MESSAGE NO: 4016207 DATE: 01 16 2004
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 201 - 830 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 24 2003 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: REVOCATION, IN PART, AND LIQUIDATION OF ANTIDUMPING
DUTY ORDER ON CARBON AND CERTAIN ALLOY STEEL WIRE ROD
FROM MEXICO (A-201-830)

1. AS A RESULT OF A NOTIFICATION FROM THE PETITIONERS, GEORGETOWN
STEEL COMPANY (FORMERLY, GS INDUSTRIES), NORTH STAR STEEL TEXAS,
GERDAU AMERISTEEL (FORMERLY, CO-STEEL RARITAN),AND KEYSTONE
CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER INTERESTED IN
CONTINUING THE ORDER, IN PART, ON CERTAIN GRADE 1080 TIRE CORD
QUALITY WIRE ROD AND CERTAIN GRADE 1080 TIRE BEAD QUALITY WIRE
ROD FROM MEXICO, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS REVOKED THIS
ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN PART WITH RESPECT TO THOSE GRADE 1080
PRODUCTS ON 11/12/2003.

THE SCOPE OF THE ORDERS FOR CARBON AND CERTAIN ALLOY STEEL WIRE
ROD IS DESCRIBED AS HOT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF CARBON STEEL AND ALLOY
STEEL, IN COILS, OF APPROXIMATELY ROUND CROSS SECTION, 5.00 MM OR
MORE, BUT LESS THAN 19.00 MM, IN SOLID CROSS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER.
SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED ARE STEEL PRODUCTS POSSESSING THE ABOVE-
NOTED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MEETING THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) DEFINITIONS FOR (A)
STAINLESS STEEL; (B) TOOL STEEL; C) HIGH NICKEL STEEL; (D) BALL
BEARING STEEL; AND (E) CONCRETE REINFORCING BARS AND RODS. ALSO
EXCLUDED ARE (F) FREE MACHINING STEEL PRODUCTS (I.E., PRODUCTS
THAT CONTAIN BY WEIGHT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
0.03 PERCENT OR MORE OF LEAD, 0.05 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH,
0.08 PERCENT OR MORE OF SULFUR, MORE THAN 0.04 PERCENT OF
PHOSPHORUS, MORE THAN 0.05 PERCENT OF SELENIUM, OR MORE THAN 0.01
PERCENT OF TELLURIUM).

ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE ARE 1080 GRADE TIRE CORD QUALITY
WIRE ROD AND 1080 GRADE TIRE BEAD QUALITY WIRE ROD. THIS GRADE
1080 TIRE CORD QUALITY ROD IS DEFINED AS: (I) GRADE 1080 TIRE
CORD QUALITY WIRE ROD MEASURING 5.0 MM OR MORE BUT NOT MORE THAN
6.0 MM IN CROSS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER; (II) WITH AN AVERAGE PARTIAL
DECARBURIZATION OF NO MORE THAN 70 MICRONS IN DEPTH (MAXIMUM
INDIVIDUAL 200 MICRONS); (III) HAVING NO INCLUSIONS GREATER THAN
20 MICRONS; (IV) HAVING A CARBON SEGREGATION PER HEAT AVERAGE OF
3.0 OR BETTER USING EUROPEAN METHOD NFA 04-114; (V) HAVING A
SURFACE QUALITY WITH NO SURFACE DEFECTS OF A LENGTH GREATER THAN
0.15 MM; (VI) CAPABLE OF BEING DRAWN TO A DIAMETER OF 0.30 MM OR
LESS WITH 3 OR FEWER BREAKS PER TON, AND (VII) CONTAINING BY
WEIGHT THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN THE PROPORTIONS SHOWN: (1) 0.78
PERCENT OR MORE OF CARBON, (2) LESS THAN 0.01 PERCENT OF
ALUMINUM, (3) 0.040 PERCENT OR LESS, IN THE AGGREGATE, OF
PHOSPHORUS AND SULFUR, (4) 0.006 PERCENT OR LESS OF NITROGEN, AND
(5) NOT MORE THAN 0.15 PERCENT, IN THE AGGREGATE, OF COPPER,
NICKEL AND CHROMIUM.

THIS GRADE 1080 TIRE BEAD QUALITY ROD IS DEFINED AS: (I) GRADE
1080 TIRE BEAD QUALITY WIRE ROD MEASURING 5.5 MM OR MORE BUT NOT
MORE THAN 7.0 MM IN CROSS-SECTIONAL DIAMETER; (II) WITH AN
AVERAGE PARTIAL DECARBURIZATION OF NO MORE THAN 70 MICRONS IN
DEPTH (MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL 200 MICRONS); (III) HAVING NO
INCLUSIONS GREATER THAN 20 MICRONS; (IV) HAVING A CARBON
SEGREGATION PER HEAT AVERAGE OF 3.0 OR BETTER USING EUROPEAN
METHOD NFA 04-114; (V) HAVING A SURFACE QUALITY WITH NO SURFACE
DEFECTS OF A LENGTH GREATER THAN 0.2 MM; (VI) CAPABLE OF BEING
DRAWN TO A DIAMETER OF 0.78 MM OR LARGER WITH 0.5 OR FEWER BREAKS
PER TON; AND (VII) CONTAINING BY WEIGHT THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS IN
THE PROPORTIONS SHOWN: (1) 0.78 PERCENT OR MORE OF CARBON, (2)
LESS THAN 0.01 PERCENT OF SOLUBLE ALUMINUM, (3) 0.040 PERCENT OR
LESS, IN THE AGGREGATE, OF PHOSPHORUS AND SULFUR, (4) 0.008
PERCENT OR LESS OF NITROGEN, AND (5) EITHER NOT MORE THAN 0.15
PERCENT, IN THE AGGREGATE, OF COPPER, NICKEL AND CHROMIUM (IF
CHROMIUM IS NOT SPECIFIED), OR NOT MORE THAN 0.10 PERCENT IN THE
AGGREGATE OF COPPER AND NICKEL AND A CHROMIUM CONTENT OF 0.24 TO
0.30 PERCENT (IF CHROMIUM IS SPECIFIED).

2. THE ABOVE ORDERS HAVE BEEN REVISED AS A RESULT OF REVOCATION,
IN PART, WITH RESPECT TO PART (III) FOR BOTH THE CERTAIN GRADE
1080 TIRE CORD QUALITY WIRE ROD AND CERTAIN GRADE 1080 TIRE BEAD
QUALITY WIRE ROD. PART (III) OF THE ABOVE DESCRIPTIONS NOW
READS: HAVING NO NON-DEFORMABLE INCLUSIONS GREATER THAN 20
MICRONS AND NO DEFORMABLE INCLUSIONS GREATER THAN 35 MICRONS.

THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATORY PARAGRAPH HAS ALSO BEEN ADDED TO THE
ABOVE-REFERENCED PART (III) OF THE ORDERS: FOR PURPOSES OF THE
CERTAIN GRADE 1080 TIRE CORD QUALITY WIRE ROD AND THE CERTAIN
GRADE 1080 TIRE BEAD QUALITY WIRE ROD, AN INCLUSION WILL BE
CONSIDERED TO BE DEFORMABLE IF ITS RATIO OF LENGTH (MEASURED
ALONG THE AXIS - THAT IS, THE DIRECTION OF ROLLING - OF THE ROD)
OVER THICKNESS (MEASURED ON THE SAME INCLUSION IN A DIRECTION
PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE ROD) IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN
THREE. THE SIZE OF AN INCLUSION FOR PURPOSES OF THE 20 MICRONS
AND 35 MICRONS LIMITATIONS IS THE MEASUREMENT OF THE LARGEST
DIMENSION OBSERVED ON A LONGITUDINAL SECTION MEASURED IN A
DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF THE ROD. THIS MEASUREMENT
METHODOLOGY APPLIES ONLY TO INCLUSIONS SUBJECT TO THIS REVOCATION
IN PART THAT ARE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 07/24/2003.

3. THEREFORE, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IS DIRECTED TO
TERMINATE THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE
CERTAIN GRADE 1080 TIRE CORD QUALITY WIRE ROD AND GRADE 1080 TIRE
BEAD QUALITY WIRE ROD DESCRIBED IN ITEM 2 OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS
ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER
07/24/2003. ALL ENTRIES OF CERTAIN GRADE 1080 TIRE CORD QUALITY
WIRE ROD AND GRADE 1080 TIRE BEAD QUALITY WIRE ROD, AS DESCRIBED
IN ITEM 2 OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS, THAT WERE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE AND UNLIQUIDATED ON OR AFTER 07/24/2003 SHOULD BE
LIQUIDATED WITHOUT REGARD TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES (I.E., RELEASE
ALL BONDS AND REFUND ALL CASH DEPOSITS). ALL ENTRIES OF CERTAIN
GRADE 1080 TIRE CORD QUALITY WIRE ROD AND GRADE 1080 TIRE BEAD
QUALITY WIRE ROD, AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 2 OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS,
THAT WERE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE AND UNLIQUIDATED
PRIOR TO 07/24/2003 REMAIN SUBJECT TO ANTIDUMPING DUTIES AND
SHOULD NOT BE LIQUIDATED.

4. THE ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER
PROTECTION 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 ANTIDUMPING DUTIES. THE INTEREST
PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS
ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM
THE DATE OF PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING 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.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY U.S.
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC, OR
INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI AT OFFICE OF
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984
(GENERATED BY G308:BS).

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

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