MESSAGE NO: 3007114
DATE: 01 07 1993
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 588 - 206
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PERIOD COVERED:
12 09 1992
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LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: SCOPE RULING ON ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL HIGH
INFORMATION CONTENT FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY GLASS
THEREFORE FROM JAPAN (ZENITH) (120992 IS ISSUANCE DATE)
1.
ON DECEMBER 9, 1992, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY ZENITH DATA
SYSTEMS CORPORATION (ZENITH), THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT ZENITH'S NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS
(MODELS Z-NOTE 320L, Z-NOTE 320LB, AND Z-NOTE 325L)
CONTAINING AN ACTIVE-MATRIX FLAT PANEL DISPLAY ARE NOT WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING
ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL HIGH INFORMATION CONTENT FLAT
PANEL DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY GLASS THEREFORE FROM JAPAN.
2.
THE ZENITH NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS CONTAINING AN ACTIVE-MATRIX
FLAT PANEL DISPLAY ARE IMPORTED AS COMPLETE COMPUTERS, I.E.,
DOWNSTREAM END-USE PRODUCTS.
BECAUSE THE ZENITH NOTEBOOK
COMPUTERS ARE END-USE PRODUCTS, THEY ARE NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE
OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER.
3.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, TERMINATE SUSPENSION AND LIQUIDATE ALL
UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES, REGARDLESS OF ENTRY DATE, OF THE ABOVE
LISTED PRODUCT.
4.
REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSITS AND RELEASE ANY BONDS RELATING TO
THE ABOVE LISTED PRODUCT.
5.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, CONTINUE TO SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF ACTIVE-MATRIX LIQUID CRYSTAL HIGH INFORMATION
CONTENT FLAT PANEL DISPLAYS AND DISPLAY GLASS THEREFORE FROM
JAPAN.
6.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, BY E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE HQ
OAB.
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT MELISSA SKINNER OR MATT GAISFORD AT (202)
482-4851, OF THE OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING COMPLIANCE,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE.
7.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN