MESSAGE NO: 3343114 DATE: 12 08 1992
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 428 - 206 C - 428 - 207
C - 428 - 208 C - 428 - 209
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PERIOD COVERED: 12 07 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 12 07 1992

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: PRELIMINARY AFFIRMATIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATION
OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER ON DECEMBER 7, 1992, NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY
DETERMINATION THAT CERTAIN BENEFITS WHICH CONSTITUTE SUBSIDIES
WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAW ARE BEING
PROVIDED TO THE PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS, OR EXPORTERS OF CERTAIN
STEEL PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY.

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THESE INVESTIGATIONS, CERTAIN STEEL
PRODUCTS. CONSTITUTE THE FOLLOWING FOUR SEPARATE "CLASSES OR
KINDS" OF MERCHANDISE, AS OUTLINED BELOW. ALTHOUGH THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) SUBHEADINGS
ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS PROCEEDING IS DISPOSITIVE.

CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:


THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS, OF
SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN SQUARE) CROSS SECTION, OF
RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED WITH METAL,
WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR
OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS, OR IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS
WHICH ARE LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS IN THICKNESS AND OF A WIDTH
MEASURING AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS 7208.11.0000,
7208.12.0000, 7208.13.1000, 7208.13.5000, 7208.14.1000,
7208.14.5000, 7208.21.1000, 7208.21.5000, 7208.22.1000,
7208.22.5000, 7208.23.1000, 7208.23.5030, 7208.23.5090,
7208.24.1000, 7208.24.5030, 7208.24.5090, 7208.34.1000,
7208.34.5000, 7208.35.1000, 7208.35.5000, 7208.44.0000,
7208.45.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.12.0000, 7211.19.1000, 7211.19.5000, 7211.22.0090,
7211.29.1000, 7211.29.3000, 7211.29.5000, 7211.29.7030,
7211.29.7060, 7211.29.7090, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, AND 7212.50.0000.


CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:

THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE COLD-ROLLED (COLD-REDUCED) CARBON STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS OF SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN SQUARE) CROSS
SECTION, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED
WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH
PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES, IN COILS, OR IN
STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75
MILLIMETERS, ARE OF A WIDTH MEASURING AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE
THICKNESS OR IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF
A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE
THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER ITEM
NUMBERS 7209.11.0000, 7209.12.0030, 7209.12.0090, 7209.13.0030,
7209.13.0090, 7209.14.0030, 7209.14.0090, 7209.21.0000,
7209.22.0000, 7209.23.0000, 7209.24.1000, 7209.24.5000,
7209.31.0000, 7209.32.0000, 7209.33.0000, 7209.34.0000,
7209.41.0000, 7209.42.0000, 7209.43.0000, 7209.44.0000,
7209.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.30.1030,
7211.30.1090, 7211.30.3000, 7211.30.5000, 7211.41.1000,
7211.41.3030, 7211.41.3090, 7211.41.5000, 7211.41.7030,
7211.41.7060, 7211.41.7090, 7211.49.1030, 7211.49.1090,
7211.49.3000, 7211.49.5030, 7211.49.5060, 7211.49.5090,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, AND 7212.50.0000.


CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS:


THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE FLAT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS OF SOLID
RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN SQUARE) CROSS SECTION, OF RECTANGULAR
SHAPE, EITHER CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT
METALS SUCH AS ZINC, ALUMINUM, OR ZINC-, ALUMINUM-, NICKEL-, OR
IRON-BASED ALLOYS, WHETHER OR NOT CORRUGATED OR PAINTED,
VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES
IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING, IN COIL, OR IN STRAIGHT
LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS, ARE
OF A WIDTH MEASURING AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE THICKNESS OR IF OF A
THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF A WIDTH WHICH
EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE
THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNTER ITEM
NUMBERS 7210.31.0000, 7210.39.0000, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030,
7210.49.0090, 7210.60.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060,
7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000,
7212.21.0000, 7212.29.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090,
7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, AND 7212.60.0000. EXCLUDED FROM THESE
INVESTIGATIONS ARE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS EITHER PLATED OR
COATED WITH TIN, LEAD, CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM OXIDES, BOTH TIN AND
LEAD ("TERNE PLATE"), OR BOTH CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM OXIDES
("TIN-FREE STEEL").


CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE:

THESE PRODUCTS INCLUDE HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL UNIVERSAL MILL
PLATES (I.E ., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A
CLOSED BOX PASS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MILLIMETERS BUT NOT
EXCEEDING 1.250 MILLIMETERS AND OF A THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4
MILLIMETERS, NOT IN COILS AND WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF) OF
SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER THAN SQUARE) CROSS SECTION, OF
RECTANGULAR SHAPE, NEITHER CLAD, PLATED NOR COATED WITH METAL,
WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR
OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES: AND CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL
FLAT PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS, OF SOLID RECTANGULAR (OTHER
THAN SQUARE) CROSS SECTION, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, HOT ROLLED
NEITHER CLAD PLATED, NOR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT
PAINTED, VARNISHED, OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OF OTHER NONMETALLIC
SUBSTANCES, 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE IN THICKNESS AND OF A WIDTH
WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE
THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER ITEM
NUMBERS 7208.31.0000, 7208.32.0000, 7208.33.1000, 7208.33.5000,
7208.41.0000, 7208.42.0000, 7208.43.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.11.0000, 7211.12.0000,
7211.21.0000, 7211.22.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000,
7212.40.5000, AND 7212.50.0000.



3. THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ALL
ENTRIES OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY WHICH ARE ENTERED
OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER
DECEMBER 7, 1992, AND SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT OR BOND FOR
SUCH ENTRIES OF THE MERCHANDISE AS FOLLOWS:

MANUFACTURERS/PRODUCERS/ CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTERS NUMBER PERCENT


CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
COUNTRY WIDE C-428-206-000 1.15

CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
COUNTRY WIDE C-428-207-000 1.03

CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS
COUNTRY WIDE C-428-208-000 .68

CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON STEEL PLATE
ILSENBURG C-428-209-001 2.11
PREUSSAG C-428-209-002 1.91
THYSSEN C-428-209-003 .64
ALL OTHER C-428-209-000 17.26


4. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY CASE
HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER C 428-817. THIS CASE
NUMBER ENCOMPASSES ALL FOUR CLASSES OR KINDS OF MERCHANDISE UNDER
INVESTIGATION. FOR CUSTOMS REPORTING PURPOSES EACH CLASS OR KIND
HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A SEPARATE CASE NUMBER: HOT-ROLLED (C-428-206);
COLD-ROLLED (C-428-207); CORROSION-RESISTANT (C-428-208); AND
PLATE (C-428-209)


5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION.
OTHER AGENCY BRANCH VIA E-MAIL BY USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD REFER THEIR
QUESTIONS TO RICK HERRING OR PAULO MENDES, OFFICE OF
COUNTERVAILING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,
TELEPHONE: (202) 482-3530 OR (202) 482-5050 RESPECTIVELY.

6. THE AD/CVD MODULE MAY NOT BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES
UNTIL MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1992. THEREFORE, ABI ENTIRES OF THIS
MERCHANDISE SUBMITTED AS TYPE 03 ENTRIES WILL BE REJECTED BY ACS.
ENTRIES REJECTED FOR THIS REASON SHOULD BE RE-SUBMITTED ON
DECEMBER 14TH. LATE-FILE PENALTIES DUE TO THESE SYSTEM REJECTS
WILL BE WAIVED.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN