MESSAGE NO: 3129202 DATE: 05 09 2003
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ADM
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 583 - 830 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 03 11 2003 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: AMENDMENT TO MSG 0271204, 7/27/2000, AND MSG 2179204,
6/28/2002 RE SS PLATE FROM TAIWAN (A-583-830)




1. ON 05/21/1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN STAINLESS
STEEL PLATE IN COILS (STAINLESS STEEL PLATE) FROM TAIWAN, 64 FR
27756.

2. ON 02/26/2003, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION (THE
COMMISSION) UPON REMAND REVERSED ITS ORIGINAL INJURY FINDINGS
WITH RESPECT TO COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE TO INCLUDE BOTH
HOT-ROLLED AND COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS WITHIN
THE SCOPE OF THESE ORDERS (68 FR 8925). ON 04/24/2003, THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER (68 FR
20114) ITS NOTICE OF CORRECTION TO THE AMENDED ANTIDUMPING DUTY
ORDERS ON CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM BELGIUM,
CANADA, ITALY, THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND TAIWAN.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE AMENDED SCOPE LANGUAGE FOR CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS WILL READ AS FOLLOWS:

3. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THESE ORDERS IS CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL
PLATE IN COILS. STAINLESS STEEL IS AN ALLOY STEEL CONTAINING, BY
WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND 10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF
CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER ELEMENTS. THE SUBJECT PLATE
PRODUCTS ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, 254 MM OR OVER IN WIDTH AND
4.75 MM OR MORE IN THICKNESS, IN COILS, AND ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE
HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED. THE SUBJECT
PLATE MAY ALSO BE FURTHER PROCESSED (E.G., COLD-ROLLED, POLISHED,
ETC.) PROVIDED THAT IT MAINTAINS THE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS OF
PLATE FOLLOWING SUCH PROCESSING. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
PETITION ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) PLATE NOT IN COILS, (2) PLATE
THAT IS NOT ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR
OTHERWISE DESCALED, (3) SHEET AND STRIP, AND (4) FLAT BARS.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS REVIEW IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE
IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) AT
SUBHEADINGS: 7219.11.0030, 7219.11.0060, 7219.12.0006,
7219.12.0021, 7219.12.0026, 7219.12.0051, 7219.12.0056,
7219.12.0066, 7219.12.0071, 7219.12.0081, 7219.31.0010,
7219.90.0010, 7219.90.0020, 7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060,
7219.90.0080, 7220.11.0000, 7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1015,
7220.20.1060, 7220.20.1080, 7220.20.6005, 7220.20.6010,
7220.20.6015, 7220.20.6060, 7220.20.6080, 7220.90.0010,
7220.90.0015, 7220.90.0060, AND 7220.90.0080. ALTHOUGH THE HTS
SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND U.S. BUREAU OF
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION ("BCBP") PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IS
DISPOSITIVE.



4. FURTHERMORE, THE U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT ON ALL ENTRIES OF COLD-ROLLED
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS, AS WELL AS OTHER STAINLESS STEEL
PLATE IN COILS SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM TAIWAN, THE U.S. BUREAU OF
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH
SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER 03/11/2003. EFFECTIVE 03/11/2003 U.S. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
AND BORDER PROTECTION SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE
MARGINS RATES SHOWN BELOW:

YIEH UNITED STEEL CORPORATION (YUSCO) 8.02 PERCENT (67 FR
40914)
YUSCO/ TA CHEN 10.20 PERCENT
ALL OTHERS 7.39 PERCENT

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY BCBP
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE
ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT LAUREL LACIVITA, OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-4243.

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

CATHY SAUCEDA