On February 13, 2002, the American Bearing Manufacturers Association
filed an antidumping petition with the United States Department
of Commerce. The ABMA alleged that ball bearings and parts were
being "dumped", or sold into the U.S. from China at
below fair market value. As a result, the U.S. industry was
being materially injured and threatened with material injury,
making it an ITC actionable complaint.
"Our
member companies are among the most advanced and efficient
in the world," said David Rohn, the ABMA's President.
"They are able to compete with anyone, including the
Chinese, provided that competition takes place on a level
playing field. We are seeking through this antidumping action
to achieve fair trade by eliminating unfair pricing."
In response,
Commerce and the ITC instituted a preliminary investigation.
The scope of the investigation includes all antifriction bearings,
regardless of size, precision grade or use, that employ balls
as the rolling element (whether ground or unground) and parts
thereof (inner ring, outer ring, cage, balls, seals, shields,
etc.) that are produced in China.
As a result
of that investigation, the five ITC Commissioners voted 3-2
on April 29, agreeing with the complaint. The majority said,
"there is a reasonable indication that the domestic industry
producing ball bearings and parts thereof is materially injured
by reason of imports from China that are allegedly sold in
the United States at less than fair value."
A date
was set, later adjusted to October 1, for Commerce to make
its preliminary determination of the penalties to be imposed
on those bearings.
On October
1, 2002, Commerce made its determination public and agreed
to impose dumping duties on those bearings according to the
attached preliminary schedules.
NOTE:
The full details, in a "Notice of Initiation," will
be published in the Federal Register within the next few days.
Because
this is only a preliminary decision on dumping duty schedules,
the following are still on the docket:
| February
26, 2003 |
U.S.
Commerce final determination due |
| April
7, 2003 |
U.S.
ITC final injury determination due |
| April
14, 2003 |
U.S.
Commerce final order due |
Preliminary Dumping Duties Assigned
Ball Bearings and Parts from China
October 1, 2002
subject to revision
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2.39%
preliminary margin
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Xinchang
Peer Bearing Company Ltd.
22.99%
preliminary margin (weighted average rate)
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B&R
Bearing Company
Changshan Import & Export Company, Ltd.
Changzhou Daya Import and Export Corporation Limited
China Huanchi Bearing Group Corporation
Ningbo Huanchi Import & Export Company, Ltd.
China National Automobile Industry Guizhou Import &
Export Corporation
China National Machinery & Equipment Import &
Export Wuxi Company, Ltd.
Chongqing Changjiang Bearing Industrial Corporation
CSC Bearing Company, Ltd.
Dongguan TR Bearing Corporation, Ltd.
Fujian Nanan Fushan Hardware Machinery Electric Company,
Ltd.
Guangdong Agricultural Machinery Import & Export
Company
Harbin Bearing Group
Heilongjiang Machinery and Equipment Import and Export
Corporation
Jiangsu CTD Imports & Exports Company, Ltd.
Jiangsu General Ball & Roller Company, Ltd.
Jiangsu Hongye Intl. Group Industrial Development Company,
Ltd.
Jinrun Group Ltd. Haining
Ningbo Cixi Import Export Co.
Ningbo Economic and Technological Development Zone
Tiansheng Bearing Co. Ltd.
TSB Group USA, Inc.
TSB Bearing Group America Company (TSB Group)
Ningbo General Bearing Company, Ltd.
Ningbo Jinpeng Bearing Company, Ltd.
Ningbo Mikasa Bearing Company, Ltd.
Ningbo Cizhuang Bearing Company Tahsleh Development
Zone
Ningbo MOS Group Corporation, Ltd.
Norin Optech Company, Ltd.
Premier Bearing & Equipment, Ltd.
Sapporo Precision Inc. / Shanghai Precision Bearing
Company, Ltd.
Shaanxi Machinery & Equipment Import & Export
Corporation
Shandong Machinery Import & Export Group Corporation
Shanghai Bearing (Group) Company Limited
Shanghai Foreign Service and Economic Cooperation Company,
Ltd.
Shanghai General Pudong Bearing Company, Ltd.
Shanghai Hydraulics & Pneumatics Corporation
Shanghai Nanshi Foreign Economic Cooperation & Trading
Company, Ltd.
Shanghai SNZ Bearings Company, Ltd.
Shanghai Zhong Ding Import / Export Trading Company,
Ltd.
Shanghai Li Chen Bearings
Shaoguan Southeast Bearing Company, Ltd.
Sin Nan Hwa Bearings (Shanghai) Company, Ltd.
Sin Nan Hwa Company, Ltd. (SNH)
TC Bearing Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
Wafangdian Bearing Company, Ltd.
Wholelucks Industrial Limited
Wuxi New-way Machinery Company, Ltd.
Zhejiang Rolling Bearing Company, Ltd.
Zhejiang Shenlong Bearing Company, Ltd.
Zhejiang Wanbang Industrial Company, Ltd.
Zhejiang Xinchang Xinzhou Industrial Company, Ltd.
Zhejiang Xinchun Bearing Company, Ltd.
Zhejiang ZITIC Import & Export Company, Ltd.
32.69%
preliminary margin
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Ningbo Cixing Group Corporation
39.93% preliminary margin
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Wanxiang Group Corporation
59.30%
preliminary margin
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All other companies not specifically listed
(Adopted From eBearing.com)
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