Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 4 below.

1. On 01/27/2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued a final decision in the case of Mid Continent Nail Corporation v. United States (CAFC court no. 2016-1426; CIT court no. 12-133). See message 7165303, dated 06/14/2017. As a result of this decision, CBP may now liquidate merchandise from the following producer/exporter combination which is excluded from the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates:

Producer: Precision Fasteners LLC
Exporter: Precision Fasteners LLC
Case Number: A-520-804-002

2. Accordingly, for all entries of steel nails from the United Arab Emirates produced and exported by Precision Fasteners, LLC, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 05/01/2016 through 04/27/2017 liquidate without regard to antidumping duties (i.e., release all bonds and refund all cash deposits).

3. Shipments of steel nails from the United Arab Emirates that were produced by Precision Fasteners, LLC and exported by another company or produced by another company and exported by Precision Fasteners, LLC are not subject to the exclusion from the antidumping duty order. Accordingly, shipments of such merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 05/01/2016, through 04/27/2017 should remain suspended until appropriate liquidation instructions are issued.

4. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2. Accordingly, notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of certain steel nails from the United Arab Emirates you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates.

5. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction.

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 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. 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:MR.)

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

Alexander Amdur