• Effective Date: Jun 07, 2019
  • Period of Review: Aug 01, 2016 to Jul 31, 2017

1. On 6/07/2019, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a statutory injunction (SI) enjoining liquidation of entries identified in paragraph 2 which are subject to the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails from the People's Republic of China (A-570-909) for the period 8/01/2016 through 7/31/2017. These documents were issued in connection with court number 19-00072.

2. The TRO and SI both enjoin liquidation of entries which 1) were exported by Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd; 2) that were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017, 84 FR 17134 (April 24, 2019); and Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2016-2017, 84 FR 24751 (May 29, 2019); and that were entered, or withdrawn for consumption, on or after August 1, 2016 up to and including July 31, 2017.

3. Effective 6/7/2019 (the date the Court issued the TRO/SI), no liquidation of the entries referred to in paragraph 2 may be made for entries which remain unliquidated as of 6/7/2019. Any such entries that are set for liquidation must be unset immediately. Continue to suspend liquidation of these entries until liquidation instructions are issued.

4. Pursuant to the terms of the SI, no liquidation of the entries referred to in paragraph 2 may be made for entries which remain unliquidated as of 6/7/2019.

5. Effective immediately, CBP is instructed to follow the terms of the TRO and SI.

6. Liquidation instructions for entries affected by this TRO and SI have not yet been issued.

7. 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 OV:SSP.)
8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur