• Effective Date: Nov 10, 2016
  • Period of Review: May 01, 2014 to Apr 30, 2015

1. On 11/10/2016, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a preliminary injunction (PI) enjoining liquidation of entries identified in paragraph 2 which are subject to the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates (A-520-804) for the period 05/01/2014 through 04/30/2015. This PI was issued in connection with court number 16-00244.

2. This PI enjoins liquidation of entries which were subject to the final results of the administrative review published at Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab Emirates: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015, 81 Fed. Reg. 71,482 (Dep't of Commerce Oct. 17, 2016) (the “Final Results”); were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the period from 05/01/2014 through 04/30/2015; were produced and/or exported by Overseas Distribution Services, Inc.; and remain unliquidated as of 5 p.m. on 11/10/2016.

3. Effective 11/10/2016 (the date the Court issued the PI), no liquidation may be made for entries referred to in paragraph 2 which remain unliquidated as of 5 p.m. 11/10/2016. Any such entries that are set for liquidation must be unset immediately. Continue to suspend liquidation of these entries until liquidation instructions are issued.

4. Effective immediately, CBP is instructed to follow the terms of the PI.

5. The PI applies to the liquidation instructions in message number 6312308, dated 11/07/2016.

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:BH.)

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

Alexander Amdur