MESSAGE NO: 8264111 DATE: 09 21 1998
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: 8233114 REFERENCE DATE: 08 21 1998
CASES: A - 470 - 807 - -
- - - -
- - - -

PERIOD COVERED: 09 15 1998 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: CORRECTION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER, AMENDED FINAL
DETERMINATION, AND CASH DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS FOR STAINLESS
STEEL WIRE ROD FROM SPAIN (A-470-807)

REFERENCE: MESSAGE 8233114 ON AUGUST 21, 1998.

1. ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1998, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL
PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER
AND AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR
VALUE, IN THE INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD FROM
SPAIN (A-470-807). THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF MESSAGE 8233114
ON AUGUST 21, 1998.
2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER, 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, 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 DIAMETER, 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
DIAMETER. TWO STAINLESS STEEL GRADES, SF20T AND K-M35FL,
ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER. THE CHEMICAL
MAKEUP FOR THE EXCLUDED GRADES IS AS 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 CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER
IS DISPOSITIVE.

3.
FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-469-807. FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES ONLY
THE FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS SHOULD BE USED A-470-
807.


4. FOR IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD FROM SPAIN, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF
SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER MARCH 5, 1998. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER
15, 1998, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE
MARGIN RATES SHOWN BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN PERCENTAGE
EXPORTER NUMBER

ROLDAN, S.A. A-470-807-001 4.73

ALL OTHERS A-470-807-000 4.73

5. 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 HOWARD SMITH OF THE OFFICE
OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202)
482-5193.

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


PAUL SCHWARTZ