• Effective Date: Mar 04, 2013
  • Period Covered: 08/02/2012 to 02/12/2013

1. On 03/04/2013 the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) enjoining liquidation of certain entries of merchandise which were subject to suspension of liquidation pursuant to the affirmative preliminary results of the less than fair value investigation published at Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 77 Fed. Reg. 46,058 (Dep't of Commerce Aug. 2, 2012) (prelim. determ. of sales at less than fair value and postponement of final determ.) and were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period from August 2, 2012 through February 12, 2013, and are subject to the antidumping duty order on utility scale wind towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (A -552-814).

2. This TRO was issued in connection with court case number 13-00082 and enjoins liquidation of the entries described above. This TRO shall be effective for all entries which remain unliquidated as of 5:00 p.m. on 03/04/2013 and shall remain in effect until further notice.

3. Liquidation instructions for entries affected by the TRO have not yet been issued.

4. Accordingly, effective 03/04/2013 and until further notice, CBP is instructed not to liquidate entries of merchandise subject to the TRO as described in paragraph 1. Any entries that are set for liquidation must be unset immediately. Continue to suspend liquidation of other entries of utility scale wind towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 08/02/2012 through 02/12/2013 until liquidation instructions are issued.

5. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, 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 O4:MAZ.)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Michael B. Walsh