MESSAGE NO: 3332115
DATE: 11 27 1992
CATEGORY: CVD
TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE:
REFERENCE DATE:
CASES:
C - 357 - 208
C - 357 - 209
C - 357 - 210
C - 357 - 211
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PERIOD COVERED:
01 01 1991
TO
12 31 1991
LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:
TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION
RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN WELDED CARBON STEEL
PIPE AND TUBE TUBE PRODUCTS FROM ARGENTINA
1.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID
NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR
AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
OF
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY
ORDER
ON
CERTAIN
WELDED
CARBON
STEEL
PIPE
AND
TUBE PRODUCTS FROM
ARGENTINA FOR
THE JANUARY 1, 1991 THROUGH DECEMBER 31,
1991
PERIOD.
2.
CERTAIN WELDED-CARBON
STEEL
PIPE
AND
TUBE
PRODUCTS
FROM
ARGENTINA CONSTITUTE FOUR
SEPARATE
"CLASSES
OR
KINDS"
OF
MERCHANDISE:
1)
STANDARD
PIPE:
CERTAIN CIRCULAR WELDED
CARBON
STEEL
PIPES AND TUBES, 0.375 INCH OR MORE BUT NOT OVER 16 INCHES IN
OUTSIDE DIAMETER, GENERALLY KNOWN
AS
STANDARD PIPE
USE
IN
SUCH APPLICATIONS AS
PLUMBING
PIPE, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS,
AND
FENCE
POSTS.
STANDARD PIPE
MAY
BE
SUPPLIED WITH
AN
OIL
COATING (BLACK PIPE) OR
MAY
BE GALVANIZED, AND
IS SOLD
IN
PLAIN
ENDS,
THREADED, THREADED
AND
COUPLED,
OR
BEVELED.
THESE PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCED TO AMERICAN SOCIETY
FOR
TESTING
AND
MATERIALS (ASTM) SPECIFICATIONS A-120,
A-53
or
A-135.
THE
PRODUCTS
COVERED
ARE
CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE
UNDER
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE (HTS)
ITEM
NUMBERS 7306.30.1000,
7306.30.5025,
7306.30.5030,
7306.30.5040,
7306.30.5045,
7306.30.5050, 7306.30.5060, 7306.30.5065 AND 7306.30.5075.
2) LINE PIPE:
CERTAIN WELDED CARBON STEEL AMERICAN PETROLEUM
INSTITUTE (API) LINE PIPE, 0.375 INCH OR MORE BUT NOT OVER 16
INCHES
IN OUTSIDE DIAMETER, KNOWN
IN
THE INDUSTRY AS
LINE
PIPE
AND GENERALLY PRODUCED
TO
API SPECIFICATION 5L.
LINE
PIPE IS USED FOR
THE TRANSPORTATION OF
GAS,
OIL
OR WATER,
GENERALLY IN PIPELINE OR
UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS.
SUCH
MERCHANDISE IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS
ITEM NUMBERS
7306.10.1010 AND 7306.10.1050.
3) HEAVY-WALLED RECTANGULAR TUBING
HAS
A
WALL THICKNESS OF
0.156
INCH
OR GREATER, AND
IS GENERALLY USED
FOR
SUPPORT
MEMBERS
FOR
CONSTRUCTION
OR
LOAD-BEARING
PURPOSES
IN
CONSTRUCTION,
TRANSPORTATION,
FARM,
AND
MATERIAL-HANDLING
EQUIPMENT.
THE
PRODUCT
IS
GENERALLY
PRODUCED
TO
ASTM
SPECIFICATION
A-500,
GRADE
B.
HEAVY-WALLED
RECTANGULAR
TUBING IS CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTS ITEM NUMBER 7306.60.1000.
4) LIGHT-WALLED RECTANGULAR TUBING
HAS
A
WALL THICKNESS OF
LESS THAN 0.156 INCH, AND IS GENERALLY EMPLOYED IN
A VARIETY
OF
END USES
NOT INVOLVING THE CONVEYANCE OF LIQUID OR
GAS,
SUCH
AS
AGRICULTURAL
EQUIPMENT
FRAMES
AND
PARTS,
AND
FURNITURE PARTS.
THE PRODUCT IS GENERALLY PRODUCED TO
ASTM
SPECIFICATIONS
A-513
OR
A-500,
GRADE
A.
LIGHT-WALLED
RECTANGULAR TUBING
IS
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
HTS
ITEM
NUMBER
7306.60.5000.
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 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
WELDED CARBON STEEL
PIPE AND TUBE
STANDARD PIPE
C-357-211
01/01/91-06/30/91
5.77 PERCENT
07/01/91-12/31/91
0.00 PERCENT
LINE PIPE
C-357-210
01/01/91-06/30/91
7.35 PERCENT
07/01/91-12/31/91
0.00 PERCENT
HEAVY-WALLED
RECTANGULAR TUBING
C-357-208
01/01/91-12/31/91 24.25 PERCENT
LIGHT-WALLED
RECTANGULAR TUBING
C-357-209
01/01/91-12/31/91 9.25 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 OR
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