On January 18, 2012, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) officially initiated an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on steel wire garment hangers imported from Vietnam. Nam and anti-dumping investigation on steel coat hangers originating from Taiwan based on the previous complaint filed on December 29, 2011.

I. Relevant information:

 

1. Petitions: M&B Metal Products Company,Inc. (Leeds, AL); Innovative Fabrication LLC/Indy Hanger (Indianapolis, IN); and US Hanger Company, LLC (Gardena, CA)

 

2. Goods under Investigations: Steel Wire Garment Hangers under the following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: HTSUS 7323.99.9060, 7323.99.9080, and 7326.20.0020

 

3. Investigation on dumping and subsidies by DOC:

* Dumping investigation:

On July 27, 2012, the US Department of Commerce issued a preliminary conclusion confirming price dumping on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.

 

On December 24, 2012, DOC issued a final conclusion confirming price dumping on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.

 

The specific dumping margin is as follows:

Manufacturers/Exporters	Preliminary dumping margin (%)	Final dumping margin (%)
TJ Group	135.81	220.68
CTN Limited Company	135.81	157.00
Ju Fu Co., Ltd.	135.81	157.00
Triloan Hangers, Inc.	135.81	157.00
Other Vietnamese companies	187.51	220.68

 

* Subsidy investigation:

On May 30, 2012, DOC made preliminary conclusions confirming that there is a subsidy for steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.

 

On December 24, 2012, DOC made the final conclusion confirming that there is a subsidy for steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.

 

The specific allowance ranges are as follows:

Manufacturers/Exporters	Preliminary subsidy margin (%)	Final subsidy margin (%)
South East Asia Hamico Export Joint Stock Company (SEA Hamico), Nam A Hamico Export Joint Stock Company (Nam A), and Linh Sa Hamico Company Limited (Linh Sa)	21.25	31.58
Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited (Infinite) and Supreme Hanger Company Limited (Supreme)	11.03	90.42
Other Vietnamese companies	16.14	31.58

 

4. ITC damage investigation:

On February 10, 2012, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) made preliminary conclusions confirming that there was significant damage to the US domestic steel coat hanger manufacturing industry due to dumped and subsidized steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam.

 

On February 1, 2013, ITC issued a final conclusion confirming that there was significant damage to the US domestic industry due to subsidized and dumped Vietnamese steel coat hangers.

 

5. Official decision: 

Based on the results of the DOC's dumping and subsidy investigation and the ITC's injury investigation results, the US Department of Commerce decided to impose anti-dumping and subsidy duties on imported steel coat hangers. imports from Vietnam with an anti-dumping duty equal to the final dumping margin (above) and an anti-subsidy tax equal to the final subsidy margin (above).

 

The order imposing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties both took effect from February 5, 2013.

 

6. Sunset reviews

* 1st sunset review

On October 26, 2017, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of the 1st sunset review.

 

On March 5, 2018, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final results of the first sunset review of the order to impose an anti-subsidy tax on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam. In this conclusion, DOC confirmed that the subsidy margin of steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam is 31.58% (except for one company with a separate subsidy of 90.42%). On the same day, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final conclusion of the first sunset review of the order to impose anti-dumping duties on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam. In this conclusion, DOC confirmed that the dumping margin of steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam was 220.68%.

 

On May 23, 2018, DOC issued a decision to extend anti-dumping measures for another 5 years for steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam. Then, on August 14, 2018, the DOC also made a similar decision with the anti-subsidy measure.

 

* Second sunset review:

On April 3, 2023, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of the second sunset review.

 

On July 3, 2023, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final results of the second sunset review of the order to impose an anti-subsidy tax on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam. At this conclusion, DOC confirmed that the subsidy margin of steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam is 31.58% (except for one company with a separate subsidy of 90.42%).

 

On August 1, 2023, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued the final conclusion of the second sunset review of the order to impose anti-dumping duties on steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam. At the notice of October 04, 2023, DOC affirmed that the dumping margin of steel coat hangers imported from Vietnam is 220.63% and continues to impose an anti-dumping tax equal to this dumping margin (except CTN Limited Company, Ju Fu Co., Ltd, Triloan Hangers, Inc. are subject to a separate tax rate of 157%).

 

II. Case calendar:

Date (D/M/Y)	Events
18/01/2012	Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation initiation
30/05/2012	DOC preliminary conclusion stating subsidy activities
27/07/2012	DOC's preliminary conclusion states that dumping activities
24/12/2012	DOC's final conclusion states that dumping and subsidy activities
01/02/2013	ITC issued a final conclusion confirming that there was a significant injury to the US domestic industry due to subsidized and dumped Vietnamese steel coat hangers.
05/02/2013	Officially imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties
26/10/2017	Initiation of the 1st sunset review
05/03/2018	Final conclusion of the 1st sunset review
23/05/2018	Continuation of the anti-dumping duty
14/08/2018	Continuation of the anti-subsidy duty
09/03/2023	Initiation of the 2nd sunset review
03/07/2023	Final conclusion of the 2nd sunset review on the anti-subsidy duty application
01/08/2023	Final conclusion of the 2nd sunset review on the anti-dumping duty application
04/10/2023	Final conclusion of the 2nd sunset review on the anti-dumping duty & anti-subsidy application, continuing the measures

 

The case documents are attached below:

Tải tài liệu
Petition
Initiation
Factsheet: Initiation
CVD Pre Determination
Preliminary Determination
Pre Deter Critical Circumstances
Pre Determination
AD Final Determination
CVD Final Determination
AD CVD Factsheet Final
AD Order
CVD Order
Initiation of the 1st sunset review
Final conclusion of the 1st sunset review on the anti-dumping duty application
Final conclusion of the 1st sunset review on the anti-subsidy duty application
Continuation of the anti-dumping measure
Continuation of the anti-subsidy measure
Initiation of the 2nd sunset review
Final conclusion of the 2nd sunset review on the anti-dumping duty application
Final conclusion of the 2nd sunset review on the anti-subsidy duty application
Final conclusion on 2nd sunset review of the anti-dumping duty application, continuing the measure