• Effective Date: Jul 11, 2019
  • Period of Review: Aug 01, 2016 to Jul 31, 2017
  • Cite as: 84 FR 24751 • Cite date: May 29, 2019

1. On 7/11/2019, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued 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. This SI was issued in connection with court number 19-00075.

2. This SI enjoins liquidation of entries that 1) were exported by Xi'an Metals & Minerals Import and Export Co., Ltd.; 2) were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Certain Steel Nails from the PRC: 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 PRC: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2016-2017, 84 FR 24751 (May 29, 2019); and 3) were entered, or withdrawn for consumption, on or after August 1, 2016, up to and including July 31, 2017.

3. Effective 7/11/2019 (the date the Court issued the SI), no liquidation may be made for entries referred to in paragraph 2 which remain unliquidated as of 7/11/2019. 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. Effective immediately, CBP is instructed to follow the terms of the SI.

5. The SI applies to the liquidation instructions in message number 9177307, dated 6/26/2019.

6. 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:BB.)

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

Alexander Amdur