• Effective Date: Oct 26, 2022
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Oct 26, 2022
  • Cite as: 87 FR 64764 • Cite date: Oct 26, 2022
1. Commerce has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on quartz surface products from India (C-533-890) covering the period 01/01/2021 through 12/31/2021 with respect to the firms listed below. You are to assess countervailing duties on the merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2021 through 12/31/2021 at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry. Liquidate all entries for the following firms: Company: Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited; Pokarna Limited Case number: C-533-890-002 Company: Antique Marbonite Private Limited; Antique Marbonite Pvt. Ltd; Antique Granito Shareholders Trust; Shivam Enterprise; Prism Johnson Limited Case number: C-533-890-003 No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under C-533-890-000 or other company-specific numbers. Company: Argil Ceramics Company: Aro Granite Industries Ltd. Company: ASI Industries Limited Company: Baba Super Minerals Pvt Ltd. Company: Camrola Quartz Limited Company: Chariot International Pvt Ltd. Company: Classic Marble Company Pvt Ltd. Company: Cuarzo Company: Divine Surfaces Private Limited Company: Divya Shakti Granites Ltd. Company: Divya Shakti Ltd. Company: Esprit Stones Private Limited Company: Global Surfaces Limited Company: Glowstone Industries Pvt Ltd. Company: Imperiaal Granimarmo Pvt Ltd. Company: Keros Stone LLP Company: Mahi Granites Private Limited Company: Marudhar Quartz Surfaces Pvt Ltd. Company: Marudhar Rocks International Pvt Ltd. Company: Pacific Industries Limited Company: Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP Company: Paradigm Stone India Pvt Ltd. Company: Pelican Quartz Stone Company: Rare Rocks Company: Renshou Industries Company: Rocks Forever Company: Safayar Ceramics Pvt Ltd. Company: Satya Exports Company: Shanmukha Exports Company: Southern Rocks & Minerals Company: Sunex Stones Private Limited 2. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by this message occurred with the publication of the notice of rescission of antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews (87 FR 64764, 10/26/2022). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of quartz surface products from India you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 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 countervailing duty order on quartz surface products from India (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 countervailing duty order. Entries of products covered by that message should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 4. The injunction with court number 20-00138 discussed in message number 2257424, dated 09/14/2022, is applicable to the entries imported by M S International, Inc. and produced and/or exported by certain companies, during the period 01/01/2021 through 12/31/2021. Accordingly, continue to suspend liquidation of such entries until liquidation instructions are issued. 5. 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 payment of estimated countervailing 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. 6. 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. 7. If there are any questions by the importing 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:KJ.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur