• Effective Date: Dec 26, 1991
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Jan 26, 2017

Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 5 below.

1. Commerce received a scope ruling request from Val-Fit, Inc. Commerce issued a preliminary scope determination on 11/30/2016 that dual-size reducing carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings which Val-Fit, Inc. imports are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order on Certain Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China

2. Commerce preliminarily determined that Val-Fit, Inc.'s dual-size reducing carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings, which have an inside diameter larger than 14 inches, are outside the scope of the order because the plain language of the scope does not cover butt-weld pipe fittings that have an inside diameter larger than 14 inches.

3. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2), effective 12/26/1991, CBP shall terminate suspension and liquidate all unliquidated entries entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption of Val-Fit, Inc.'s dual-size reducing carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings, described in paragraph 2.

4. Refund any cash deposits and release any bonds relating to Val-Fit, Inc.'s dual-size reducing carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings described in paragraph 2.

5. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of Val-Fit, Inc.'s dual-size reducing carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/26/1991.

6. The assessment of antidumping 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 antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping 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. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China not covered by paragraph 2 above, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order at the current rates.

8. 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 OV: OQ.)

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

Alexander Amdur