MESSAGE NO: 0306205 DATE: 11 01 2000
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ADM
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 428 - 814 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 09 27 2000 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: CASH DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY (A-428-814)


1. IN LIGHT OF THE FINAL AND CONCLUSIVE COURT DECISION IN THIS
CASE, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER THE AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION ON 09/27/2000 (65 FR
58044).

2. THE SCOPE OF THE PRODUCT COVERED IS AS FOLLOWS:

CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS INCLUDE
COLD-ROLLED (COLD-REDUCED) CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, OF
RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED WITH METAL,
WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR
OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS (WHETHER OR NOT IN
SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS) AND OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR
GREATER, OR IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS LESS
THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS, ARE OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER AND
WHICH MEASURES AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE THICKNESS OR IF OF A
THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF A WIDTH WHICH
EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE
THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF
SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) UNDER ITEM NUMBERS
7209.15.0000, 7209.16.0030, 7209.16.0060, 7209.16.0090,
7209.17.0030, 7209.17.0060, 7209.17.0090, 7209.18.1530,
7209.18.1560, 7209.18.2550, 7209.18.6000, 7209.25.0000,
7209.26.0000, 7209.27.0000, 7209.28.0000, 7209.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.23.1500, 7211.23.2000,
7211.23.3000, 7211.23.4500, 7211.23.6030, 7211.23.6060,
7211.23.6085, 7211.29.2030, 7211.29.2090, 7211.29.4500,
7211.29.6030, 7211.29.6080, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7215.50.0015, 7215.50.0060,
7215.50.0090, 7215.90.5000, 7217.10.1000, 7217.10.2000,
7217.10.3000, 7217.10.7000, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030,
7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090. INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE ARE
FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH
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. EXCLUDED FROM IS CERTAIN SHADOW MASK STEEL, I.E.,
ALUMINUM-KILLED, COLD-ROLLED STEEL COIL THAT IS OPEN-COIL
ANNEALED, HAS A CARBON CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.002 PERCENT, IS OF
0.003 TO 0.012 INCH IN THICKNESS, 15 TO 30 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND
HAS AN ULTRA FLAT, ISOTROPIC SURFACE.

THESE HTSUS ITEM NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES. THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS REMAIN DISPOSITIVE.

3. AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION, THE CASH
DEPOSIT RATES HAVE BEEN REVISED FOR ALL MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS
OTHER THAN THOSE WITH COMPANY-SPECIFIC RATES. THEREFORE, FOR
SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM
GERMANY ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER 09/27/2000, THE REQUIRED CASH DEPOSIT RATES HAVE BEEN
REVISED AS FOLLOWS:

COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:

MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS: AD VALOREM RATE
ALL OTHERS A-428-814-000 21.66%

3. IF ANY ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE ARE EXPORTED BY A FIRM
OTHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER, THEN THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS
APPLY: A. IF THE EXPORTER OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE HAS ITS OWN
RATE, USE THE EXPORTER'S RATE FOR DETERMINING THE CASH DEPOSIT
RATE. B. IF THE EXPORTER OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE DOES NOT
HAVE ITS OWN RATE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS ITS OWN RATE, THE
CASH DEPOSIT RATE WILL BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RATE. C. WHERE
NEITHER THE EXPORTER NOR THE MANUFACTURER CURRENTLY HAS ITS OWN
RATE OR THE MANUFACTURER IS UNKNOWN, USE THE 'ALL OTHERS' RATE
FOR ESTABLISHING THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE.
4. THESE CASH DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RESULTS FOR THE NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW.

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOM
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 CYNTHIA THIRUMALAI, OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-4087.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ