MESSAGE NO: 2272112
DATE: 09 28 1992
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 427 - 804
-
-
A - 428 - 811
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-
A - 412 - 810
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-
PERIOD COVERED:
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
09 28 1992
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD & BISMUTH CARBON
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE
1. THE DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE
WILL
PUBLISH
IN
THE
FEDERAL
REGISTER ON SEPTEMBER 28,
1992,
THE NOTICE
OF
ITS PRELIMINARY
DETERMATIONS THAT
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED
LEAD
AND
BISMUTH
CARBON
STEEL
PRODUCTS (CERTAIN ADDITIVE
STEEL PRODUCTS)
FROM
FRANCE,
GERMANY AND
THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE BEING, OR
ARE LIKELY TO
BE,
SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE.
2. THE
MERCHANDISE
SUBJECT
TO
THESE
INVESTIGATIONS
ARE
HOT-ROLLED BARS
AND
RODS
OF NONALLOY
OR
OTHER
ALLOY
STEEL,
WHETHER OR
NOT DESCALED, CONTAINING BY
WEIGHT
0.03 PERCENT
OR
MORE OF LEAD OR 0.05 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, IN COILS OR
CUT
LENGTHS, AND
IN NUMEROUS SHAPES AND
SIZES.
EXCLUDED FROM
THE
SCOPE OF
THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE OTHER ALLOY STEELS (AS DEFINED
BY
THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
(HTS)
CHAPTER 72, NOTE
1 (F)), EXCEPT STEELS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER ALLOY
STEELS BY REASON OF CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.4 PERCENT OR
MORE
OF
LEAD, OR 0.1 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, TELLURIUM, OR SELENIUM.
ALSO EXCLUDED ARE SEMI-FINISHED STEELS AND FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS.
MOST OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE PROVIDED
FOR
UNDER
SUBHEADINGS 7213.20.00.00
AND 7214.30.00.00, OF
THE
HTS.
SMALL QUANTITIES OF
THESE PRODUCTS
MAY
ALSO
ENTER
THE
UNITED STATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTS SUBHEADINGS:
7213.31.30.00,
7213.31.60.00,
7213.39.00.30,
7213.39.00.60,
7213.39.00.90,
7214.40.00.10,
7214.40.00.30,
7214.40.00.50,
7214.50.00.10,
7214.50.00.30,
7214.50.00.50,
7214.60.00.10,
7214.60.00.30, 7214.60.00.50 AND 7228.30.80.00.
ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF
THE SCOPE OF
THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.
3. FOR
FURTHER
REPORTING
PURPOSES,
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:
FRANCE A-427-804;
GERMANY A-428-811; AND THE UNITED KINGDOM A-412-810.
4. FOR ALL EXPORTS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, AND
THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE
SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF
SUCH PRODUCTS THAT
ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE ON OR AFTER
SEPTEMBER 28, 1992,
AND
SHALL REQUIRE A
CASH
DEPOSIT OR
THE
POSTING
OF
A
BOND
EQUAL
TO
THE
ESTIMATED PRELIMARY
MARGIN
PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW
MANUFACTURER/
PRODUCER
CUSTOMS IDENTIFICATION
PRELIM
MARGIN
EXPORTER
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
FRANCE
USINOR SACILOR
A427-804-001
64.55
ALL OTHERS
A427-804-000
64.55
GERMANY
SAARSTAHL AG
A-428-811-001
49.30
ALL OTHERS
A-428-811-000
49.30
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED ENGINEERING
STEELS, LTD.
A-412-810-001
32.02
ALL OTHERS
A-412-810-000
32.02
5. IF
THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE
CONTACT
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY
BRANCH
VIA
E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB".
THE
IMPORTING
PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT MICHAEL READY
(UK),
EDWARD
EASTON (FRANCE), OR
CYNTHIA THIRUMALAI (GERMANY),
OFFICE
OF
ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE
AT
(202)
482-2613,
(202)
482-1442
OR
(202)
482-4087,
RESPECTIVELY.
6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN