MESSAGE NO: 2340111 DATE: 12 06 1991
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 549 - 803 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 09 30 1988 TO 12 31 1990

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: COUNTERVAILING DUTIES - MAILEABLE IRON PIPE FITTINGS
FROM THAILAND (C-549-803)


1. The Department of Commerce did not receive a request for an
administrative review of the countervailing duty order for
malleable iron pipe fittings from Thailand for the review
periods November 30, 1988 through February 9, 1989, February
10, 1989 through December 31, 1989, and January 1, 1990
through December 31, 1990.

2. The merchandise covered by these instructions are shipments
of malleable iron pipe fittings from Thailand, advanced in
condition by operations or processes subsequent to the
casting process, other than with groove. For 1988 entries
such merchandise was classifiable under item number 610.7400
of the Tariff Schedule of the United States Annotated. For
1989\1990 entries, such merchandise was classifiable under
HTS item number 7307.19.90.

3. Therefore, in accordance with section 355.22(g) of the
Commerce Regulations, you are to assess countervailing duties
at rates equal to the cash deposit or bond for the estimated
countervailing duties required at the time of entry on
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after November 30, 1988 and exported on or
before December 31, 1990.

4. The rates of estimated countervailing duties which were
required to be deposited are:

Manufacturer ID Number Period Ad Valorem Rate

All Firms C-549-803-000 11\30\88-02\09\89 3.28 percent
C-549-803-000 02\10\89-12\31\90 2.94 percent

5. The suspension of liquidation ordered for this merchandise
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or
after November 30, 1988 and on or before December 31, 1990 is
lifted. The suspension of liquidation for all shipments of
this merchandise exported after December 31, 1990 will
continue. You are to continue to collect a cash deposit of
estimated countervailing duties at the current rate of 2.94
percent of the f.o.b invoice price.

6. The provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act require that
interest be paid on overpayments or underpayments of amounts
deposited as estimated countervailing duties. Such interest
is payable at the rate in effect under section 6621 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. The interest
shall be calculated at that rate from the date of payment of
estimated duties through the date of liquidation.

7. If there are any questions regarding this matter by Customs
officers, please contact Via E-Mail, through the Regional
Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Coordinator, the Trade
Compliance Division, Antidumping\Countervailing Duty Branch,
using attribute "HQ OAB". The importing public and other
interested parties should contact the Office of
Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce,
(202) 377-2786.

8. There are no restrictions on the release of this
information.


Nancy McTiernan