MESSAGE NO: 3036112 DATE: 02 05 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 470 - 802 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 11 06 1992

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON, COLD-ROLLED
CORROSION-RESIST. CARBON STEEL FLAT PROD

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH ON
FEBRUARY 4, 1993, THE NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINATION DETERMINATIONS
OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED
CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS, CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS, AND CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE FROM
SPAIN.

2. ONE OF THE FOUR CLASSES OR KINDS OF PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS.
THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE COLD-ROLLED (COLD-REDUCED) CARBON STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR
COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED
WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS, AND OF A
WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER, OR IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF
A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS ARE OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH
OR GREATER AND WHICH MEASURES AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE THICKNESS OR
IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF A WIDTH
WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE
THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTSUS UNDER ITEM
NUMBERS 7209.11.0000, 7209.12.0030, 7209.12.0090, 7209.13.0030,
7209.13.0090, 7209.14.0030, 7209.14.0090, 7209.21.0000,
7209.22.0000, 7209.23.0000, 7209.24.1000, 7209.24.5000,
7209.31.0000, 7209.32.0000, 7209.33.0000, 7209.34.0000,
7209.41.0000, 7209.42.0000, 7209.43.0000, 7209.44.0000,
7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.30.1030,
7211.30.1090, 7211.30.3000, 7211.30.5000, 7211.41.1000,
7211.41.3030, 7211.41.3090, 7211.41.5000, 7211.41.7030,
7211.41.7060, 7211.41.7090, 7211.49.1030, 7211.49.1090,
7211.49.3000, 7211.49.5030, 7211.49.5060, 7211.49.5090,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7217.11.1000, 7217.11.2000, 7217.11.3000, 7217.19.1000,
7217.19.5000, 7217.21.1000, 7217.29.1000, 7217.29.5000,
7217.31.1000, 7217.39.1000, AND 7217.39.5000.

EXCLUDED FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS IS CERTAIN SHADOW MASK STEEL,
I.E., ALUMINUM-KILLED, COLD-ROLLED STEEL COIL THAT IS OPEN-COIL
ANNEALED, HAS A CARBON CONTENT OF LESS THAN 0.002 PERCENT, IS OF
0.003 TO 0.012 INCH IN THICKNESS, 15 TO 30 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND
HAS AN ULTRA FLAT, ISOTROPIC SURFACE.

ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THESE
PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.
3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS NUMBERS:
SPAIN A-469-802

THE CUSTOMS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SHOULD BE USED FOR CUSTOMS
IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY.
SPAIN A-470-802

4. THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE A PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION THAT
CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST WITH RESPECT TO EXPORTS OF
COLD-ROLLED STEEL FROM SPAIN. THEREFORE WE ARE DIRECTING THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS THAT ARE
ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER
NOVEMBER 6, 1992, WHICH IS 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF
PUBLICATION OF THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER, AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A
BOND EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED PRELIMINARY MARGIN PERCENTAGES LISTED
BELOW:

BECAUSE OF THE COMPANION COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS, WE
ARE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF THE ANTIDUMPING DEPOSIT RATE BY THE
AMOUNT OF THE EXPORT SUBSIDIES FOUND. THIS OFFSET SHALL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL APRIL 6, 1993. AFTER THAT DATE THE FULL AMOUNT
OF THE ANTIDUMPING DEPOSIT SHALL BE REQUIRED.


MFR/PROD CUSTOMS ID DEPOSIT DEPOSIT
EXPORTER NO UNTIL EFFECTIVE
4/6/93 4/7/93


ENSIDESA A-470-802-001 41.81% 41.81%
ALL OTHERS A-470-802-000 41.81% 41.81%

5. IN GENERAL, THE DEPOSIT RATE REQUIRED ON EACH ENTRY WILL BE
THAT ASSIGNED TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL
PRODUCT. FOR THE ENTRY TO BE ACCEPTED, THE NAME OF THE
MANUFACTURER MUST BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED .

IN THE EVENT THAT THE EXPORTER IS A RESELLER, TRADING COMPANY, OR
STEEL SERVICE CENTER, THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE
FOLLOWED:

(1) IF THE RESELLER, ETC., SIMPLY RE-SELLS THE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL
PRODUCT, A DEPOSIT OR BOND EQUAL TO THE RATE ASSIGNED TO THE
MANUFACTURER WILL BE REQUIRED.

(2) IF THE RESELLER, ETC., DOES SOME FURTHER PROCESSING BUT DOES
NOT TRANSFORM THE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCT INTO A CLASS OR KIND
OF MERCHANDISE DIFFERENT THAN THAT PURCHASED FROM THE
MANUFACTURER, A DEPOSIT OR BOND EQUAL TO THE RATE ASSIGNED TO THE
MANUFACTURER WILL BE REQUIRED. (E.G., IF A RESELLER PURCHASES A
FOUR-FOOT WIDE COIL OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL AND SLITS IT INTO FOUR
ONE-FOOT WIDE COILS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL.)

(3) IF THE RESELLER, ETC., DOES FURTHER PROCESSING AND CHANGES
THE PRODUCT INTO A DIFFERENT CLASS OR KIND OF MERCHANDISE, A
DEPOSIT OR BOND EQUAL TO THE "ALL OTHER" RATE FOR THE NEW CLASS
OR KIND OF MERCHANDISE WILL BE REQUIRED, (E.G., IF A RESELLER
GALVANIZED HOT-ROLLED COIL, THE "ALL OTHERS" RATE FOR
CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL WOULD APPLY.

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". OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT DAVID GOLDBERGER, OR STEVE ALLEY, OFFICE
OF ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AT (202) 482-4136 OR (202) 482-5288 RESPECTIVELY.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN