MESSAGE NO: 4244115 DATE: 09 01 1994
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 549 - 401 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1989 TO 12 31 1993

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: SCOPE CLARIFICATION AND LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS (PARA 3)
CERTAIN APPAREL FROM THAILAND (C-549-401)


1. ON MAY 17, 1994, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED A NOTICE
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER (59 FR 25609) THAT IDENTIFIED THOSE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS) ITEM NUMBERS THAT MOST
REASONABLY CORRESPOND TO THE SCOPE OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDER ON CERTAIN APPAREL FROM THAILAND (C-549-401) AS IT WAS
DEFINED BY THE TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES ITEM
NUMBERS. THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE HTS SCOPE COVERAGE IS
JANUARY 1, 1989

2. THEREFORE, ALL MERCHANDISE NOT COVERED BY THE IDENTIFIED HTS
ITEM NUMBERS THAT ENTERED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1989 SHOULD
BE LIQUIDATED WITHOUT REGARD TO COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.
CUSTOMS SHOULD ONLY SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON MERCHANDISE
ENTERING UNDER THE IDENTIFIED HTS ITEM NUMBERS AND DISCONTINUE
SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR MERCHANDISE ENTERING UNDER HTS
ITEM NUMBERS SPECIFICALLY NOT IDENTIFIED.

3. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THE IDENTIFIED HTS
ITEM NUMBERS THAT WAS EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1989 BUT
ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1990, AND ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,
1992 BUT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1993, SHOULD BE LIQUIDATED
AT THE RATE OF 1.23 PERCENT OF THE F.O.B. INVOICE PRICE FOR
ALL COMPANIES.

4. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT REQUIRE THAT
INTEREST BE PAID ON OVERPAYMENTS OR UNDERPAYMENTS 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.

5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THIS MERCHANDISE
EXPORTED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1990 IS LIFTED. SUSPENSION
OF LIQUIDATION IS ALSO LIFTED FOR THIS MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON
OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1992 BUT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1993.
SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE
EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1991 BUT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER
31, 1991 AND ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1994 WILL CONTINUE.

6. THE AMENDED SCOPE OF THE ORDER IS AS FOLLOWS:

4202.1240 4202.1280 4202.2245 4202.2260
4202.2270 4202.1260 4202.2280 4202.3240
4202.3295 4202.9215 4202.9220 4202.9230
4202.9260 4202.9290 6101.2000(c) 6101.3020
6102.1000 6102.3010 6102.3020 6103.1920(a)
6103.2200(a) 6103.2300(a) 6103.2910(a) 6103.4210(c)
6103.4315(d) 6103.4910(d) 6104.1200(a) 6104.1320
6104.1915 6104.2100(a) 6104.2200(a) 6104.2300(a)
6104.2910(a) 6104.3100 6104.3310 6104.3320
6104.3910 6104.4200 6104.4320 6104.4420
6104.5100(c) 6104.5200(c) 6104.5310 6104.5320(e)
6104.5910(e) 6104.6220(c) 6104.6320 6104.6920
6105.1000 6105.2020 6106.1000 6106.2020
6109.1000 6109.9010(c) 6110.2020(f) 6110.3030
6111.3010 6111.3020 6111.3030 6111.3040(c)
6111.3050 6111.9010 6111.9020 6111.9030
6111.9040 6111.9050 6112.1200 6112.1910
6112.2010 6113.00.00.30 6114.2000 6114.3010
6114.3030 6201.1220 6201.1340 6201.9220
6202.1220 6202.1340 6202.9220 6202.9345
6202.9350 6203.1910(a) 6203.2230(a) 6203.2300(a)
6203.2920(a) 6203.4240 6203.4340 6203.4920
6204.1200(a) 6204.2230(a) 6204.2300(a) 6204.2920(a)
6204.3220 6204.3350 6204.3930 6204.4230
6204.4340(g) 6204.4440 6204.5220(b) 6204.5330
6204.5930 6204.6240 6204.6335 6204.6925
6205.2020 6206.3030 6206.4030 6208.2200
6208.9200 6209.2010 6209.2020 6209.2030
6209.2050 6210.3010 6210.50.10.20 6212.1010(h)
6212.1020

a. COVERAGE LIMITED TO GARMENTS THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY THIS
ORDER IF SEPARATELY ENTERED.

b. COVERAGE EXCLUDES GARMENTS OF DENIM OR OF PILE FABRICS.

c. COVERAGE EXCLUDES GARMENTS HAVING EMBROIDERY OR PERMANENTLY
AFFIXED APPLIQUE WORK ON THE OUTER SURFACE.

d. COVERAGE EXLUDES SHORTS HAVING EMBROIDERY OR PERMANENTLY
AFFIXED APPLIQUE WORK ON THE OUTER SURFACE.

e. COVERAGE EXCLUDES GIRLS SKIRTS AND DIVIDED SKIRTS NOT HAVING
EMBROIDERY OR PERMANENTLY AFFIXED APPLIQUE WORK ON THE OUTER
SURFACE.

f. COVERAGE EXCLUDES MENS OR BOYS GARMENTS HAVING EMBROIDERY OR
PERMANENTLY AFFIXED APPLIQUE WORK ON THE OUTER SURFACE.

g. COVERAGE EXCLUDES WOMENS DRESSES OR FABRIC OF MULTICOLORED
YARNS.

h. COVERAGE IS LIMITED TO BRASSIERES OF MAN-MADE FIBERS.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA EMAIL, 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, DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE (202) 482-2786.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN