MESSAGE NO: 4124111 DATE: 05 04 1994
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 333 - 001 C - 549 - 803
C - 333 - 002 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1993 TO 12 31 1993

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: LIQUIDATION OF COTTON SHEETING AND SATEEN FROM PERU
(C-333-001), COTTON YARN FM PERU (C-333-002) & MALLEABLE
IRON PIPE FITTINGS FROM THAILAND (C-549-803) FOR 1993

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE DESCRIBED COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS FOR THE REVIEW PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1993 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1993.

2. THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER AND CORRESPONDING MERCHANDISE
COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTION IS AS FOLLOWS:

COTTON SHEETING AND SATEEN FROM PERU (C-333-001) COVERS
SHIPMENTS FROM PERU CONSISTING OF 1) PLAIN WOVEN COTTON
FABRIC SHEETING, NOT FANCY OR FIGURED AND NOT NAPPED, MADE OF
SINGLES YARN WITH AN AVERAGE YARN NUMBER BETWEEN 3 AND 26,
AND 2) 100 PERCENT CARDED COTTON SATEEN FABRICS WOVEN WITH A
SATIN WEAVE AND NOT NAPPED, CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) ITEM NUMBERS 5208.11.20,
5208.12.40, 5208.19.20, 5208.29.20, 5208.39.20, 5208.59.20,
5209.11.00, 5209.19.00, AND 5209.29.00.

COTTON YARN FROM PERU (C-333-002) COVERS SHIPMENTS OF
PERUVIAN COTTON YARN CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBERS

5205.11.10, 5205.11.20, 5205.12.10, 5205.12.20, 5205.13.10,
5205.13.20, 5205.14.10, 5205.14.20, 5205.15.10, 5205.15.20,
5205.21.00, 5205.22.00, 5205.23.00, 5205.24.00, 5205.25.00,
5205.31.00, 5205.32.00, 5205.33.00, 5205.34.00, 5205.35.00,
5205.41.00, 5205.42.00, 5205.43.00, 5205.44.00, 5205.45.00,
5206.11.00, 5206.13.00, 5206.14.00, 5206.15.00, 5206.21.00,
5206.23.00, 5206.24.00, 5206.25.00, 5206.31.00, AND
5206.41.00.
MALLEABLE IRON PIPE FITTINGS FROM THAILAND (C-549-803) COVERS
SHIPMENTS OF THAI MALLEABLE IRON PIPE FITTINGS ADVANCED IN
CONDITION BY OPERATIONS OR PROCESSES SUBSEQUENT TO THE
CASTING PROCESS, OTHER THAN WITH GROOVES. THIS MERCHANDISE
IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED FOR UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBER 7307.19.90.

3. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 355.22(G) OF THE
COMMERCE REGULATIONS, YOU ARE TO ASSESS COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
AT RATES EQUAL TO THE CASH DEPOSIT OF ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY ON THE
SPECIFIED SUBJECT MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1993 AND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1993.

4. THE RATES OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTY WHICH WERE
REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ARE:

ID NUMBER PERIOD AD VALOREM
RATE

COTTON SHEETING AND SATEEN
PERU
ALL FIRMS C-333-001 1/1/93-12/31/93 0.71 PERCENT


COTTON YARN
PERU
ALL FIRMS C-333-002 1/1/93-12/31/93 1.00 PERCENT

MALLEABLE IRON
PIPE FITTINGS
THAILAND
ALL FIRMS C-549-803 1/1/93-12/31/93 2.94 PERCENT


5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1993 AND ON OR
BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1993 IS LIFTED. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE
EXPORTED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1993 WILL CONTINUE.

6. THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT REQUIRE
THAT INTEREST BE PAID ON OVERPAYMENTS OR UNDER PAYMENTS 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.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE REGIONAL
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY COORDINATOR, THE TRADE
COMPLIANCE DIVISION, ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY BRANCH,
USING 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.

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



NANCY MCTIERNAN