MESSAGE NO: 2344111 DATE: 12 10 1991
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ADM
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 401 - 401 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1987 TO 12 31 1987

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: COUNTERVAILING DUTIES - CERTAIN CARBON STEEL
PRODUCTS FROM SWEEDEN (C-401-401)


1. The Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register
of September 18, 1991, the final results of its
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on
certain carbon steel products from Sweden. The review covers
the period January 1, 1987 through December 31, 1987.

2. Imports covered by the review are shipments of certain carbon
steel products from Sweden, of cold-rolled carbon steel
flat-rolled products, whether or not corrugated or crimped;
whether or not pickled, not cut, not pressed and not stamped
to non-rectangular shape; not coated or plated with metal and
not clad; over 12 inches in width and of any thickness;
whether or not in coils.

During the review period, such merchandise was classifiable
under item numbers 607.8320, 607.8350, 607.8355 and 607.8360
of the Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated
(TSUSA).

This merchandise is currently classifiable under item numbers
7209.11.00, 7209.12.00, 7209.13.00, 7209.21.00, 7209.22.00,
7209.23.00, 7209.24.50, 7209.31.00, 7209.32.00, 7209.33.00,
7209.34.00, 7209.41.00, 7209.43.00, 7209.44.00, 7209.90.00,
7211.30.50, 7211.41.70 and 7211.49.50 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule (HTS).

3. The net subsidy was found to be 2.55 percent ad valorem for
the period January 1, 1987 through December 31, 1987.

4. Accordingly, you are to assess countervailing duties of 2.55
percent of the F.O.B. invoice price on all shipments of this
merchandise exported on or after January 1, 1987 and on or
before December 31, 1987.

5. The suspension of liquidation ordered for this merchandise
exported on or before December 31, 1987 is lifted.

Suspension of liquidation for all entries of this
merchandise exported on or after January 1, 1991 will
continue.

6. The period covering January 1, 1988 through December 31, 1988
and the period covering January 1, 1990 through December 31,
1990, were liquidated under separate instructions.

7. Customs officers shall collect a cash deposit of estimated
countervailing duties of 2.55 percent of the F.O.B. invoice
price on all shipments of this merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
September 18, 1991. This 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 Regional
Antidumping/Countervaliling Duty Coordinator, the Trade
Compliance Divisision, 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 Administrations, Department of Commerce,
(202)377-2786.

There are no restrictions on the release of this information.



Nancy McTiernan