MESSAGE NO: 3083112 DATE: 03 24 1993
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ORD
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 428 - 812 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 03 22 1993

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD
AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY


1. ON MARCH 10, 1993, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (ITC)
NOTIFIED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OF ITS DETERMINATION THAT
IMPORTS OF CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL
PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY ARE MATERIALLY INJURING A U.S. INDUSTRY.
AS A RESULT, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ON MARCH 22, 1993, NOTICE OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDER.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS ORDER ARE 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 THIS INVESTIGATION
ARE OTHER ALLOY STEELS (AS DEFINED BY THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) 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 THIS INVESTIGATION ARE PROVIDED FOR UNDER
SUBHEADINGS: 7213.20.00.00 AND 7214.30.00.00 OF THE HTSUS.
SMALL QUANTITIES OF THESE PRODUCTS MAY ALSO ENTER THE UNITED
STATES UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTSUS SUBHEADINGS: 7213.31.30.00,
7213.31.60.00, 7213.39.00.30, 7213.39.00.60, 7213.39.00.90,
7214.40.00.10, 7214.40.00.30, 7214.40.00.50, 7214.50.00.10,
7214.50.00.30, 7214.50.00.50, 7214.60.00.10, 7214.60.00.30,
7214.60.00.50; AND 7228.30.80.00.
ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF
THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS COUNTERVAILING DUTY
CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER C-428-812.

4. FOR PURPOSES OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER, FIELD OFFICES
SHOULD REINSTATE THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ON ENTRIES OF HOT
ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH STEEL FROM GERMANY ON OR AFTER MARCH 22,
1993 AND COLLECT A CASH DEPOSIT FOR SUCH ENTRIES, EXCEPT FOR
THYSSEN AG BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT'S FINAL DETERMINATION RESULTED
IN A DE MINIMUS COUNTERVAILING DUTY MARGIN FOR THIS COMPANY.

COMPANY CUSTOMS ID AD VALOREM RATE
NUMBER

THYSSEN AG 428-812-001 DE MINIMUS
SAARSTAHL AG 428-812-002 17.28 PERCENT
ALL OTHERS 428-812-000 17.28 PERCENT

FIELD OFFICES SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON ALL
ENTRIES OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION MADE DURING THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 17, 1992, AND
JANUARY 15, 1993.

THIS SUSPENSION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS BY EMAIL
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT PAULO MENDES OR MAGD ZALOK, OFFICE OF
COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
TELEPHONE: (202) 482-5050 OR (202) 482-4162, RESPECTIVELY.

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THE ABOVE
INFORMATION.

NANCY MCTIERNAN