MESSAGE NO: 1003203 DATE: 01 03 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 475 - 828 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 12 27 2000 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE ADD INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL BUTT-WELD PIPE FITTINGS FROM ITALY
(A-475-828)

1. ON 12/27/2000, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS
THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF
STAINLESS STEEL BUTT-WELD PIPE FITTINGS FROM ITALY (65 FR
81830).

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION, THE PRODUCT COVERED IS
CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL BUTT-WELD PIPE FITTINGS UNDER 14
INCHES IN OUTSIDE DIAMETER (BASED ON NOMINAL PIPE SIZE),
WHETHER FINISHED OR UNFINISHED. THE PRODUCT ENCOMPASSES ALL
GRADES OF STAINLESS STEEL AND "COMMODITY" AND "SPECIALTY"
FITTINGS. SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE DEFINITION ARE
THREADED, GROOVED, AND BOLTED FITTINGS, AND FITTINGS MADE
FROM ANY MATERIAL OTHER THAN STAINLESS STEEL.

THE FITTINGS SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION ARE GENERALLY
DESIGNATED UNDER SPECIFICATION ASTM A403/A403M, THE STANDARD
SPECIFICATION FOR WROUGHT AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPING
FITTINGS, OR ITS FOREIGN EQUIVALENTS (E.G., DIN OR JIS
SPECIFICATIONS). THIS SPECIFICATION COVERS TWO GENERAL
CLASSES OF FITTINGS, WP AND CR, OF WROUGHT AUSTENITIC
STAINLESS STEEL FITTINGS OF SEAMLESS AND WELDED CONSTRUCTION
COVERED BY THE LATEST REVISION OF ANSI B16.9, ANSI B16.11,
AND ANSI B16.28. PIPE FITTINGS MANUFACTURED TO
SPECIFICATION ASTM A774, OR ITS FOREIGN EQUIVALENTS, ARE
ALSO COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS INVESTIGATION DOES
NOT APPLY TO CAST FITTINGS. CAST AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL
PIPE FITTINGS ARE COVERED BY SPECIFICATIONS A351/A351M,
A743/743M, AND A744/A744M.

THE STAINLESS STEEL BUTT-WELD PIPE FITTINGS SUBJECT TO THIS
INVESTIGATION ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADING
7307.23.0000 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED
STATES (HTSUS). ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-475-828.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL BUTT-WELD PIPE
FITTINGS FROM ITALY PRODUCED OR EXPORTED BY COPROSIDER
S.P.A., THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND
LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 05/04/2000. FOR ALL
OTHER EXPORTERS OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE FROM ITALY, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATIONS OF
SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 08/02/ 2000. EFFECTIVE 12/27/2000,
CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE FOR ENTRIES A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE
POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE MARGINS SHOWN BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

COPROSIDER A-475-828-001 26.59
ALL OTHERS A-475-828-000 26.59

5.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING
THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT HELEN KRAMER, OFFICE OF
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202)
482-0405.

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ