U.S. continues investigation of Chinese steel shelving imports

ITC said there’s “reasonable indication” a domestic industry is harmed by these Chinese-made goods.    The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday said there’s “reasonable indication” that a domestic industry is harmed by imports of Chinese-made pre-packaged boltless steel shelving that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.
   As a result of the commission’s decision, the Commerce Department will continue its investigations of these imports from China, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due by Nov. 19 and antidumping duty determination filed by Feb. 2, 2015.
   Boltless steel shelving is often used for storage in homes, garages, offices, and commercial and industrial operations.
   The petitioner of the ITC investigation is Edsal Manufacturing Co. of Chicago. However, there are four domestic producers of boltless steel shelving, which have plants in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, and Tennessee.