MESSAGE NO: 3110112
DATE: 04 20 1993
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 508 - 601
C - 614 - 504
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PERIOD COVERED:
01 01 1992
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12 31 1992
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS ON OILCOUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM ISRAEL AND
CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD FROM NEW ZEALAND
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID
NOT
RECEIVE
A
REQUEST
FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS
OF
THE DESCRIBED COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS FOR
THE
PERIOD JANUARY 1,
1992 THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
1992.
2.
THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:
OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM ISRAEL (C-508-601)
ISRAELI OIL
COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS (OCTG),
IN
BOTH FINISHED
AND
UNFINISHED CONDITION.
OCTG
CONSISTS
OF
HOLLOW
STEEL
PRODUCTS
OF
CIRCULAR
CROSS-SECTION
INTENDED
FOR
USE
IN
DRILLING FOR
OIL
OR
GAS.
THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE OIL
WELL
CASING AND TUBING, OF CARBON
OR
ALLOY STEEL, WHETHER WELDED
OR
SEAMLESS,
MANUFACTURED
TO
EITHER
AMERICAN
PETROLEUM
INSTITUTE (API) OR NON-API (SUCH AS PROPRIETARY)
SPECIFICATIONS.
THIS MERCHANDISE IS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER
HTS
ITEM
NUMBERS
7304.20.10.00,
7304.20.20.00,
7304.20.30.00, 7304.20.40.00,
7304.20.50.10,
7304.20.50.50,
7304.20.60.10, 7304.20.60.50,
7305.20.20.00,
7305.20.40.00,
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.20.10.30,
7306.20.10.90,
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00,
7306.20.40.10,
7306.20.60.10,
7306.20.80.10 AND 7306.20.80.50
CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD FROM NEW ZEALAND (C-614-504)
NEW
ZEALAND
COILED, SEMI-FINISHED, HOT-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL
WIRE ROD OF APPROXIMATELY ROUND SOLID CROSS-SECTION NOT UNDER
0.20 INCH
NOR
OVER 0.74 INCH
IN DIAMETER, TEMPERED OR
NOT
TEMPERED, TREATED OR
NOT TREATED, NOT MANUFACTURED OR PARTLY
MANUFACTURED, AND VALUED OVER OR UNDER FOUR CENTS PER POUND.
THIS MERCHANDISE
IS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
HTS
ITEM
NUMBERS
7213.31.30,
7213.31.60,
7213.39.00,
7213.41.30,
7213.41.60, 7213.49.00, AND 7213.50.00.
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
JANUARY 1, 1992 AND ON
OR
BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1992.
4.
THE
RATE
OF
ESTIMATED
COUNTERVAILING
DUTIES
WHICH
WERE
REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ARE:
ID
NUMBER
PERIOD
AD
VALOREM
RATE
OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR
GOODS
ISRAEL
MANUFACTURERS
C-508-601
1/1/92-12/31/92
4.30 PERCENT
ALL FIRMS
CARBON STEEL
WIRE ROD
NEW ZEALAND
MANUFACTURERS
ALL FIRMS
C-614-504
1/25/92-12/31/92
0 PERCENT
(EXCEPT EXCLUDED COMPANY, NEW ZEALAND STEEL (C-614-504-001))
5.
THE
SUSPENSION
OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED
FOR
THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON
OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1992 AND ON
OR
BEFORE
DECEMBER
31,
1992
IS
LIFTED.
THE
SUSPENSION
OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE
EXPORTED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1992 WILL CONTINUE.
6.
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF
THE TARIFF ACT REQUIRE THAT
INTEREST BE PAID
ON OVERPAYMENTS OF 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
THE
IMPORT
SPECIALIST DIVISION,
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA 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.
8.
THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN