• Effective Date: Mar 09, 2018
  • Period of Review: Dec 29, 2014 to Jun 30, 2016

1. On 03/09/2018, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a statutory injunction (SI) enjoining liquidation of entries identified in paragraph 2 which are subject to the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the Sultanate of Oman (A-523-808) for the period 12/29/2014 through 06/30/2016. This SI was issued in connection with court number 18-00032.

2. This SI enjoins liquidation of entries which (1) that were produced and exported by Oman Fasteners LLC; (2) that were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Certain Steel Nails from the Sultanate of Oman: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2016, 83 Fed. Reg. 4030 (Dep't of Commerce Jan. 29, 2018); (3) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after December 29, 2014, up to and including June 30, 2016; and (4) that remain unliquidated as of 03/09/2018.

3. Effective 03/09/2018 (the date the Court issued the SI), no liquidation may be made for entries referred to in paragraph 2 which remain unliquidated as of 03/09/2018. Any entries inadvertently liquidated after 03/09/2018 but before this injunction is fully implemented by CBP shall be promptly returned to unliquidated status and suspended in accordance with this injunction. 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 SI.

5. The SI applies to the liquidation instructions in message number 8045303 dated 02/14/2018.

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 OIV: MC.)

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

Alexander Amdur