MESSAGE NO: 3330111 DATE: 11 25 1992
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 122 - 805 C - 508 - 064
C - 614 - 601 C - 549 - 806
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PERIOD COVERED: 10 01 1989 TO 06 30 1992

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS ON RAIL FROM CANADA, ROSES FROM
ISRAEL, STEEL WIRE FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND STEEL WIRE
ROPE FROM THAILAND

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE DESCRIBED COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDERS FOR THE IDENTIFIED REVIEW PERIODS.

2. THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS AND CORRESPONDING SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE THE FOLLOWING:

NEW STEEL RAIL, EXCEPT LIGHT RAIL, FROM CANADA (C-122-805):

CANADIAN NEW STEEL RAIL, WHETHER OR CARBON, HIGH CARBON,
ALLOY OR OTHER QUALITY STEEL, INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,
STANDARD RAILS, ALL MAIN LINE SECTIONS (AT LEAST 30 KG PER
METER OR 60 POUNDS PER YARD), HEAT-TREATED OR HEAD-HARDENED
(PREMIUM) RAILS, TRANSIT RAILS, CONTACT RAILS (OR "THIRD
RAIL") AND CRANE RAILS. RAILS ARE USED BY THE RAILROAD
INDUSTRY, BY RAPID TRANSIT LINES BY SUBWAYS, IN MINES AND IN
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. THE PRODUCTS COVERED ARE CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBERS 7302.10.1020,
7302.10.1040, 7302.10.5000 AND 8548.00.0000.

SPECIFICALLLY EXCLUDED FROM THESE INSTRUCTION ARE LIGHT RAILS
(RAILS LESS THAN 30 KG. PER METER OR 60 POUNDS PER YARD).
ALSO, EXCLUDED ARE RELAY RAILS WHICH ARE USED RAILS TAKEN
FROM PRIMARY RAILROAD TRACK AND RELAID IN A RAILROAD YARD OR
ON A SECONDARY TRACK.

FRESH CUT ROSES FROM ISRAEL (C-508-064):

IMPORTS COVERED ARE ISRAELI FRESH CUT ROSES. SUCH
MERCHANDISE IS CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMER 0603.10.60.


STEEL WIRE FROM NEW ZEALAND (C-614-601):

NEW ZEALAND GALVANIZED CARBON STEEL WIRE, WHICH IS A ROUND
CARBON STEEL WIRE COATED OR PLATED WITH ZINC AND 0.06 INCH OR
MORE IN DIAMETER. SUCH MERCHANDISE IS CLASSIFIABLE UNDE HTS
ITEM NUMBERS 7217.12.50, 7217.22.10 AND 7217.32.10.

STEEL WIRE ROPE FROM THAILAND (C-549-806):

IMPORTS COVERED ARE THAI STEEL WIRE ROPE. STEEL WIRE ROPE
ENCOMPASSES ROPES, CABLES AND CORDAGE OF IRON OR STEEL, OTHER
THAN STRANDED WIRE, NOT FITTED WITH FITTINGS OR MADE UP INTO
ARTICLES, AND NOT MADE UP OF BRASS PLATED WIRE. EXCLUDED ARE
IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROPE, I.E., ROPES, CABLES,
AND CORDAGE OTHER THAN STRANDED WIRE, OF STAINLESS STEEL, NOT
FITTED WITH FITTINGS OR MADE UP INTO ARTICLES, WHICH IS
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBER 7312.10.6000. WIRE ROPE
IMPORTS COVERED BY THE ORDER ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTS ITEM
NUMBERS 7312.10.9030, 7312.10.9060 AND 7312.10.9090.

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
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER THE EARLIER OF THE SPECIFIED
DATES AND ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THE SPECIFIED DATES.

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

AD
ID NUMBER PERIOD VALOREM RATE

STEEL RAILS
CANADA
ALGOMA C-122-805-001 01/01/90-12/31/91 (EXCLUDED)
ALL OTHER FIRMS C-122-805 01/01/91-12/31/91 94.57 PERCENT

ROSES
ISRAEL
ALL FIRMS C-508-064 10/01/89-09/30/91 9.44 PERCENT

STEEL WIRE
NEW ZEALAND
ALL FIRMS C-614-601 07/1/91-06/30/92 0.00 PERCENT

STEEL WIRE ROPE
THAILAND
VIVAT C-549-806-001 (EXCLUDED)
ALL OTHER FIRMS C-549-806 09/11/91-12/31/91 0.56 PERCENT


5. 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.

6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION,
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH BY E-MAIL TO 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.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN