MESSAGE NO: 8211116 DATE: 07 30 1998
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 588 - 843 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 29 1998 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD FROM JAPAN
(A-588-843)

1. ON JULY 29, 1998, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS
THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF
STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD FROM JAPAN.

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION, STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD
COMPRISES PRODUCTS THAT ARE HOT-ROLLED OR HOT-ROLLED ANNEALED
AND/OR PICKLED AND/OR DESCALED ROUNDS, SQUARES, OCTAGONS,
HEXAGONS OR OTHER SHAPES, IN COILS, THAT MAY ALSO BE COATED WITH
A LUBRICANT CONTAINING COPPER, LIME OR OXALATE. STAINLESS STEEL
WIRE ROD IS MADE OF ALLOY STEELS CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, 1.2
PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND 10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF CHROMIUM,
WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER ELEMENTS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED
ONLY BY HOT-ROLLING OR HOT-ROLLING ANNEALING, AND/OR PICKLING
AND/OR DESCALING, AND ARE NORMALLY SOLD IN COILED FORM, AND ARE
OF SOLID CROSS-SECTION. THE MAJORITY OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD
SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES IS ROUND IN CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE,
ANNEALED AND PICKLED, AND LATER COLD-FINISHED INTO STAINLESS
STEEL WIRE OR SMALL DIAMETER BAR.

THE MOST COMMON SIZE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS IS 5.5 MILLIMETERS OR
0.217 INCHES IN DIAMTER, WHICH REPRESENTS THE SMALLEST SIZE THAT
NORMALLY IS PRODUCED ON A ROLLING MILL AND IS THE SIZE THAT MOST
WIRE DRAWING MACHINES ARE SET UP TO DRAW. THE RANGE OF STAINLESS
STEEL WIRE ROD SIZES NORMALLY SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES IS
BETWEEN 0.20 INCHES AND 1.312 INCHES IN DIAMETER. CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL GRADES SF 20T AND K-M35FL, ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE
SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP FOR THE EXCLUDED
GRADES IS A FOLLOWS:

SF20T

CARBON 0.05 MAX CHROMIUM 19.00/21.00
MANGANESE 2.00 MAX MOLYBDENUM 1.50/2.50
PHOSPHOROUS 0.05 MAX LEAD ADDED (0.10/0.30)
SULFUR 0.15 MAX TELLURIUM ADDED (0.03 MIN)
SILICON 1.00 MAX

K-M35FL

CARBON 0.015 MAX NICKEL 0.30 MAX
SILICON 0.70/1.00 CHROMIUM 12.50/14.00
MANGANESE 0.40 MAX LEAD 0.10/0.30
PHOSPHOROUS 0.04 MAX ALUMINUM 0.20/0.35
SULFUR 0.03 MAX

THE PRODUCTS UNDER INVESTIGATION ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
SUBHEADINGS 7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030,
7221.00.0045, AND 7221.00.0075, OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF THE UNITED STATES ("HTSUS"). ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS
ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVIENENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-588-843.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE FROM FROM JAPAN, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH
SHIPMENTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, EXCEPT
FORMERCHANDISE PRODUCED AND SOLD BY HITACHI METALS LTD., FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER MARCH 05, 1998. EFFECTIVE JULY 29, 1998
CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE FOR ENTRY SUMMARIES A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE
POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE MARGIN SHOWN BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

DAIDO STEEL CO. LTD. A-588-843-001 34.21%

NIPPON STEEL CORP. A-588-843-002 21.18%

HITACHI METALS, LTD. A-588-843-003 0.00%(DE MINIMUS)

SANYO SPECIAL STEEL
CO., LTD. A-588-843-004 34.21%

SUMITOMO ELECTRIC
INDUSTRIES, LTD. A-588-843-005 34.21%

ALL OTHERS A-588-843-000 25.26%

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT, VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE REGIONAL
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY COORDINATOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAM
DIVSION, ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY BRANCH, USING ATTRIBUTE
"HQ OAB". THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT SUNKYU KIM OF IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, GROUP II, OFFICE 5, AT 202-482-2613.

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


PAUL SCHWARTZ