• Effective Date: May 02, 2012
  • Period Covered: 05/02/2012 to 05/07/2012
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Dec 11, 2014

This instruction constitutes notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation (see paragraph 5 below).

1. In accordance with section 733(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, Commerce shall order the suspension of liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to an antidumping duty investigation and shall order the collection of estimated duties for a temporary period (the provisional-measures period). When entries of subject merchandise continue to be suspended after the close of the provisional-measures period, Commerce must instruct CBP to terminate suspension and liquidate entries without regard to antidumping duties on such merchandise.

2. On 05/01/2012 the provisional-measures period expired; suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise may have continued.

3. Accordingly, for suspended entries of on certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 05/02/2012 through 05/07/2012, CBP should terminate the suspension of liquidation and liquidate the entries without regard to antidumping duties (i.e., refund all cash deposits).

4. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply.

5. This instruction constitutes notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise during the period 05/02/2012 through 05/07/2012.

6. 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 OI:MR.)

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

Michael B. Walsh