MESSAGE NO: 3041115 DATE: 02 10 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 475 - 807 A - 580 - 817
A - 201 - 809 A - 455 - 802
A - 485 - 803 - -

PERIOD COVERED: 11 06 1992 TO 02 04 1993

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVEST.
OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE PRODUCTS


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH ON FEBRUARY 4, 1993,
THE NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY INVESTIGATIONS OF 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 CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE
PRODUCTS. THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL
UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR
FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150
MILLIMETERS BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1,250 MILLIMETERS AND OF A
THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4 MILLIMETERS, NOT IN COILS AND
WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF) OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD,
PLATED NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED,
OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES; AND
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT
LENGTHS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, HOT ROLLED, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED,
NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR
COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, 4.75
MILLIMETERS OR MORE IN THICKNESS AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150
MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTSUS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS:
7208.31.0000, 7208.32.0000, 7208.33.1000, 7208.33.5000,
7208.41.0000, 7208.42.0000, 7208.43.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.11.0000, 7211.12.0000,
7211.21.0000, 7211.22.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, AND 7212.50.0000.

EXCLUDED FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS GRADE X-70 PLATE.

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:
ITALY A-475-807
KOREA A-580-817 MEXICO A-201-809
POLAND A-455-802 ROMANIA A-485-803

4. THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION THAT
CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST WITH RESPECT TO EXPORTS OF
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON PLATE STEEL FROM KOREA. THEREFORE WE ARE
DIRECTING THE CUSTOMS SERVICE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH
PRODUCTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 6, 1992, WHICH IS 90 DAYS PRIOR
TO THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, AND SHALL REQUIRE A
CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED
PRELIMINARY MARGIN PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW.

BECAUSE OF THE COMPANION COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS, IN
MEXICO AND KOREA WE ARE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THE ANTIDUMPING
DEPOSIT RATE BY THE AMOUNT OF THE EXPORT SUBSIDIES FOUND. FOR
MEXICO AND KOREA 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 CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE
PRODUCTS FROM ITALY, MEXICO, POLAND, AND ROMANIA, 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 CASH 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

ITALY
ILVA SPA A-475-807-002 53.88% 53.88%
ALL OTHERS A-475-807-000 53.88% 53.88%

KOREA
DONGKUK STL MILL CO LTD A-580-817-002 4.71% 4.72%
ALL OTHERS A-580-817-000 4.71% 4.72%

MEXICO
AHMSA A-201-809-003 49.18% 49.25%
ALL OTHERS A-201-809-000 49.18% 49.25

POLAND
STALEXPORT A-455-802-001 75.44% 75.44%
ALL OTHERS A-455-802-000 75.44% 75.44%

ROMANIA
METALEXPORTIMPORT A-485-803-001 75.04% 75.04%
ALL OTHERS A-485-803-000 75.04% 75.04%

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 PRO UCT 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 KOREA CONTACT MAUREEN FLANNERY, OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING
COMPLIANCE, AT (202) 482-3020. 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