- Effective Date: Oct 18, 2022
- Period of Review: Oct 11, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020
- Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Oct 18, 2022
- Cite as: 87 FR 63033
Cite date: Oct 18, 2022
1. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of quartz surface products from India covered by paragraphs 2a and 2c occurred on 10/18/2022 with the publication of the final results of administrative review (87 FR 63033).
2. Liquidation: Below are liquidation instructions for the companies covered by this administrative review.
2a. Liquidation of entries made during the provisional measures cap period:
The assessment of countervailing duties on entries made during the provisional measures period in the investigation cannot exceed the amount of cash deposit in effect at the time of entry.
Accordingly, if a cash deposit was collected as security for an estimated countervailing duty for any shipment of quartz surface products from India (subject merchandise) that was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 10/11/2019 (first date of suspension of liquidation) through 02/07/2020 (the last day provisional measures were in effect), assess countervailing duties equal to the lesser of: (a) the amount resulting from the application of the liquidation rates listed below or (b) the amount of the cash deposit.
10/11/2019 through 12/31/2019: 1.98 percent
01/01/2020 through 02/07/2020: 1.18 percent
2b. Liquidation of entries made during the GAP period:
Commerce directed CBP to discontinue suspension of liquidation of shipments of this merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after 02/08/2020, the first day provisional measures were no longer in effect. See message 0041401 dated 02/10/2020.
Accordingly, merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after 02/08/2020 through 06/18/2020 should have been liquidated without regard to countervailing duties.
2c. Liquidation of entries made during the definitive measures period
For all shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by the firm listed below and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 06/19/2020 through 12/31/2020, assess a countervailing liability equal to the percent of the entered value identified below.
Producer and/or Exporter: Divyashakti Granites Ltd.
Case Number: C-533-890-004
Final rate: 1.18 %
Note: No case number was in place during the period of review. Entries may have been made under C-533-890-000 or other company-specific case numbers.
3.
Commerce is currently conducting a scope inquiry on whether certain quartz sinks (Sink Models: Como, Garda, Orta, Iseo, Lugano, Bracciano), basins (Basin Models: Bellagio, Bellano, Colico, Lecco, Menaggio, Tremezzo, Varenna, Domaso, Lenno, Nesso, Sirmoine, Bardolino, Arona, Cannero, Ascona), integrated vanities (Integrated Vanity Model: Moxy), and shower trays (Shower Tray Models: Capri, Sardinia, Tenerife, Hvar, Corsica, Elba, Sicily, Milos, Burano, Valeta, Ischia, Hoy, Crete, Cyprus, Menorca, Gozo, Mallorca) produced in and imported from India by Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (Pokarna) are covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on quartz surface products from India (A-533-889, C-533-890).
In message 2280401, dated 10/07/2022, Commerce instructed CBP to continue to suspend entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry that are already subject to suspension of liquidation under the antidumping and countervailing duty orders.
Entries of products covered by that message should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued.
4. Unless instructed otherwise, suspension of liquidation should continue for shipments of subject merchandise not covered by this liquidation message.
5. The injunction with court number 20-00138 discussed in message number 0262402, dated 09/18/2020, is applicable to the entries imported by M S International, Inc. and produced and/or exported by certain companies, during the period 10/11/2019 through 12/31/2020, excluding entries from 02/08/2020 through 06/18/2020.
Accordingly, continue to suspend liquidation of such entries until liquidation instructions are issued.
6. The assessment of countervailing 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 countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date of payment of estimated countervailing duties 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. This instruction to liquidate entries covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP port officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries.
8. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 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 OIII:
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9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur