MESSAGE NO: 3218111 DATE: 08 06 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 580 - 814 A - 580 - 815
A - 580 - 816 A - 580 - 817
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 09 1993 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: AMENDMENT TO FINAL DETERMINATIONS OF ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATIONS ON CERTAIN STEEL FROM KOREA


1. ON JULY 9, 1993 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (THE DEPARTMENT)
PUBLISHED THE NOTICE OF ITS FINAL DETERMINATIONS IN THE
ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON
STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS (HOT-ROLLED STEEL), CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED
CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS (COLD-ROLLED STEEL), CERTAIN
CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
(CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL), AND CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON
STEEL PLATE (CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE) FROM KOREA.

2. ON AUGUST 2, 1993, THE DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED THE NOTICE OF ITS
AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATIONS IN THE ANTIDUMPING
INVESTIGATIONS ON HOT-ROLLED STEEL COLD-ROLLED STEEL,
CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL AND CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE FROM KOREA.

3. THE FOUR PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE
HOT-ROLLED STEEL, COLD-ROLLED STEEL, CORROSION-RESISTANT
STEEL, AND CUT-TO-LENGTH STEEL PLATE.

4. HOT-ROLLED STEEL- THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED
CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, OF A WIDTH
OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED WITH
METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH
PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS (WHETHER
OR NOT IN SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS), OR IN STRAIGHT
LENGTHS WHICH ARE LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS IN THICKNESS AND
OF A WIDTH MEASURING AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE THICKNESS, AS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS
7208.11.0000, 7208.12.0000, 7208.13.1000, 7208.13.5000,
7208.14.1000, 7208.14.5000, 7208.21.1000, 7208.21.5000,
7208.22.1000, 7208.22.5000, 7208.23.1000, 7208.23.5030,
7208.23.5090, 7208.24.1000, 7208.24.5030, 7208.24.5090,
7208.34.1000, 7208.34.5000, 7208.35.1000, 7208.35.5000,
7208.44.0000, 7208.45.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000,
7210.90.9000, 7211.12.0000, 7211.19.1000, 7211.19.5000,
7211.22.0090, 7211.29.1000, 7211.29.3000, 7211.29.5000,
7211.29.7030, 7211.29.7060, 7211.29.7090, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7214.30.0000,
7214.40.0010, 7214.50.0010, 7214.60.0010, AND 7215.90.5000.

INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATIONARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NON
RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH CROSS-SECTION IS
ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS
WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") -- FOR EXAMPLE,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELLED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES.

EXCLUDED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CERTAIN CARBON BAND SAW
STEEL AND CERTAIN SEAT BELT RETRACTION SPRING STEEL, WHICH
ARE DEFINED RESPECTIVELY BY THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATIONS:

CERTAIN CARBON BAND SAW STEEL

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION:

CARBON 1.21 PERCENT - 1.35 PERCENT

MANGANESE 0.15 PERCENT - 0.35 PERCENT
PHOSPHORUS 0.025 PERCENT MAXIMUM
SULPHUR 0.010 PERCENT MAXIMUM
SILICON 0.10 PERCENT - 0.25 PERCENT
ALUMINUM 0.015 PERCENT MAXIMUM
CHROMIUM 0.10 PERCENT - 0.30 PERCENT
COPPER 0.15 PERCENT MAXIMUM

MICROSTRUCTURE:

MUST BE FULLY SORBITIC WITH CARBIDE SIZE NUMBER 1 ABSOLUTE
MAXIMUM.

WIDTH:

14 INCHES MAXIMUM

THICKNESS:
0.07 INCH - 0.125 INCH


CERTAIN SEAT BELT RETRACTION SPRING STEEL

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION:

CARBON 0.78 PERCENT - 0.83 PERCENT
MANGANESE 0.35 PERCENT - 0.50 PERCENT
PHOSPHORUS 0.020 PERCENT MAXIMUM
SULPHUR 0.008 PERCENTMAXIMUM
SILICON 0.10 PERCENT- 0.20 PERCENT
ALUMINUM 0.020 PERCENT - 0.060 PERCENT
CHROMIUM 0.05 PERCENT - 0.15 PERCENT
COPPER 0.12 PERCENT MAXIMUM

NON- METALLICINCLUSION RATING:

1) IPSI 10,000 MAXIMUM
2) ASTM E45 A: 2 MAXIMUM
B AND C: 1 MAXIMUM
D: 1 MAXIMUM
3) DIN 50602 SS: MAXIMUM 3
OA: MAXIMUM 1
OS: MAXIMUM 1
OG: MAXIMUM 2

BANDING:
NUMBER 1 MAXIMUM

DECARBURIZATION:

COMPLETE
0.0005 INCH MAXIMUM
TOTAL
0.002INCH MAXIMUM

WIDTH:

14 INCHES MAXIMUM

THICKNESS:

0.07 INCH - 0.125 INCH


5. COLD-ROLLEDSTEEL - THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE COLD-ROLLED
(COLD-REDUCED) CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED 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 (WHETHER
OR NOT IN SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS) 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
HTS 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.

INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF
NONRECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION WHERE SUCH CROSS-SECTION IS
ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS
WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") -- FOR EXAMPLE,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELLED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES.

EXCLUDED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION 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.

6. CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL - THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE
FLAT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE,
EITHER CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METALS
SUCH AS ZINC, ALUMINUM, OR ZINC-,ALUMINUM-, NICKEL- OR
IRON-BASED ALLOYS, WHETHER OR NOT CORRUGATED OR PAINTED,
VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC
SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING, IN COILS
(WHETHER OR NOT IN SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS) AND OF
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
HTS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS
7210.31.0000, 7210.39.0000, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0090, 7210.60.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060,
7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000,
7212.21.0000, 7212.29.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090,
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.5000,
7217.12.1000, 7217.13.1000, 7217.19.1000, 7217.19.5000,
7217.22.5000, 7217.23.5000, 7217.29.1000, 7217.29.5000,
7217.32.5000, 7217.33.5000, 7217.39.1000, AND 7217.39.5000.

INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NON
RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH CROSS-SECTION IS ACHIEVED
SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE
BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") -- FOR EXAMPLE, PRODUCTS WHICH
HAVE BEEN BEVELLED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES.

EXCLUDED FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL
PRODUCTS EITHER PLATED OR COATED WITH TIN, LEAD, CHROMIUM,
CHROMIUM OXIDES, BOTH TIN AND LEAD ("TERNE PLATE"), OR BOTH
CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM OXIDES ("TIN - FREE STEEL"), WHETHER OR
NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER
NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING.
ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CERTAIN CLAD
STAINLESS FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE THREE-LAYERED
CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS LESS
THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS IN COMPOSITE THICKNESS THAT CONSIST OF A
CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCT CLAD ON BOTH SIDES WITH
STAINLESS STEEL IN A 20 PERCENT - 60 PERCENT - 20 PERCENT
RATIO.

7. CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE - THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE HOT-ROLLED
CARBON STEEL UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A
WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MILLIMETERS BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1,250
MILLIMETERS AND OF A THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4
MILLIMETERS, NOT IN COILS AND WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF), OF
RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED WITH
METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR COATED WITH
PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES; AND CERTAIN
HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT
LENGTHS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, HOT-ROLLED, NEITHER CLAD,
PLATED, NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED,
VARNISHED, OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OF OTHER NONMETALLIC
SUBSTANCES, 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE IN THICKNESS AND OF A
WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST
TWICE THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS
UNDER ITEM NUMBERS
7208.31.0000, 7208.32.0000, 7208.33.1000, 7208.33.5000,
7208.41.0000, 7208.42.0000, 7208.43.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.11.0000, 7211.12.0000,
7211.21.0000, 7211.22.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, AND 7212.50.0000.

INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF
NONRECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION WHERE SUCH CROSS SECTION IS
ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS
WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") -- FOR EXAMPLE,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELLED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES.
EXCLUDED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION IS GRADE X-70 PLATE.

8. ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND
CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE IN
THESE PROCEEDINGS IS DISPOSITIVE.

9. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBERS:

A-580-814 FOR HOT-ROLLED STEEL, A-580-815 FOR COLD-ROLLED
STEEL, A-580-816 FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL, AND A-580-817
FOR CUT-TO-LENGTH STEEL PLATE.

10. THE DEPARTMENT HAS AMENDED ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF
CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH RESPECT TO EXPORT OF HOT-ROLLED
STEEL AND DETERMINED THAT CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES DO EXIST
WITH RESPECT TO EXPORTS OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL FROM KOREA. THE
DEPARTMENT, IN ITS FINAL DETERMINATION DETERMINED THAT
CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES DO EXIST WITH RESPECT TO CUT-TO-LENGTH
STEEL PLATE FROM KOREA.

11. FOR ALL EXPORTS OF CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT
PRODUCTS AND CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE FROM KOREA, THE
CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS
THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION
ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 6, 1992.

FOR ALL EXPORTS OF COLD-ROLLED, AND CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS FROM KOREA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS THAT ARE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN
FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 4, 1993.
THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR BOND
EQUAL TO THE MARGIN PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW FOR ALL
PRODUCTS.


FOR PERIODS BEFORE AUGUST 2, 1993, SUSPEND LIQUIDATION AT THE
RATES SPECIFIED IN E-MAIL MESSAGES 3098111 FOR HOT-ROLLED,
3041116 FOR COLD-ROLLED, 3042113 FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT, AND
3041115 FOR CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE. FOR PERIODS ON OR AFTER
AUGUST 2, 1993, SUSPEND LIQUIDATION AT THE FOLLOWING RATES:

PRODUCT\MFR CUSTOMS ID DEPOSIT
EXPORTER NO. RATE


HOT-ROLLED

POHANG IRON AND
STEEL CO. LTD. A-580-814-001 24.93 PERCENT
ALL OTHERS A-580-814-000 24.93 PERCENT

COLD-ROLLED

POHANG IRON AND
STEEL CO. LTD. A-580-815-001 14.39 PERCENT
ALL OTHERS A-580-815-000 14.39 PERCENT

CORROSION-RESISTANT

POHANG IRON AND
STEEL CO. LTD. A-580-816-001 17.60 PERCENT
ALL OTHERS A-580-816-000 17.60 PERCENT

CUT-TO-LENGTHPLATE

DONGKUK STEEL MILL
COMPANY, LTD. A-580-817-002 8.86 PERCENT
ALL OTHERS A-580-817-000 8.86 PERCENT

EXPORT SUBSIDIES OF 0.02 PERCENT FOR HOT-ROLLED STEEL AND
CUT-TO-LENGTH PLATE, 0.05 PERCENT FOR COLD-ROLLED STEEL, AND
0.10 PERCENT FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL HAVE BEEN
SUBTRACTED FROM THE MARGINS FOUND IN THE AMENDED FINAL
DETERMINATIONS TO RESULT IN THE ABOVE RESPECTIVE MARGINS FOR
CASH DEPOSIT OR BONDING PURPOSES.

12.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:

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

(B) 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 EQUAL TO THE
"ALL OTHERS" RATE FOR THE CLASS OR KIND OF MERCHANDISE
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.)

(C) IF THE RESELLER, ETC. DOES FURTHER PROCESSING AND
CHANGES THE PRODUCT INTO A DIFFERENT CLASS OR KIND OF
MERCHANDISE, A DEPOSIT 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.)


13. 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". OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT G. LEON MCNEILL FOR
HOT-ROLLED STEEL, EDWARD HALEY FOR COLD-ROLLED STEEL,
KARIN PRICE FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT STEEL, AND
BRECK RICHARDSON FOR CUT-TO-LENGTH STEEL PLATE, OFFICE OF
ANTIDUMPING COMPLIANCE, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT
(202) 482-4733.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN