MESSAGE NO: 3109112 DATE: 04 19 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: 3042112 REFERENCE DATE: 02 11 1993
CASES: A - 122 - 821 - -
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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: AMENDMENT OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS
THAN FAIR VALUE OF ERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS FROM CANADA

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 4, 1993, THE
NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS FROM CANADA. ON MARCH 18, 1993, THE DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS AMENDED
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION ON COLD-ROLLED STEEL FROM CANADA.

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 GREATER AND
WHICH MEASURES AT LEAST 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 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 HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF
THESE PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.
3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATIONS NUMBER: (A-122-821)

4. THE DEPARTMENT HAS REVISED THE MARGIN FOR COLD METAL PRODUCTS,
LTD. (CMP) AND STELCO, INC. AND THE "ALL OTHERS" RATE FOR
COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS AS INDICATED BELOW.
THE MARGINS FOR DOFASCO, INC. AND SIDBEC DOSCO REMAIN THE
SAME. THEREFORE WE ARE DIRECTING THE CUSTOMS SERVICE TO
CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS THAT ARE
ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR
AFTER FEBRUARY 4, 1993, AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR
THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED PRELIMINARY
MARGIN PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW.

CANADA

/ COLD-ROLLED STEEL

PRODUCER/MANUFACTURER/ CUSTOMS ID
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
EXPORTER NO. MARGIN
PERCENTAGE


CMP A-122-821-004 5.33

DOFASCO A-122-821-001 0.47
(EXCLUDED-DEMINIMUS)

SIDBEC-DOSCO A-122-821-005 10.16

STELCO A-122-821-003 11.38

ALL OTHERS A-122-821-000 9.99

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 OTHERS" 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 JEAN KEMP, OFFICE OF
AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202)
482-3793.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN