• Effective Date: Aug 08, 2004
  • Period Covered: 01/01/2001 to 12/31/2001
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2001 to Dec 31, 2001
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Oct 02, 2015

Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 3 below.

1. On 06/09/2004, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a final decision in the case of Usinor, Beautor, Haironville, Sollac Atlantique, Sollac Lorraine, and Usinor Steel Corp. v. United States (court no. 01-00010). As a result of this decision, the injunction to which message 3031202 (dated 01/31/2003) refers enjoining liquidation of entries which are subject to the countervailing duty order on certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany for the period on or after 01/01/2000 produced by Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG dissolved on 08/08/2004.

2. For all shipments of certain corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany produced by Thyssen Krupp Stahl AG (C-428-208-000), and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2001 through 12/31/2001 you are to liquidate in accordance with message 2312203, dated 11/08/2002.

3. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2. Accordingly, notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions.

4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction.

5. 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 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.

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 OIII: ECB.)

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

Sherri L. Hoffman