MESSAGE NO: 2294111 DATE: 10 21 1991
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ADM
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 614 - 504 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1987 TO 09 30 1988

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD FROM NEW ZEALAND
(C-614-504)


THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ARE BEING RETRANSMITTED. IT HAS BEEN
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT ALL RECIPIENTS WERE NOT INCLUDED
IN THE FIRST TRANSMISSION


1. The Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register
on June 25, 1991, the final results of its administrative
review of the countervailing duty order on carbon steel wire
rod from New Zealand. The review covers the period
January 1, 1987 through September 30, 1987. The Commerce
Department also published in the Federal Register of
September 3, 1991 the final results of its administrative
review of same countervailing duty order covering the review
period October 1, 1987 through September 30, 1988.

2. Imports covered by these reviews are shipments from New
Zealand of coiled, semi-finished, hot-rolled carbon steel
wire rod of approximately round solid cross-section, not
under 0.20 inch nor over 0.74 inch in diameter, tempered or
not tempered, treated or not treated, not manufactured or
partly manufactured, and valued over or under 4 cents per
pound.
During the review periods, such merchandise was classifiable
under items 607.1400, 607.1710, 607.1720, 607.1730, 607.2200
and 607.2300 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States
Annotated (TSUSA). This merchandise is currently
classifiable under items 7213.13.31.30, 7213.31.60,
7213.39.00, 7213.41.30, 7213.41.00, 7213.49.00 and 7213.50.00
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).

3. The total bounty or grant was found to be zero for both
review periods.

4. No shipments of this merchandise to the U.S. were reported by
firms subject to the countervailing duty order in the review
periods.

LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If there are any shipments of this merchandise, exported
on or after January 1, 1987 and on or before
September 30, 1988, being withheld, you are to liquidate them
without regard to countervailing duties.

5. The provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act require that
interest be paid on overpayments or underpayments of amounts
deposited as estimated countervailing duties. Such interest
is payable at the rate in effect under section 6621 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. The interest
shall be calculated at that rate from the date of payment of
estimated duties through the date of liquidation.

6. The suspension of liquidation ordered for this merchandise
exported on or before September 25, 1988 is lifted.
Suspension of liquidation for all entries of this merchandise
exported on or after October 1, 1988 will continue.

7. Customs officers shall waive collection of cash deposits of
countervailing duties on shipments of this merchandise
exported on or after June 23, 1991. The deposit requirement
will remain in effect until publication of the final results
of the next administrative review of the countervailing duty
order on this merchandise.

8. If there are any questions regarding this matter by Customs
officers, please contact Via E-Mail, through the
Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Coordinaor, the Trade
Compliance Division, Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Branch,
using attribute "HQ OAB". The importing public and other
interested parties should contact the Office of
Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce,
(202) 377-2786.

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


Nancy McTiernan