AD/CVD message 0063202 - AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION & ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO- LENGTH CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE FM INDONESIA (A-560-805)

0063202
Mar 03, 2000
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Category: Antidumping • Type: Correction of Message • Reference messages: 0007204 • Cases: A-560-805

MESSAGE NO: 0063202 DATE: 03 03 2000
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: 0007204 REFERENCE DATE: 01 07 2000
CASES: A - 560 - 805 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 02 10 2000 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION & ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN
THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-
LENGTH CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE FM INDONESIA (A-560-805)

1. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2000, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL
PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER AND
AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN
CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE PRODUCTS FROM
INDONESIA. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF MESSAGE 0007204 SENT ON
JANUARY 7, 2000.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ARE
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL: (1) UNIVERSAL MILL
PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A
CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A 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, LOW ALLOY ("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 PERCENT OF CHROMIUM, OR 0.30 PERCENT
OF 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, OR 0.41 PERCENT OF TITANIUM, OR 0.15 PERCENT
OF VANADIUM, OR 0.15 PERCENT ZIRCONIUM. ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET
THE WRITTEN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION, AND IN WHICH THE CHEMISTRY
QUANTITIES DO NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED ANY ONE OF THE LEVELS LISTED
ABOVE, ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED.

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS
ORDER: (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 ORDER 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 COVERED BY THIS ORDER
IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL
PLATE PRODUCTS, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 29, 1999, THE DATE OF
PUBLICATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION. EFFECTIVE
FEBRUARY 10, 2000, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO
THE MARGIN RATES SHOWN BELOW:

EXPORTER/MANUFACTURER/
PRODUCER I.D. NUMBER DEPOSIT RATE)
PERCENTAGE)

PT GUNAWAN DIANJAYA STEEL
PT JAYA PARI STEEL
CORPORATION A-560-805-001 50.80%
PT KRAKATAU STEEL A-560-805-002 52.42%

ALL OTHERS A-560-805-000 50.80%

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT BRIAN SMITH, OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT,
GROUP I, OFFICE 2, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-1766.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS
INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ