MESSAGE NO: 3015111 DATE: 01 15 1993
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 333 - 502 C - 357 - 048
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1991 TO 12 31 1991

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS ON STEEL REINFORCING BAR FROM
PERU AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS FROM ARGENTINA


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE DESCRIBED COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS FOR THE IDENTIFIED REVIEW PERIODS.

2. THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS AND CORRESPONDING SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING:

DEFORMED STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR (C-333-502):

DEFORMED STEEL CONCRETE REINFORCING BAR COVERS HOT-ROLLED
STEEL BARS, OF SOLID CROSS SECTION HAVING DEFORMATION OF
VARIOUS PATTERNS ON THEIR SURFACES. DEFORMED STEEL CONCRETE
REINFORCING BARS ARE HOT-ROLLED BAR PRODUCTS, CONSISTING OF
SPECIAL DEFORMED SECTIONS USED TO RESIST TENSION,
COMPRESSION, TEMPERATURE AND/OR SHEAR STRESSES FOR
REINFORCING CONCRETE. THE CATEGORY INCLUDES ALL REINFORCING
BARS ROLLED FROM NEW BILLET STEEL, RAIL STEEL, OR AXLE STEEL
INCLUDING STRAIGHT LENGTHS AND COILS. THE PRODUCTS ARE
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBERS 7213.10.00,
7214.20.00, 7227.90.60 AND 7228.30.80.

CERTAIN TEXTILE AND TEXTILE PRODUCTS (C-357-048):


SPECIFICALLY, ARGENTINE MEN'S AND BOYS' WOOLEN GARMENTS. THE
PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMERS:
6101.10.00, 6101.30.15, 6103.11.00, 6103.12.10, 6103.19.10,
6103.21.00, 6103.31.00, 6103.41.10, 6103.41.20, 6103.43.10,
6103.49.10, 6105.20.10, 6105.90.10, 6107.19.00, 6107.29.20,
6107.99.20, 6109.90.15, 6110.10.10, 6110.10.20, 6110.30.15,
6112.19.20, 6114.10.00, 6117.10.10, 6117.10.30, 6117.20.00,
6117.90.00, 6201.11.00, 6201.13.10, 6201.13.30, 6201.91.10,
6201.91.20, 6201.93.25, 6203.11.10, 6203.11.20, 6203.12.10,
6203.19.20, 6203.21.00, 6203.23.00, 6203.31.00, 6203.33.10,
6203.39.10, 6203.41.10, 6203.41.20, 6203.43.30, 6205.10.10,
6205.10.20, 6205.30.15, 6207.99.20, 6207.99.40, 6208.19.40,
6208.99.20, 6209.10.00, 6211.31.00, 6212.90.00, 6214.20.00,
6215.90.00, AND 6217.90.00.

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 OF ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY ON
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER THE EARLIER OF THE SPECIFIED
DATES AND ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THE SPECIFIED DATES.

4. THE RATES OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES WHICH WERE
REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ARE:

AD
ID NUMBER PERIOD VALOREM RATE

REINFORCING BARS
PERU
ALL FIRMS C-333-502 01/01/91-12/31/91 29.98 PERCENT

TEXTILES
ARGENTINA
MANUFACTURERS
ALL FIRMS C-357-048 01/01/91-12/31/91 0.00 PERCENT

5. 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.


6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION,
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH BY E-MAIL TO 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) 482-2786.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN