MESSAGE NO: 3239114
DATE: 08 27 1993
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: ORD
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 427 - 208
C - 428 - 208
C - 580 - 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: COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS ON CERTAIN CORROSION
RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE
GERMANY AND KOREA
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
FRANCE, GERMANY, AND
KOREA.
2.
ON AUGUST 9,
1993,
THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (ITC)
NOTIFIED THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
OF
ITS DETERMINATIONS THAT
IMPORTS OF CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, AND
KOREA
ARE MATERIALLY INJURING A
U.S.
INDUSTRY.
AS
A
RESULT, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE
FEDERAL
REGISTER
ON
AUGUST
17,
1993,
NOTICE
OF
ITS
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS.
3.
THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY
THESE ORDERS
ARE 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.
4.
FOR
FURTHER
REPORTING
PURPOSES,
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:
FRANCE
(C-427-810), GERMANY (C-428-817),
AND
KOREA
(C-580-818).
FOR
CUSTOMS
PURPOSES
ONLY
THESE
CASES
HAVE
BEEN
ASSIGNED
THE
FOLLOWING CASE NUMBERS:
FRANCE (C-427-208), GERMANY (C-428-208),
AND KOREA (C-580-208).
5.
PURSUANT TO
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS,
FIELD
OFFICES
SHALL REINSTATE
THE
SUSPENSION
OF LIQUIDATION ON
ENTRIES,
OR
WITHDRAWALS
FROM
WAREHOUSE,
FOR
CONSUMPTION
OF
CERTAIN
CORROSION-RESISTANT
CARBON
STEEL
FLAT
PRODUCTS
FROM
FRANCE,
GERMANY, AND KOREA ON OR AFTER AUGUST 17, 1993 AND COLLECT A CASH
DEPOSIT FOR SUCH ENTRIES IN THE FOLLOWING AMOUNTS:
MANUFACTURER/
CUSTOMS ID #
AD VALOREM
PRODUCER/EXPORTER
FRANCE
COUNTRY-WIDE RATE
C-427-208-000
15.12%
GERMANY
COUNTRY-WIDE RATE
C-428-208-000
0.60%
KOREA
COUNTRY-WIDE RATE
C-580-208-000
` 2.69%
FIELD OFFICES SHALL CONTINUE
TO
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON
ALL
ENTRIES OF CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
FROM
FRANCE,
GERMANY,
AND
KOREA
ENTERED
OR
WITHDRAWN
FROM
WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION DURING
THE
PERIOD
DECEMBER
7,
1992
THROUGH APRIL
5,
1993.
ENTRIES OF
CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT
CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, AND
KOREA
MADE
ON
OR AFTER APRIL 6, 1993, AND PRIOR TO AUGUST 17, 1993 ARE
NOT
LIABLE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.
THIS SUSPENSION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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:
FRANCE
JULIE ANNE OSGOOD
(202) 482-0167
GERMANY
BETH GRAHAM
(202) 482-4105
KOREA
KRIS CAMPBELL
(202) 482-4733
7.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN