Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepacked for Sale From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-018, C-570-019] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on a withdrawal of the circumvention inquiry request, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding this circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale (boltless steel shelving), which are completed or assembled in Malaysia using certain components from the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on boltless steel shelving from China. DATES: Applicable May 10, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Frost, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 21, 2015, Commerce published AD and CVD orders on boltless steel shelving from China. [ 1 ] On October 20, 2022, Edsal Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Edsal) filed a circumvention inquiry request alleging that boltless steel shelving completed or assembled in Malaysia using certain components from China and exported to the United States are circumventing the Orders. [ 2 ] On December 9, 2022, Commerce initiated a circumvention inquiry regarding the above-referenced merchandise. [ 3 ] On April 17…