MESSAGE NO: 3036114 DATE: 02 05 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 602 - 803 A - 201 - 808
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PERIOD COVERED: TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 02 04 1993

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED, COLD-ROLLED
CORROSION-RESIST, CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PROD

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISHED ON
FEBRUARY 4, 1993, THE NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF
THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS, CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, AND
CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES.

2. ONE OF THE FOUR CLASSES OR KINDS OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE FLAT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL
PRODUCTS OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, EITHER CLAD, PLATED OR COATED WITH
CORROSION-RESISTANT METALS SUCH AS ZINC, ALUMINUM, OR ZINC-,
ALUMINUM-, NICKEL- OR IRON-BASED ALLOYS, WHETHER OR NOT
CORRUGATED OR PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER
NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING, IN
COILS,AND OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER, OR IN STRAIGHT
LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS ARE
OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER AND WHICH MEASURES AT LEAST 10
TIMES THE THICKNESS OR IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR
MORE ARE OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT
LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTSUS
UNDER ITEM NUMBERS: 7210.31.0000, 7210.39.0000, 7210.41.0000,
7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0090, 7210.60.0000, 7210.70.6030,
7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000,
7210.90.9000, 7212.21.0000, 7212.29.0000, 7212.30.1030,
7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000,
7215.90.5000, 7217.12.1000, 7217.13.1000, 7217.19.1000,
7217.19.5000, 7217.22.5000, 7217.23.5000, 7217.29.1000,
7217.29.5000, 7217.32.5000, 7217.33.5000, 7217.39.1000, AND
7217.39.5000.

EXCLUDED FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS
EITHER PLATED OR COATED WITH TIN, LEAD, CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM
OXIDES, BOTH TIN AND LEAD ("TERNE PLATE"), OR BOTH CHROMIUM AND
CHROMIUM OXIDES ("TIN-FREE STEEL").

ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS NUMBERS:
AUSTRALIA A-602-803 MEXICO A-201-808

4. BECAUSE OF THE COMPANION COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS,
IN MEXICO WE ARE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THE ANTIDUMPING DEPOSIT
RATE BY THE AMOUNT OF THE EXPORT SUBSIDIES FOUND. FOR MEXICO,
THIS OFFSET SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL APRIL 6, 1993. AFTER
THAT DATE THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ANTIDUMPING DEPOSIT SHALL BE
REQUIRED.

FOR ALL EXPORTS OF CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS FROM AUSTRALIA AND MEXICO, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 4, 1993, AND SHALL
REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE
ESTIMATED PRELIMINARY MARGIN PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW:

MFR/PROD CUSTOMS ID DEPOSIT DEPOSIT
EXPORTER NO UNTIL EFFECTIVE
4/6/93 4/7/93

AUSTRALIA
BHP A-602-803-001 21.47% 21.47%
ALL OTHERS A-602-803-000 21.47% 21.47%

MEXICO
IMSA A-201-808-001 71.11% 76.12%
ALL OTHERS A-201-808-000 71.11% 76.12%

5. IN GENERAL, THE DEPOSIT RATE REQUIRED ON EACH ENTRY WILL BE
THAT ASSIGNED TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL
PRODUCT. FOR THE ENTRY TO BE ACCEPTED, THE NAME OF THE
MANUFACTURER MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED.


IN THE EVENT THAT THE EXPORTER IS A RESELLER, TRADING COMPANY,
OR STEEL SERVICE CENTER, THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE
FOLLOWED:

(1) IF THE RESELLER, ETC., SIMPLY RE-SELLS THE FLAT-ROLLED
STEEL PRODUCT, A DEPOSIT OR BOND EQUAL TO THE RATE ASSIGNED TO
THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE REQUIRED.
(2) IF THE RESELLER, ETC., DOES SOME FURTHER PROCESSING BUT DOES
NOT TRANSFORM THE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCT INTO A CLASS OR KIND
OF MERCHANDISE DIFFERENT THAN THAT PURCHASED FROM THE
MANUFACTURER, A DEPOSIT OR BOND EQUAL TO THE RATE ASSIGNED TO THE
MANUFACTURER WILL BE REQUIRED. (E.G., IF A RESELLER PURCHASES A
FOUR-FOOT WIDE COIL OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL AND SLITS IT INTO FOUR
ONE-FOOT WIDE COILS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL.)
(3) IF THE RESELLER, ETC., DOES FURTHER PROCESSING AND CHANGES
THE PRODUCT INTO A DIFFERENT CLASS OR KIND OF MERCHANDISE, A
DEPOSIT OR BOND EQUAL TO THE "ALL OTHER" RATE FOR THE NEW CLASS
OR KIND OF MERCHANDISE WILL BE REQUIRED. (E.G., IF A RESELLER
GALVANIZED HOT-ROLLED COIL, THE "ALL OTHERS" RATE FOR
CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL WOULD APPLY.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH BY E-MAIL TO ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT DAVID GOLDBERGER, OR STEVE ALLEY, OFFICE
OF ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AT (202) 482-4136 OR (202) 482-5288 RESPECTIVELY FOR EUROPEAN
CASES. FOR ALL OTHER CASES, CONTACT EITHER RICHARD WEIBLE OR ED
YANG, OFFICE OF AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE, AT (202) 482-3793.

7. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

NANCY MCTIERNAN