UMMARY n response to requests from interested partiesx000f tKe Department of Commerce x000btKe Departmentx000c is conducting an administrative reviicx000c from tKe PeopOes RepubOic See Antidumping Dut ID: 863396
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Administrative RevieZ E&C/Office V,,: .:/AC November 2 2017 MEMORANDUM TO: Gary Taverman Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumpi UMMARY ,n response to requests from interested parties tKe Department of Commerce tKe Department is conducting an administrative reviic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic See Antidumping Duty Order: Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China :e are aOso preOiminariOy granting a separate rate to si[ companies ZKicK demonstrated tKeir individuaO e[amination. TKe rates assigned to eacK of tKese companies can be found in tKe ³PreOimof tKe accompanying preOiminary resuOts notice. TKe Department aOso preOiminariOy determines tKat five companies made no sKipments TKe Department aOso preOiminariOy finds tKat -oin and Yudi madeis caOcuOating dumping margins for eacK neZ sKipper respondent.,f tKese preOiminary resuOts af administrative revieZ and neZ sKipper revieZs tKe Department ZiOO instruct U.S. Customs and assess antidumping duties on aOO app mercKandise during tKe POR. to comment on tKese preOiminary er tKan 120 days from tKe date oamended tKe Act and 1 CFR AC.GROUNDAdministrative Review On November 4 2016 tKe Departmadministrative revieZ of tKe AD order on garOic from tKe PRC. BetZeen November 7 2016 and November 30 2016 interested parties submitted requests fonty-second administrative revieZitK respect to 35 companies.Fourteen parties timeOy submitted ³no sKipment´ certificationspanies are: 1 -inan FarmOady Kuang Goodman Trading Co. /td. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 1 FR 76 20 November 4 2016. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews 2 FR 42 4 -anuary 13 2017. Initiation NoticeFarmOady . /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Statements in Connection ZitK tKe GarOic 22 2015-2016 Administrative RevieZ dated February 23 2017.Qingdao /iangKe ,nternationaO Trade Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ dated February 7 2017. -ining AOpKa Food Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic
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from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ dated February 2017. -in[iang +uameng ,mp & E[p Co. /td. Nine companies eacK timeOy submitted a separate rate status cercompanies incOude: 1 SKen 2 -in[iang Feiteng ,mport & 3 +armoni 7 :eifang +ongqiao ,nternationaO /ogistics Co. /td. :eifanOn MarcK 7 2017 tKe Department issued a memorandum indicating tKat Ze ZouOd e[amine tKe ercKandise by voOume +armoni 2017 tKe Department issued questionnaires to +armoni and =K2017 and September 21 2017 =Kengyang timeOy submitted responsBetZeen ApriO 6 2017 and September 22 2017 +armoni submitted timeOy responses to tKis SKen]Ken Yuting Foodstuff Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ dated February 2017. -in[iang Merry VegetabOe Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ dated February 2017. SKandong CKenKe ,nternationaO Trading Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ d/anOing QingsKui VegetabOe Foods Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ dated February 2017. -in[iang +uameng ,mp & E[p Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â No SaOes Certification´ dated February 10 2017. -in[iang +eMia Co. /td. /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina Antidumping Duty: No SaOes Certification´ dated -anuary 23 2017. Bainong¶s February 13 2017 Separate Rate Certification Bainong SRC. Feiteng¶s -anuary 30 2017 Separate Rate Certification Feiteng+armoni¶s February 21 2017 Separate Rate AppOication +armoni SRA. QTF¶s February 21 2017 Separate Rate AppOication QTF SRA. Sea-Oine¶s -anuary 23 2017 Separate Rate Certification Sea-Oine SRC. SKuncKang¶s -anuary 30 2017 Separate Rate Certification SKuncKang SRC. :eifang¶s February 21 2017 Separate Rate Certification �
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00b;:eifang SRC. Xinboda¶s February 13 2017 Separate Rate Certification Xinboda SRC. =Kengyang¶s February 7 2017 Separate Rate Certification =Kengyang SRC. Memorandum ³Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: 2015-2016 SeOection of Respondents for ,ndividuaO E[amination´ dated MarcK 7 2017. Department /etter re: Antidumping Duty Questionnaire dated MarcK 2017 ,nitiaO AD Questionnaire.=Kengyang¶s ApriO 5 2017 Section A Questionnaire Response =Kengyang ApriO 5 2017 AQR see also =Kengyang¶s ApriO 21 2017 Section C-D Questionnaire Response =Kengyang ApriO 21 2017 CDQR =Kengyang¶s September 21 2017 SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response =Kengyang September 21 2017 SQR. +armoni¶s ApriO 6 2017 Section A Questionnaire Response +armoni ApriO 6 2017 AQR see also +armoni¶s ApriO 2 2017 Section C-D Questionnaire Response +armoni ApriO 2 2017 CDQR +armoni¶s September 22 2017 SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response +armoni September 22 2017 SQR. On MarcK 14 2017 tKe Department requested information and comadministrative revieZ.Department received timeOy fiOed cBetZeen November 13 2017 and November 20 2017 Yudi and =Kengyang submitted furtKer BetZeen ApriO 6 2017 and -une 2 2017 tKe CFTG and +armoni submitted Oetters regarding On -une 27 2017 tKe Department iOn August 17 2017 tKe petitioners and +armoni submitted rebuttaO factuaO information On October 13 2017 tKe Department issued a suppOementaO questionnaire to tKe CFTG.tKe Department¶s suppOementaO que2017 tKe petitioners +armoni and tKe CFTG submitted furtKer comments regarding tKe On November 21 2017 tKe CFTG fiOed neZ factuaO information Department /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: Request for Economic DeveOopment Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue Comments and ,nformation´ dated MarcK 14 2017. +armoni /etter ³+armoni POacing POR 21 Case and RebuttaO Brie
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f on tKe AdministrativAntidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated ApriO 6 2017 +armoni Submission of FactuaO ,nformation Re: NMGGC see also +armoni /etter ³Request by +armoni tKat CFTG Submissions be Accompanied by Certifications Signed by aOO CFTG Members 22 Administrative RevieZ of Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated ApriO 6 2017 see also /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Responding to TZo 2 Submissions of =Keng]Kou +armoni Spice Co. /td. â FiOed on BeKaOf of tKe CFTG´ dated ApriO 12 2017 +armoni /etter ³Request to Rescind POR 22 as to +armoni or AOternativeOy Require tKat aOO CFTG Members EstabOisK tKat tKey QuaOify as Domestic Producers and ,ndividuaOOy Certify aOO Submissions 22 Administrative RevieZ of Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated -une 15 2017 see also +armoni /etter ³AdditionaO FactuaO ,nformation re CFTG Company Certifications 22 Administrative RevieZ of Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina µGarOic POR 22¶´ dated -une 2 2017. Department /etter re: Domestic ,nterested Party Questionnaire dated -une 27 2017 CFTG Standing Questionnaire. CFTG¶s August 3 2017 Standing Questionnaire Response CFTG August 3 2017 QR. Petitioners /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Submission of ,nformation to Rebut COarify or Correct ,nformation Contained in tKe CFTG¶s August 3 2017 Questionnaire Response´ dated August 17 2017 +armoni /etter ³+armoni¶s Response to FactuaO ,nformation Submitted by tKe CFTG on -uOy 12 2017 and Resubmitted on August 3 2017 22 Administrative RevieZ of Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated August 17 2017 +armoni CFTG QR Comments. Department /etter re: Domestic ,nterested Party SuppOementaO Questionnaire dated October 13 2017 CFTG Standing SQR. Petitioners¶ /ette
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r ³22 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Request to Rescind Administrative RevieZ of +armoni´ dated October 16 2017 Petitioners Comments see also +armoni /etter ³ReneZaO of Request to Rescind POR 22 as to +armoni and Request for E[tension of Time to Submit FinaO Surrogate VaOue ,nformation 2 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated October 24 2017 see also CFTG /etter ³Response to Business Proprietary Document Set FortK by =Keng]Kou +armoni Spice Co. /td.´ dated October 25 2017 see also Petitioners¶ /etter Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Suggested ProceduraO PatK for Rescission of CFTG-Named CKinese E[porter/Producers´ dated October 30 2017 CFTG /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina On November 27 2017 tKe Department pOaced a memorandum on tKe record accepting tKe information and estabOiscOarification or correction of tKe information for December 7tKese preOiminary resuOts. AccordingOy tKe Department ZiOO not be anaOy]ing tKis submisfor tKese resuOts. On -une 20 2017 and October 6 2017 tKe Department e[tended tKe deadOine for tKe preOiminary On November 22 2017 tKe petitioners fiOed pre-preOiminary cOn December 2 2016 and -anuaryrespectiveOy tKe Department pubOisKed a notice of initiation oOn -anuary 12 2017 tKe Department February 2017 and September 22 2017 -oin and Yudi timeOy submitted responses to tKis â Response to tKe Petitioners¶ Suggested ProceduraO PatK for Rescission of CFTG-Named CKinese E[porter/Producers and Surrogate VaOue Comments â fiOed on BeKaOf of tKe CFTG´ dated November 2 2017. CFTG /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Resubmission of NeZ FactuaO ,nformation tKat Discredits +armoni and +armoni Submissions in tKe GarOic 21 AR and documents +armoni pOaced on tKe Record in GarOic 22 AR â fiOed on BeKaOf of tKe CFTG´ dated November 21 2017. Memorandum ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Administrative RevieZ &#
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x000b;2015-2016: Accepting CFTG Submissiformation´ dated November 27 2017. Memorandum ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Administrative RevieZ 2015-2016: E[tension of DeadOine for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts of tKe RevieZ´ dated -une 20 2017 see also Memorandum ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â 22 Administrative RevieZ 2015-2016: E[tension of DeadOine for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts of tKe RevieZ´ dated October 6 2017. Petitioners¶ /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Pre-PreOiminary Comments on tKe SeOection of Surrogate VaOues´ dated November 22 2017 Petitioners¶ Pre-PreOiminary Comments. See Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015-2016 1 FR 5 61 December 2 2016 see also Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015-2016 2 FR 2 -anuary 3 2017. Department /etter re: Antidumping Duty NeZ SKipper RevieZ Questionnaire dated -anuary 12 2017 ,nitiaO AD NSR Questionnaire. Yudi¶s February 2017 Section A Questionnaire Response Yudi February 2017 AQR see also Yudi¶s February 2 2017 Section C-D Questionnaire Response Yudi February 2 2017 CDQR Yudi¶s September 22 2017 SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response Yudi September 22 2017 SQR see also -oin¶s February 2017 Section A Questionnaire Response -oin February 2017 AQR see also -oin¶s February 2 2017 Section C-D Questionnaire Response -oin February 2 2017 CDQR -oin¶s September 22 2017 SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response -oin September 22 2017 SQR On MarcK 14 2017 tKe Department requested information and comDepartment received timeOy fiOed c tKe petitioners Yudi and -oin. On -une 2 2017 tKe Department aOiadministrative revieZ.On November 2
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1 2017 tKe petitioners submitted pre-preOiminary comments concerning tKe TKe Department did not Kave time to properOy anaOy]e tKese comments for tKese preOiminary resuOts as sucK Ze ZiOO COPE OF T+E ORDEROe or separated into constituent mecKanicaOOy Karvested and tKat is primariOy but not e[cOusive b garOic tKat Kas been speciaOOy prepared and cuOtivated prioeed. TKe subMect mercKandise is used principaOOy as a food United States +TSUS. re provided for convenience and customs purposes our ,n order to be e[cOuded from tKe tKat is 1 mecKanicaOOy Karvested and primariOy but notse prepared for use as seed must be accompanied by decOarations to U.S. Customs and Border ProteART,A/ ESC,SS,ON OF DM,N,STRAT,VE EV,E:ministrative Review Pursuant to 1 CFR 351.213 d 1 tKe Secretary ZiOO rescind an administrative revieZ in ZKoOe Department /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: Request for Economic DeveOopment Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue Comments and ,nformation´ dated MarcK 14 2017. Memorandum ³AOignment of NeZ SKipper RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina ZitK Concurrent Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated -une 2 2017 NSR AOignment Memorandum. Petitioners¶ /etter ³24 NeZ SKipper RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Pre-PreOiminary Comments Concerning tKe Bona Fides of Respondents¶ SaOes´ dated November 21 2017. Zere timeOy ZitKdraZn for si[ companies.ate Rate Determination´ section beOoZ one of tKe companiesmeOy ZitKdraZn +ebei GoOden d is a part of tKe QTF-Entiseparate rate appOication accordingOy tKe Department is contiartment inadvertentOy incOuded a company in its for ZKicK tKere Zas no revieZ request. TKerefore Ze are rescinding tKis administrative revieZ ZitK respect to tKese si[ companies.Preliminary Rescission of Administrative Review Ke Department Kas preOiminariOy determined tKat tKe materiaO misrepresentations and inconsistencies in tKe statements made by tKe CFTG maNe aOO of tKe submissions of tKe CFTG unreOiabOe. AccordingOy tKe Department Kas preOiminariOy determined Zas invaOid&#x
8 000f; and is preOiminariOy rescinding tK
000f; and is preOiminariOy rescinding tKe revieZ ZitK respect to seven companies for ZDuring tKe course of an administrative revieZ tKe Department iinformation from interested parties. TKese responses become tKe basis of tKe administrative tment reOies for its preOimiZords tKe Department¶s rationaOe underOying its determinationson record evidence submitted by aarties. TKe Department acts Petitioners¶ /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ :itKdraZaO of Certain Requests for Administrative RevieZ´ dated ApriO 13 2017 +armoni /etter ³+armoni :itKdraZaO of RevieZ Request: TZenty-Second Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe Pina A-570-31´ dated ApriO 13 2017. TKe QTF-Entity incOudes QTF QXF /iangKe Qingdao TianKefeng Foods Co. /td. QT+F Qingdao Bei[ing Trading Co. /td. QBT +ebei GoOden Bird Trading Co. /td. and +uamei ConsuOting. See Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 21 Administrative Review; 2014-2015 2 FR 27230 -une 14 2017 Garlic 21 Final and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum ,DM ,DM a26-35. TKe Department inadvertentOy initiated a revieZ on -in[iang SKengtai Fruits & VegetabOes Co. /td. See Initiation at 2 FR 42 6. See Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of ChinaPreliminary Results, Preliminary Rescission, and Final Rescission, In Part, of the 22 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and the Preliminary Results of the New Shipper Reviews2015-2016 at Appendi[ , dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum Preliminary Results. TKe seven companies for ZKicK tKe CFTG made tKe onOy revieZ request are: 1 +armoni 2 -in[iang -inma Fruits VegetabOes Products Co. /td. 3 Qingdao +aiOi]e Sea-Oine ,nternationaO Trading Co. /td 4 Qingdao Ritai Food Co. /td 5 -u[ian +uateng Food Co. /td. 6 =KongOian NongcKan Co. /td. and 7 Qing
9 dao -iuyiKongrun Foods Co. /td.
dao -iuyiKongrun Foods Co. /td. section 751 of tKe Act see also e.g.1 CFR 351.102 21 ZKicK defines factuaO information 1 CFR 351.301 ZKicK provides for tKe time Oimits for submission of factuaO information 1 CFR 351.302 ZKicK provides for e[tensions of time and return of untimeOy fiOed or unsoOicited materiaO 1 CFR 351.303 ZKicK provides for fiOings document identification format transOation service and certification of documents. As noted above interested parties Kave submitted e[tensive information regarding tKe credifact pattern of tKe instant administrative revieZ mirrors tKat accordingOy tKe preceding revieZ provides conte[t to tKe anaOy,n tKe tZenty-first administratiNMGGC composed of Avrum .at] aOts of tKe preceding administrative revieZ Garlic 21 Final based on tKe materiaO misrepatements made by tKe members of tKe NMGGC tKe Department found tKat substantiaO record evidence undermined tKe veracity of aOO tKe NMGGC¶s submissions to tKe Department.credibiOity of tKe NMGGC tKe Department anaOy]ed tKree factuaO cOaims tKat e[empOified tKe submissions and tied tKese factuaO cOaims to tKe record evidence tKat refuted tKem. NMGGC Robert +ume as ZeOO as tKe members of tKe NMGGC cOaimed: 1 CKinese e[porters/businessmen ZeretKe NMGGC¶s revieZ request 2 neitKer tKe members of tKe NMGGC nor Mr. +ume received direcrequest of +armoni in tKe tZentietK administrative revieZ because Ke Zas intimidated by a private investigator sent by +armoni. TKe Department¶s anaOysis e[pOained KoZ eacK of tKese factuaO cOaims Zas contradicted by otKer more reOiabOe record:itK regard to tKe first cOaim tKe Department pointed to severaO emaiO communications betZeen 2010 and 2017 tKat demonstrated tKat ³Mr. +ume and CKinese garears formuOated a number of strategies ZitK tKe uOtimate goaO tKat tKe Department revieZ +armoni. ,n tKe ^tZenty-first administrative} revieZ tKese eConcerning tKe NMGGC¶s second cOaim tKe Department cited to inconsistent statements made by tKe members and counseO of tKe NMGGC and banN and import documentation indicating tKat tKe members and counseO for tKe NMGGC received money traveO aequipment in e[cKange for tKe
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irDepartment referred to tKe contradictory statements made by Mr. CraZford and Mr. +ume ZKicK ,t is ZeOO settOed tKat any evaOuation of tKe substantiaOity of evidence ³must taNe into account ZKatever in tKe record fairOy detracts from its ZeigKt incOuding contradictory evidence or evidence from ZKicK confOicting inferences couOd be draZn.´ Zhengzhou Harmoni Spice co. v. United States, 617 F. Supp. 2d 121 C,T 200 . E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. v. United States SOip Op. â07 1 :/ 425 22 C.,.T. 1 32 -an. 2 1 . TKe NMGGC¶s revieZ request incOuded +armoni and -in[iang -inma Fruits and VegetabOes Products Co. /td. -in[iang -inma. See Garlic 21 Final ,DM at 7-23. . at 17-23. . at 1. . at 17-23. . at 1-20. Id. at 20-21. e beKest of Mr. +ume¶s cOients not because Ke Zas intimidated by a private investigator.Based on tKe inconsistencies and materiaO misrepresentations mams â tKe Department found tKat tKe NMGGC OacNed credibiOity and tKat none of its submissions couOd be used in order to maNeNMGGC¶s status as a domestic interested party. FurtKermore because tKe NMGGC did not Kave status as a domestic interested party tKe Department founab initioespect to +armoni and -in[iang-inma.requested tKat tKe Department rNMGGC¶s membersKip and Oisted tKe CFTG¶s four members: tKe members of tKe NMGGC Mr. CtZo neZ members AOe[ Pino and Su]anne Sanford. FoOOoZing tKe CFTG¶s November 2 2016 request for revieZ its membersKip cKanged tKree times: Mr. .at] and Mr. Pino ZitKdreZ from tKe CFTG and MeOinda Bateman Moined.Initiation Notice, n section 771 of tKe Act may t an administrative revieZ un ,f tKe Department does not receive a vaOid revieZ request ZitKin tKe aOOotted time frame from an interested party tKe Department ZiOO Kin tKe meaning of section 771 of tKe Act must Kave standing at tKe time of tKe revieZ request equesting membe . at 21. . at 7-23. . at 7-23. TKe CFTG timeOy fiOed tZo identicaO revieZ requests KoZever onOy one of tKe revieZ requests contained a certification on beKaOf of tKe CFTG¶s counseO Robert +ume. CFTG /etter
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³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â CFTG¶s Request for 22 Antidumping Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated November 2 2016 CFTG RevieZ Request. 1 On December 14 2016 tKe CFTG submitted a Oetter notifying tKe Department of Mr. .at] ZitKdraZaO of participation from tKe revieZ 2 on -anuary 1 2017 tKe CFTG submitted a Oetter identifying MeOinda Bateman as a member of tKe CFTG and 3 on February 15 2017 tKe CFTG submitted a Oetter notifying tKe Department tKat AOe[ Pino Kad ZitKdraZn from tKe CFTG. Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â :itKdraZaO of Avrum .at] from tKe CoaOition for Fair Trade in GarOic CFTG´ dated December 14 2016 CFTG /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOof CKina â Notice of Appearance and AppOication for Administrative Protective Order APO fiOed by counseO on beKaOf of tKe CFTG´ dated -anuary 1 2017 see also CFTG /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â :itKdraZaO of AOe[ Pino from tKe CoaOition for Fair Trade in GarOic CFTG´ dated February 15 2017.section 751 a 1. ³At Oeast once during eacK 12-montK period beginning on tKe anniversary of tKe date of pubOication ofâ¦an antidumping duty order under tKis titOeâ¦tKe administrating autKority if a request for sucK a revieZ Kas been received after putice of sucK revieZ in tKe FederaO Register sKaOOâ¦revieZ and determineâ¦tKe amount of any antidumping dutyâ¦Â´ 10 CFR 351.213 b. CraZford Ms. Sanford and Mr. Pino. Ms. Bateman attempted to Moin tKe revieZ request mucK G at tKe time of tKe revieZ request. :e maNe no findings regarding Ms. Bateman. 771 E of tKe Act.manufacturer producer or ZKoOes domestic OiNe product´ ZKiOe maMority of ZKose members manufacture produce or ZKoOesaOe a domestic OiNe product in tKe United States.´ For a domestic i E of tKe Act a maMority of members must Kave standing ZitKin tKe
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meaning of section 771 C in ordindividuaO domestic interesteseparateOy Kave standiTKe term ³producer´ is not defined in tKe Act and tKe Department Kas consistentOy e[pOained tKat tKe Act does not contempOate a minimum tKresKoOd amount of production or manufacture for a party to be considered a domestic producer. TKe Department Kere agadomestic standing requirements iproduction tKat a domestic producer must reacK in order to KaveDepartment must nevertKeOess satisfy itseOf tKat a domestic producer¶s submissions and cOaims of As noted above tKe Department iire to tKe members of tKe CFTG seeNing furtKer information and documentation regarding tKe neZOy-formed CFTG and confirmation tKat tKe members of tKe CFTG Zere ind Ms. Bateman submitted responses to tKe Department¶sready ZitKdraZn from tKe originaO requesting members st tKe Department onOy received responses from Mr. CraZford ounseO at tKe time of tKe revieZ request Mr. +ume. Department sKouOd anaOy]e tKe CFTG¶s submission as an itKin tKe meaning of section 771argue tKat a maMority of tKe CFTG¶s members are not credibOe arequest an administrative revieZ. SpecificaOOy tKe CFTG invoNed botK section 771 C of tKe Act ZKicK pertains to individuaO domestic interested parties and 1 CFR 351.102 b 2 vii ZKicK paraOOeOs section 771 E of tKe Act and pertains to association domestic interested parties. See CFTG RevieZ Request. sections 771 C and 771 E of tKe Act.Certain Activated Carbon from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013 7 FR 70163 November 25 2014 Activated Carbon and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. Petitioners Comments Re: CFTG . submissions and statements made by eacK of tKe members of tKe rmateriaO misrepresentations and icOaims are contradicted by record evidence. ibiOity is germane to Kis cOaim:e note tKat mucK of tKe e[tensicredibiOity â incOuding tKe numeremaiO communications and narrative submissions upon ZKicK tKe Department reOied in maNing its determination in tKe :e continue to find based on tKis record cO
13 aims of domestic producer statuour anaOy
aims of domestic producer statuour anaOysis of statements and information submitted by Mr. Cra,n an accompanying decOaration to tKe CFTG¶s standing questionnaire response Mr. +ume decOared tKat tKe ³onOy payment , made to CraZford Zas $50000 GarOic 20 AR. TKis payment Zas made from my personaO banN account and Zas not reimbursed Contrary to Mr. +ume¶s cOaim +. +ume¶s firm recorded tKe $50000 payment made to Mr. CraZford from a personaO account as Mr. +ume sZore under penaO tKe payment Zas made from +&A¶s account and m. ,n tKe same submission Mr. CraZford states ³, received no remuneration or equipment gratis Not onOy does tKis statement directOy contradict Mr. +ume¶s decOaration regarding Kis paymenCraZford¶s oZn statements indicate tKat Mr. CraZford received form of compensation for aTKe Department requested tKat eacK member of tKe CFTG provide tKe income ta[ returns fiOed provide ta[ documentatiresponse to tKe Department rted ³^,}n 2015 , did not maNe saOes of garOic because of a devastating fire ⦠Because to ^sic} tKe fire , did not :itK regard to Ker 2016 ret +armoni Submission of FactuaO ,nformation Re: NMGGC see also Garlic 21 FinalCFTG August 3 2017 QR at Appendi[ 16 para 7. +armoni CFTG QR Comments at E[Kibit 37. CFTG August 3 2017 QR at Appendi[ 16. Id. at Appendi[ 5. See Garlic 21 Final ,DM at 20 +armoni Submission of FactuaO ,nformation Re: NMGGC. CFTG August 3 2017 QR at Appendi[ 12. iOe my 2016 ta[es and , can provide a copy of tKe ScKeduOe F form Record evidence does not support Ms. Sanford¶s cOaims. im tKat Ms. Sanford couOd not provide Ker ta[ documentation for 2015 pubOic documents and a private iment indicate tKat Ms. Sanford Zas onOy invoOved in one fire in 2015 ZKicK tooN pOace at a resTKese statements and pubOic recordDepartment ZitK Ker 2015 ta[ returns. TKe deadOine for fiOing ta[ returns for 2015 Zas ApriO y to Ms. Sanford¶s cOaim tKe fire did KicK ZouOd maNe it unOiNeOy tKat tKe reOevant ta[ documentation Assuming documentation at tKe residence ZKere tKe fire tooN pOace ta[ fiOes on tKis otKer property tKis stiOO ZouOd not precOude Ms. Sanford from fiOing Ker 2015 ta[es in ApriO 2016 using information for tKe remainder of 2015. FurtKermore Ms. Sanford did not provide any documentation or evidence to support Ker cOaim tKat tKe United Stat
14 es ,nternaO s because of a fire. :itK
es ,nternaO s because of a fire. :itK regard to Ms. Sanford¶s cOaim tKat sKe couOd provide Ker 2016 ta[ documentation after sKe fiOed tKe Department issued a suppOementaO questionnaire requesting orm.respond to tKe Department¶s suppOementaO questionnaire. lic at the Taos Farmers Market Ms. Sanford cOaims tKat sKe soOd garOic in 2016 at tKe Farmer¶sTKe Taos Farmer¶s MarNet Manager indicated tKat for tKe past foat tKe marNet.Ms. Sanford¶s cOaims tKat sKe soOd garOic at tKe farmer¶s marNetKe marNet. To be cOear Ze do not mean to suggest tKat Ms. Sas not seOO at tKe marNet. RatKstatements amid confOicting record evidence caOOs into question tKe veracity of any statements made by Ms. Sanford on tKe administrative record. Based on tKese materiaO misrepre ,mportantOy as a resuOt even if tKe CFTG cOaimed to Kave standbusiness association a maMority of tKe members of tKe associattime tKe revieZ request Zas mad CFTG August 3 2017 QR at Appendi[ 12. +armoni CFTG QR Comments at E[Kibit 23-25. Id. at E[Kibit 23-24. CFTG August 3 2017 QR at Appendi[ 12. CFTG Standing SQR. CFTG August 3 2017 QR at Appendi[ 12. +armoni CFTG QR Comments at E[Kibit 27. tKe questionnaires meaning none of tKe individuaO members of tstanding under tKe definition of ³interested party´ in section 771 E of tKe Act. ,n sum tKe question of tKe CFTG¶s status as ³a domestic interested party´ is fundamentaO to its abiOity to request an administrer. TKese tKree e[ampOes demonstrate tKe repeated inconsistencies in tKe CFTG¶s record submissions and tKe muOtipOe s cOaims and tKe record evidence. FurtKermore tKese e[ampOes demonstrate tKat none of tKe CFTG¶s submissions and cOaims can be used as a reOiabOe basis for reacKing a determination tKat tKe CFTG is a ³domestican administrative revieZ. As stOs submissions and statements made by eacK of tKe members of tKe requesting party contained materiaO misrepresentations and inconsistencies. TKe Department Kas preOiminariOy concOuded tKat tKe CFTG and its individuaO mecompOete and accurate responses taint aOO tKe statements and information tKat tKey Kave submitted on tKe record of tKis revieZ. Most importantOy tKe numerous contradictions in tKe production and business information to support its cOaim for ³domestic interested party´ status. Because Ze de
15 termine tKat tKe eits garOic production
termine tKat tKe eits garOic production information is unusabOe faiOed to demonstrate tKat it is a domestic interested party. AccordingOy its revieZ request Zas invaOid ab initioy rescinding tKe administrative rcompanies tKat Zere requested soOeOy by tKe CFTG for ZKicK anotnot made. RE/,M,NARY ETERM,NAT,ON OF As discussed in tKe bacNground section above 14 companies timeOy fiOed ³no sKipment´ y Kad no entries of subMect mercno revieZ requests Zere submitted in reference to five of tKese companies.Department did not conduct a revieZ of tKese five companies. MtimeOy ZitKdraZn for tZo companies tKat fiOed no sKipment certifications.e Determination´ section beOoZ tZo companies tKat timeOy fiOed no sKipment certifications are part of tKe QTF-Entitytions of no sKipment are moot. TKe five companies for ZKicK tKere Zere no revieZ requests but for ZKicK no sKipment/no saOes certifications Zere submitted are: 1 -in[iang +uameng ,mp & E[p Co. /td. 2 -in[iang Merry VegetabOe Co. /td. 3 /anOing QingsKui VegetabOe Foods Co. /td. 4 SKandong CKenKe ,nternationaO Trading Co. /td. 5 SKen]Ken Yuting Foodstuff Co. /td. TKe tZo companies for ZKicK revieZ requests Zere timeOy ZitKdraZn tKat aOso fiOed no sKipment/no saOes certifications are: 1 -ining AOpKa Food Co. /td. and 2 -in[iang +eMia Co. /td. TKe QTF-Entity incOudes QTF QXF /iangKe Qingdao TianKefeng Foods Co. /td. QT+F Qingdao Bei[ing Trading Co. /td. QBT GoOden Bird and +uamei ConsuOting. See Garlic 21 Final ,DM at 26-35. TKe tZo companies ZKicK fiOed no sKipment/no saOes certifications but are part of tKe QTF-Entity are: 1 Qingdao /iangKe ,nternationaO Trade Co. /td. and 2 Qingdao Xintianfeng Foods Co. /td. For tKe remaining five companies tKe Department asNed CBP to csKipments made by tKese companicontradicted tKese companies¶ cOaims of no sKipments during tKecertifications by tKese companiesmation Ze preOiminariOy determine tKat tKe companiesPreliminary ResultsrevieZabOe transactions during tKe POR. ,n addition tKe Department finds tKat consistent ZitK
16 its refinement to its assessmentKese cir
its refinement to its assessmentKese circumstances but to compOete five companies and issue appro+,PPER EV,E:SNeZ SKipper RevieZ FrameZorN Any ZeigKted-average dumping margin determined in a neZ sKipper revieZ NSR sKaOO be tKe Department ZiOO e[amine to determine if saOes sucK as tKe saOes ZKetKer tKe saOes in an NSR are commerciaOOy reasonabOe or typicaO of normaO business practices tKe Department considers ³depending on tKe circumstances , tKe prices of sucK saOes ,, ZKetKer sucK saOes Zere made in commerciaO quantities ,,, tKe timing of sucK saOes ,V tKe e[penses arising from sucK saOes V ZKetKer tKe subMect mercKandise invoOved in sucK saOtKe United States at a profit V, ZKetKer sucK saOes Zere made on an arms-OengtK basis and V,, any otKer factor ^it} determines to be producer ZiOO maNe after compOetion of tKe revieZ.AOtKougK some issues may sKare commonaOities across various Department casesDepartment e[amines tKee basis and tKe anaOysis mayvary ZitK tKe facts surrounding eacK saOe. AccordingOy tKe Department considers a number of factors in its cK may speaN to tKe commerciaO reaOities an aOOeged saOe of subMect mercKandise.´ tKe Court of ,nternationaO Trade C,T aOso affirmed tKe Department¶s decision tKat any See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties 76 FR 656 4 October 24 2011. See also ³Assessment Rates´ section beOoZ.section 751 a 2 B iv of tKe Act. . See Hebei New Donghua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. v. United States 374 F. Supp. 2d 1333 1342 C,T 2005 Donghua citing Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Administrative Review and Rescission of New Shipper Review 67 FR 1123 MarcK 13 2002. tKe producer ZiOO maNe in tKe future is reOevantircumstances surrounding tKe stKe C,T affirmed tKe Department¶rcumstances surrounding a neZ efit from an atypicaO saOe and obtain a OoZer dumping margin tKan tKe producer¶s usuaO commerciaO practice ZouOd dictate.TKe Department¶s practice maNes cOear tKat tKe Department ZiOO e[amine
17 obMective verifiabOe is not bei
obMective verifiabOe is not being made to circumvent an antidumping duty order. of a saOe mereOy by cOaiming to Kave soOd in a manne :Kere tKe Department finds tKat a saOe is not tKe Department ZiOO e[cOude tKe saOe from its e[port price caOcuOations. :Ken tKe respondent under revieZ maNes onOy one saOe and tKe Department necessariOy must end tKe revieZ as no data ZiOO remai Department¶s antidumping duty TKe Department preOiminariOy fisaOes of subMect mercKandise Zere made on a ent preOiminariOy finds tKat:timing of eacK saOe by itseOf does not indicate tKat tKe saOe mevidence indicates tKat tKe prices and quantities of tKe saOes are commerciaOOy reasonabOe and not atypicaO of normaO business pracng from tKe transactions 4 Ycustomers appear to Kave made profit in tKe resaOe of subMect msKipper saOes Zere made betZeeive unaffiOiated U.S. customers at arm¶s OengtK. TKerefore tKe Department preOiminariOy finds tKat Yudi¶s andsubMect mercKandise to tKe United States are See Tianjin Tiancheng Pharmaceutical Co. v. United States 366 F. Supp. 2d 1246 1250 C,T 2005 TTPC. . at 1263. See New Donghua 341 F. Supp. 2d at 1344. Id. at 133 . . 366 F. Supp 2d at 124 . For tKe compOete anaOysis see Memorandum ³Bona Fide Nature of tKe SaOes in tKe Antidumping Duty NeZ SKipper RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina PRC: =Keng]Kou Yudi SKengMin AgricuOturaO Trade Co. /td.´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum Memorandum ³Bona Fide Nature of tKe SaOes in tKe Antidumping Duty NeZ SKipper RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina PRC: Qingdao -oinseafoods Co. /td. and -oin Food ,ngredient ,nc.´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum. ET+ODO/OGY FOR DM,N,STRAT,VE EV,E: AND +,PPER EV,E:STKe Department considers tKe PRC to be an NME country. ,n accordance ZitK section rmination tKat a foreign counremain in effect untiO revoNed by tKe Department. TKerefore Ze continue to treat tKe PRC as an se preOiminary resuOts. Initiation Notice tKe Department notified partiee[porters and producers may appOy finvoOving NME countries tKe Department Kas a rebuttabOe presumption tKat aOO companies o government controO and tKusantidumping duty rate. ,t is tKe Department¶s poOicmercKandise
18 in an NME country tKis E[porters can
in an NME country tKis E[porters can demonstrate tKis independence tKrougK tKe absence of botK in OaZ and in fact governmentaO TKe Department anaOy]es eacK entity¶s e[port independence Silicon Carbide,n order to demonstrate separate-rate status eOigibiOity tKe Department normaOOy requires an segment to submit a separate-rate certification stating tKat it continues to meet tKe criteria for gned a separate segment KoZever tKe Department ection of tKis memorandum nine companies subMect to tKe administrative revieZtimeOy submitted separate rate status certifications or appOica Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Aluminum Foil from the Peoples Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination 2 FR November 2 2017 and accompanying decision memorandum Chinas Status as a Non-Market EconomyInitiation Notice PoOicy BuOOetin 05.1: Separate-Rates Practice and AppOication of Combination Rates in Antidumping ,nvestigations invoOving Non-MarNet Economy Countries avaiOabOhttp://trade.gov/enforcement/policy/bull05-1.pdf. Id.See Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers from the Peoples Republic of China 56 FR 205 May 6 1 1 SparklersalsoNotice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the Peoples Republic of China 5 FR 2255 May 2 1 4 Silicon Carbide. Initiation NoticeId. ected as a mandatory respondepreOiminariOy rescinding tKe revieZ ZitK respect to +armoni. ApreOiminariOy find tKat tKe sepaTF-Entity is deficient and in tKese preOiminary resuOts Ze are not gro tKe QTF-Entity. TKe Department iciencies noted in its separate rate appOication foOOoZing tKe Preliminary ResultsTKe remaining timeOy-fiOed separate rate certifications came from Bainong Feiteng Sea-Oine EacK company certified tKat itTKe Department considers tKe foOOoZing criteria in determinicompany may be granted a separate OegisOative enactments decentraOi]ing controO of companies and 3 otKer formaO measudecentraOi]ing controO of companies. tKe instant administrativeOine SKuncKang :eifang and Xinboda demonstr
19 ates an absence o government controO s.
ates an absence o government controO s. TypicaOOy tKe Department considsubMect to government controO of its e[port port prices are ovaO of a government agency ontracts and otKer agreements autonomy from tKe government in seOection of management and 4 ZKetKer tKe respondent retains tKe proceeds of its e[port saOes and maNes independent decisions regarding disposition of profits or financing of Ooss TKe Department determined controO is criticaO in determinisubMect to a degree of governmetKe Department from granting a tKe instant administrativeOine SKuncKang :eifang and Xinboda demonstrates an absence o government controO . AccordingOy tKe Department Kas Bainong SRC Feiteng SRC see also QTF SRA Sea-Oine SRC SKuncKang SRC see also :eifang SRC see also Xinboda SRC. 56 FR at 205 . See Silicon Carbide 5 FR at 2256-7 see also Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Furfuryl Alcohol from the Peoples Republic of China 60 FR 22544 22545 May 1 5. preOiminariOy determined tKat tKese si[ companies Kave demonstrPursuant to section 777A c of tKe Act because of tKe Oarge number of e[porters/producers and OacNing tKe resources to e[amine aOO companies tKe Department determined tKat it Zas not practicabOe to individuaOOy e[amine aOO companies subMect to tKis revieZ and tKus empOoyed a Oimited e[amination metKodoOogy. Pu=Kengyang and +armoni tKe e[porter voOume of imports of tKe subMect mercKandise as tKe demonstrated eOigibiOity for a separate rate but Zere not seOected for individuaO e[amination in Ke Department¶s estabOisKment of a rate to be appOied to companies not seOected for individuaO e[amination ZKere tKe Department Oimited its e[amination in an AR pursuant to secDepartment¶s practice in cases invoOving Oimited seOection baseOargest voOume of imports Kas been to OooN to section 735 c 5or caOcuOating tKe aO investigation using margins estabOisKed for individuaOOy i margins or any margins base,n tKe administrative revieZ =ZeigKted-average margin. TKerefore tKe Department preOiminariOy determines tKat =Kengyang¶s caOcuOated ZeigKted-average dumping margin of $
20 2.6 per NiOogram ZiOO be assigne
2.6 per NiOogram ZiOO be assigned to Bainong ng :eifang and Xinboda. ,n tKe preceding administrative revieZ tKe Department found tKand +uamei ConsuOting Zere affiOiated and coOOapsed tKese companies into tKe QTF-Entity.As noted above QTF submitted a separate rate appOication for QQTF identified its affiOiations ZitK otKer producers or e[porters of subMect mercKandiseindicating tKat it Zas affiOiated ZitK QXF QT+F /iangKe and because our finding of affiOiation betZeen QTF and GoOden Bird in tKe Oast administrative revieZ te appOication inevieZ QTF faiOed to name GoOden Memorandum ³Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: 2015-2016: SeOection of Respondents for ,ndividuaO E[amination´ dated MarcK 7 2017. Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the Peoples Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Results of the New Shipper Review; 2012-2013 7 FR 4275 -uOy 23 2014. See Garlic 21 Final ,DM at 26-35. QTF SRA. section 771 33 of tKe Act. Bird as an affiOiated producer or e[porter of subMect mercKandinot contain a separate and compOette status from eacK constituent member of tKe QTF-Entity otKer tKan QTF itseOf.AccordingOy Ze preOiminariOy fepartment intends to aOOoZ tKe QTF-Entity tKe opportunity to cure any deficiencies noted in its separate rate appOication Preliminary ResultsMargin for Companies Not Receiving a Separate Rate ers/e[porters preOiminariOyproducers/e[porters confirmed td no sKipments of subMect mercKandise during tKe POR and gran,n addition Ze determined tKat itKin tKe abovementioned cateadministrative revieZ. For tKese remaining eigKt entities tKatepartment finds tKat tKey Kave not rebutted tKe presumption of government controO and tKereforUpon initiation of tKe administrapportunity for aOO companies upon ZKicK tKe revieZ Zas initiated to compOete eitKer tKe separate-,n NME proceedings ³µrates¶ may consist of a singOe dumping mate Rates´ section aOO compato government controO unOess tKey are abOe to demonstrate an absence of government controO Zivities. SucK companies are termined for companies tKat are found to be i
21 ndependent of governmentKe government Ka
ndependent of governmentKe government Kas been found to Kave over tKe economy to Zarrant determining a rate for tKe entitsufficient evidence to estabOisovernment controO. QTF SRA at 20. Footnote 2 of tKe Department¶s Standard Separate Rate AppOication states ³^e}nsure tKat eacK appOicant seeNing separate rate status is submitting a separate and compOete appOication regardOess of any common oZnersKip or affiOiation betZeen firms and regardOess of foreign oZnersKip.´. at . TKe Department¶s Initiation Notice inadvertentOy Oisted -ining SKuncKang ,mport & E[port Co. /td. tZice. /td. See Initiation Notice. TKe separate-rate appOication and certification are avaiOabOe at: Kttp://enforcement.trade.gov/nme/nme-sep- rate.KtmO. 1 CFR 351.107 d. Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished, from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of 2005-2006 Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Review 72 FR 56724 October 4 2007 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2. at sucK government infOuence is treatment of tKe PRC-Zide ente incorrect. TKe Department¶s poOicy regardi-Zide entity appOies to tKis Under tKis poOicy tKe PRC-Zide entity ZiOO not be under revieZ of tKe entity. Because no party requested a revieZ of tKe PRC-Zide entity in tKis revieZ tKe erate from tKe previous revieZ remains uncKanged and tKe PRC-Zide entity is receiving a margin of $4.71 per NiOogram.Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value Data foReviews On MarcK 14 2017 tKe Department see administrative revieZ and neZ ng comments on tKe concurrentOy countries and primary surrogateOn May 2 2017 tKe Department set deadOines of May 12 2017 in tKe administrative revieZ and nts on tKe seOection of tKe primasurrogate vaOues and May 1 2017 for rebuttaO comments respectiveOy. On October 6 2017 tKe Department e preOiminary resuOts of tKe administrative revieZ to November 30 2017.deadOine for submission of factuaO information to vaOue factorsof +armoni tKe Department e[tended tKe deadOine to submit finaO surrogate vaOue comments and rebuttaO comments to Novembe On November 3 2017 at tKe requeepartment ubmit finaO surrogate vaOue comments and rebuttaO comments to November 20 2017 and November 30 2017�
22 00f; respectiveOy. Antidumping Proceedin
00f; respectiveOy. Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings 7 FR 65 63 65 70 November 4 2013. id.see alsoFresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 19th Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012-2013 0 FR 34141 34142 -une 15 2015. Department /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: Request for Economic DeveOopment Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue Comments and ,nformation´ dated MarcK 14 2017 also Memorandum ³Request for a /ist of Surrogate Countries for an Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic ³GarOic´ from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina ³CKina´´ OP Memorandum dated MarcK 10 2017. TKe Department determined tKat Bra]iO Me[ico Romania BuOgaria SoutK Africa and TKaiOand are countries ZKose per capita gross nationaO incomes GN, are comparabOe to tKe PRC in terms of economic deveOopment. Memorandum ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: Administrative RevieZ: E[tension of DeadOine for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts of tKe RevieZ´ dated October 6 2017. Memorandum ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: E[tension of Time /imit for FinaO Surrogate VaOue Comments´ dated October 26 2017. Memorandum ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: Second E[tension of Time /imit for FinaO Surrogate VaOue Comments´ dated November 3 2017. Surrogate Country Comments and RebuttaO Comments for tKe Administrative RevieZ ogate vaOue submissions on tKe administrative revieZ record aresubmission on tKe record of tKe neZ sKipper revieZs.ministrative revieZ are identicaO submissions on revieZs. +armoni¶s surrogate country and surrogate vaOue submitKe administrative revieZ. On ApriO 14 2017 tKe petitioners submitted comments on tKe re On May 12 2017 tKe petitioners submitted tKose same comment ,n tKese submissions tKe pe
23 titioners argue tKat tKe DepartmecKoose
titioners argue tKat tKe DepartmecKoose Romania as tKe primary surrogate country because it sati best avaiOabOe information to vgue tKat Romania is at a OeveO of economic deveOopment simiOar to tKe PRC FurtKermore tKe Romanian data are superior because tKey incOude ta[-free montKOy POR-specific price information most important factor in production.On ApriO 14 2017 -oin and Yudi submitted comments requesting tKat tKe Department seOect Me[ico as tKe primary surrogate country.surrogate country because it meets aOO of tKe Department¶s critcountry. NameOy Me[ico is at tKe same OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe PRC it is a significant producer of garOic and Kas avaiOabOe KigK-quaOity TKe petitioners submitted tKeir surrogate country and vaOue comments from tKe neZ sKipper revieZs as tKeir surrogate country and vaOue comments on tKe administrative revieZ. ,n addition tKe petitioners submitted additionaO surrogate vaOues for tKe FOPs used by =Kengyang and/or +armoni but not used by tKe neZ sKipper revieZ respondents. NSR AOignment Memorandum. Petitioners¶ /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Comments on Surrogate Country SeOection and PreOiminary Submission of Surrogate VaOue ,nformation´ dated May 12 2017 Petitioners SC Comments. Petitioners¶ /etter ³24 NeZ SKipper RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Comments on Surrogate Country SeOection´ dated ApriO 14 2017 Petitioners NSR SC Comments Petitioners¶ /etter ³24 NeZ SKipper RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ PreOiminary Surrogate VaOue Comments´ dated ApriO 14 2017. Petitioners NSR SV Comments. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 pages 2-3. . at AttacKment 1 page -11. -oin¶s /etter ³Response to Request for Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue ,nformation´ dated ApriO 14 2017 -oin SC Submission see also Yudi¶s /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Surrogate Country Comments and Surrogate VaOues for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts´ dated ApriO 14 2017. Yudi SC Submission
24 . See e.g. Yudi SC Subm
. See e.g. Yudi SC Submission at 1-2. On May 12 2017 +armoni and =Kengyang eacK submitted timeOy cotKe primary surrogate country. TKese companies argue tKat tKe Department sKouOd seOect Me[ico as tKe primary surrogate country. ,n addition +armoni aOso argues tKat tKe Department sKouOd seOect ,ndia asOn ApriO 2 2017 Yudi submitted comments to rebut petitioners On May 1 2017 =Kengyang timeOy fiOed rebuttaO comments.submissions Yudi and =Kengyang argued tKat Romania is not a siand tKat Romanian garOic is not crogate country comments.,n tKese submissions tKe petitioneco¶s input garOic buObs are smaOt various marNet infOuences dionomicaOOy comparabOe to tKe PRC and tKat tKe vast maMority of omparabOe to tKe input garOic +armoni¶s /etter ³=Keng]Kou +armoni¶s Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue Comments: 22Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina´ dated May 12 2017 +armoni SC Comments at 3-4 see also =Kengyang /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Surrogate Country Comments and Surrogate VaOues for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts´ dated May 12 2017 =Kengyang SC Comments at 1-2. =Kengyang SC Comments at 2 see also +armoni SC Comments at 2. +armoni SC Comments at 3. Yudi¶s /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â RebuttaO Surrogate Country Comments and Surrogate VaOues for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts´ dated ApriO 2 2017. Yudi RebuttaO SC Comments. =Kengyang¶s /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â RebuttaO Surrogate Country Comments and Surrogate VaOues´ dated May 1 2017 =Kengyang RebuttaO SC Comments see also Petitioners¶ /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue RebuttaO Comments´ dated May 1 2017 Petitioners RebuttaO SC Comments. Yudi RebuttaO SC Comments at 1-2 and =Kengyang RebuttaO SC Comments at 1-2. Petitioners¶ /etter ³24 NeZ SKipper RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Surrogate Country and Surrog
25 ate VaOue RebuttaO Comments´ dated Apri
ate VaOue RebuttaO Comments´ dated ApriO 22017 Petitioners NSR RebuttaO SC Comments. Petitioners¶ /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ Surrogate Country and Surrogate VaOue RebuttaO Comments´ dated May 1 2017 Petitioners RebuttaO SC Comments. . at -20. . at 4. Surrogate VaOue Comments and RebuttaO Comments for tKe AdministTKe petitioners submitted garOic buOb data sourced from tKe NationaO ,nstitute of Statistics of Romania N,SR and tKe 2015 financiaO statements from SC Boromir PROD S.A. SC Boromir a Romanian food company to botK records.Yudi and =Kengyang submitted tKe 2015 pubOicOy-avaiOabOe financiaO statements of G,MSA a submitted garOic buOb data from tKe Me[ican government¶s Agricu,nformation Service S,AP for 2012-2015.+armoni submitted garOic buOb data sourced from S,AP for 2015 aavaiOabOe 2014 financiaO statement from M,NSA a Me[ican producer of comparabOe mercKandise. -oin submitted information to vaOue tKe otKer factors of production nameOy ,n ApriO and May of 2017 Yudi and =Kengyang eacK submitted rebuttaO comments on interested urrogate vaOue submissions. ,n tKese submissions Yudi and ng Romanian SV data sources.ir did not Kave comparabOe producitted rebuttaO comments on interested parties¶ surrogate country and surrogate vaOue submissions.Oimited in avaiOabiOitypKysicaOOy comparabOe to tKoseinstant revieZ.On November 2017 tKe petitioners provided additionaO inform TKe petitioners submitted revised surrogate vaOue data for Petitioners NSR SC Comments at E[Kibit 6 see also Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 E[Kibit 6. =Kengyang SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-13 Yudi SC Submission at E[Kibit SV-13. =Kengyang SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-4 see also Yudi SC Submission at E[Kibit SV-4. +armoni SC Comments at e[Kibits 3A-D and E[Kibits A-C. -oin SC Submission. =Kengyang RebuttaO SC Comments see also Yudi RebuttaO SC Comments. . at E[Kibits 2-4. . at E[Kibit 14. Petitioners RebuttaO SC Comments. Id. at 2 and AttacKments Me[-4. . at 2-4 and AttacKment ,ND,A-1. Petitioners¶ /etter ³22 Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubO
26 ic of CKina â Petitioners¶ FinaO Affi
ic of CKina â Petitioners¶ FinaO Affirmative Surrogate VaOue Submission´ dated November 2017. Petitioners FinaO SV Submission Petitioners¶ /etter: ³24 NeZ SKipper RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â Petitioners¶ FinaO Affirmative Surrogate VaOue Submission´ dated October 31 2017 Petitioners FinaO NSR SV Submission. eir originaO submission. TKe petitioners aOso submitted tKe 2016 financiaO statements from SC Boromir. TKe petitioners¶ submiresK garOic in Me[ico aOong ZitK a decOaration from a partner in a oners¶ submission contains information reOating to certification requirements for garOic imported into Me[ico GOobaO Trade AtOas GTA garOic import and e[port statistics for Argentina CKiOe CKina Me[icDepartment¶s verification reports from tKe 17 administrative revieZs.On November 13 and 20 2017 Yudi and =Kengyang submitted finaO On November 22 2017 tKe petitioners fiOed pre-preOiminary c TKe Department Zas unabOe to timeOy anaOy]e tKe comments befopreOiminary resuOts and tKerefinaO resuOts. Surrogate Country Analysis for the Admini:Ken tKe Department is investigating imports from an NME countrost circumstances on tKe NME prvaOued in a surrogate ME countrappropriate by tKe Department. ,n accordance ZitK section 773 c 4 of tKe Act in vaOuing tKe FOPs tKe Department sKaOO one or more ME countries tKat are: 1 at a OeveO of economic deveOopment comparabOe to tKat of tKsignificant producers of comparabOe mercKandise.tKe Act in concert it is tKe Department¶s practice to seOect a TKe Department Kas identified Bra]iO Me[ico Romania BuOgaria Souare at tKe same OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe PRC.Economic ComparabiOity Ke Department may determine tKat a country is economicaOOy comparacK tKe Department¶s s ZKicK are at tKe same OeveO of Petitioners FinaO SV Submission Petitioners FinaO NSR SV Submission. Petitioners FinaO SV Submission at AttacKment SV-Supp-2 Petitioners FinaO NSR SV Submission at AttacKment SV-Supp-1. Petitioners FinaO SV Submission at AttacKment SV-Supp-3 Petitioners FinaO NSR SV Submission at AttacKment SV-Supp-3. Petitioners FinaO SV Submission and Petitioners FinaO NSR
27 SV Submission at AttacKments SV-Supp-3&
SV Submission at AttacKments SV-Supp-3 SSupp-4 SV-Supp-5 SV-Supp-6A SV-Supp-6B and SV-Supp-7. Yudi¶s /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â RebuttaO Surrogate VaOue Submission´ dated November 13 2017 see also =Kengyang¶s /etter ³FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina â FinaO Surrogate VaOue Submission´ dated November 20 2017.Petitioners¶ Pre-PreOiminary Comments. PoOicy BuOOetin 04.1: Non-MarNet Economy Surrogate Country SeOection Process MarcK 1 2004.Id. OP Memorandum. economic deveOopment as tKe PRC based on per capita GN, data reported in tKe :orOd BanN¶s :orOd DeveOopment Report. :e note tKat identifying potenGN, data Kas been affirmed by tKe C,T.As e[pOained in tKe Department¶s Policy Bulletin TKis absence of ranNing refOects tKe Department¶s Oong-standi from tKe standpoint of tKeir OeveO of economic deveOopment bascompared to tKe PRC¶s OeveO of economic deveOopment and recogniconcept of ³OeveO´ in an economic deveOopment conte[t necessariOy impOies a range of GN,s not a specific GN,. TKis Oong-stasame OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe NME country fuOfiOOs tKe statutory requirement to vaOue FOPs using data from ³one or more marNet economy countries tKat are at a OeveO of economic deveOopment comparabOe to tKat of tKe nonmarNet economOeveO of economic deveOopment comparabOe to tKat of tKe nonmarNet economy country´ necessare at tKe same OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe NME country. As discussed above tKe Department considers tKat Me[ico Romanme OeveO as tKe PRC in terms :e /ist as Kaving met tKis prong of tKe Countries on tKe segment record tKat are at tKe same OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe PRC ruOe tKe Department seOects a surrogate country tKat is at tKe same OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe NME unOess it is determined tKat none of tKebecause tKey: a are not significant producers of comparabOe m pubOicOy avaiOabOe SV data or aat are not at tKe same OeveO of economic deveOopment as tKe NME ations outZeigK tKe difference in OeveOs of economic deveOopment. Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review; 2011-2012 7 FR 1 053 at Comment ,.a.Fujian Lianfu Forestry Co., Ltd. v. United States 63
28 F. Supp. 2d 1325 C,T 200
F. Supp. 2d 1325 C,T 200 . Policy BulletinId. section 773 c 4 of tKe Act. OP Memorandum. e.g.Certain Cased Pencils from the Peoples Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Intent Not To Revoke Order In Part; 2010-20117 FR 2363 -anuary 11 2013 and accompanying PreOiminary Decision Memorandum at 6 uncKanged inCertain Cased Pencils from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Determination To Revoke Order In Part; 2010-2011 7 FR 42 32 -uOy 1 2013. Significant Producers of ComparabOe MercKandise equires tKe Department to vaOu of comparabOe mercKandise. NeitDepartment¶s reguOations provie considered comparabOe mercKandise. Given tKe absence of any definition in tKe statute or reguOations tKe Department Policy Bulletin for guidance on defining comparabOe mercKandise. TKe Policy BulletindenticaO mercKandise is produce of comparabOe mercKandise.´mercKandise is not produced tKen a country producing comparabOe mercKandise is sufficient in ires comparabiOity of tKe mercKandise not tKe comparabiOity of tKe mercKandise is not produced tKe Department must determine if otKer mercKandise tKat is comparabOe is produced. +oZ tKe Department does tKis ,n tKis regard tKe Department recogni]es tKat any anaOysis of comparabOe mercKandise must be done on a case-by-case basis: tKere are maMor inputs mercKandise quatic and mineraO products comparabOe mercKandise sKouOd be identified narroZOy on tKe bacomparison of tKe maMor inputs iiate. Department discretion to e[amine various data sources for determining tKe best avaiOabOe information.tionaO or aOternative metricsparabOe mercKandise tKe Department Kas preOiminariOy reOied on tKe United Nations Food and AgricuOture Organi]ation FAO pas it Kas in past revieZs. Policy Bulletin at 2. TKe Policy Bulletin aOso states tKat ³if considering a producer of identicaO mercKandise Oeads to data difficuOties tKe operations team may consider countries tKat produce a broadonabOy comparabOe mercKandise.´ Id. at note 6. Sebacic Acid from the Peoples Republic of China; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 62 FR 65674 65676 December 15 1 �
29 1c;7 ³^T}o impose a req
1c;7 ³^T}o impose a requirement tKat mercKandise must be produced by tKe same process and sKare tKe same end uses to be considered comparabOe ZouOd be contrary to tKe intent of tKe statute.´. Policy Bulletin at 2. Id. at 3. section 773 c of tKe Act alsoNation Ford Chem. Co. v. United States 166 F.3d 1373 1377 Fed. Cir. 1 0. Conference Report to tKe 1 Omnibus Trade & Competitiveness Act +.R. Rep. No. 100-576 at 5 0 1 . tements for BuOgaria SoutK efore it is unnecessary to determine nificant producers of comparabOe mercKandise since tKey cannot be considered for primary surr TKus tKe Department is Oeft to consider ZKetKer Me[ico and Romanf comparabOe mercKandise. Romania and Me[ico. +armoni provided 2016 UN Comtrade import and e[port data ZKicincOuded Romania Me[ico and ,ndia. +armoni aOso cOaims to Kave provided Me[ican S,AP data sKoZing tKe 2015 and 2016 production quantity of garOic ines GarOic Production MTs Romania 62773 Me[ico 54724 As stated in tKe prior administrative revieZ Ze garOic is by far tKe Oargest in tKe ZorOd â appro[imateOy 0 per 15 times greater tKan tKe neefuO to maNe a Mudgment ³conscumstances of tKis case tKe Department Kas evaOuated tKe garOic production data from Romania and Me[ico to determinesufficientOy Oarge in voOume sucK tKat price data from eitKer crefOecting tKe commerciaO marNct mercKandise in tKat country. oOOoZs from tKe underOying purpose of sectidentify reOiabOe marNet-bascance of tKe potentiaO SC¶s production of comparabOe mercKandise. PoOicy BuOOetin 04.1 pro+ere Romania¶s and Me[ico¶s 2014 production amounts are so noticeabOy and measurabOy Oarge â62773 and 54724 metric tons respecabOe to concOude tKe quantity sed transactions. :e note tKa Yudi SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-15 =Kengyang SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-15 Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 E[Kibit FAO-1 see also Yudi SV Submission at E[Kibit SV-4. +armoni SC Comments at -10 and E[Kibit 11. . at E[Kibit 3A. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 E[Kibit FAO-1. See also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at E[Kibit FAO-1. To remain consistent Ze Kave used Me[ico¶s 2014 production voOume as repo
30 rted by Yudi and =Kengyang. See Garlic
rted by Yudi and =Kengyang. See Garlic 21 Final PoOicy BuOOetin 04.1 acNnoZOedges tKe need for fOe[ibiOity and tKe use of discretion because tKe ³meaning of µsignificant producer¶ can differ significantOy from case to case.´ Me[ico constitutes a significant producer of comparabOe mercKanmeaningfuO distincticance of Romanian andOeveOs. :e furtKer note tKat at since Romania is not a net TKe Department noted in tKe previous administrative revimust be a net e[porter mereOy tidered significant producers.´Moreover tKe UN Comtrade import and e[port data submitted by +armoni on tKe record of tKe Administrative revieZ sKoZs metric tons net.TKus tKe 2014 FAO data demonstratidenticaO mercKandise in tKat eOy or measurabOe Oarge amount´ Data AvaiOabiOity ountry meets tKe economic comparabiOity and significant producer of comparabOe mercKandise criteria ³tKen data is seOected as tKe primary surrogate country.´Department to vaOue tKe FOPs barmation from an ME country or countries tKat tKe Department consider appropriate. :Ken evaOuinformation tKe Department considavaiOabOe contemporaneous ZitK tKe POR represents a broad-marDepartment¶s practice to carefuOOy consider tKe avaiOabOe evidetements for BuOgaria SoutK considered for primary surrogaKus tKe Department is Oeft to consider Romania or Me[ico for seOection as tKe primary surroga See e.g. Yudi RebuttaO SC Comments at 1. See Garlic 21 Final ,DM at 4. +armoni SC Comments at and E[Kibit 11. See Policy BulletinUtility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 77 FR 75 4 December 26 2012 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of the Sixth Administrative Review 71 FR 40477 -uOy 17 2006 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. Policy Bulletin Romania TKe petitioners argue Romania iOe information to vaOue Zn is pKysicaOOy comparabOe to icaOOy comparabOe to garOic buObs TKe petitioners note tKat in previous AD determinations of garOic from tKe PRC tKe Department estabOisKed tKat diameter of garOic groZn Kat ³^t}Ke tKree main omania yieOd buObs tKat are medium to Oarge in si]e ZitK per-
31 buOb ZeigKts ranging from 40-60 grams&#x
buOb ZeigKts ranging from 40-60 grams 25-35 grams and 40-50 gramsâ¦. PubOic information provided by CKinese e[ZeigKt and si]e is 1 mm buOb diameter for eacK 1 gram of fresK a 250-gram bag bs of 60 mm diameter ZeigKing about 62 grams eacK 250/4 grams buObs = 62.5 grams per buOb.´omanian garOic Kave pKysicaO tKe tZo garOic marNets.e provided sufficient evidence to ic produced in Romania is comparabOe to contend tKat Romania Kas tKe buObs provided by tKe RomanianNationaO ,nstitute of Statistics of Romania N,SR.Kat tKe garOic buOb data on tKe record for Romania is contemporaneous ta[-free mo Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page 3 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 3. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page 7 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 7. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page 3 citing Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Issues and Decisions Memorandum for the Final Results of the 13 Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews and Rescission, In Part, the Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews at 7 -une 200 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 3 citing Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Issues and Decisions Memorandum for the Final Results of the 13 Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews and Rescission, In Part, the Antidumping Duty Administrative and New Shipper Reviews at 7 -une 200 .Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page 4 and E[Kibit PRCsee also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 4 and E[Kibit PRC-1. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 pages 6-7 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 6-7. See Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of the Semiannual Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co., Ltd and Cangshan Qingshui Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd; 2012-2013, 7 FR 62103 October 16 2014 and accompanying ,ssues and Decisions Memorandum at 5-6 NSR 21 ,DM cited in Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page .Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page 10 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 10. . ain tKat tKeir comparison of tRo
32 mania ZKicK are separatartment K
mania ZKicK are separatartment Kas previousOy determispecific 2 based on a broad marNet average 3 contemporaneieZ tKe N,SR data stiOO meet t,n a preceding administrative revieZ farm gate pricing Zas defirefOect its state immediateOy f not ³farm gate´ but instead rt marNeting stage tKey do not incOude e simiOarity betZeen tKe Romanian and CKinese BotK Yudi and =Kengyang note tKat tKe Romanian garOic buOb data are not farm gate prices.Yudi and =Kengyang¶s submission of rebuttaO information attemptEuropean Union-imposed tariffsd garOic prices in tKe Romanian marNet.Me[ico s pKysicaOOy comparabOe to +armoni Yudi and =Kengyang supported tKese cOaims ZitK various academic articOes tKat appear to discuss scientific researcK Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 page 10 and E[Kibits ROM-4 and ROM-5 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 10 and E[Kibits ROM-4 and ROM-5. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 page 3-5 see also Petitioners NSR SV Comment at 3-5. Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of the 2009-2010 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 77 FR 34346 -une 11 2012 and tKe accompanying ,ssues and DMemorandum at 1 cited by Petitioners NSR SV Comments at 4-5 and Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 pages 4-5. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 E[Kibit 1A see also Petitioners NSR SV Comments at E[Kibit 1A. Yudi RebuttaO SC Comments at 2 and E[Kibit SV2-11 =Kengyang RebuttaO SC Comments at 2 and E[Kibit SV2-11. Yudi RebuttaO SC Comments at E[Kibits SV2-5 SV2-6 and SV2-15 see also =Kengyang RebuttaO SC Comments at SV2-5 SV2-6 and SV2-15.=Kengyang¶s SC Comments at 2 see also Yudi SC Comments at 2 see also +armoni SC Comments at 3. See i.e. +armoni SC Comments at E[Kibit 4 A-- Yudi SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-6 and see=Kengyang SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-6. :e note tKat some of tKe articOes are iOOegibOy transOated. EngOisK transOations and in EngOisK as ZeOO as a decOaration from tK By comparing imported onaO demand for Me[ican garOic imate is very different from tKat of tKe PRC¶s main garOic gr in contrast sKares four of its five maMor sub-cOimactic ]ones under tKe same .öppen designatio TKe petit
33 ioners aOso provide evidence of marNet c
ioners aOso provide evidence of marNet conditions ZKicK may Kave data -oin Yudi +armoni and Me[ican data are reOiabOe.+armoni Yudi and =Kengyang submitted FAO data to correOate Zie most reOiabOe on tKe records of tKese revieZs because certain Me[ican pricing data are Oimited Surrogate Country Selection te normaO vaOue in tKis administrative revieZ. As an initiaO matter tKe Department Kas repeatedOy determined tKat si]e and quaOity are tKe most importantOic e[ported from tKe PRC to tKe United States because tKe price of tKe buOb varies ZitK its si ,nformation on tKe s tKat tKe diameter of garOic buObs produced in Romania is pKysicaOOy simiOar to tKe diamepper revieZ tKe Department determined tKat tKere Zas ³sufficient evidence to estabOiomania is comparabOe to tKe si]es administrative revieZ tKe Department found tKat Romanian garOic buObs are ³simiOar in si]consumed in tKe production of subMect mercKandise.´ticaO or more comparabOe to tKe Petitioners FinaO SV Submission at AttacKment SV-Supp-3. Petitioners RebuttaO SC Comments at AttacKments TRADE1-TRADE6. . at AttacKments C/,MATE1-C/,MATE7. . at AttacKments MEX 1-3 and FP-1 to FP-5 see also Petitioners FinaO SV Submission at AttacKments SV-Supp-4 and SV-Supp-5. -oin SC Comments at 2 see also Yudi SC Comments at 2 =Kengyang SC Comments at 2 see also +armoni SC Comments at 10. +armoni SC Comments at E[Kibit 3C see also Yudi SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-5 =Kengyang SC Comments at E[Kibit SV-5. Petitioners RebuttaO SC Comments at 2 and AttacKment MEX-4 Petitioners NSR RebuttaO SC Comments at 2 and AttacKment MEX-4. Garlic 2009-2010 AR Final Results ,DM at 17. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 1 pages 4-7 and E[Kibits ROM-1A ROM-2 PRC-1 and PRC-2 see also Petitioners NSR SC Comments at 4-7 and E[Kibits ROM-1A ROM-2 PRC-1 and PRC-2. NSR1 ,DM cited by Petitioners SC Comments at . See Garlic 21 Final ,DM at 46-47. garOic buObs from tKe PRC. ,n contrast tKe SV information on tKe record for Romania Kas been determined to be 1 specific 2 based on a broad marNet average 3 contemporaneous 4 actice Ze find tKat tKe mere eimports of a product cannot be presumed to Kave an effect on prices of domesti
34 c production unOess tKere is inf
c production unOess tKere is information on t TKere is no information on tKe record to support tKose cOaims tKat EU-imposed tariffs and quotas on imported CKinese garOic e Romanian marNet. :e find no evidence tKat tKe Government of Romania undertooN steps to interfere or to distort garOic prTKerefore tKe Department preOiminariOy finds Romania to be tKe primary surrogate country for tKis revieZ because Romania: 1 is at a comparabOe OeveO of economic deveOopment to tKe PRC omparabOe mercKandise tKat is pKysicaOOy simiOar to tKe garOic Oe data from Romania for aOO TKe Department tKerefore preOiminariOy seOects Romania as tKe primary surrogate country for tKis oZ in tKe ³NormaO VaOue´ section As discussed above +armoni argued tKat tKe Department sKouOd ctKe administrative revieZ. As an initiaO matter tKere is no SV information from ,ndia on tKe record of tKe administrative revi comparabOe mercKandise or tKere Ze Kave determined tKat at OeaaO or comparabOe mercKandise and tKat Romania provides data from ZKicK to derive SVmetKodoOogy Ze Kave not considerecountry in tKe administrative e potentiaO SV information from tKat country. TKe Department¶s reguOations a of tKe subMect mercKandise or ftKe Secretary normaOOy ZiOO use tKe date of invoice as recordeproducer¶s records Nept in tKe ordinary course of business. +oSecretary is satisfied Id. at 12. Fresh Garlic from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Results of the Semiannual Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Jinxiang Merry Vegetable Co., Ltd. and Cangshan Qingshui Vegetable Foods Co., Ltd.; 20122013 7 FR 62103 October 16 2014 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. estabOisKes tKe materiaO terms of saOe.,nformation on tKe record of tKis materiaO terms of saOe on invoie as date of saOe. order to determine ZKetKer Oes of tKe subMect mercKandise from tKe PRC to tKe United States Zere made at Oess tKan normaO vaOue tKe Department compto tKe normaO vaOue as described in tKe e[port price and ³Normamemorandum. Determination of CKe Department caOcuOates ZeigKted-average dumping margins by comparing ZeigKted-average normaO vaOues to ZeigKtedi.e. tKe average-to-average metKod unOess tKe Secretary determinetKat anotKer metKod is appropriatKe Department e[amines ZKetKer to compare ZeigKted-average normaO vaOues ZitK tKe e[port ransactio
35 n metKod as an aOternative compa
n metKod as an aOternative comparison metrictOy govern tKe Department¶s e[amination of tKis question in tKe conte[t of administrative revieZs tKe Department c 1 2012 in administrative investigations tKe Department anaOysis for determining ZKetKer transaction metKod is appropriate TKe Department finds tKat tKe differentiaO pricing anaOysis used in recent investigations maye[amining ZKetKer to appOy an aOternative comparison metKod in tKis administrative revieZ. TKe Department ZiOO continue to deveOop its approacK in tKis area band otKer proceedings and on tKe Department¶s additionaO e[per 1 CFR 351.401 i see also Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain Frozen and Canned Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand 6 FR 76 1 December 23 2004 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 10 Allied Tube and Conduit Corp. v. United States 132 F. Supp. 2d 107 10 0-10 2 C,T 2001 upKoOding tKe Department¶s rebuttabOe presumption tKat invoice date is tKe appropriate dat=Kengyang ApriO 21 2017 CDQR at C- -C-10 see also Yudi February 2 2017 CDQR at C--C- see also -oin February 2 2017 CDQR at C-7 See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, and Italy: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews; 20102011Xanthan Gum from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 7 FR 33351 -une 4 2013 see also Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances 7 FR 54 67 September 15 2014 see alsoWelded Line Pipe from the Republic of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 0 FR 61362 October 13 2015. potentiaO masNing of dumping tKat can occur ZKen tKe DepartmentmetKod in caOcuOating a respondent¶s ZeigKted-average dumping ms used in tKese preOiminary rese[port prices for comparabOe mercKandise tKat differ significantOy among purcKasers regions&
36 #x000f; or time periods. ,f susing tKe
#x000f; or time periods. ,f susing tKe average-to-average meverage dumping margin. TKe s regions and time periods to determine ZKetKer a pattern ofdefauOt group definitions for purcKasers regions time periods and comparabOe mercKandise. PurcKasers are based on tKe reported customer codes. Regions aau. Time periods are defined purcKaser region and time period comparabOe mercKandise is denumber and aOO cKaracteristicsrcKaser region and time period tKat tKe Department uses in maNing comand normaO vaOue for tKe individuaO dumping margins. ecogni]ed statisticaO measure of tdifference betZeen tKe mean a test group and tKe mean omparison group. First for compKe test and comparison groups region or time period eacK Kave at Oeast tZo observations and comparison group accounts for at Oeast five percent of tKe totamercKandise. TKen tKe CoKen¶s ion or time period differ significantOy from tKe prices of aOO otKer saOes of comparabOe mercKandise. TKe e[tent of tKese differenc test: smaOO medium or Oarge 0.2 0.5 and 0. een tKe mean of tKe test and comparison groups ZKiOe tKe smaOO e e[ists. For tKis anaOysis tKe test if tKe caOcuOated CoKen¶s coefficient is equaO to or e[ceeds tKe Oarge measured by tKe CoKen¶s to purcKasers regions and time metKod. ,f tKe vaOue of saOes to purcKasers regions and timeaccounts for more tKan 33 percent to-transaction metKod to tKose average-to-average metKod o-average metKod to tKose saOes age-to-average metKod. i.e., test and tKe ratio test demonstrate tKe e[istence cing anaOysis tKe Department e[amines ZKetKer using onOy tKe average-to-average metKod can appropriateOy account for sucK s question tKe Department testcomparison metKod based on tKe resuOts of tKe CoKen¶s a meaningfuO difference in tKe ZeigKted-average dumping margin as compared to tKat resuOting from tKe use of tKe average-to-average metKod onOy. ,f tKe difference betZeen tKe tZo caOcuOations is meaningfuO tKen tKis demonstrates tKat tKe average-to-average metKod cannot comparison metKod ZouOd be appropriigKted-average dumping margins is considered meaningfuOaverage dumping margins betZeen tKe average-to-average metKod aaOternative metKod ZKereZeigKted-average dumping margins metKod and tKe appropriate a
37 Oternative metKod move across tKe ,ntere
Oternative metKod move across tKe ,nterested parties may present arguments and Mustifications in d in tKese preOiminary resuOts incOuding arguments for anaOysis tKe Department preOiminariOy finds tKat 5.6Ke ZeigKted-average margin usinmetKod compared to tKe average-to-transaction metKod. AccordingOy tKe Department preOiminariOy determines to appOy tKe average-to-average metKodZeigKted-average dumping margin for =Kengyang. cing anaOysis tKe Department preOiminary finds tKat 0 percentest. Memorandum ³Administrative RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: CaOcuOation Memorandum for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts of =Kengyang´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum =Kengyang PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum. Memorandum ³NeZ SKipper RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: CaOcuOation Memorandum for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts of Yudi´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum Yudi PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum Memorandum ³NeZ SKipper RevieZ of FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe¶s RepubOic of CKina: CaOcuOation Memorandum for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts of -oin´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum -oin PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum. AccordingOy tKe Department preOiminary determines to appOy tKeage metKod for eigKted-average dumping marginZKicK subMect mercKandise is first soOd before tKe date of importation by tKe producer or e[porter of tKe subMect mercKandise outside ofor to an unaffiOiated purcKaser for e[portation to tKe United STKe Department considers tKe accordance ZitK section 772 a of tKe Act because tKey Zere tKemercKandise Zas first soOd before tKe date of importation by tKmercKandise outside of tKe United States to an unaffiOiated purcKaser in tKe U.S. :e caOcuOated udi¶s saOes terms are business proprietary information BP,.,n accordance ZitK section 772 c 2 A of tKe Act ZKere appropriate Ze made deductions from eOiminary caOcuOations =Kengyang¶s and Yudi¶s PreOiminary AnaOysis Memoranda.,n accordance ZitK section 772 b of tKe Act CEP is ³tKe pricee or after tKe date of importation by or e[porter of sucK mercKandPOR it made CEP saOes tKrougK its U.S. affiOiate.,n accordance ZitK section 772 b of tKe Act Ze caOcuOated CEP for -oin by
38 deducting from tKe discounts and rebat
deducting from tKe discounts and rebates movemenaccordance ZitK section 772 c 2 A of tKe Act direct and indirect seOOing e[penses credit commerciaO activity in tKe United P profit in accordance ZitK iption of -oin¶s preOiminary caOcuOations -oin¶s PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum. =Kengyang ApriO 21 2017 CDQR see also Yudi¶s February 2 2017 CDQR. =Kengyang PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum Yudi PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum. -oin February 2017 CQR at C-6. -oin¶s PreOiminary AnaOysis Memorandum. ,n 2012 tKe Department announced a cKange of metKodoOogy ZitK ta[ ³VAT´ in certain NMEs in accordance ZitK section 772 c 2Department e[pOained tKat ZKen an NME government imposes an e[pcKarge on subMect mercKandiseMect mercKandise from ZKicK tKe respondent Zas not e[empted tKe Department ZiOO reduce tKeprices accordingOy by tKe amount of tKe ta[ duty or cKarge pa :Kere tKe tment e[pOained tKat tKe finaO aO dumping comparison is to reduby tKis same percentage.standard VAT Oevy is ]ero percenect mercKandise is ]ero percent.For tKe purposes of tKese preOiminary resuOts tKerefore Ze difrom U.S. price.s tKat tKe Department sKaOO determine NV using an FOP metKodoOogy if: 1 tKe mercKandise is e[ported from an NME country and 2 tKe information does not permit tKe caOcuOation of NV using Kome-marNet pricesKe Act. :Ken determtKe Department ZiOO base NV on FOPs because tKe presence of government controOs on various aspects of tKese economies renders price comparisons and tKe cainvaOid under our normaO metKodoOogies. TKe Department¶s questrespondent provide information rcompany¶s pOants and/or suppOiers tKat produce tKe mercKandise FOPs from a singOe pOant or suppOier. TKe Department caOcuOated NV based on FOPs in accordance ZitK smited to: 1 Kours of Oabor required ateriaOs empOoyed 3 amounts of energy and otKer utiOities consumed Methodological Change for Implementation of Section 772(c)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Amended, In Certain Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings 77 FR 3641 -une 1 2012. Id.see alsoChlorinated Isocyanurates from the Peoples Republic of Chi
39 na: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Ad
na: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2012 7 FR 475 -anuary 30 2014 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 5.A. Id. =Kengyang ApriO 21 2017 CDQR at Appendi[ C-7. Id. costs. TKe Department based NV for materiaOs e,n accordance ZitK section 773 c of tKe Act for subMect mercKrespondents tKe Department caOcuOated NVs based on tKe FOPs retKe POR. TKe Department used Romanian import data and otKer pubOicOy avaiOabOe Romanian caOcuOate NVs tKe Department muOtipOied eacK respondent¶s reported per-unit FOP quantities bDepartment¶s practice ZKen seOecting tKe best avaiOabOe informaic representative of a broad marNet emporaneous ZitK tKe POR and As appropriate tKe Department adng freigKt costs to render tKem tKe Department added to Romanian import SVs a surrogate tKe reported distance from tKe domestic suppOier to tKe factory or tKe distance from tKe nearest t reOied on an import vaOue. TKis adMustment is in accordance ZitK tKe decision of tKe FederaO Ciepartment adMusted SVs for and tKe Department converted aOO ram basis. For tKe preOiminary resuOts tKe Department vaOued garOic inputs using data from tKe Romanian N,SR. Consistent ZitK tKe Ze determine tKat tKis data: 1 is product-specific 2 represents a broad marNet avFor aOO otKer raZ materiaO and pacNing inputs tKe Department used Romanian import prices ade ,nformation Services.Romanian import statistics as ZeOO as tKose from tKe otKer ecific representative of a broad marNet average pubOicOy avaiOabOe contemporaneous ZitK tKe POR and ta[- and duty-e[cO Memorandum ³Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Duty Order on FresK GarOic from tKe PeopOe s RepubOic of CKina: PreOiminary Surrogate VaOue Memorandum´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum PreOiminary SV Memo. Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide from the Peoples Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Valueugust 1 200 and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2. See Sigma Corp.v. United States 117 F.3d 1401 140 Fed. Cir. 1 7 Sigma Corp.. http://www.gtis.com/GTA.htm. Petitioners SC Comme
40 nts at AttacKment 2 page 4
nts at AttacKment 2 page 4 see also Petitioners NSR SV Comments at 4. ormation from Eurostat¶s repoZe vaOued Zater using information from tKe NationaO ReguOating Services of Romania Statistics. B&+ using information in tKe :orOd BanN¶s igKt using information in tKe :orOd BanN¶s importing and e[porting a tKe Department determined tKat tKe best metKodoOogy to vaOue ates from tKe primary surrogate TKe Department does sources from evaOuation for us information to determine SVs for Organi]ation Statistics ,/OSTAT for tKe manufacture of food products in Romania. TKe ,/OSTAT data is from 2013. For tmporaneous ZitK tKe POR Ze O Monetary Fund¶s ,nternationaO FinanciaO Statistics.ng generaO and administrative Ze used information from tKe 2015 and 2016 financiaO statements of SC Boromir PROD SC a Romanian food processor. From tKese Romanian financiaO statements Ze Zere abOe to determine factory overKead as a percentage of tKe totaO raZ materiaOs Oabor and energy M/&E cost of manufacturFor a compOete Oisting of aOO tKPreOiminary SV Memo. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 E[Kibit 4A see also Petitioners NSR SV Comments atE[Kibit Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 E[Kibit 4B see also Petitioners NSR SV Comments atE[Kibit Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 E[Kibits 5A and B Petitioners NSR SV Comments atE[Kibits 5A and B. See Antidumping Methodologies in Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economies: Valuing the Factor of Production: Labor 76 FR 360 2 -une 21 2011 Labor Methodologies. See Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the Peoples Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 20122013 7 FR 65616 November 5 2014 and ,ssues and Decision Memorandum at 11. PreOiminary SV Memo. Petitioners SC Comments at AttacKment 2 E[Kibit 6 see also Petitioners NSR SV Comments at E[Kibit 6 see also Petitioners FinaO SV Comments at AttacKment SV-Supp-2 Petitioners FinaO NSR SV Comments at AttacKment SV-Supp-1. Currency Conversion :Kere necessary tKe Department metKodoOogy for tKese preOimina _________ Agree Disagree 11/30/2017 Signed by: GARY TAVERMANGary Taverman performing tKe non-e[cOusive orcement and CompOia