MESSAGE NO: 8196116 DATE: 07 15 1998
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 201 - 822 A - 580 - 834
A - 583 - 831 A - 412 - 818
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 13 1998 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS
STEEL SHEET & STRIP IN COILS FROM MX (A-201-822)KR
(A-580-834) TW-A-583-831) UK(A-412-818)

1. ON JULY 13, 1998, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY INITIATIONS OF
STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STRIP IN COILS FROM FRANCE,
GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN, MEXICO, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM (63 FR 37521).

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED ARE CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND
STRIP IN COILS. STAINLESS STEEL IS AN ALLOY STEEL
CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND
10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER
ELEMENTS. THE SUBJECT SHEET AND STRIP IS A FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCT IN COILS THAT IS GREATER THAN 12.7MM IN WIDTH AND
LESS THAN 4.75MM IN THICKNESS, AND THAT IS ANNEALED OR
OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED.
THE SUBJECT SHEET AND STRIP MAY ALSO BE FURTHER PROCESSED (
E.G., COLD-ROLLED, POLISHED, ALUMINIZED, COATED, ETC.)
PROVIDED THAT IT MAINTAINS THE SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS OF SHEET
AND STRIP FOLLOWING SUCH PROCESSING.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLASSIFIED
IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES ("
HTSUS") AT SUBHEADINGS: 7219.13.00.30, 7219.13.00.50,
7219.13.00.70, 7219.13.00.80, 7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65,
7219.14.00.90, 7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25,
7219.32.00.35, 7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42,
7219.32.00.44, 7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25,
7219.33.00.35, 7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42,
7219.33.00.44, 7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25,
7219.34.00.30, 7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15,
7219.35.00.30, 7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20,
7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00,
7220.12.50.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,
7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,
7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10,
7220.20.70.15, 7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00,
7220.20.90.30, 7220.20.90.60, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
7220.90.00.60, AND 7220.90.00.80. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS
SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER
INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. IN THE EVENT THAT CUSTOMS WISHES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE
WRITTEN SCOPE OF THIS MERCHANDISE, PLEASE CONTACT THE
PERSONS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.

4. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS: MEXICO (A-201-
822), SOUTH KOREA (A-580-834), TAIWAN (A-583-831) AND THE
UNITED KINGDOM (A-412-818).

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT LIAISON, USING THE
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT TOM KILLIAM (MEXICO) AT
482-2704; RICK JOHNSON (SOUTH KOREA AND TAIWAN) AT 482-3818;
AND NANCY DECKER (UNITED KINGDOM) AT 482-0196.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ