• Effective Date: Mar 08, 2019
  • Period of Review: Mar 08, 2019 to May 23, 2019
  • Cite as: 84 FR 25743 • Cite date: Jun 04, 2019

1. On 06/04/2019 (84 FR 25743), Commerce published in the Federal Register “Certain Cold Rolled Steel Flat Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with Final Results and Notice of Amended Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Investigation” (Amended Final Determination and Order). See message 9172303, dated 06/21/2019

2. Title 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4) authorizes refunds prior to liquidation whenever an importer of record declares, or it is ascertained that excess duties, fees, charges, or exactions have been deposited or paid. In accordance with 19 U.S.C. 1520(a)(4), CBP is authorized to grant a refund, if requested by the importer, of cash deposits for entries of certain cold rolled steel flat products from Korea from the entity listed in paragraph 4 below which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 03/08/2019 (the effective date stated in the Amended Final Determination and Order) through 05/23/2019 (the day prior to the final results of the first administrative review),

3. The refund amount will be calculated by determining the difference between the amount of cash deposits paid as a result of the application of the amended final determination rate and the amount due as a result of the application of the amended final determination and order rate for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse during the period 03/08/2019 through 05/23/2019.

4. Listed below are the deposit rates assigned to the firm in the amended final determination (see message 6218303, dated 08/05/2016) and in the amended final determination and order (see message number 9172303, dated 06/21/2019):

Producer and/or Exporter: Hyundai Steel Company
Case number: A-580-881-001
Amended final determination rate: 34.33%
Amended final determination and order rate: 28.42%

5. Do not liquidate entries of certain cold rolled steel flat products from Korea produced and/or exported by the entities listed in paragraph 4 above until specific liquidation instructions are issued.

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. 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 O#VI:MJH.)

8. There are no restrictions on release of this information.

Alexander Amdur