1. As a result of a five-year (“sunset”) review, Commerce has revoked the antidumping (AD) duty order on solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation (A-462-811). The revocation was published in the Federal Register on August 12, 2016 (81 FR 53433). The effective date of the revocation is August 20, 2016.

2. CBP is directed to terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 20, 2016. All unliquidated entries of solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation that were suspended on or after August 20, 2016 should be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties (i.e., release all bonds and refund all cash deposits with interest).

3. Do not liquidate entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption prior to August 20, 2016 until separate and specific liquidation instructions are issued.

4. This administrative review has been assigned case number A-821-811. For CBP purposes only, the case number A-462-811 should be used.

5. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation covered by paragraph 2 and which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 20, 2016, occurred with the publication of the notice of revocation in the Federal Register on August 12, 2016 (81 FR 53433).

6. The assessment of AD 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 AD duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated AD duties before the date of publication of the AD duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated AD 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. 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 OII:DC.)

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

Alexander Amdur