AD/CVD message 0007204 - NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT TO LENGTH CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE PRODUCTS FROM INDONESIA (A-560-805)

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Jan 07, 2000
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Category: Antidumping • Type: Final Determination • Cases: A-560-805

MESSAGE NO: 0007204 DATE: 01 07 2000
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 560 - 805 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 12 29 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT TO LENGTH CARBON QUALITY
STEEL PLATE PRODUCTS FROM INDONESIA (A-560-805)

1. ON DECEMBER 29, 1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS FINAL AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF
SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE
PRODUCTS FROM INDONESIA.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
CERTAINHOT-ROLLED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL: (1) UNIVERSAL MILL
PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A
CLOSED BOX PASS, OFA WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING
1250 MM, AND OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4
MM, WHICH ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS) AND WITHOUT PATTERNS
IN RELIEF), OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY-QUALITY STEEL; AND (2)
FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, HOT-ROLLED, OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL
THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM OR MORE AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MM
AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AND WHICH ARE
CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS). STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THIS SCOPE ARE OF RECTANGULAR, SQUARE, CIRCULAR OR OTHER SHAPE
AND OF RECTANGULAR OR NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH
NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE
ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER
ROLLING")--FOR EXAMPLE, PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELED OR
ROUNDED AT THE EDGES. STEEL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE NOTED
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED
WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-METALLIC SUBSTANCES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN
THIS SCOPE. ALSO, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE HIGH
STRENGTH, LOWALLOY (HSLA) STEELS. HSLA STEELS ARE RECOGNIZED AS
STEELS WITH MICRO-ALLOYING LEVELS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM,
COPPER, NIOBIUM, TITANIUM, VANADIUM, AND MOLYBDENUM. STEEL
PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE, REGARDLESS OF HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) DEFINITIONS, ARE
PRODUCTS IN WHICH: (1) IRON PREDOMINATES, BY WEIGHT, OVER EACH
OF THE OTHER CONTAINED ELEMENTS, (2) THE CARBON CONTENT IS TWO
PERCENT OR LESS, BY WEIGHT, AND (3) NONE OF THE ELEMENTS LISTED
BELOW IS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDS THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT,
RESPECTIVELY INDICATED: 1.80 PERCENT OF MANGANESE, OR 1.50
PERCENT OF SILICON, OR 1.00 PERCENT OF COPPER, OR 0.50 PERCENT OF
ALUMINUM, OR 1.25 PECENT OF CHROMIUM, OR 0.30 PERCENT OR COBALT,
OR
0.40 PERCENT OF LEAD, OR 1.25 PERCENT OF NICKEL, OR 0.30 PERCENT
OF TUNGSTEN, OR 0.10 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM, OR 0.10 PERCENT OF
NIOBIUM, 0R 0.41 PERCENT OF TITANIUM, 0.15 PERCENT OF VANADIUM,
0.15 PERCENT ZIRCONIUM. ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE WRITTEN
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION, ANDIN WHICH THE CHEMISTRY QUANTITIES DO NOT
EQUAL OR EXCEED ANY ONE OF THE LEVELS LISTED ABOVE, ARE WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY
EXCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM
THIS INVESTIGATION: (1) PRODUCTS CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH
METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC
OR OTHER NON-METALLIC SUBSTANCES; (2) SAE GRADES (FORMERLY AISI
GRADES) OF SERIES 2300 AND ABOVE; (3) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A710
AND A736 OR THEIR PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (4)
ABRASION-RESISTANT STEELS (I.E., USS AR 400, USS AR 500; (5)
PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A202, A225, A514 GRADE S, A517 GRADE S, OR
THEIR PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (6) BALL BEARING STEELS; (7) TOOL
STEELS; AND (8) SILICON MANGANESE STEEL OR SILICON ELECTRIC
STEEL. THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS
CLASSIFIED IN THE HTSUS UNDER SUBHEADINGS: 7208.40.3030,
7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060,
7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090,
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, 7226.99.0000. ALTHOUGH
THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER
INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-560-805.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL
PLATE PRODUCTS FROM INDONESIA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE
TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR
WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 29,
1999. EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 29, 1999, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE FOR
ENTRY SUMMARIES A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO
THE MARGINS SHOWN BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

GUNAWAN DIANJAYA
STEEL/PT JAYA PARI
STEEL CORPORATION A-560-805-001 42.36%

PT KRAKATAU STEEL A-560-805-002 52.42%

ALL OTHERS A-560-806-000 42.36%

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT, VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE REGIONAL
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY COORDINATOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAM
DIVISION, ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY BRANCH, USING ATTRIBUTE
"HQ OAB". THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT BRIAN SMITH OF THE IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, GROUP I, OFFICE 2, AT (202) 482-
1766.

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