On May 13, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico.
On September 3, 2008, Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Ternium) requested the DOC to conduct a changed circumstances review of the AD duty order on wire rod from Mexico to determine whether Ternium is the successor-in-interest to Hylsa S.A. de C.V. (Hylsa). On November 12, 2008, the DOC initiated the changed circumstances review of the AD duty order on wire rod from Mexico. On April 2, 2009, the DOC made its preliminary determination that Ternium is the successor-in-interest to Hylsa and should be treated as such for the AD duty cash deposit purposes.
Based on the information provided by Ternium, the DOC's analysis in the preliminary results, and the fact that the interested parties did not submit any comments during the comment period, the DOC has determined that Ternium is the successor-in-interest to Hylsa for the AD duty cash deposit purposes.
Therefore, the DOC will instruct the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend liquidation of all shipments of the subject merchandise produced and exported by Ternium entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, at 17.94 percent, i.e., Hylsa's cash deposit rate.
The products subject to this order are currently classifiable under subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3092, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030, 7213.99.0090, 7227.20.0000, 7227.90.6010, and 7227.90.6080 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US.