MESSAGE NO: 3325205 DATE: 11 21 2003
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: 3031201 REFERENCE DATE: 01 31 2003
CASES: C - 475 - 821 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 2000 TO 12 31 2000

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: LIQUIDATION - STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD - ITALY
ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.R.L.(-001), ACCIAIERIE BOLZANO
S.R.L. (-003), ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.P.A. (-004)


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
10/15/2002, 67 FR 63619, THE FINAL RESULTS OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON STAINLESS STEEL WIRE
ROD FROM ITALY FOR THE 01/01/2000 - 12/31/2000 PERIOD.

2. IMPORTS COVERED BY THIS REVIEW ARE SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD (SSWR OR SUBJECT MERCHANDISE)
COMPRISING PRODUCTS THAT ARE HOT-ROLLED OR HOT-ROLLED ANNEALED
AND/OR PICKLED AND/OR DESCALED ROUNDS, SQUARES, OCTAGONS,
HEXAGONS OR OTHER SHAPES, IN COILS, THAT MAY ALSO BE COATED WITH
A LUBRICANT CONTAINING COPPER, LIME OR OXALATE. SSWR IS MADE OF
ALLOY STEELS CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON
AND 10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER
ELEMENTS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED ONLY BY HOT-ROLLING OR
HOT-ROLLING, ANNEALING, AND/OR PICKLING AND/OR DESCALING, AND ARE
NORMALLY SOLD IN COILED FORM, AND ARE OF SOLID CROSS-SECTION.
THE MAJORITY OF SSWR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES IS ROUND IN
CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE, ANNEALED AND PICKLED, AND LATER
COLD-FINISHED INTO STAINLESS STEEL WIRE OR SMALL-DIAMETER BAR.
THE MOST COMMON SIZE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS IS 5.5 MILLIMETERS OR
0.217 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WHICH REPRESENTS THE SMALLEST SIZE THAT
NORMALLY IS PRODUCED ON A ROLLING MILL AND IS THE SIZE THAT MOST
WIRE DRAWING MACHINES ARE SET UP TO DRAW. THE RANGE OF SSWR
SIZES NORMALLY SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES IS BETWEEN 0.20 INCHES
AND 1.312 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TWO STAINLESS STEEL GRADES SF20T
AND K-M35FL ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION.

THE PERCENTAGES OF CHEMICAL MAKEUP FOR THE EXCLUDED GRADES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:

SF20T
CARBON 0.05 MAX
MANGANESE 2.00 MAX
PHOSPHOROUS 0.05 MAX
SULFUR 0.15 MAX
SILICON 1.00 MAX
CHROMIUM 19.00/21.00
MOLYBDENUM 1.50/2.50
LEAD ADDED (0.10/0.30)
TELLURIUM ADDED (0.03 MIN)
K-M35FL
CARBON 0.015 MAX
MANGANESE 0.40 MAX
PHOSPHOROUS 0.04 MAX
SULFUR 0.03 MAX
SILICON 0.70/1.00
CHROMIUM 12.50/14.00
NICKEL 0.30 MAX
LEAD ADDED (0.10/0.30)
ALUMINUM 0.20/0.35

THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW ARE CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADINGS 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015,
7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, AND 7221.00.0075 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 ORDER IS
DISPOSITIVE.

3. THE NET SUBSIDY WAS FOUND TO BE 0.27 PERCENT AD VALOREM,
WHICH IS DE MINIMIS, FOR ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.R.L.
(C-475-821-001), ACCIAIERIE BOLZANO S.R.L. (C-475-821-003), AND
ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.P.A (C-475-821-004) FOR THE PERIOD
01/01/2000 - 12/31/2000.

4. ON 01/15/2003, THE U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUED
AN AMENDED PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION; SEE MESSAGE NO. 3031201 OF
01/31/2003. THE INJUNCTION PROVIDED THAT ENTRIES DURING THE
PERIOD 01/01/2000 THROUGH 12/31/2000, THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE
ABOVE REFERENCED ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW, MAY BE LIQUIDATED WITHOUT
REGARD TO COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.

5. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE NOW INSTRUCTED LIQUIDATE WITHOUT REGARD
TO COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ALL SHIPMENTS OF THIS MERCHANDISE
PRODUCED OR EXPORTED BY ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.R.L.
(C-475-821-001), ACCIAIERIE BOLZANO S.R.L. (C-475-821-003), AND
ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.P.A (C-475-821-004) ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 01/01/2000 AND ON OR
BEFORE 12/31/2000. LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL OTHER FIRMS
WERE ISSUED IN MESSAGE #2189201 DATED 7/8/2002.

6. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BY THE U.S.CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) ON SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS
MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE
TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT CBP PAY INTEREST ON
OVERPAYMENTS OR ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE REQUIRED
AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES. THE
INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS
ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM
THE DATE OF PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES THROUGH
THE DATE OF LIQUIDATION. THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS
PAYABLE IS THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

7. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MESSAGE NO. 3031201 OF 01/31/03, DO NOT
LIQUIDATE ENTRIES OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE WHICH WAS PRODUCED OR
EXPORTED BY ACCIAIERIE VALBRUNA S.R.L. (C-475-821-001),
ACCIAIERIE BOLZANO S.R.L. (C-475-821-003), AND ACCIAIERIE
VALBRUNA S.P.A (C-475-821-004) AND WHICH WAS ENTERED, OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 01/01/1999.
THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THIS MERCHANDISE
EXPORTED ON OR AFTER 01/01/2000 AND ON OR BEFORE 12/31/2000 IS
LIFTED. SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL ENTRIES OF THIS
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED AFTER 12/31/2000 WILL CONTINUE.

8. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP
OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES, CONTACT
DAVINA HASHMI AT THE OFFICE OF CVD/AD ENFORCEMENT VI, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, (202) 482-0984. (GENERATED BY G2O6:SM).

9. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.


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