• Effective Date: Jun 05, 2018
  • Period Covered: 05/21/2018 to 06/04/2018
  • Period of Review: Apr 01, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Jun 07, 2018
  • Cite as: 83 FR 26088 • Cite date: Jun 05, 2018

This instruction constitutes the notice of lifting of suspension of liquidation (see paragraph 4 below).

1. In accordance with section 733(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, Commerce shall order the suspension of liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to an antidumping duty investigation and shall order the collection of estimated duties for a temporary period (the provisional-measures period). When entries of subject merchandise continue to be suspended after the expiration of the provisional-measures period, Commerce must instruct CBP to terminate suspension and liquidate entries without regard to antidumping duties on such merchandise.

2. 05/20/2018 was the final day that provisional measures were in effect in this proceeding; however, suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise may have continued. Accordingly, for suspended entries of certain cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy steel from Switzerland that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 05/21/2018 (the day after the final day of provisional measures), through 06/04/2018, CBP should terminate the suspension of liquidation and liquidate the entries without regard to antidumping duties (i.e. refund all cash deposits).

3. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply.

4. This instruction constitutes notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise during the period 05/21/2018 through 06/04/2018.

5. 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 O3:fmv.)

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

Alexander Amdur