MESSAGE NO: 3279112
DATE: 10 05 1992
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: ADL
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 421 - 601
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PERIOD COVERED:
10 27 1986
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12 31 1987
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS ON
STANDARD CHRYSANTHEMUMS FROM THE NETHERLANDS
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
OF JANUARY 5, 1990
THE FINAL RESULTS OF
ITS ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW
OF
THE
COUNTERVAILING
DUTY
ORDER
ON
STANDARD
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FROM
THE NETHERLANDS. THE REVIEW COVERS
THE
PERIOD OCTOBER 27, 1986 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1987.
2.
IMPORTS COVERED
BY
THE
REVIEW
ARE SHIPMENTS OF
STANDARD
CHRYSANTHEMUMS FROM
THE
NETHERLANDS.
DURING
THE
REVIEW
PERIOD, SUCH MERCHANDISE WAS CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
ITEM NUMBER
192.2120
OF
THE
TARIFF SCHEDULES
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES
ANNOTATED, AND
IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
ITEM NUMBER
0603.10.70 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE.
3.
THE NET SUBSIDY WAS FOUND TO
BE 0.66 PERCENT AD VALOREM FOR
THE PERIOD OCTOBER 27,
1986 THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
1986
AND
0.57
PERCENT AD
VALOREM FOR
THE PERIODS JANUARY
1,
1987
THROUGH
FEBRUARY
23,
1987
AND
MARCH
12,
1987
THROUGH
DECEMBER 31,
1987.
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 24,
1987 THROUGH
MARCH 11, 1987 IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.
4.
ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE TO ASSESS COUNTERVAILING DUTIES OF 0.66
PERCENT OF THE F.O.B. INVOICE PRICE ON ALL SHIPMENTS OF THIS
MERCHANDISE
ENTERED,
OR
WITHDRAWN
FROM
WAREHOUSE,
FOR
CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER OCTOBER 27, 1986 AND
ON
OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 1986
(ID
NO. C-421-601), 0.57 PERCENT OF
THE
F.O.B. INVOICE PRICE
ON
ALL SHIPMENTS OF
THIS MERCHANDISE
ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR
AFTER JANUARY 1, 1987
AND
ON
OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 23, 1987,
AND
0.57
PERCENT
OF
THE
F.O.B.
INVOICE
PRICE
ON
ALL
SHIPMENTS
OF
THIS MERCHANDISE ENTERED,
OR
WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER MARCH 12,
1987
AND
EXPORTED ON
OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1987.
SHIPMENTS OF THIS
MERCHANDISE ENTERED,
OR
WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE,
ON
OR
AFTER FEBRUARY 24,
1987
AND
ON
OR BEFORE MARCH 11, 1987,
SHOULD
BE
LIQUIDATED
WITHOUT
REGARD
TO
COUNTERVAILING
DUTIES.
5.
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT REQUIRE THAT
INTEREST BE PAID ON OVERPAYMENTS OR UNDERPAYMENTS OF AMOUNTS
DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.
SUCH INTEREST
IS PAYABLE AT
THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF
THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR
SUCH PERIOD. THE INTEREST
SHALL BE CALCULATED AT THAT RATE FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT OF
ESTIMATED DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF LIQUIDATION.
6.
ENTRIES BETWEEN THE DATES
OF
THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION
AND PUBLICATION OF
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDER
ARE
NOT
SUBJECT
TO
THE
INTEREST
PROVISIONS
OF
SECTION
778.
THEREFORE, NO
INTEREST
SHOULD
BE
COLLECTED
OR
PAID
ON
ENTRIES OR WITHDRAWALS MADE ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 27, 1986 AND
ON OR BEFORE MARCH 11, 1987.
7.
THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THIS MERCHANDISE
EXPORTED
ON
OR
BEFORE
DECEMBER
31,
1987
IS
LIFTED.
LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS WERE
ISSUED
SEPARATELY COVERING
THE PERIODS JANUARY
1,
1988
THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
1991.
SUSPENSION
OF
LIQUIDATION
FOR
ALL
ENTRIES
OF
THIS
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON
OR
AFTER JANUARY
1,
1992
WILL
CONTINUE.
8.
CUSTOMS OFFICERS SHALL COLLECT A
CASH DEPOSIT
OF ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES OF ZERO PERCENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR
PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED IN
E-MAIL 2254116 OF SEPTEMBER
10,
1992.
THIS DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT
UNTIL
PUBLICATION
OF
THE
FINAL
RESULTS
OF
THE
NEXT
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDER
ON
THIS MERCHANDISE.
9.
IF THERE ARE
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS,
PLEASE
CONTACT
THE
FIELD
OPERATIONS DIVISION,
OTHER
AGENCY
BRANCH
VIA
E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB".
THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
THE OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING COMPLIANCE, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (202) 482-2786.
10. THERE
ARE
NO
RESTRICTIONS
ON
THE
RELEASE
OF
THIS
INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN