• Effective Date: Oct 02, 2018
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Oct 24, 2018

Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 4 below.

1. On 08/03/2018, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final decision sustaining the Final Redetermination issued by Commerce in the case of Atkore Steel Components, Inc., v. United States (CIT No. 17-00077). See message 8250301, dated 09/07/2018. As a result of this decision, the injunction, to which message 7135303 refers, enjoining entries of cast iron electrical conduit articles (i.e., conduit bodies, conduit nipples, and conduit couplings and connectors) from the People's Republic of China (China) imported by Atkore Steel Components, Inc., which were the subject of Commerce's scope ruling “Final Scope Ruling Concerning Cast Iron Electrical Conduit Articles” (March 16, 2017), dissolved on 10/02/2018.

2. For all unliquidated entries of cast iron electrical conduit articles (i.e., conduit bodies, conduit nipples, and conduit couplings and connectors) from China imported by Atkore Steel Components, Inc., which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 06/06/2003, CBP shall terminate suspension and liquidate these entries without regard to antidumping duties.

3. Refund any cash deposits relating to cast iron electrical conduit articles (i.e., conduit bodies, conduit nipples, and conduit couplings and connectors) from China imported by Atkore Steel Components, Inc.

4. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of the cast iron electrical conduit articles (i.e., conduit bodies, conduit nipples, and conduit couplings and connectors) from China imported by Atkore Steel Components, Inc., entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 06/06/2003.

5. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction.

6. The assessment of antidumping duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period.

7. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China not covered by paragraph 2 above, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates.

8. 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 OIII:BQ.)

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

Alexander Amdur