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Anti-dumping and Countervailing Program

Certain Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Fasteners

Ottawa, September 10, 2004

On September 10, 2004, the President of the Canada Border Services Agency made a preliminary determination of dumping respecting certain carbon steel and stainless steel fasteners, originating in or exported from the Peoples' Republic of China and Chinese Taipei, and a preliminary determination of subsidizing respecting such product originating in or exported from the Peoples' Republic of China and Chinese Taipei, pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act. Provisional duty, as outlined in the attachment, will now be payable on the subject goods that are released from customs on or after September 10, 2004.

A Statement of Reasons, which summarizes the information on which this decision was based and which describes future activities in this investigation, will be available within fifteen days on our Web site at http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/menu-eng.html

Contacts:
Alex Lawton    (613) 954-7410
Bob Becker    (613) 954-7246


CERTAIN CARBON STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS ESTIMATED MARGINS OF DUMPING BY EXPORTER/COUNTRY

ESTIMATED MARGINS OF DUMPING BY EXPORTER/COUNTRY

Country of Origin

% of Goods Dumped

Range of Estimated Margins of Dumping for Dumped Imports 1

Weighted Average Margin of Dumping 1

Provisional Duty Payable1

People’s Republic of China

       

Robertson Jiaxing Inc.

72%

0.08%-44%

8%

8%

Shanghai Ben Yuan Metal Products

83%

0.11%-66%

13%

13%

Gem-Year Industrial Co. Ltd.

83%

0.06%-94%

20%

20%

Tong Ming Enterprise Co.

69%

0.68%-24%

5%

5%

Fastenal Company (USA)

90%

0.05%-120%

77%

77%

Hilti Inc. (USA)

100%

6%-126%

86%

86%

Companies Not Sampled2

100%

-

34%

34%

Non-Cooperative Companies 3

100%

 

126%

126%

China Total/Average

98%

-

52%

52%

Chinese Taipei

       

Homn Reen Co. Ltd.

69%

0.1%-118%

18%

18%

Tong Hwei Enterprise Co.

68%

0.1%-54%

5%

5%

Shih Hsang Ywa Industrial Co.

38%

.01%-7%

2%

2%

Fastenal Company (USA)

90%

0.05%-120%

77%

77%

Hilti Inc. (USA)

100%

6%-126%

86%

86%

Senco (USA)

28%

6.4%-20%

3%

3%

Companies Not Sampled2

100%

-

35%

35%

Non-Cooperative Companies3

100%

-

126%

126%

Chinese Taipei Total/Average

99%

 

64%

64%

1 As a percentage of export price

2 Weighted average margin calculated for co-operating exporters whose information was utilized for the preliminary determination. Margin also applied to sampled exporters who had co-operated but whose information could not be used.

3 Margin based on highest margin of dumping (excluding anomalies) estimated for the Preliminary Determination

Note: If a supplier is not specifically listed above, please contact them to determine whether they received and responded to a CBSA questionnaire.

CERTAIN CARBON STEEL AND STAINLESS STEEL FASTENERS
ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF SUBSIDY BY EXPORTER/COUNTRY

Country of Origin

% of Goods Subsidized

Estimated Amount of Subsidy as a Percentage of Export Price

Provisional Duty Payable as a

Percentage of Export Price

People’s Republic of China

     

All Exporters

100%

32%

32%

Chinese Taipei

     

All Exporters

100%

7%

7%