MESSAGE NO: 4159119 DATE: 06 08 1994
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 588 - 405 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 06 08 1994 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: SCOPE RULING ON CMTS FROM JAPAN (A-588-405) FOR MITSUBISHI
ELECTRIC CORPORATION


1. ON APRIL 16, 1993, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY MITSUBISHI
ELECTRIC CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.,
AND MITSUBISHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.
(MITSUBISHI), THE DEPARTMENT ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT
THE MT896FOR6A AND MT892FOR6A PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONES,
MANUFACTURED AND IMPORTED BY MITSUBISHI, ARE NOT WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON CELLULAR MOBILE
TELEPHONES AND SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN.

2. MITSUBISHI'S MT896FOR6A AND MT892FOR6A ARE POCKET-SIZE AND
SELF-CONTAINED PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND EXCLUDED FORM
THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER.

3. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, TERMINATE SUSPENSION AND LIQUIDATE ALL
UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES, REGARDLESS OF ENTRY DATE, OF THE
MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE. UNDER SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF
ACT OF 1930, INTEREST IS PAYABLE ON OVERPAYMENTS AND
UNDERPAYMENTS OF AMOUNTS DEPOSITED ON ENTRIES SUSPENDED UNDER
THIS ANTIDUMPING DUTY FINDING. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED
FROM THE DATE OF DEPOSIT 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.


4. REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSITS AND RELEASE ANY BONDS RELATING TO
THE MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE. WHERE THE DOC HAS NOT
INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE, CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON ALL
OTHER ENTRIES OF CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES AND SUBASSEMBLIES
THEREOF, FROM JAPAN.




5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICER PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE REGIONAL
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY COORDINATOR, THE TRADE
COMPLIANCE DIVISION, ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY BRANCH,
USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT TOM BARLOW AT (202) 482-5256, IN THE OFFICE OF
ANTIDUMPING COMPLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

7. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.




NANCY MCTIERNAN