MESSAGE NO: 1261205 DATE: 09 18 2001
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 533 - 818 C - 475 - 827
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 26 1999 TO 12 31 2000

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: AUTOMATIC LIQUIDATION FOR CTL CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE
FROM INDIA (C-533-818) AND ITALY (C-475-827)



1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A
REQUEST FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS ON CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH
CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM INDIA (C-533-818),
AND ITALY (C-475-827) FOR THE PERIOD 07/26/1999-
12/31/2000.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL: (1)
UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS
ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A
WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1250 MM,
AND OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF NOT LESS
THAN 4 MM, WHICH ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS)
AND WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF), OF IRON OR NON-
ALLOY-QUALITY STEEL; AND (2) FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS,
HOT-ROLLED, OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF
4.75 MM OR MORE AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MM
AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AND
WHICH ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS).
STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE OF
RECTANGULAR, SQUARE, CIRCULAR OR OTHER SHAPE AND OF
RECTANGULAR OR NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE
SUCH NON-RECTANGULAR 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. STEEL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE
NOTED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE PAINTED,
VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-
METALLIC SUBSTANCES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS SCOPE.
ALSO, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE HIGH
STRENGTH, LOW ALLOY (HSLA) STEELS. HSLA STEELS ARE
RECOGNIZED AS STEELS WITH MICRO-ALLOYING LEVELS OF
ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM, COPPER, NIOBIUM,
TITANIUM, VANADIUM, AND MOLYBDENUM.

STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE,
REGARDLESS OF HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE
UNITED STATES (HTSUS) DEFINITIONS, ARE PRODUCTS IN
WHICH: (1) IRON PREDOMINATES, BY WEIGHT, OVER EACH
OF THE OTHER CONTAINED ELEMENTS, (2) THE CARBON
CONTENT IS TWO PERCENT OR LESS, BY WEIGHT, AND (3)
NONE OF THE ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW IS EQUAL TO OR
EXCEEDS THE QUANTITY, BY WEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY
INDICATED:
1.80 PERCENT OF MANGANESE, OR
1.50 PERCENT OF SILICON, OR
1.00 PERCENT OF COPPER, OR
0.50 PERCENT OF ALUMINUM, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF CHROMIUM, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF COBALT, OR
0.40 PERCENT OF LEAD, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF NICKEL, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF TUNGSTEN, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF NIOBIUM, OR
0.41 PERCENT OF TITANIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT OF VANADIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT ZIRCONIUM.

ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE WRITTEN PHYSICAL
DESCRIPTION, AND IN WHICH THE CHEMISTRY QUANTITIES
DO NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED ANY ONE OF THE LEVELS LISTED
ABOVE, ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM
THIS INVESTIGATION: (1) PRODUCTS CLAD, PLATED, OR
COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED,
VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-
METALLIC SUBSTANCES; (2) SAE GRADES (FORMERLY AISI
GRADES) OF SERIES 2300 AND ABOVE; (3) PRODUCTS MADE
TO ASTM A710 AND A736 OR THEIR PROPRIETARY
EQUIVALENTS; (4) ABRASION-RESISTANT STEELS (I.E.,
USS AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM
A202, A225, A514 GRADE S, A517 GRADE S, OR THEIR
PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (6) BALL BEARING STEELS;
(7) TOOL STEELS; AND (8) SILICON MANGANESE STEEL OR
SILICON ELECTRIC STEEL.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS
CLASSIFIED IN THE HTSUS UNDER SUBHEADINGS:
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030,
7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090,
7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000,
7226.99.0000.

ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR
CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE DEPARTMENT'S
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER
INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
351.212(C) OF THE COMMERCE REGULATIONS, YOU ARE TO
ASSESS COUNTERVAILING DUTIES AT RATES EQUAL TO THE
CASH DEPOSIT OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY ON THE SPECIFIED
SUBJECT MERCHANDISE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER 07/26/1999
AND ON OR BEFORE 12/31/2000. SHIPMENTS OF THIS
MERCHANDISE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE ON
OR AFTER 11/23/1999 AND ON OR BEFORE 02/09/2000
SHOULD BE LIQUIDATED WITHOUT REGARD TO
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES.

4. THE RATES OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
WHICH WERE REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ARE:
MANUFACTURERS CASE NUMBER PERIOD RATE

CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE
FROM INDIA
STEEL AUTHORITY
OF INDIA (SAIL) C-533-818-001 07/26/1999-
11/22/1999 12.82%

11/23/1999-
02/09/2000 0.00%

02/10/2000-
12/31/2000 12.82%
ALL OTHERS C-533-818 07/26/1999-
11/22/1999 12.82%

11/23/1999-
02/09/2000 0.00%

02/10/2000-
12/31/2000 12.82%



CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE
FROM ITALY
ILVA SPA (ILVA)/
ILVA LAMIERE E
TUBI SPA (ILT) C-475-827-001 07/26/1999-
11/22/1999 23.27%

11/23/1999-
02/09/2000 0.00%

02/10/2000-
12/31/2000 26.12%

PALINI & BERTOLI C-475-827-002 07/26/1999-
12/31/2000 EXCLU
DED
ALL OTHERS C-475-827 07/26/1999-
11/22/1999 23.27%

11/23/1999-
02/09/2000 0.00%

02/10/2000-
12/31/2000 26.12%
THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE
MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON OR BEFORE
12/31/2000 IS LIFTED. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED AFTER 12/31/2000 WILL
CONTINUE.

6. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BY THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE ON SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS
MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778
REQUIRES THAT CUSTOMS PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS,
OR ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE
REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE
NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF
PUBLICATION OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER.
INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE ENTRY DATE OR
DATE OF DEPOSIT WHICHEVER IS LATER, OF ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF
LIQUIDATION. THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS
PAYABLE IS THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS
MATTER BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA
EMAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY
CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING
THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT GAYLE
LONGEST OF THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT VI,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, (202)
482-2786.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ