MESSAGE NO: 3083113 DATE: 03 24 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 580 - 812 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 03 23 1993 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: FINAL DETERMINATION - ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF
DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY SEMICONDUCTORS OF ONE MEGABIT
AND ABOVE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER ON MARCH 23, 1993, THE NOTICE OF ITS FINAL DETERMINATION
THAT DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY SEMICONDUCTORS OF ONE MEGABIT
AND ABOVE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA ARE BEING, OR ARE LIKELY TO
BE, SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION ARE DYNAMIC RANDOM
ACCESS MEMORY SEMICONDUCTORS OF ONE MEGABIT AND ABOVE (DRAMS)
FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION,
DRAMS ARE ALL ONE MEGABIT AND ABOVE DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SEMICONDUCTORS, WHETHER ASSEMBLED OR UNASSEMBLED. ASSEMBLED
DRAMS INCLUDE ALL PACKAGE TYPES. UNASSEMBLED DRAMS INCLUDE
PROCESSED WAFERS, UNCUT DIE AND CUT DIE. PROCESSED WAFERS
PRODUCED IN KOREA BUT PACKAGED, OR ASSEMBLED INTO MEMORY MODULES,
IN A THIRD COUNTRY ARE INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE; HOWEVER, WAFERS
PRODUCED IN A THIRD COUNTRY AND ASSEMBLED OR PACKAGED IN KOREA
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE.

THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION INCLUDES MEMORY MODULES. A
MEMORY MODULE IS A COLLECTION OF DRAMS, THE SOLE FUNCTION OF
WHICH IS MEMORY. MODULES INCLUDE SINGLE IN-LINE PROCESSING
MODULES (SIPS), SINGLE IN-LINE MEMORY MODULES (SIMMS), OR OTHER
COLLECTIONS OF DRAMS WHETHER UNMOUNTED OR MOUNTED ON A CIRCUIT
BOARD. MODULES THAT CONTAIN OTHER PARTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THE FUNCTION OF MEMORY ARE COVERED. ONLY THOSE MODULES
WHICH CONTAIN ADDITIONAL ITEMS WHICH ALTER THE FUNCTION OF THE
MODULE TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN MEMORY, SUCH AS VIDEO GRAPHICS
ADAPTER (VGA) BOARDS AND CARDS, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE.
THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ALSO INCLUDES VIDEO RANDOM ACCESS
MEMORY (VRAMS), AS WELL AS ANY FUTURE PACKAGING AND ASSEMBLING OF
DRAMS.

THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ALSO INCLUDES REMOVABLE MEMORY
MODULES PLACED ON MOTHERBOARDS, WITH OR WITHOUT A CPU, UNLESS THE
IMPORTER OF MOTHERBOARDS CERTIFIES WITH THE CUSTOMS SERVICE THAT
NEITHER IT, NOR A PARTY RELATED TO IT OR UNDER CONTRACT TO IT,
WILL REMOVE THE MODULES FROM THE MOTHERBOARDS AFTER IMFORMATION.

AN OFFICIAL OF THE COMPANY IMPORTING THE MOTHERBOARDS MUST
CERTIFY THE FOLLOWING:

I, HEREBY, CERTIFY THAT I AM AN OFFICIAL OF (THE COMPANY
IMPORTING THE MOTHERBOARDS) AND THAT I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE FACTS REGARDING THE IMPORTATION OF THESE MOTHERBOARDS. I
FURTHER CERTIFY THAT KOREAN DRAMS CONTAINED ON OR WITHIN
THESE MOTHERBOARDS WILL NOT BE REMOVED AFTER IMPORTATION INTO
THE UNITED STATES BY NEITHER (THE COMPANY IMPORTING THE
MOTHERBOARDS), NOR ANY PARTY RELATED TO IT OR ANY COMPANY UNDER
CONTRACT TO IT.

AGENTS OF THE IMPORTER, SUCH AS BROKERS, ARE NOT PERMITTED TO
MAKE SUCH A CERTIFICATION.

THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT INCLUDE DRAMS OR MEMORY
MODULES THAT ARE REIMPORTED FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. THE DRAMS
SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADINGS
8473.30.4000, 8542.11.0001, 8542.11.0024, 8542.11.0026 AND
8542.11.0034 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED
STATES (HTSUS). ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR
CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE
SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBER: A-580-812.

4. FOR ALL EXPORTS OF DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SEMICONDUCTORS OF ONE MEGABIT AND ABOVE FROM THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION
OF SUCH PRODUCTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE ON
OR AFTER OCTOBER 29,1992, AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE
POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED FINAL MARGIN PERCENTAGES
LISTED BELOW:

MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER/ IDENTIFICATION WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
EXPORTER NUMBER MARGIN PERCENTGAGE

GOLDSTAR ELECTRON CO LTD &
GOLDSTAR ELECTRON AMERICA A-580-812-001 4.97%

HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS CO LTD &
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS AMERICA A-580-812-002 7.19%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD &
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC A-580-812-003 .74%

ALL OTHERS A-580-812-000 3.19%

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 VIA E-MAIL
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT JOHN
BECK, OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TELEPHONE (202) 482-3464.

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NANCY MCTIERNAN