MESSAGE NO: 2175111
DATE: 06 23 1992
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: INI
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 357 - 807
A - 570 - 819
A - 307 - 807
C - 307 - 808
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PERIOD COVERED:
06 17 1992
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: INTITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATION ON FERROSILICON FROM ARGENTINA, PRC
AND VENEZUELA (061792 IS FED REG PUBLICATION DATE)
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON
JUNE
17,
1992,
ITS
INITIATION
OF
ANTIDUMPING
DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS
OF
FERROSILICON
FROM
ARGENTINA,
THE
PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC
OF
CHINA,
AND
VENEZUELA;
AND
A COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATION OF FERROSILICON FROM VENEZUELA.
2.
THE
MERCHANDISE
SUBJECT
TO
THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE
ALL
IMPORTS
OF FERROSILICON, A
FERROALLOY GENERALLY
CONTAINING
BY
WEIGHT NOT LESS THAN 4 PERCENT IRON, MORE THAN 8 PERCENT BUT
NOT
MORE THAN 96 PERCENT SILICON, NOT MORE THAN
10 PERCENT CHROMIUM,
NOT
MORE
THAN
30 PERCENT MANGANESE, NOT
MORE
THAN
3 PERCENT
PHOSPHOROUS, LESS THAN 2.75 PERCENT MAGNESIUM, AND
NOT MORE THAN
10
PERCENT
CALCIUM
OR
ANY
OTHER
ELEMENT, IMPORTS
OF
THESE
PRODUCTS
ARE
CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER
THE
FOLLOWING
HARMONIZED
TARIFF
SCHEDUE
(HTS)
SUBHEADINGS:
7202.21.1000,
7202.21.5000,
7202.21.7500,
7202.21.9000,
7202.29.0010,
and
7202.29.0050.
THE
HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS
PURPOSES.
OUR
WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION
OF
THE
SCOPE
OF
THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS DISPOSITIVE.
3.
FOR
FURTHER
REPORTING
PURPOSES,
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:
A-357-807 (ARGENTINA), A-570-819
(PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC
OF
CHINA);
AND
A-307-807
AND
C-307-808
(VENEZUELA ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY, RESPECTIVELY).
4.
IF
THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS,
THEY
SHOULD
BE
REFERRED
TO
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, BY
EMAIL
TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB."
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
SHAWN
THOMPSON
OF
THE
OFFICE
OF
ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION. DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE TELEPHONE:
(202)
377-1776.
5.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN