- Effective Date: Feb 08, 2020
- Period of Review: Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Mar 16, 2020
This instruction constitutes the notice of lifting of suspension of liquidation (see paragraph 4 below).
1.
In accordance with section 733(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, Commerce shall order the suspension of liquidation of entries of merchandise subject to a countervailing duty investigation and shall order the collection of estimated duties for a temporary period (the provisional-measures period).
When entries of subject merchandise continue to be suspended after the expiration of the provisional-measures period, Commerce must instruct CBP to terminate suspension and liquidate entries without regard to countervailing duties on such merchandise.
2.
02/07/2020 was the final day that provisional measures were in effect in this proceeding; however, suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise may have continued.
Accordingly, for suspended entries of certain quartz surface products from Turkey that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/08/2020 (the day after the final day of provisional measures), CBP should terminate the suspension of liquidation and liquidate the entries without regard to countervailing duties (i.e. refund all cash deposits).
3.
The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply.
4.
This instruction constitutes notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise on or after 02/08/2020.
5.
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 OIII:SB.)
6.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur