MESSAGE NO: 3309201 DATE: 11 05 2003
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 542 - 401 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1989 TO 12 31 1989

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN TEXTILE MILL
PRODUCTSAND APPAREL FROM SRI LANKA (C-542-401)


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER ON CERTAIN
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS FROM SRI LANKA (C-542-401-000) AND APPAREL
FROM SRI LANKA (C-542-401-001) FOR THE PERIOD 1/1/1989 -
12/31/1989.

2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE CERTAIN
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (C-542-401-000) AND APPAREL FROM SRI LANKA
(C-542-401-001) INCLUDED UNDER THE TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED
STATES ANNOTATED ITEMS (TSUSA) AND THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF THE UNITED STATES ITEM NUMBERS (HTSUS) CURRENTLY LISTED IN THE
MODULE. ALTHOUGH THE TSUSA AND HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP)
PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDING
IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 351.212(C) 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 THE SPECIFIED SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER 1/1/1989 AND ON OR BEFORE
12/31/1989 .

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

CASE NUMBER PERIOD RATE

TEXTILE MILL C-542-401-000 1/1/1989-12/31/1989 5.00%
PRODUCTS

APPAREL C-542-401-001 1/1/1989-12/31/1989 3.06%

5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON OR BEFORE 12/31/1989 IS LIFTED.
LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PERIODS 1/1/1990-12/31/1990 AND
1/1/1991-12/31/1991 ARE FORTHCOMING. THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 4 ABOVE WERE REVOKED ON 8/13/1990
(55 FR 32942) AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE REVOCATION WAS
1/1/1990. ON 10/22/1993, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REINSTATED
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS ON TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS FROM SRI
LANKA (C-542-401-000) AND APPAREL FROM SRI LANKA (C-542-401-001)
EFFECTIVE 5/18/1992 AS EXPLAINED IN MESSAGE #4300113 DATED
10/27/1993. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF
APPAREL (C-542-401-001) EXPORTED AFTER 5/18/1992 IS LIFTED DUE TO
THE REVOCATION OF THE ORDER AS EXPLAINED IN MESSAGE #4237111
DATED 8/25/1994. LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN TEXTILE
MILL PRODUCTS FROM SRI LANKA (C-542-401-000) FOR THE PERIODS
5/18/1992-1/1/1993 AND 1/1/1994-12/31/1994 WERE ISSUED IN
MESSAGES #5072111 DATED 3/13/1995 AND #5142114 DATED 5/22/1995,
RESPECTIVELY. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF
CERTAIN TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS (C-542-401-000) EXPORTED AFTER
1/1/1995 IS LIFTED DUE TO THE REVOCATION OF THE ORDER AS
EXPLAINED IN MESSAGE #3192214 DATED 8/17/1995.

6. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BY THE CBP ON
SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778
REQUIRES THAT CBP PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS, OR ASSESS
INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OR THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS
ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT
APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING
DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF ENTRY OR
DATE OF DEPOSIT WHICH EVER IS LATER, OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING
DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF LIQUIDATION. THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH
INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP
OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT DAVINA HASHIMI OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-
0984. (GENERATED BY G2O6:GL).

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

CATHY SAUCEDA