1.
ON 01/16/09, THE U.S. COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE (CIT) ISSUED A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ENJOINING LIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN ENTRIES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS (SSPC) FROM BELGIUM (A-423-808, C-423-809), PRODUCED AND EXPORTED BY UGINE & ALZ BELGIUM N.V.
SEE MESSAGE NUMBER 9028207, DATED 1/28/2009.
2.
SUBSEQUENTLY, ON 08/16/2010, THE CIT ISSUED AN ORDER MODIFYING THE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 08/16/2010 MODIFICATION, THE CIT ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS ENJOINING LIQUIDATION OF
CERTAIN ENTRIES OF SSPC FROM BELGIUM WHICH CONTAIN MERCHANDISE THAT (I) IS 4.75 MM OR MORE IN NOMINAL THICKNESS, BUT WHICH HAS AN ACTUAL THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 4.75 MM, AND WITHIN THE DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES SPECIFIED UNDER ASTM STANDARD A480/480M, (II) WAS PRODUCED AND EXPORTED BY UGINE & ALZ BELGIUM N.V., ANY OF IT PREDECESSORS-IN-INTEREST, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (COMMERCE), AND/OR ANY OF ITS SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST, AS DETERMINED BY COMMERCE, AND (III) IS OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN SSPC FROM BELGIUM.
3.
THE INJUNCTION AND AMENDED INJUNCTION WERE ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH COURT CASE NUMBER 08-00434 AND ENJOIN LIQUIDATION OF THE ENTRIES DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2 ABOVE.
4.
ACCORDINGLY, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, DO NOT LIQUIDATE ENTRIES OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE WHICH CONTAIN MERCHANDISE THAT IS 4.75 MM OR MORE IN NOMINAL THICKNESS, BUT WHICH HAS AN ACTUAL THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 4.75 MM, AND WITHIN THE DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES SPECIFIED UNDER ASTM STANDARD A480/480M, AND WAS PRODUCED AND EXPORTED BY UGINE & ALZ BELGIUM N.V., ITS PREDECESSOR-IN-INTEREST, ALZ N.V., AND/OR ITS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST, ARCELORMITTAL STAINLESS BELGIUM N.V.
5.
AS SPECIFIED IN MESSAGE NUMBER 9028207, DATED 1/28/2009, THIS AMENDED INJUNCTION CONTINUES TO APPLY TO THE LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS COVERED BY THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE NUMBERS, SUBJECT TO ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THOSE LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS:
MESSAGE NUMBER
DATE
0276204
OCTOBER 2, 2000
2239211
AUGUST 27, 2002
2297203
OCTOBER 24, 2002
2322203
NOVEMBER 18, 2002
3043202
FEBRUARY 12, 2003
3226203
AUGUST 14, 2003
3300204
OCTOBER 27, 2003
3350201
DECEMBER 16, 2003
3350202
DECEMBER 16, 2003
3350203
DECEMBER 16, 2003
4083201
MARCH 23, 2004
4166204
JUNE 14, 2004
4168201
JUNE 16, 2004
4233202
AUGUST 20, 2004
5179203
JUNE 28, 2005
5182203
JULY 1, 2005
5188202
JULY 7, 2005
5189204
JULY 8, 2005
5199201
JULY 18, 2005
5362206
DECEMBER 28, 2005
6010201
JANUARY 10, 2006
6173206
JUNE 22, 2006
6268201
SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
7184201
JULY 3, 2007
8039208
FEBRUARY 8, 2008
8053205
FEBRUARY 22, 2008
8185203
JULY 3, 2008
8199207
JULY 17, 2008
8365209
DECEMBER 30, 2008
9006204
JANUARY 6, 2009
9014203
JANUARY 14, 2009
6.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, CBP IS INSTRUCTED TO PREVENT LIQUIDATION OF ANY ENTRIES SUBJECT TO THE CIT'S AMENDED ORDER, DATED 08/16/2010, AS REFERENCED ABOVE.
7.
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AMENDED INJUNCTION, NO LIQUIDATION OF THE ENTRIES COVERED BY THE INJUNCTION MAY BE MADE FOR ENTRIES WHICH REMAIN UNLIQUIDATED AS OF 08/16/2010.
8.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O3:GM).
9.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
MICHAEL B. WALSH