the preliminary determination that SSI had not sold the subject merchandise at less than normal value during the first and third of three consecutive administrative review periods, satisfying the three year requirement based on an intervening year allowance. See id. at 73,201-02. In its request, SSI also included an agreement (the Certification) signed by its president, stating that SSI would not engage in dumping following the revocation. See id. at 73,201. The Certification reads, in relevant part: Should the department of Commerce conclude, subsequent to revocation, that SSI sold the subject merchandise at less than normal value, I certify that SSI agrees to immediate reinstatement of the antidumping duty order regarding the subject merchandise. J.A. 80. After the completion of a third administrative review period, Commerce issued a final decision granting SSI's request for partial revocation from the Order. Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 Fed.Reg. 28,659 (Dep't of Commerce May 17, 2006) ( Final Revocation Decision ). Commerce reasoned that SSI continued to satisfy the requirements for revocation under its regulations, namely (1) no sales at less than normal value for the equivalent of three consecutive years and (2) the Certification of immediate reinstatement in the Order in the event of resumed dumping. See Issues and Decision Memorandum for the [Final Revocation Decision], A-597-817, 2006 WL 1388746 (May 17, 2006). The Order remained in effect with respect to the other subject exporters and producers. See Final Revocation Decision, 71 Fed.Reg. at 28,661. On August 1, 2006, Commerce initiated a sunset review of the Order, Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 72 Fed.Reg. 73,316 (Dep't of Commerce Dec. 27, 2007) ( Sunset Review ), as required by 19 U.S.C. § 1675(c). Following this review, Commerce published notice of continuation of the Order based on the finding that revocation of the same would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping . . . and material injury to an industry in the United States. . . . Sunset Review, 72 Fed.Reg. at 73,318. SSI participated in this review proceeding, filing a brief in favor of full revocation of the Order. See U.S. Int'l Trade Comm'n, Pub. No. 3956, Hot-Rolled Steel Products From Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine 4 n. 8, 5 (2007), available at http://www.usitc.gov/ publications/701_731/pub3956.pdf (USITC Pub. No. 3956).