MESSAGE NO: 3324115
DATE: 11 19 1992
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: OTH
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 122 - 815
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PERIOD COVERED:
11 16 1992
TO
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: FINAL RESULTS OF CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW OF PURE MAGNESIUM AND ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM
CANADA
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER
ON
NOVEMBER
16,
1992,
THE
FINAL
RESULTS
OF
ITS
CHANGED
CIRCUMSTANCES REVIEW ON
PURE MAGNESIUM AND
ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM
CANADA.
BASED ON THESE FINAL RESULTS THE
CASH DEPOSIT RATE
HAS
BEEN CHANGED FROM
21.61 PERCENT AD VALOREM
TO
7.61 PERCENT
AD
VALOREM.
2.
THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE ORDERS ARE
PURE MAGNESIUM AND
ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM
CANADA.
PURE MAGNESIUM CONTAINS AT
LEAST
99.8 PERCENT MAGNESIUM BY WEIGHT AND
IS SOLD IN VARIOUS SLAB AND
INGOT FORMS AND SIZES.
MAGNESIUM ALLOYS CONTAIN LESS
THAN
99.8
PERCENT MAGNESIUM BY
WEIGHT,
WITH MAGNESIUM BEING
THE
LARGEST
METALLIC ELEMENT IN
THE ALLOY BY WEIGHT, AND ARE SOLD IN VARIOUS
INGOT AND BILLET FORMS
AND SIZES, PURE
AND
ALLOY MAGNESIUM ARE
CURRENTLY
PROVIDED
FOR
IN
SUBHEADINGS
8104.11.0000
AND
8104.19.0000, RESPECTIVELY, OF
THE
HARMONIZED
TARIFF
SCHEDULE
(HTS).
ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF
THE
SCOPE
OF
THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.
SECONDARY AND GRANULAR MAGNESIUM
ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS.
3.
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 16,
1992,
FIELD OFFICES SHOULD COLLECT A
CASH DEPOSIT OF
7.61 PERCENT AD VALOREM ON
ALL ENTRIES OF
PURE
MAGNESIUM AND
ALLOY MAGNESIUM FROM CANADA, EXCEPT FOR ENTRIES OF
TIMMINCO LIMITED WHICH WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS.
4.
FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS
BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGAIONS NUMBER C-122-815.
5.
IF THERE ARE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS.
THEY
SHOULD
CONTACT
THE
IMPORT SPECIALISTS
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA E-MAIL
BY
USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ
OAB".
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT RICK HERRING, OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL
TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-3530.
6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING THE ABOVE INFORMATION.
NANCY MCTIERNAN