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Antidumping Duty on Steel Wire Garment Hangers
September 15, 2008

The price of wire hangers from China is going to remain high. By a vote of 6-0, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a final affirmative injury determination in the antidumping case on steel wire garment hangers from China.

As a result of the ITC's affirmative determination, the Department of Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order on imports of this product from China requiring the payment of cash deposits for antidumping duties ranging from 15.44% to 186.98%.

The petitioner in this investigation was Alabama-based M&B Metal Products Company, Inc. The scope of this antidumping investigation covers a wide range of steel wire garment hangers that are used by the dry cleaning, industrial laundry, textile, and uniform rental industries. These hangers are classifiable under HTS number 7326.20.0020 & 7323.99.9060.