MESSAGE NO: 7171111 DATE: 06 20 1997
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 849 A - 462 - 115
A - 791 - 804 A - 462 - 315
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PERIOD COVERED: 06 11 1997 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN CUT TO LENGHT CARBON STEEL
PLATE FROM PRC, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND UKRAINE

1. ON JUNE 11, 1997 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF SALES
AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE
FROM PRC, RUSSIA, RSA AND UKRAINE.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE HOT-ROLLED
IRON AND NON-ALLOY STEEL UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E., FLAT-
ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX
PASS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1250 MM
AND OF A THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4 MM, NOT IN COILS AND
WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF), OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER
CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED,
VARNISHED, OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC
SUBSTANCES; AND CERTAIN IRON AND NON-ALLOY STEEL FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCTS NOT IN COILS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, HOT-ROLLED,
NEITHER CLAD, PLATED, NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT
PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER
NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, 4.75 MM OR MORE IN THICKNESS AND OF
A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MM AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE
THICKNESS. INCLUDED AS SUBJECT MERCHANDISE IN THIS PETITION
ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NONRECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION
WHERE SUCH CROSS-SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE
ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED
AFTER ROLLING") - FOR EXAMPLE, PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN
BEVELLED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES. THIS MERCHANDISE IS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF
THE UNITED STATES (HTS) UNDER ITEM NUMBERS 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,
7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000.
ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE
OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:

PRC (A-570-849)
RUSSIA (A-821-808)
RSA (A-791-804)
UKRAINE (A-823-808)

5. THE NAMES OF THE PRC PRODUCERS WITH SEPARATE RATES ARE AS
FOLLOWS: ANSHAN IRON AND STEEL COMPLEX ("AISCO"), ANGANG
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORPORATION ("ANSHAN INTERNATIONAL"),
AND SINCERELY ASIA, LIMITED ("SAL"), (COLLECTIVELY, "ANSHAN"
); BAOSHAN IRON &STEEL CORPORATION ("BAO"), BAO STEEL
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORPORATION ("BAO STEEL ITC"), AND BAO
STEEL METALS TRADING CORPORATION ("B. M. INTERNATIONAL"),
(COLLECTIVELY "BAOSHAN"); CHINA METALLURGICAL IMPORT &
EXPORT LIAONING COMPANY ("LIAONING"); SHANGHAI PUDONG IRON
AND STEEL COMPANY ("SHANGHAI PUDONG"); AND WUHAN IRON &
STEEL COMPANY ("WUHAN"), INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING
CORPORATION ("IETC"), CHEERWU TRADER LTD. ("CHEERWU"),
(COLLECTIVELY, "WISCO").

6. THE NAME OF THE RUSSIAN PRODUCER WITH A SEPARATE RATE IS JSC
SEVERSTAL ("SEVERSTAL").

7. THE RSA PRODUCERS WITH INDIVIDUAL RATES ARE ISCOR LIMITED ("
ISCOR") AND HIGHVELD STEEL AND VANADIUM CORPORATION ("
HIGHVELD").

8. THE NAMES OF THE UKRAINE PRODUCERS WITH SEPARATE RATES ARE
AZOVSTAL IRON AND STEEL WORKS ("AZOVSTAL") AND ILYICH IRON
AND STEEL WORKS ("ILYICH").

9. FOR ALL IMPORTS OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE,
THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH
SHIPMENTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JUNE 11, 1997.

EFFECTIVE JUNE 11, 1997, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH
ENTRY SUMMARIES, A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND
EQUAL TO THE AD VALOREM MARGIN PERCENTAGES SHOWN BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN PERCENTAGE
PRC
ANSHAN A-570-849-001 172.20
BAOSHAN A-570-849-002 14.20
LIAONING A-570-849-003 8.19
SHANGHAI PUDONG A-570-849-004 40.35
WISCO A-570-849-005 51.70
PRC WIDE A-570-849-000 172.20

RUSSIA
SEVERSTAL A-462-115-001 61.23
RUSSIA WIDE A-462-115-000 185.00

RSA

HIGHVELD A-791-804-001 15.77
ISCOR A-791-804-002 31.45
ALL OTHERS A-791-804-000 23.77

UKRAINE
AZOVSTAL A-462-315-001 99.59
ILYICH A-462-315-002 176.76
UKRAINE WIDE A-462-315-000 237.91

10. A "COUNTRY-WIDE" RATE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE PRC, RUSSIA
AND UKRAINE. THE COUNTRY-WIDE RATE APPLIES TO ALL ENTRIES
OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE EXCEPT FOR ENTRIES EXPORTED TO THE
UNITED STATES BY ENTITIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUALLY
ABOVE.

11. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST FOR
IMPORTS OF ANSHAN, SHANGHAI PUDONG AND WISCO OF THE PRC,
SEVERSTAL OF RUSSIA, AND AZOVSTAL AND ILYICH OF UKRAINE, AND
COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE COUNTRY WIDE RATE FROM THE PRC,
RUSSIA AND UKRAINE, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER MARCH 13, 1997,
WHICH IS 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.
EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 1997, FOR SUCH ENTRY SUMMARIES, CUSTOMS
SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL
TO THE MARGINS SHOWN ABOVE.

12. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT, VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, IMPORT OPERATIONS,
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY, USING THE ATTRIBUTE HQ OAB.
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT N. GERARD ZAPIAIN, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AT 202-482-0190.

13. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS
INFORMATION.

BYLLE PATTERSON
ACTING