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INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 1 |
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Background on Original AD / CVD Investigations on QSP..................................... 2 |
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Investigations on QSP from China..................................................................... 4 |
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Investigations on QSP from India and Turkey................................................... 6 |
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Import Trends Following Issuance of the AD / CVD Orders.............................. 9 |
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Evasion of Existing Relief.................................................................................... 10 |
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Five-Year(“ Sunset”) Reviews.............................................................................. 13 |
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND DOMESTIC LIKE ARTICLE( 19 C. F. R. |
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§ 206.14( a)).................................................................................................................... 15 | |||
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Name and Definition of the Imported Article....................................................... 15 |
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Description of the Imported Article...................................................................... 18 |
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Current Tariff Treatment of the Imported Article................................................. 19 |
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Name and Description of the Like or Directly Competitive Domestic Article.... 20 |
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Domestic and Imported QSP Have Substantially Identical Physical |
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Properties and End Uses Pursuant to the Commission’ s Regulations.............. 22 | |||
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Domestic and Imported QSP Are Produced Using the Same Production |
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Processes.......................................................................................................... 24 | |||
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Domestic and Imported QSP Are Sold Through the Same Marketing |
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Channels........................................................................................................... 25 | |||
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Customs Treatment of the Imported Article Under Classification Rules |
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Demonstrates That It Is Substantially Identical to Domestic QSP................... 26 | |||
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Both Slabs and Fabricated Products Are Part of the Same Like Product......... 26 |
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Domestic Industry................................................................................................. 27 |
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III. PETITIONER’ S REPRESENTATIVENESS( 19 C. F. R. § 206.14( a))............................ 28 | |||
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Petitioner( 19 C. F. R. § 206.14( b)( 1))................................................................... 28 |
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Other Known Domestic Producers of QSP( 19 C. F. R. § 206.14( b)( 3))............... 31 |
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IV. QSP IS BEING IMPORTED IN INCREASED QUANTITIES....................................... 32 | |||
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Legal Standard...................................................................................................... 32 |
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The Volume of U. S. Imports of QSP Increased Significantly Over the 2020 to |
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2024 Period in Both Absolute and Relative Terms.............................................. 32 | |||
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THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY IS SUFFERING SERIOUS INJURY AND IS |
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THREATENED WITH FURTHER SERIOUS INJURY.............................................. 35 | |||
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Legal Framework.................................................................................................. 35 |
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