MESSAGE NO: 2196113 DATE: 07 14 1992
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 588 - 405 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 04 27 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: SCOPE RULING ON CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES
AND SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN(SONY)


1. ON APRIL 27, 1992, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY SONY
CORPORATION AND SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, INC., (SONY), THE
DEPARTMENT ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT THE CM-H1 AND CM-H20,
PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND SUBASSEMBLIES THEREFORE,
MANUFACTURED AND IMPORTED BY SONY, ARE NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES AND
SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN.

2. SONY'S CM-H1 AND CM-H20 ARE POCKET-SIZED, SELF-CONTAINED
PORTABLE CELLULAR TELEPHONES WHICH ARE EXPLICITLY EXCLUDED FROM
THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER.

3. BECAUSE THEY ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR USE IN THE CM-H1
AND CM-H20, THE CM-H1 AND CM-H20 SUBASSEMBLIES ARE NOT DEDICATED
EXCLUSIVELY FOR USE IN CMTS AND ARE THEREFORE NOT WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THE ORDER. THE FOLLOWING SONY SUBASSEMBLIES ARE NOT
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ORDER:


1-466-702-11 1-544-658-11
1-542-182-11
1-809-645-11 1-691-690-11
X-3364-680-1
3-376-879-01 3-376-880-01
3-376-881-01
3-376-883-01 3-376-869-01
1-690-757-11
3-376-899-01 1-690-756-11
X-3364-886-1
3-376-900-01 1-589-386-11
1-466-704-11
1-542-183-11 3-376-901-01
1-690-759-11
1-544-669-11 3-376-905-01
3-376-908-01
1-609-758-11 1-589-385-11
3-376-897-01

4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE SUSPENSION AND LIQUIDATE ALL
UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES, REGARDLESS OF ENTRY DATE, OF THE ABOVE
LISTED PRODUCT.

5. REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSITS AND RELEASE ANY BONDS RELATING TO
THE ABOVE LISTED PRODUCTS.

6. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, CONTINUE TO
SUSPEND LIQUIDATION ON CELLULAR MOBILE TELEPHONES AND
SUBASSEMBLIES FROM JAPAN.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER
AGENCY BRANCH BY E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE HQ OAB. THE IMPORTING PUBLIC
AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT MELISSA SKINNER AT
(202) 377-4851 OF THE OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING COMPLIANCE, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN