MESSAGE NO: 0271204 DATE: 09 27 2000
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ORD
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 583 - 830 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 05 21 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM TAIWAN (A-583-830)


1. ON 05/21/1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION
OF CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM TAIWAN (64 FR
27756).

2. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THIS ORDER IS CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL
PLATE IN COILS. STAINLESS STEEL IS AN ALLOY STEEL CONTAINING, BY
WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND 10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF
CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER ELEMENTS. THE SUBJECT PLATE
PRODUCTS ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, 254 MM OR OVER IN WIDTH AND
4.75 MM OR MORE IN THICKNESS, IN COILS, AND ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE
HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED. THE SUBJECT
PLATE MAY ALSO BE FURTHER PROCESSED (E.G., COLD-ROLLED, POLISHED,
ETC.) PROVIDED THAT IT MAINTAINS THE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS OF
PLATE FOLLOWING SUCH PROCESSING. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
ORDER ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) PLATE NOT IN COILS, (2) PLATE THAT
IS NOT ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR
OTHERWISE DESCALED, (3) SHEET AND STRIP, AND (4) FLAT BARS. IN
ADDITION, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS IS
ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER. THE EXCLUDED COLD-
ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS IS DEFINED AS THAT
MERCHANDISE WHICH MEETS THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED
ABOVE THAT HAS UNDERGONE A COLD-REDUCTION PROCESS THAT REDUCED
THE THICKNESS OF THE STEEL BY 25 PERCENT OR MORE, AND HAS BEEN
ANNEALED AND PICKLED AFTER THIS COLD REDUCTION PROCESS.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE
IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) AT
SUBHEADINGS:
7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60, 7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20,
7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50, 7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65,
7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80, 7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10,
7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25, 7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80,
7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10, 7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60,
7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05, 7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15,
7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80, 7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15,
7220.90.00.60, AND 7220.90.00.80.

ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THE
ORDER IS DISPOSITIVE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER DIFFERS FROM THE SCOPE
OF THE ORIGINAL ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS.
ON 05/04/1999, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (ITC) NOTIFIED
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OF ITS FINAL DETERMINATION IN THIS
CASE. THE ITC FOUND TWO LIKE PRODUCTS, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS, AS DEFINED ABOVE, AND ALL OTHER
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS. THE ITC FOUND THAT IMPORTS OF
CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM TAIWAN
WERE NEGLIGIBLE AND, THUS, WERE NOT CAUSING OR THREATENING
MATERIAL INJURY TO A U.S. INDUSTRY. ACCORDINGLY, THE SCOPE OF
THIS ORDER EXCLUDES CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN
COILS (AS DEFINED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE) FROM TAIWAN TO REFLECT THE
ITC'S FINDING OF NEGLIGIBLE IMPORTS.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-583-830.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM
TAIWAN, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND
LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 11/04/1998. EFFECTIVE
05/21/1999 CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH ENTRIES, A CASH
DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE MARGIN SHOWN BELOW:
MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

YIEH UNITED STEEL CORP. (YUSCO) A-583-830-001 8.02
YUSCO/TA CHEN A-583-830-002 10.20
ALL OTHERS A-583-830-000 7.39

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RATE ASSIGNED FOR YUSCO/TA CHEN APPLIES TO
ALL ENTRIES OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE PRODUCED BY YUSCO AND EXPORTED
BY TA CHEN TAIWAN.

5. WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN
COILS, AS DEFINED ABOVE, FIELD OFFICERS SHOULD DISCONTINUE
SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION OF ALL SHIPMENTS OF THIS MERCHANDISE
ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER
11/04/1998. ALL ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES DEPOSITED ON
ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE SHALL BE REFUNDED AND BONDS OR OTHER
SECURITY RELEASED AT THE TIME OF LIQUIDATION.

6. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF
1930 DO
NOT APPLY.

7. 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 MICHAEL PANFELD, OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0172.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ