• Effective Date: Dec 23, 2021
  • Period of Review: Apr 23, 2018 to Dec 31, 2019
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Dec 23, 2021
  • Cite as: 86 FR 72927 • Cite date: Dec 23, 2021
1. Commerce has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on common alloy aluminum sheet from the People's Republic of China (subject merchandise) (C-570-074), covering the period 04/23/2018 through 12/31/2019 for the firms listed below because they reported to Commerce that they had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review. Accordingly, for all shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 04/23/2018 through 12/31/2019, assess countervailing duties at the rate in effect on the date of entry. Liquidate all entries for the following firms: No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under C-570-074-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S. Company: Companhia Brasileira De Aluminio 2. Commerce directed CBP to discontinue suspension of liquidation of all shipments of this merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after 08/21/2018, the first day provisional measures were no longer in effect. See message 8233302, dated 08/21/2018, as corrected by message 2045410, dated 02/14/2022. Accordingly, entries for the period 08/21/2018 (first day provisional measures are no longer in effect) through 02/04/2019 (day prior to the publication of the ITC final determination), should be liquidated without regard to duties. 3. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 1 occurred with the publication of the final results and rescission of administrative review (86 FR 72927, 12/23/2021). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of subject merchandise you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 5. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 6. This instruction to liquidate entries covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP port officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries. 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVI:NRH.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur