• Effective Date: Aug 14, 2024
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Aug 14, 2024
  • Cite as: 89 FR 66035 • Cite date: Aug 14, 2024
1. Commerce does not automatically conduct administrative reviews of countervailing duty orders. Instead, reviews must be requested pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213. 2. Commerce has not received a request for an administrative review ( of the countervailing duty order for the period and on the merchandise identified below except for the firms listed in paragraph 3. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to liquidate all entries for all firms except those listed in paragraph 3 and assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry: Product: Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products Country: The People's Republic of China Case number: C-570-027 Period: 01/01/2023 through 12/31/2023 Third country: Costa Rica Third-country case number: C-223-901-000 Third country: United Arab Emirates Third-country case number: C-520-901-000 Third country: Vietnam Third-country case number: C-552-995-000 Third country: Malaysia Third-country case number: C-557-995-000 3. Entries of merchandise of the firms listed below should not be liquidated until specific instructions are issued. Continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise produced and/or exported by the listed firms entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2023 through 12/31/2023: Company: Yieh Phui (China) Technomaterial Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-027-001 Company: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-027-003 Company: Changshu Everbright Material Technology Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-027-005 Company: Handan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-027-006 For the companies listed above, entries may also have been made under C-570-027-000, C-223-901-000, C-520-901-000, C-552-995-000, C-557-995-000, or other company-specific numbers. No case numbers were in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under C-570-027-000, C-223-901-000, C-520-901-000, C-552-995-000, C-557-995-000, or other company-specific numbers. Angang Cold Rolling Sheet (Putian) Plant Angang Steel Co., Ltd.-Anshan Plant ANSC-TKS Galvanizing Co., Ltd. Anshan Iron & Steel (Group) Corp. Asia Minmetals Machinery Co., Ltd. Aoguan Thin Steel Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. Baosteel Group Corp. Baosteel Group Shanghai Meishan Co., Ltd. Baosteel Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Baosteel Huangshi Coated and Galvanized Sheet Co., Ltd. Baotou Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. Bazhou Wanlu Metal Production Co., Ltd. Beijing Hongyuan Steel Structure Engineering Co., Ltd. Benlog International Steel Co., Ltd. Benxi Iron & Steel (Group) Special Steel Co., Ltd. BlueScope (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Cangzhou Hengtong Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Changshu Huaye Steel Strip Co., Ltd. Changshu Jiacheng Coated Steel Co., Ltd. Changzhou Dingang Metal Material Co., Ltd. Chengde Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. China Lanjiang Steel Group Co., Ltd. Chongqing Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. Cibao New Type Sheet Metal Jiangsu Co., Ltd. Dalian POSCO Steel Co., Ltd. Dalian Pujin Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Dongguan Yusheng Steel Co., Ltd. Fengyuan Steel Structure Co., Ltd. Foshan Jinxi Jinlan Cold Rolled Sheets Co., Ltd. Fujian Casey Steel Group Co., Ltd. Fujian Kaixi Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Fujian Longyan Hangxing Steel Co., Ltd. Fujian Sansteel (Group) Co., Ltd. Guangdong Hanjiang Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Guangdong Huaguan Steel Co., Ltd. Guangdong Huamei Co., Ltd. Guangdong Huayun Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. Guangdong Qingyuan Dongshang Steel Co., Ltd. Guangzhou JFE Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. Handan ZhuoLi Group Co., Ltd. Handan Zongheng Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Yongfeng Steel Construction Co., Ltd. Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd.; Tangshan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd.; DUFERCO S.A. Hebei Puyang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Hebei Sunpo Metal Products Co., Ltd. Hebei Tianjie Pipeline Equipment Co., Ltd. Hebei Xinda Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Hebei Yanzhao Lantian Steel Sheet Group Co., Ltd. Hebei Zhihui Import & Export Co., Ltd. Hebei Zhonggang Steel & Iron Co., Ltd. Henan Jianhui Machinery Co., Ltd. Hengshui Jinghua Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Hualu Steel Co., Ltd. Huangshi Shanli Technology Development Co., Ltd. Huaye Iron & Steel Group Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Co., Ltd. Hunan Valin Lianyuan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. JFE Steel Corp. (Guangzhou) Jiangsu Cold Rolled (Sutor Group) Jiangsu Dajiang Metal Material Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Gangzheng Steel Sheet Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Guoqiang Zinc-Plating Ind Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Jiangnan Cold-Rolled Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Jiangnan Industrial Group Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Jijing Metal Technology Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd. Jiangyin Huaxi Steel Co., Ltd. Jiangyin New Taifu Metal Product Co., Ltd. Jiangyin Zongcheng Steel Co., Ltd. Jieyang Nangang Strip Steel Industrial Co., Ltd. JinLan Group Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. Kunming Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. Langfang Fuxin Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Lianyuan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. Liaoning Jiayi Metals & Minerals Co., Ltd. Lin Qing Hongji (Group) Co., Ltd. Longyan Zhuolong Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Ningbo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Ningbo Zhongmeng Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Pangang Group Chengdu Steel & Vanadium Co., Ltd. Panhua Group Co., Ltd. Panzhihua Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Qingdao Baosen Steel Co., Ltd. Qingdao Dtom Metal Products Co., Ltd. Qingdao Weier Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd. Richang Galvanized Plates Ltd. Sansteel MinGuang Co., Ltd Shandong Fada Precision Sheet Co., Ltd. Shandong Hong Shengda Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Shandong Hua Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. Shandong Iron & Steel Group Shandong Kerui Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Shandong Lu Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. Shandong Yuanda Sheet Industry Tech Co., Ltd. Shandong Xiangtong Rubber Group Co., Ltd. Shandong Zhongguan Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Shanghai AN LAN Steel Co., Ltd. Shandong Xinqinglu Steel Plate Co., Ltd. Shandong Xinri Coated Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. Shougang Grou Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Shunde Posco Coated Steel Sino-Coalition (Ningbo) Steel Production Co., Ltd. Sinosteel Corporation South Polar Lights Steel (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Suzhou City Dongshan Sheet Metal Liability Co., Ltd. Tianjin Hengxing Steel Industry Co., Ltd. Tianjin Jiecheng Galvanized Rolling Plate Co., Ltd. Tianjin Metallurgical No. 1 Steel Group Co., Ltd. Tianjin Nanchen Steels Co., Ltd. Tianjin Rolling-one Steel Co., Ltd. (TROSCO) Tianjin Xinyu Color Plate Co., Ltd. Tonghua Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Topsky Steel Industry Co., Ltd. Union Steel (China) Wuhan Iron & Steel Group Echeng Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co., Ltd. Venus Holdings Shanghai Co., Ltd. Wenzhou Yucang Steel Industry Co., Ltd. WISCO-Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corp. Wuxi New Dazhong Steel Co., Ltd. Wuxi Tongxin Automatic Equipment Co., Ltd. Wuxi Xindazhong Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. Wuxi Zhongcai New Material Co., Ltd. Wu'an Wen'an Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Xiehe Group (Zhejiang Concord Group) Yichang Three Gorges Quantong Coated and Galvanized Plate Co., Ltd. Yingkou Panpan Chaoshuo High-Tech Steel Co., Ltd. Zhangjiagang New Gangxing Technology Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Hengda Industrial Group Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Huada Steel Industry Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Shunda Weiye Materials Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Southeast Metalsheet Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Xingristeel Holding Group Co., Ltd. Zhicheng Steel Material Co., Ltd. Zhongshan Nomura Steel Product Co., Ltd. Zibo Fengyang Color Coated Steel Co., Ltd. CBP officers must also examine entries under C-570-027-000, C-223-901-000, C-520-901-000, C-552-995-000, C-557-995-000, and all existing company-specific case numbers to ensure the continued suspension of liquidation of entries during the applicable period of review for the producers and/or exporters listed above. Except for the firms listed above, for the period 01/01/2023 through 12/31/2023, liquidate all entries for all firms under the third-country case numbers listed below: THIRD-COUNTRY CASE NUMBERS: Costa Rica: C-223-901-000 United Arab Emirates: C-520-901-000 Vietnam: C-552-995-000 Malaysia: C-557-995-000 4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 5. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 07/2024 anniversary month (89 FR 66035, 08/14/2024). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from The People's Republic of China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 6. The assessment of 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 countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated 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. 7. This instruction to liquidate entries covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP port officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries. 8. 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 OVII:CRJ.) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur