• Effective Date: Sep 07, 2010
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Sep 29, 2014

Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 5 below.

1. Commerce received a scope ruling request from Vico Plastics Inc. (Vico). Commerce issued a final scope determination on September 12, 2014, that cam-lock support poles which Vico imports are not within the scope of the countervailing duty order on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (C-570-968).

2. Commerce determined that Vico's cam-lock support poles, which are composed of three aluminum extrusion poles, along with a variety of fasteners (such as screws and locknuts) and non-extruded parts (such as stainless steel springs, a nylon cam lever, rubber crutch tips, and die-cast aluminum collars, and some models come with a plastic swivel base and ball), are finished goods containing aluminum extrusions as parts that are fully and permanently assembled and completed at the time of entry, and thus are excluded from the scope of the countervailing duty order on aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China under the finished goods exclusion.

3. For all entries of cam-lock support poles, as described above, not within the scope that remain unliquidated on or after 09/07/2010, CBP shall terminate suspension and liquidate entries of cam-lock support poles that are not within the scope which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption.

4. Refund any cash deposits and release any bonds relating to entries of cam-lock support poles that are not within the scope as described above.

5. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of cam-lock support poles, as described above, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/07/2010.

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 or bonds posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping 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. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China not covered by paragraph 2 above, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates.

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 OIII: JRT).

9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Michael B. Walsh