MESSAGE NO: 5286112 DATE: 10 13 1994
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 826 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 10 07 1994 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN
FAIR VALUE; CERTAIN PAPER CLIPS FROM THE PEOPLES'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) (A-570-826)

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 07, 1994, THE
NOTICE OF ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR
VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN PAPER
CLIPS FROM THE PRC (A-570-826).

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CERTAIN PAPER
CLIPS, WHOLLY OF WIRE OF BASE METAL, WHETHER OR NOT GALVANIZED,
WHETHER OR NOT PLATED WITH NICKEL OR OTHER BASE METAL (E.G.,
COPPER), WITH A WIRE DIAMETER BETWEEN 0.025 INCHES AND 0.075
INCHES (0.64 TO 1.91 MILLIMETERS), REGARDLESS OF PHYSICAL
CONFIGURATION, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. THE PRODUCTS
SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION MAY HAVE A RECTANGULAR OR RING-LIKE
SHAPE AND INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CLIPS COMMERCIALLY
REFERRED TO AS "NO. 1 CLIPS", "NO. 3 CLIPS", "JUMBO" OR "GIANT"
CLIPS, "GEM CLIPS", "FRICTIONED CLIPS", "PERFECT GEMS", "MARCEL
GEMS", "UNIVERSAL CLIPS", "NIFTY CLIPS", "PEERLESS CLIPS", "RING
CLIPS", AND "GLIDE-ON CLIPS".

SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
PLASTIC AND VINYL COVERED PAPER CLIPS, BUTTERFLY CLIPS, BINDER
CLIPS, OR OTHER PAPER FASTENERS THAT ARE NOT WHOLLY MADE OF WIRE
OF BASE METAL AND ARE COVERED UNDER A SEPARATE SUBHEADING OF THE
HTSUS.

THE PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
SUBHEADING 8305.90.3010 OF THE HTSUS. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS
SUBHEADING IS PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATON IS
DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER (A-570-826).

4. FOR ALL IMPORTS OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE, THE CUSTOMS
SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH MERCHANDISE
THAT IS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION
NOTICE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER, MAY 18, 1994. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER
07, 1994, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR POSTING OF BOND
EQUAL TO THE MARGINS AS SHOWN BELOW:

MANUFACTURER/ CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

SHANGHAI A-570-826-001 57.64
LANSHENG CORP.

ZHEJIANG LIGHT A-570-826-002 46.01
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

ZHEJIANG MACHINERY A-570-826-003 60.70
EQUIPMENT CORP.

ALL OTHERS A-570-826-000 126.94

5. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CASE BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS SHOULD
BE DIRECTED, VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE REGIONAL
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY COORDINATOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE
DIVISION, ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY BRANCH, USING ATTRIBUTE
"HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT ERIK WARGA OR
DOROTHY TOMASZEWSKI, OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-0922 OR (202) 482-0631,
RESPECTIVELY.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN