AD/CVD message 1155202 - PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN AN ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-865)

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Jun 04, 2001
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Category: Antidumping • Type: Preliminary Determination • Cases: A-570-865

MESSAGE NO: 1155202 DATE: 06 04 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 865 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 05 03 2001 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN AN ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-865)

1. ON MAY 3, 2001, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT
LESS THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION, THE PRODUCTS COVERED ARE
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS OF A RECTANGULAR
SHAPE, OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED,
NOR COATED WITH METAL AND WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR
COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NON-METALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS
(WHETHER OR NOT IN SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS), REGARDLESS
OF THICKNESS, AND IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS, OF A THICKNESS OF LESS
THAN 4.75 MM AND OF A WIDTH MEASURING AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE
THICKNESS.

UNIVERSAL MILL PLATE (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR
FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM, BUT
NOT EXCEEDING 1250 MM, AND OF A THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4.0
MM, NOT IN COILS AND WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF) OF A THICKNESS
NOT LESS THAN 4.0 MM IS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS
INVESTIGATION.
SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
VACUUM DEGASSED, FULLY STABILIZED (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
INTERSTITIAL-FREE ("IF")) STEELS, HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY
("HSLA") STEELS, AND THE SUBSTRATE FOR MOTOR LAMINATION STEELS.

IF STEELS ARE RECOGNIZED AS LOW CARBON STEELS WITH MICRO-ALLOYING
LEVELS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS TITANIUM OR NIOBIUM (ALSO COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS COLUMBIUM), OR BOTH, ADDED TO STABILIZE CARBON AND
NITROGEN ELEMENTS.

HSLA STEELS ARE RECOGNIZED AS STEELS WITH MICRO-ALLOYING LEVELS
OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM, COPPER, NIOBIUM, VANADIUM, AND
MOLYBDENUM.

THE SUBSTRATE FOR MOTOR LAMINATION STEELS CONTAINS MICRO-ALLOYING
LEVELS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS SILICON AND ALUMINUM.

STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION,
REGARDLESS OF DEFINITIONS IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF
THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS), ARE PRODUCTS IN WHICH: I) IRON
PREDOMINATES, BY WEIGHT, OVER EACH OF THE OTHER CONTAINED
ELEMENTS; II) THE CARBON CONTENT IS 2 PERCENT OR LESS, BY WEIGHT;
AND III) NONE OF THE ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW EXCEEDS THE QUANTITY,
BY WEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY INDICATED:

1.80 PERCENT OF MANGANESE, OR
2.25 PERCENT OF SILICON, OR
1.00 PERCENT OF COPPER, OR
0.50 PERCENT OF ALUMINUM, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF CHROMIUM, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF COBALT, OR
0.40 PERCENT OF LEAD, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF NICKEL, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF TUNGSTEN, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF NIOBIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT OF VANADIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT OF ZIRCONIUM.

ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DESCRIPTION
PROVIDED ABOVE ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION UNLESS
OTHERWISE EXCLUDED.

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, ARE OUTSIDE OR
SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION:
ALLOY HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS IN WHICH AT LEAST ONE OF THE
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS EXCEEDS THOSE LISTED ABOVE (INCLUDING, E.G.,
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) SPECIFICATIONS
A543, A387, A514, A517, A506).
SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS (SAE)/AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
INSTITUTE (AISI) GRADES OF SERIES 2300 AND HIGHER.

BALL BEARING STEELS, AS DEFINED IN THE HTSUS.

TOOL STEELS, AS DEFINED IN THE HTSUS.

SILICO-MANGANESE (AS DEFINED IN THE HTSUS) OR SILICON ELECTRICAL
STEEL WITH A SILICON LEVEL EXCEEDING 2.25 PERCENT.

ASTM SPECIFICATIONS A710 AND A736.

USS ABRASION-RESISTANT STEELS (USS AR 400, USS AR 500).

ALL PRODUCTS (PROPRIETARY OR OTHERWISE) BASED ON AN ALLOY ASTM
SPECIFICATION (SAMPLE SPECIFICATIONS: ASTM A506, A507).

NON-RECTANGULAR SHAPES, NOT IN COILS, WHICH ARE THE RESULT OF
HAVING BEEN PROCESSED BY CUTTING OR STAMPING AND WHICH HAVE
ASSUMED THE CHARACTER OF ARTICLES OR PRODUCTS CLASSIFIED OUTSIDE
CHAPTER 72 OF THE HTSUS.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLASSIFIED IN
THE HTSUS AT SUBHEADINGS: 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00,
7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30,
7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30,
7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15,
7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30,
7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00,
7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00,
7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00,
7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60, AND 7211.19.75.90.

CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS
INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING: VACUUM DEGASSED FULLY STABILIZED; HIGH
STRENGTH LOW ALLOY; AND THE SUBSTRATE FOR MOTOR LAMINATION STEEL
MAY ALSO ENTER UNDER THE FOLLOWING TARIFF NUMBERS:
7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00,
7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30,
7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00,
7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, AND 7226.99.00.00.

SUBJECT MERCHANDISE MAY ALSO ENTER UNDER 7210.70.30.00,
7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, AND
7212.50.00.00.

ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
U.S. CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE
UNDER INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-570-865.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL
SUSPEND LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER MAY 3, 2001.

EFFECTIVE MAY 3, 2001 CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH ENTRIES, A
CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE MARGINS SHOWN
BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

ANGANG GROUP INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORPORATION, NEW IRON AND STEEL
CO., LTD., AND ANGANG GROUP HONG KONG CO., LTD. (COLLECTIVELY "
ANGANG") A-570-865-001 64.77 PERCENT

SHANGHAI BAOSTEEL GROUP CORPORATION, BAOSHAN IRON AND STEEL CO.,
LTD., AND BAOSTEEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORPORATION
(COLLECTIVELY "BAOSTEEL GROUP") A-570-865-002 40.74 PERCENT

BENXI IRON AND STEEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADE CO.,
LTD., BENGANG STEEL PLATES CO., LTD., AND BENXI IRON AND STEEL
GROUP CO., LTD. (COLLECTIVELY "BENXI")
A-570-865-003 67.44 PERCENT

PANZHIHUA IRON AND STEEL A-570-865-004 44.47 PERCENT

WUHAN IRON AND STEEL A-570-865-005 44.47 PERCENT

COUNTRY WIDE RATE A-570-865-000 67.44 PERCENT

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 CARRIE BLOZY, OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0165.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ