MESSAGE NO: 3237115
DATE: 08 25 1993
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 351 - 208
C - 201 - 208
C - 614 - 208
C - 401 - 208
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PERIOD COVERED:
08 17 1993
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: NEGATIVE FINAL ITC INJURY DETERMINATIONS IN THE
CVD INVEST. CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL
FLAT PROD FROM BRAZIL,MEXICO,NEW ZEALAND,SWEDEN-LIQ
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON
JULY
9,
1993,
THE
NOTICE
OF
ITS
FINAL
AFFIRMATIVE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATIONS REGARDING
CERTAIN
CORROSION-
RESISTANT CARBON
STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS FROM
BRAZIL, MEXICO,
NEW
ZEALAND, AND SWEDEN.
2.
ON
AUGUST
9,
1993,
THE
ITC
NOTIFIED
THE DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE
OF
ITS DETERMINATIONS THAT
A
U.S.
INDUSTRY
IS
NOT
MATERIALLY
INJURED,
BY
REASON
OF
IMPORTS
OF
CERTAIN
CORROSION-RESISTANT
CARBON
STEEL
FLAT
PRODUCTS
FROM
BRAZIL,
MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, AND SWEDEN.
3.
BECAUSE
OF
THE
NEGATIVE
INJURY DETERMINATIONS,
THE
U.S.
CUSTOMS
SERVICE
SHALL DISCONTINUE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR
COUNTERVAILING DUTY PURPOSES ON ENTRIES OF CERTAIN
CORROSION-RESISTANT
CARBON
STEEL
FLAT
PRODUCTS
(SEE
SCOPE
DEFINITION BELOW)
FROM BRAZIL, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, AND
SWEDEN.
ALL
ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES DEPOSITED
ON
SUCH
ENTRIES
SHALL BE REFUNDED AND
THE APPROPRIATE BONDS OR
OTHER SECURITIES
POSTED
ON
THIS MERCHANDISE SHALL
BE RELEASED AT
THE
TIME
OF
LIQUIDATION.
4.
THIS
EMAIL
COVERS CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON
STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS
ONLY.
THESE
PRODUCTS INCLUDE FLAT-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL
PRODUCTS
OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE,
EITHER
CLAD,
PLATED
OR
COATED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METALS SUCH AS ZINC, ALUMINUM, OR
ZINC-, ALUMINUM-, NICKEL-
OR IRON-BASED ALLOYS, WHETHER
OR
NOT
CORRUGATED OR PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER
NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO
THE
METALLIC COATING,
IN
COILS, (WHETHER OR
NOT
IN SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS) AND
OF
A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER, OR IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH,
IF OF
A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS, ARE OF
A WIDTH OF
0.5
INCH
OR GREATER AND WHICH MEASURES AT
LEAST
10
TIMES THE
THICKNESS OR IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF
A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE
THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN
THE
HTS UNDER
ITEM
NUMBERS:
7210.31.0000, 7210.39.0000, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0090, 7210.60.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060,
7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000,
7212.21.0000, 7212.29.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090,
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7217.12.1000, 7217.13.1000, 7217.19.1000, 7217.19.5000,
7217.22.5000, 7217.23.5000, 7217.29.1000, 7217.29.5000,
7217.32.5000, 7217.33.5000, 7217.39.1000, AND 7217.39.5000.
INCLUDED IN
THE SCOPE ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NONRECTANGULAR
CROSS-SECTION WHERE
SUCH CROSS-SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO
THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER
ROLLING") --
FOR EXAMPLE, PRODUCTS WHICH
HAVE
BEEN BEVELLED OR
ROUNDED AT THE EDGES.
EXCLUDED FROM
THE
SCOPE
ARE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL
PRODUCTS EITHER
PLATED OR COATED WITH
TIN, LEAD, CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM OXIDES, BOTH
TIN
AND
LEAD
("TERNE PLATE"), OR
BOTH CHROMIUM
AND
CHROMIUM
OXIDES WITH PLASTICS OR
OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION
TO
THE METALLIC COATING.
ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE ARE
CLAD
PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS OF 0.1875 INCH OR MORE
IN COMPOSITE
THICKNESS
AND
OF
A
WIDTH
WHICH
EXCEEDS
150 MILLIMETERS AND
MEASURES AT
LEAST TWICE
THE THICKNESS.
ALSO EXCLUDED FROM
THE
SCOPE ARE CERTAIN CLAD STAINLESS FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, WHICH
ARE
THREE-LAYERED
CORROSION-RESISTANT
CARBON
STEEL
FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCTS LESS
THAN
4.75 MILLIMETERS IN COMPOSITE THICKNESS THAT
CONSIST OF
A CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCT CLAD ON BOTH SIDES
WITH STAINLESS STEEL IN A 20%-60%-20% RATIO.
ALTHOUGH
THE
HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE
PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF
THE SCOPE OF
THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.
5.
FOR
FURTHER
REPORTING
PURPOSES,
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS: BRAZIL (C-351-818),
MEXICO
(C-201-810),
NEW
ZEALAND
(C-614-802),
AND
SWEDEN
(C-401-804).
FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ONLY
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED
THE FOLLOWING CASE NUMBERS:
BRAZIL (C-351-208), MEXICO
(C-201-208), NEW ZEALAND (C-614-208), AND SWEDEN (C-401-208).
6.
IF
THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS,
THEY
SHOULD
BE
REFERRED
TO
THE
IMPORT SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, VIA EMAIL ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB".
THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT THE
FOLLOWING
IMPORT
COMPLIANCE SPECIALISTS
AT
THE
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE,
OFFICE
OF
COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS:
BRAZIL
PHIL PIA
(202) 482-3691
MEXICO
NORBERT GANNON
(202) 482-2786
NEW ZEALAND
STEPHANIE MOORE
(202) 482-2849
SWEDEN
STEPHANIE HAGER
(202) 482-5055
7.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN