MESSAGE NO: 1038202 DATE: 02 07 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ADM
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 428 - 815 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 02 05 2001 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: CASH DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORROSION RESISTANT CARBON
STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY (A-428-815-003)


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER
THE AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION ON 02/05/2001 (66 FR 8939).

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

CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS INCLUDE
FLAT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, EITHER
CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METALS SUCH AS
ZINC, ALUMINUM, OR ZINC-, ALUMINUM-, NICKEL-OR IRON-BASED ALLOYS,
WHETHER OR NOT CORRUGATED OR PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH
PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO THE
METALLIC COATING, 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 HTSUS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS
7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030,
7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000,
7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090,
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000,
7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.30.1530,
7217.30.1560,7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060,
7217.90.5090. INCLUDED 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 ARE:
FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS EITHER PLATED OR COATED WITH TIN,
LEAD, CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM OXIDES, BOTH TIN AND LEAD ("TERNE PLATE"
), OR BOTH CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM OXIDES ("TIN-FREE STEEL"),
WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR
OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING;
CLAD PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS OF 0.1875 INCH OR MORE IN
COMPOSITE THICKNESS AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS
AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS; AND CERTAIN CLAD
STAINLESS FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE THREE-LAYERED
CORROSION-
RESISTANT STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS
IN COMPOSITE THICKNESS THAT CONSIST OF A CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCT CLAD ON BOTH SIDES WITH STAINLESS STEEL IN A 20%-60%-20%
RATIO.

THESE HTSUS ITEM NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES. THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION REMAINS DISPOSITIVE.

3. AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION, THE CASH
DEPOSIT RATE HAS BEEN REVISED FOR THYSSEN STAHL AG. THEREFORE,
FOR SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN CORROSION RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 02/05/2001, THE REQUIRED CASH DEPOSIT
RATE HAS BEEN REVISED AS FOLLOWS:

CORROSION RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:

MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS: CUSTOMS ID # AD VALOREM RATE
THYSSEN STAHL AG A-428-815-003 10.02%

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