MESSAGE NO: 8210117 DATE: 07 29 1998
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 427 - 815 C - 475 - 825
C - 580 - 835 - -
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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 COUTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF
STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STRIP IN COILS FROM FRANCE
(C-427-815) ITALY (C-475-825) KOREA (C-580-835)

1. ON JULY 13, 1998, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS INITIATIONS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STRIP IN COILS FROM
FRANCE, ITALY AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS, 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 9.5 MM IN WIDTH AND
LESS THAN 4.75 MM 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 THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE 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.

EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS PETITION ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1)
SHEET AND STRIP THAT IS NOT ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED
AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED, (2) SHEET AND STRIP THAT IS
CUT TO LENGTH, (3) PLATE (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL
PRODUCTS OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM OR MORE), (4) FLAT WIRE, AND
(5) RAZOR BLADE STEEL. RAZOR BLADE STEEL IS A FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCT OF STAINLESS STEEL, NOR FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED
(COLD-REDUCED), IN COILS, OF A WIDTH OF 9.5 TO 23 MM AND A
THICKNESS OF 0.266 MM OR LESS, CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 12.5 TO 14.5
PERCENT CHROMIUM, AND CERTIFIED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY TO BE USED
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF RAZOR BLADES. SEE CHAPTER 72 OF THE HTSUS, "
ADDITIONAL U.S. AND NOTE" 1(D).

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THESE CASES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBERS, FRANCE (C-427-815), ITALY (C-475-825), AND
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA(C-580-835).

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT THE FOLLOWING CASE ANALYSTS:

FRANCE MARIAN WELLS (202) 482-6309
ITALY VINCE KANE (202) 482-2815
KOREA ROBERT COPYAK (202) 482-2209

OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ