1. Commerce has published in the Federal Register (83 FR 23633) on 05/22/2018 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from Brazil for the period 02/01/2016 through 01/31/2017.

2. As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies. Therefore, for shipments of stainless steel bar from Brazil produced and/or exported by the firm listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/22/2018, the required cash deposit has been revised:

Producer and/or Exporter: Villares Metals S.A.
Case number: A-351-825-001
Cash deposit rate: 0.00%

3. If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate.

B. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate.

C. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate.

4. For all producers/exporters of stainless steel bar from Brazil without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 19.43 percent.

5. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued.

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:DV.)

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

Alexander Amdur