Re: Automatic liquidation instruction for Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 (C-570-911, Third-Country Case Numbers: C-523-911; C-552-010) 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. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry. Liquidate all entries for all firms. Product: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe Period: 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 Country: The People's Republic of China Case number: C-570-911 Third country: Sultanate of Oman Third-country case number: C-523-911 Third country: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Third-country case number: C-552-010 3. Commerce is currently conducting a circumvention inquiry on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using the People's Republic of China (China)-origin hot rolled steel (HRS) and subsequently exported from Vietnam to the United States is covered by the scope of the countervailing duty order on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China. In message 3143403, dated 05/23/2023, Commerce instructed CBP to continue to suspend entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry that are already subject to suspension of liquidation under the countervailing duty order. Subsequently, in message 2222402, dated 08/04/2022, for entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry not already subject to the suspension of liquidation, Commerce instructed CBP to suspend liquidation of: Continue to suspend liquidation of entries of products covered by the determination that are already subject to the suspension of liquidation under the AD order on CWP from China in accordance with message 2221404, dated 08/04/2022, and under the CVD order on CWP from China in accordance with message 2222402, dated 08/04/2022. Entries of products covered by those messages should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 4. Commerce is currently conducting a circumvention inquiry on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CWP from China is covered by the scope of the countervailing duty order on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China. In message 5216412, dated 08/04/2025, Commerce instructed CBP to continue to suspend entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry that are already subject to suspension of liquidation under the countervailing duty order. Subsequently, in message 5189404, dated 07/08/2025, for entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry not already subject to the suspension of liquidation, Commerce instructed CBP to suspend liquidation of: Continue to suspend liquidation of entries of CWP completed in Oman using HRS produced in China that are already subject to the suspension of liquidation under the antidumping duty/countervailing duty orders on CWP from China. Entries of products covered by those messages should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 5. The injunction with court number 23-00258 discussed in message number 4053406, dated 02/22/2024, is applicable to the entries (1) that were produced by and/or exported by SeAH Steel VINA Corporation; (2) that were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders; 88 Fed. Reg. 77287 (November 9, 2023); and (3) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after August 4, 2022. Accordingly, continue to suspend liquidation of such entries until liquidation instructions are issued. 6. 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 07/2025 anniversary month (90 FR 41043, 08/22/2025). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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 O#CLU:YB.) 10. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur