Ceramic Tile From India: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

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-533-928] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable May 9, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2924. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of ceramic tile from India, filed in proper form on ( printed page 42837) behalf of the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile (the petitioner). [ 1 ] The Petition was accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of ceramic tile from India. [ 2 ] Between April 23 and May 6, 2024, Commerce requested information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in supplemental questionnaires. [ 3 ] The petitioner responded to Commerce's supplemental questionnaires between April 26 and May 7, 2024. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of ceramic tile from India, are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that imports of such products are materially injuring, or threatening materi…