MESSAGE NO: 1255203 DATE: 09 12 2001
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FNO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 580 - 829 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 08 08 2001 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: NOTICE OF AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION PURSUSNT TO COURT
DECISION IN THE ADD INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE
ROD FROM KOREA (A-580-829)


1. ON 08/08/2001, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION OF
SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE PURSUANT TO COURT DECISION IN
THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE
ROD FROM KOREA.

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION, STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD
COMPRISES PRODUCTS THAT ARE HOT-ROLLED OR HOT-ROLLED
ANNEALED AND/OR PICKLED AND/OR DESCALED ROUNDS, SQUARES,
OCTAGONS, HEXAGONS OR OTHER SHAPES, IN COILS, THAT MAY ALSO
BE COATED WITH A LUBRICANT CONTAINING COPPER, LIME OR
OXALATE. SSWR IS MADE OF ALLOY STEELS CONTAINING, BY
WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND 10.5 PERCENT OR
MORE OF CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER ELEMENTS. THESE
PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED ONLY BY HOT-ROLLING OR
HOT-ROLLING, ANNEALING, AND/OR PICKLING AND/OR DESCALING,
ARE NORMALLY SOLD IN COILED FORM, AND ARE OF SOLID
CROSS-SECTION. THE MAJORITY OF SSWR SOLD IN THE UNITED
STATES IS ROUND IN CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE, ANNEALED AND
PICKLED, AND LATER COLD-FINISHED INTO STAINLESS STEEL WIRE
OR SMALL- DIAMETER BAR.
THE MOST COMMON SIZE FOR SUCH PRODUCTS IS 5.5 MILLIMETERS OR
0.217 INCHES IN DIAMETER, WHICH REPRESENTS THE SMALLEST SIZE
THAT NORMALLY IS PRODUCED ON A ROLLING MILL AND IS THE SIZE
THAT MOST WIRE-DRAWING MACHINES ARE SET UP TO DRAW. THE
RANGE OF SSWR SIZES NORMALLY SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES IS
BETWEEN 0.20 INCHES AND 1.312 INCHES DIAMETER. TWO
STAINLESS STEEL GRADES, SF20T AND K-M35FL, ARE EXCLUDED FROM
THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP FOR THE
EXCLUDED GRADES IS AS FOLLOWS:

SF20T

CARBON 0.05 MAX CHROMIUM 19.00/21.00
MANGANESE 2.00 MAX MOLYBDENUM1.50/2.50
PHOSPHOROUS 0.05 MAX LEAD ADDED (0.10/0.30)
SULFUR 0.15 MAX TELLURIUM ADDED (0.03 MIN)
SILICON 1.00 MAX

K-M35FL

CARBON 0.015 MAX NICKEL 0.30 MAX
SILICON 0.70/1.00 CHROMIUM 12.50/14.00
MANGANESE 0.40 MAX LEAD 0.10/0.30
PHOSPHOROUS 0.04 MAX ALUMINUM 0.20/0.35
SULFUR 0.03 MAX

THE PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADINGS
7221.00.0005, 7221.00.0015, 7221.00.0030, 7221.00.0045, AND
7221.00.0075 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED
STATES (HTSUS). ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS
DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-580-829.

4. AS A RESULT OF COMMERCE'S AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION
PURSUANT TO COURT DECISION, THE CASH DEPOSIT RATES HAVE
BEEN REVISED FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS /EXPORTERS.
THEREFORE, FOR SHIPMENTS OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROD FROM
KOREA ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION
ON OR AFTER 08/08/2001, THE REQUIRED CASH DEPOSIT HAS BEEN
REVISED FOR THE FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN (AD VALOREM
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE)

DONGBANG SPECIAL A-580-829-002 5.77%
STEEL CO., LTD.

CHANGWON SPECIALTY A-580-829-001 5.77%
STEEL CO., LTD.
POHANG IRON AND
STEEL CO., LTD.

ALL OTHERS A-580-829-000 5.77%

5. THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE FOR SAMMI STEEL CO., LTD.
(A-580-829-003) HAS NOT BEEN REVISED.

6. 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 ALEXANDER AMDUR, OFFICE OF
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL

TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT
(202) 482-5346.

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


PAUL SCHWARTZ