MESSAGE NO: 3279113 DATE: 10 05 1992
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 614 - 501 - -
C - 796 - 601 - -
C - 307 - 702 - -

PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1991 TO 07 31 1992

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS ON COPPER ROD & WIRE FROM NEW
ZEALAND, CARBON STEEL WIRE FROM ZIMBABWE, AND ALUMINUM
REDRAW ROD FROM VENEZUELA

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON
LOW FUMING BRAZING COPPER ROD AND WIRE FROM NEW ZEALAND FOR
THE REVIEW PERIOD AUGUST 1, 1991 THROUGH JULY 31, 1992. THE
DEPARTMENT ALSO DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON CARBON STEEL WIRE
ROD FROM ZIMBABWE AND CERTAIN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ALUMINUM
REDRAW ROD FROM VENEZUELA FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1991
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1991.

2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:

(C-614-501):
LOW-FUMING BRAZING COPPER ROD AND WIRE FROM NEW ZEALAND
PRINCIPALLY OF COPPER AND ZINC ALLOY ("BRASS"), OF VARIED
DIMENSIONS IN TERMS OF DIAMETER, WHETHER CUT-TO-LENGTH OR
COILED, WHETHER BARE OR FLUX-COATED. THE CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION OF THE PRODUCTS IS DEFINED BY COPPER DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION STANDARDS 680 AND 681. SUCH MERCHANDISE IS
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBERS 7404.21.50, 7408.21.00,
8311.30.60 AND 8311.90.00 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
(HTS).


(C-796-601)
CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD FROM ZIMBABWE INCLUDING COILED,
SEMI-FINISHED, HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRODUCT OF
APPROXIMATELY ROUND SOLID CROSS-SECTION, NOT UNDER 0.20 INCH
IN DIAMETER, 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 4 CENTS PER POUND.
SUCH MERCHANDISE IS CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBERS
7213.20.00, 7213.31.30, 7213.31.90, 7213.39.30, 7213.41.30,
7213.41.60, 7213.49.00 AND 7213.50.00.

(C-307-702)
CERTAIN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ALUMINUM REDRAW ROD FROM
VENEZUELA, WHICH IS WROUGHT ROD OF ALUMINUM THAT IS
ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE AND CONTAINS NOT LESS THAN 99
PERCENT OF ALUMINUM BY WEIGHT. THIS MERCHANDISE IS
CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER ITEM NUMBERS 7604.10.3010,
7604.10.3050, 7604.29.3010. 7604.29.3050, 7605.11.0030,
7605.11.0090, 7605.19.0000, 7605.21.0030, 7605.21.0090 AND
7605.29.0000 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE.

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
LOW-FUMING BRAZING COPPER ROD AND WIRE FROM NEW ZEALAND
EXPORTED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1991 AND ON OR BEFORE
JULY 31, 1992 AND ON ENTRIES OF CARBON STEEL WIRE ROD FROM
ZIMBABWE AND CERTAIN ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR ALUMINUM REDRAW
ROD FROM VENEZUELA EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1991 AND
ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1991.

4. THE RATES OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES WHICH WERE
REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED ARE:

AD
ID NUMBER PERIOD VALOREM RATE

COPPER
ROD AND WIRE
NEW ZEALAND
ALL FIRMS C-614-501 08/01/91-07/31/92 0.00%

WIRE ROD
ZIMBABWE
MANUFACTURERS
ALL FIRMS C-796-601 1/1/91-12/31/91 47.33%

REDRAW ROD
VENEZUELA
MANUFACTURERS C-307-702 1/1/91-04/07/91 38.40%
ALL FIRMS C-307-702 4/8/91-12/31/91 5.50%

5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR LOW FUMING
BRAZING COPPER ROD AND WIRE FROM NEW ZEALAND IS LIFTED ON
ENTRIES EXPORTED ON OR AFTER AUGUST 1, 1991 AND ON OR
BEFORE JULY 31, 1992. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR
ALL SHIPMENTS OF SUCH MERCHANDISE FROM NEW ZEALAND EXPORTED
AFTER JULY 31, 1992 WILL CONTINUE. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE REMAINIING MERCHANDISE LISTED
ABOVE IS LIFTED ON ENTRIES EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1,
1991 AND ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1991. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE MERCHANDISE LISTED
ABOVE (EXCEPT LOW FUMING BRAZING COPPER ROD AND WIRE FROM
NEW ZEALAND) EXPORTED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1991 WILL
CONTINUE.

6. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT REQUIRE THAT
INTEREST BE PAID ON OVERPAYMENTS OR 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 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