• Effective Date: Oct 29, 2024
  • Period Covered: 07/31/2023 to 12/31/2023
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Oct 29, 2024
  • Cite as: 89 FR 85944 • Cite date: Oct 29, 2024
1. Notice of lifting of suspension of entries covered by paragraphs 3a and 3b below occurred with the publication of the correction to the final affirmative determination of circumvention (89 FR 85944, 10/29/2024). Unless instructed otherwise, for shipments of merchandise covered by the scope of the order you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 2. In message 4277401, dated 10/03/2024, Commerce notified CBP of the affirmative final circumvention determination on certain high carbon steel wire imported from Mexico that has a high carbon content (i.e., 0.60-0.85 percent), that is not heat treated, that has a diameter of less than 4.50 millimeters, and that is assembled or completed in the United States by stranding the HCS wire to produce PC strand of the type that would be subject to the AD order on PC strand from Mexico (product covered by the determination) for the antidumping duty order on PC strand from Mexico from Mexico (A-201-831). 3a. For unliquidated entries of product covered by the determination that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after 07/31/2023 through 12/31/2023, CBP should liquidate such entries in accordance with appropriate previously issued liquidation instructions for the applicable period of review. 3b. For unliquidated entries of product covered by the determination that were already subject to the suspension of liquidation prior to 07/31/2023 (Message 3215405 dated 08/03/2023), CBP should liquidate such entries in accordance with appropriate previously issued liquidation instructions for the applicable period of review. 3c. A notice of intent to contest the final determination of the underlying circumvention inquiry before the U.S. Court of International Trade (Court) was filed. Accordingly, unless instructed otherwise, CBP should not liquidate entries covered by paragraph 3a until 123 days after the notice of lifting of suspension identified in this message, to ensure the entries are not liquidated prior to the expiration of the time parties have to file a request for a statutory injunction. Instructions will be issued if the Court issues a statutory injunction. 4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 5. This instruction to liquidate entries of subject merchandise covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act proceeding under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 3 of this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries. 6. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP officials should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVIII: JS.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur