• Effective Date: Mar 12, 2010
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Aug 13, 2012

Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 5 below.

1. Commerce received a scope ruling request from Ceramark Technology, Inc.(“Ceramark”). Commerce issued a final scope determination on 07/26/2012 that ceramically bonded magnesite and magnesia dolomite bricks which Ceramark imports are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order on certain magnesia carbon bricks from Mexico (A-201-837).

2. Commerce determined that ceramically bonded magnesite and magnesia dolomite bricks are outside the scope of the order because these bricks are ceramically bonded and not chemically bonded, and therefore do not meet the physical description of merchandise subject to the scope of the orders. Therefore, ceramically bonded magnesite and magnesia dolomite bricks are not within the scope of the antidumping duty orders on certain magnesia carbon bricks from Mexico.

3. For all entries of certain magnesia carbon bricks not within scope that remain unliquidated on or after 3/12/2010, CBP shall terminate suspension and liquidate entries of the product not within scope which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption.

4. Refund any cash deposits and release any bonds relating to ceramically bonded magnesite and magnesia dolomite bricks described above.

5. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of ceramically bonded magnesite and magnesia dolomite bricks entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 3/12/2010.

6. The assessment of antidumping 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 antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping 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.

7. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of certain magnesia carbon bricks from Mexico not covered by paragraph 2 above, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates.

8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, 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 O9:JH.)

9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Michael B. Walsh