MESSAGE NO: 2148111
DATE: 05 27 1992
CATEGORY: ADA
TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
A - 428 - 810
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PERIOD COVERED:
05 22 1992
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATION OF
HIGH-TENACITY RAYON FILAMENT YARN FROM GERMANY
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON
MAY
22,
1992,
NOTICE
OF
ITS
FINAL
DETERMINATION
THAT
HIGH-TENACITY RAYON FILAMENT YARN
FROM GERMANY IS BEING,
OR
IS
LIKELY TO BE, SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE.
2.
THE
PRODUCT COVERED
BY
THIS INVESTIGATION IS HIGH-TENACITY
RAYON FILAMENT YARN.
THIS PRODUCT IS A MULTIFILAMENT SINGLE YARN
OF VISCOSE RAYON WITH
A TWIST OF FIVE TURNS OR
MORE
PER METER,
HAVING
A
DENIER OF
1100
OR GREATER.
THIS
YARN
IS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER ITEM 5403.10.30.40 OF
THE HTS.
HIGH-TENACITY
RAYON
FILAMENT
YARN
IS
USED
FOR
INDUSTRIAL
APPLICATIONS,
INCLUDING AUTOMOTIVE HOSES AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE TIRES
AND
HOSES
FOR APPLIANCES. ALTHOUGH
THE
HTS
SUBHEADING
IS
PROVIDED
FOR
CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF
THE
SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.
3.
FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS
CASE
HAS
BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-428-810
4.
THE
DEPARTMENT
HAS
DETERMINED THAT
CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
EXIST WITH
RESPECT TO AKZO FASER AG (AKZO).
THEREFORE, FOR
ALL
EXPORTS
OF HIGH-TENACITY RAYON FILAMENT YARN
FROM
GERMANY
BY
AKZO,
THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION
OF
SUCH
ENTRIES
THAT
ARE
ENTERED
INTO
OR
WITHDRAWN
FROM
WAREHOUSE ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 20, 1991, AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH
DEPOSIT OR
THE POSTING OF
A BOND EQUAL TO
THE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
MARGIN PERCENTAGE LISTED
BELOW.
FOR
EXPORTS
OF HIGH-TENACITY
RAYON FILAMENT YARN
FROM
GERMANY
BY
ALL COMPANIES OTHER
THAN
AKZO,
THE CUSTOMS
SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION
OF
SUCH ENTRIES THAT
ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE ON
OR
AFTER FEBRUARY 20, 1992.
EFFECTIVE MAY
22, 1992, YOU
SHALL
REQUIRE A
CASH DEPOSIT OR
THE POSTING OF
A
BOND EQUAL TO
THE
FINAL MARGIN PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW.
MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER
CUSTOMS ID
FINAL MARGIN/
EXPORTER
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
AKZO FASER AG
A-428-810-001
24.58
ALL OTHERS
A-428-810-000
24.58
5.
IF
THERE ARE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS
OFFICERS,
THEY
SHOULD
BE
REFERRED
TO
THE
IMPORT
SPECIALISTS DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY
BRANCH, CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS
(FTS
535-4931),
OR
BY
E-MAIL
TO
ATTRIBUTE
"HQ
OAB".
THE
IMPORTING
PUBLIC
AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD
CONTACT
LOUIS
APPLE
OR
EDWARD
EASTON,
OFFICE
OF
ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 377-1769 or
377-1777 RESPECTIVELY.
6.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN