MESSAGE NO: 3082113
DATE: 03 23 1993
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: ORD
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 351 - 811
A - 427 - 804
A - 428 - 811
A - 412 - 810
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PERIOD COVERED:
03 22 1993
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: NOTICE OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDERS OF CERTAIN
HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS
FROM BRAZIL, FRANCE, GERMANY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
1.
THE DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE
WILL
PUBLISH
IN
THE
FEDERAL
REGISTER ON MARCH 22, 1993, NOTICE OF
ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER
THAT CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED LEAD
AND
BISMUTH CARBON
STEEL PRODUCTS
(CERTAIN ADDITIVE STEEL PRODUCTS) FROM
BRAZIL,
FRANCE,
GERMANY
AND
THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE BEING, OR
ARE LIKELY TO
BE, SOLD IN
THE UNITED STATES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE.
2.
THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS HOT-ROLLED
BARS AND
RODS
OF NONALLOY OR OTHER ALLOY STEEL, WHETHER OR
NOT
DESCALED, CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.03 PERCENT OR MORE
OF
LEAD
OR
0.05 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH, IN COILS OR CUT LENGTHS, AND
IN
NUMEROUS SHAPES AND SIZES.
EXCLUDED FROM
THE
SCOPE
OF
THESE
INVESTIGATIONS
ARE
OTHER
ALLOY
STEELS
(AS
DEFINED
BY
THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) CHAPTER 72,
NOTE
1
(F)), EXCEPT STEELS CLASSIFIED AS
OTHER ALLOY STEELS BY
REASON OF CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.4 PERCENT OR
MORE
OF LEAD,
OR
0.1
PERCENT
OR
MORE
OF BISMUTH, TELLURIUM, OR SELENIUM.
ALSO
EXCLUDED ARE SEMI-FINISHED STEELS AND FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS.
MOST
OF
THE PRODUCTS COVERED IN THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR
UNDER SUBHEADINGS 7213.20.0000
AND 7214.30.0000, OF
THE
HTSUS.
SMALL QUANTITIES OF
THESE PRODUCTS MAY
ALSO
ENTER
THE
UNITED
STATES
UNDER
THE
FOLLOWING
HTSUS
SUBHEADINGS:
7213.31.3000,
7213.31.6000, 7213.39.0030, 7213.39.0060, 7213.39.0090,
7214.40.0010, 7214.40.0030, 7214.40.0050, 7214.50.0010,
7214.50.0030, 7214.50.0050, 7214.60.0010, 7214.60.0030,
7214.60.0050 AND 7228.30.8000.
ALTHOUGH THE
HTSUS 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 INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:
BRAZIL A-351-811,
FRANCE A-427-804;
GERMANY
A-428-811;
AND
THE
UNITED
KINGDOM
A-412-810.
THESE NUMBERS SHOULD BE
USED
WHEN DEALING WITH
THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ONLY.
THE
CUSTOMS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
IS
TO
BE USED FOR CUSTOMS IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES AND BLUE LINE
REPORTS.
BLUE
LINE
REPORTS
ARE
REQUIRED
FOR
WAREHOUSE
WITHDRAWALS FOR CONSUMPTION.
4.
FOR ALL EXPORTS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, AND
THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL
ASSESS ANTIDUMPING DUTIES
ON
ALL ENTRIES
THAT
ARE
ENTERED
OR
WITHDRAWN
FROM
WAREHOUSE
ON
OR
AFTER
SEPTEMBER 28, 1992, AND
FOR BRAZIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1992, AND SHALL
REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO
THE ESTIMATED MARGIN PERCENTAGES
LISTED BELOW
MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER
CUSTOMS IDENTIFICATION
FINAL MARGIN
EXPORTER
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
BRAZIL
MANNESMAN
A-351-811-001
148.12
ALL OTHERS
A-351-811-000
148.12
FRANCE
USINOR SACILOR
A-427-804-001
75.08
ALL OTHERS
A-427-804-000
75.08
GERMANY
SAARSTAHL AG
A-428-811-001
85.05
ALL OTHERS
A-428-811-000
85.05
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED ENGINEERING
STEELS, LTD.
A-412-810-001
25.82
ALL OTHERS
A-412-810-000
25.82
5.
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".
THE IMPORTING
PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT MICHAEL READY
(UK),
EDWARD
EASTON (FRANCE), OR
CYNTHIA THIRUMALAI (GERMANY),
OFFICE
OF
ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE
AT
(202)
482-2613,
(202)
482-1777
OR
(202)
482-4087,
RESPECTIVELY; FOR BRAZIL LINDA PASDEN (202) 482-0194.
6.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN