- Effective Date: Feb 19, 2024
- Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Mar 21, 2024
- Cite as: 89 FR 20164
Cite date: Mar 21, 2024
1.
As a result of five-year ("sunset") reviews, Commerce has revoked the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on rubber bands from the People's Republic of China (A-570-069/C-570-070).
The revocations were published in the Federal Register on 03/21/2024 (89 FR 20164).
The effective date of the revocation is 02/19/2024.
2.
CBP is directed to terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of rubber bands from the People's Republic of China which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/19/2024.
All entries of rubber bands from the People's Republic of China that were suspended on or after 02/19/2024 should be liquidated without regard to antidumping and countervailing duties (i.e., refund all cash deposits with interest).
3.
Do not liquidate entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption prior to 02/19/2024 until separate and specific liquidation instructions are issued.
4.
Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of rubber bands from the People's Republic of China covered by paragraph 2 and which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/19/2024 occurred with the publication of the notice of revocation in the Federal Register (89 FR 20164, 03/21/2024).
5.
The assessment of antidumping and countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated antidumping and countervailing duties.
The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated antidumping and countervailing duties before the date of publication of the antidumping and countervailing duty order.
Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping and countervailing duties is required 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.
6.
If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OIII:ECB.)
7.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur