MESSAGE NO: 2196112
DATE: 07 14 1992
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 588 - 405
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PERIOD COVERED:
04 21 1992
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: SCOPE RULING ON CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES AND
SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN(NEC)
1.
ON
APRIL
21,
1992,
IN RESPONSE TO
A
REQUEST
BY
NEC
CORPORATION AND
NEC AMERICA, INC. (NEC), THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A
FINAL
SCOPE RULING THAT
THE
NEC
BASE
BAND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
(IC), (SERIAL NO. AK0138), IMPORTED FROM JAPAN BY NEC FOR USE
IN
MANUFACTURING CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES (CMTS) IS NOT WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES
AND SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN.
2.
ALTHOUGH THE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT THE BASE BAND IC IS A CMT
SUBASSEMBLY VALUED
AT
MORE
THAN
FIVE DOLLARS, BECAUSE IT
WAS
DESIGNED FOR USE
IN PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONES (PCTS) AND
NOT
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR USE
IN CMTS, THE DEPARTMENT RULED THAT
NEC'S BASE BAND IC IS NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER.
3.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE SUSPENSION AND LIQUIDATE ALL
UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES, REGARDLESS OF
ENTRY
DATE,
OF
THE
ABOVE
LISTED PRODUCT.
4.
REFUND ANY
CASH DEPOSITS AND RELEASE ANY
BONDS RELATING TO
THE ABOVE LISTED PRODUCTS.
5.
IN
ACCORDANCE
WITH
PREVIOUS
INSTRUCTIONS,
CONTINUE
TO
SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION
ON
CELLULAR
MOBILE
TELEPHONES
AND
SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN.
6.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS
PLEASE
CONTACT
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH, AT (FTS) 927-1133 OR
BY E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE HQ
OAB.
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
MELISSA SKINNER AT
(202) 377-4851 OF
THE OFFICE
OF ANTIDUMPING
COMPLIANCE, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
7.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN