MESSAGE NO: 4155201 DATE: 06 03 2004
CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 533 - 818 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 2003 TO 12 31 2003

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH
CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM INDIA (C-533-818)


1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER FOR
CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM INDIA
(C-533-818) FOR THE PERIOD 01/01/2003 THROUGH 12/31/2003.

2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE CERTAIN
HOT-ROLLED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL: (1) UNIVERSAL MILL PLATES (I.E.,
FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A CLOSED BOX
PASS, OF A WIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1250 MM, AND
OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4 MM, WHICH ARE
CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS) AND WITHOUT PATTERNS IN RELIEF), OF
IRON OR NON-ALLOY-QUALITY STEEL; AND (2) FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS,
HOT-ROLLED, OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM OR MORE
AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MM AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE
THE THICKNESS, AND WHICH ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT IN COILS).

STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE OF RECTANGULAR,
SQUARE, CIRCULAR OR OTHER SHAPE AND OF RECTANGULAR OR NON-
RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-
SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E.,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") FOR EXAMPLE,
PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES, STEEL
PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE NOTED PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE
PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-METALLIC
SUBSTANCES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS SCOPE. ALSO, SPECIFICALLY
INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE HIGH STRENGTH, LOW ALLOY (HSLA)
STEELS. HSLA STEELS ARE RECOGNIZED AS STEELS WITH MICRO-ALLOYING
LEVELS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM, COPPER, NIOBIUM, TITANIUM,
VANADIUM, AND MOLYBDENUM.
STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE, REGARDLESS OF
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS)
DEFINITIONS, ARE PRODUCTS IN WHICH: (1) IRON PREDOMINATES, BY
WEIGHT, OVER EACH OF THE OTHER CONTINUED ELEMENTS, (2) THE CARBON
CONTENT IS TWO PERCENT OR LESS, BY WEIGHT, AND (3) NONE OF THE
ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW IS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDS THE QUALITY, BY
WEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY INDICATED:

1.80 PERCENT OF MANGANESE, OR
1.50 PERCENT OF SILICON, OR
1.00 OF COPPER, OR
0.50 PERCENT OF ALUMINUM, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF CHROMIUM, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF COBALT, OR
0.40 PERCENT OF LEAD, OR
1.25 PERCENT OF NICKEL, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF TUNGSTEN, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM, OR
0.10 PERCENT OF NIOBIUM, OR
0.41 PERCENT OF TITANIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT OF VANADIUM, OR
0.15 PERCENT ZIRCONIUM.

ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE WRITTEN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION, AND IN
WHICH THE CHEMISTRY QUANTITIES DO NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED ANY ONE OF
THE LEVELS LISTED ABOVE, ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THESE ORDERS
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS
ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THESE ORDERS:

(1) PRODUCTS CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT
PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-METALLIC
SUBSTANCES; (2) SAE GRADES (FORMERLY AISI GRADES) OF SERIES 2300
AND ABOVE; (3) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A710 AND A736 OR THEIR
PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (4) ABRASION-RESISTANT STEELS (I.E., USS
AR 400, USS AR 500); (5) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A202, A225, A514
GRADE S, A517 GRADE S, OR THEIR PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (6) BALL
BEARING STEELS; (7) TOOL STEELS; AND (8) SILICON MANGANESE STEEL
OR SILICON ELECTRIC STEEL.

THIS MERCHANDISE IS CURRENTLY PROVIDED FOR UNDER HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE ITEM NUMBERS: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060,
7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000,
7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000,
7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000,
7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050,
7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000, 7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000,
7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, AND 7226.99.0000.

THESE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES, HOWEVER, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE
SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IS DISPOSITIVE.
3. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 351.212(c) 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 THE SPECIFIED SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION,
ON OR AFTER 01/01/2003 AND ON OR BEFORE 12/31/2003.

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

MANUFACTURER CASE NUMBER PERIOD RATE

ALL OTHERS C-533-818-000 01/01/2003-12/31/2003 12.82%

STEEL AUTHORITY
OF INDIA (SAIL) C-533-818-001 01/01/2003-12/31/2003 12.82%

ALL OTHERS C-533-818-999 01/01/2003-12/31/2003 12.82%


5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON OR BEFORE 12/31/2003 IS LIFTED. THE
SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED AFTER 12/31/2003 WILL CONTINUE.

6. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BY U.S CUSTOMS AND
BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) ON SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS
MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE
TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT THE CBP PAY
INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS OR ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF
THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING
DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR
BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE
OF PUBLICATION OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL
BE CALCULATED FROM THE ENTRY DATE OR DATE OF DEPOSIT WHICHEVER
IS LATER, OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF
LIQUIDATION. THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS THE
RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP
OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT DAVINA HASHIMI OF THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD
ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (202) 482-0984.
(GENERATED BY G2O6:GL).

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

CATHY SAUCEDA