MESSAGE NO: 1334203 DATE: 11 30 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ORD
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 865 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 11 28 2001 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-865)


1. ON NOVEMBER 28, 2001, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE
INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

2. 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 ORDER. SPECIFICALLY
INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER 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 ORDER,
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 ORDER UNLESS
OTHERWISE EXCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE,
ARE OUTSIDE OR SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
ORDER:

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 ORDER 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 ORDER, 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 ORDER IS
DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
ORDER 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
CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 05/03/2001.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 28, 2001, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH
ENTRIES, A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE
MARGINS SHOWN BELOW:

EXPORTER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
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 69.85 PERCENT

SHANGHAI BAOSTEEL GROUP CORPORATION, BAOSHAN IRON AND STEEL CO.,
LTD., AND BAOSTEEL GROUP INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORPORATION
(COLLECTIVELY "BAOSTEEL GROUP")

A-570-865-002 64.20 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 90.83 PERCENT


PANZHIHUA IRON AND STEEL
A-570-865-004 65.59 PERCENT

WUHAN IRON AND STEEL A-570-865-005 65.59 PERCENT

COUNTRY WIDE RATE A-570-865-000 90.83 PERCENT
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 DOREEN CHEN, OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0193.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ