MESSAGE NO: 4145111 DATE: 05 25 1994
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 826 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 05 18 1994 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: 05 18 1994

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

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE DIVISION

RE: NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS
THAN FAIR VALUE AND POSTPONEMENT OF FINAL DETERMINATION:
CERTAIN PAPER CLIPS FROM THE PRC (A-570-826)

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED ON MAY 18, 1994, THE
NOTICE OF ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN
FAIR VALUE AND NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT OF ITS FINAL DETERMINATION
IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN PAPER CLIPS FROM
THE PRC (A-570-826).

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED IN THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CERTAIN
PAPERCLIPS, WHOLLY OF WIRE OF BASE METAL, WHETHER OR NOT
GALVANIZED, WHETHER OR NOT PLATED WITH NICKEL OR OTHER BASE METAL
(E.G., COPPER), WITH A WIRE DIAMETER BETWEEN 0.025 INCHES AND
0.075 INCHES (0.64 TO 1.91 MILLIMETERS), REGARDLESS OF PHYSICAL
CONFIGURATION, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. THE PRODUCTS
SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION MAY HAVE A RECTANGULAR OR RING-LIKE
SHAPE AND INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CLIPS COMMERCIALLY
REFERRED TO AS "NO. 1 CLIPS", "NO. 3 CLIPS", "JUMBO" OR "GIANT"
CLIPS, "GEM CLIPS", "FRICTIONED CLIPS", "PERFECT GEMS", "MARCEL
GEMS", "UNIVERSAL CLIPS", "NIFTY CLIPS", "PEERLESS CLIPS", "RING
CLIPS", AND "GLIDE-ON CLIPS".

SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROMM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
PLASTIC AND VINYL COVERED PAPER CLIPS, BUTTERFLY CLIPS, BINDER
CLIPS, OR OTHER PAPER FASTENERS THAT ARE NOT MADE WHOLLY OF WIRE
OF BASE METAL AND ARE COVERED UNDER A SEPARATE SUBHEADING OF THE
HTSUS.

THE PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER
SUBHEADING 8305.90.3010 OF THE HTSUS. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS
SUBHEADING IS PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER (A-570-826).

4. FOR ALL IMPORTS OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE, THE CUSTOMS
SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH MERCHANDISE FROM THE
PRC THAT ARE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER MAY 18, 1994, THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A
CASH DEPOSIT OR POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED
PRELIMINARY MARGINS, AS SHOWN BELOW:

MANUFACTURER
CUSTOMS IDENTIFICATION MARGIN EXPORTER
NUMBER PERCENTAGE

SHANGHAI LANSHENG A-570-826-001 82.01%
CORP.
ZHEJIANG A-570-826-002 63.60%
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTS

ZHEJIANG MACHINERY AND
EQUIPMENT IMPORT
EXPORT/CORP A-570-826-003 105.88%
ALL OTHERS A-570-826-000 126.94%

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE REGIONAL
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY COORDINATOR, THE TRADE COMPLIANCE
DIVISION,ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY BRANCH, USING ATTRIBUTE
"HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT ERIK WARGA,
OFFICE OF ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE;
TELEPHONE: (202) 482-0922.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN