MESSAGE NO: 6156111 DATE: 06 04 1996
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: INI
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 588 - 840 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 06 04 1996 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

RE: INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF ENGINEERED
PROCESS GAS TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS, WHETHER ASSEMBLED
OR UNASSEMBLED, FROM JAPAN (A-588-840)

1. ON JUNE 4, 1996 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS INITIATION OF ENGINEERED PROCESS GAS
TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS, WHETHER ASSEMBLED OR UNASSEMBLED, AND
WHETHER COMPLETE OR INCOMPLETE FROM JAPAN.

2. THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION COVERS:

PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION ARE TURBO-COMPRESSOR
SYSTEMS (I.E., ONE OR MORE "ASSEMBLIES" OR "TRAINS") WHICH ARE
COMPRISED OF VARIOUS CONFIGURATIONS OF PROCESS GAS COMPRESSORS,
DRIVERS (I.E., STEAM TURBINES OR MOTOR-GEAR SYSTEMS DESIGNED TO
DRIVE SUCH COMPRESSORS), AND AUXILIARY CONTROL SYSTEMS AND
LUBRICATION SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH SUCH COMPRESSORS AND COMPRESSOR
DRIVERS, WHETHER ASSEMBLED OR UNASSEMBLED. ONE OR MORE OF THESE
TURBO-COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLIES OR TRAINS, MAY BE COMBINED. THE
SYSTEMS COVERED ARE ONLY USED IN THE PETROCHEMICAL AND FERTILIZER
INDUSTRIES, IN THE PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE, PROPYLENE, AMMONIA,
UREA, OR METHANOL. THIS PETITION DOES NOT ENCOMPASS
TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING GAS TURBINE DRIVERS, WHICH
ARE TYPICALLY USED IN PIPELINE TRANSMISSION, INJECTION, GAS
PROCESSING, AND LIQUID NATURAL GAS SERVICE.

COMPRESSORS ARE MACHINES USED TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE OF A
GAS OR VAPOR, OR MIXTURE OF GASES AND VAPORS. COMPRESSORS ARE
COMMONLY CLASSIFIED AS RECIPROCATING, ROTARY, JET, CENTRIFUGAL,
OR AXIAL (CLASSIFIED BY THE MECHANICAL MEANS OF COMPRESSING THE
FLUID), OR AS POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT OR DYNAMIC-TYPE (CLASSIFIED
BY THE MATTER IN WHICH THE MECHANICAL ELEMENTS ACT ON THE
THE FLUID TO BE COMPRESSED). SUBJECT COMPRESSORS INCLUDE ONLY
CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS ENGINEERED FOR PROCESS GAS COMPRESSION,
E.G., AMMONIA, UREA, METHANOL, PROPYLENE, OR ETHYLENE SERVICE.
UNASSEMBLED COMPRESSORS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION
CONSIST OF (1) EITHER HALF OF THE CASING (IN THE CASE OF A
HORIZONTALLY SPLIT CASING) OR THE CASING AND END-CAPS, WHETHER OR
NOT ASSEMBLED, AND WHETHER OR NOT MOUNTED ON A PLATFORM; OR (2)
THE ROTOR, WHETHER OR NOT MOUNTED IN THE CASING. COMPRESSORS ARE
OFTEN DISASSEMBLED INTO SUCH COMPONENT PARTS FOR SHIPPING.

TURBINES ARE CLASSIFIED (1) AS STEAM OR GAS; (2) BY
MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENT AS SINGLE-CASING, MULTIPLE SHAFT, OR
TANDEM-COMPOUND (MORE THAN ONE CASING WITH A SINGLE SHAFT); (3)
BY FLOW DIRECTION (AXIAL OR RADIAL); (4) BY STEAM CYCLE, WHETHER
CONDENSING, NON-CONDENSING, AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION, OR REHEAT; AND
(5) BY NUMBER OF EXHAUST FLOWS OF A CONDENSING UNIT. STEAM AND
GAS TURBINES ARE USED IN VARIOUS APPLICATIONS. ONLY STEAM
TURBINES AS DEDICATED FOR A TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM ARE SUBJECT
TO THIS INVESTIGATION.

AN "UNASSEMBLED" STEAM TURBINE, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
INVESTIGATION, INCLUDES (1) EITHER HALF OF THE TURBINE CASING,
WHETHER OR NOT MOUNTED ON A PLATFORM; OR (2) THE TURBINE
ROTOR,WHETHER OR NOT MOUNTED IN THE CASING. STEAM TURBINES ARE
COMMONLY DISASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR SEGMENTS FOR SHIPPING.

A MOTOR AND GEAR BOX IS USED AS A COMPRESSOR DRIVER IN LIEU
OF A STEAM TURBINE. A CONTROL SYSTEM IS USED TO MONITOR AND
CONTROL THE OPERATION OF A TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM. A
LUBRICATION SYSTEM IS ENGINEERED TO SUPPORT A SUBJECT COMPRESSOR
AND STEAM TURBINE (OR MOTOR/GEAR BOX).

A TYPICAL TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM CONSISTS OF ONE OR MORE
COMPRESSORS DRIVEN BY A TURBINE (OR IN SOME CASES A MOTOR DRIVE).
A COMPRESSOR IS USUALLY INSTALLED ON A BASE PLATE AND THE DRIVE
IS INSTALLED ON A SEPARATE BASE PLATE. THE TURBINE (OR MOTOR
DRIVE) BASE PLATE WILL TYPICALLY ALSO INCLUDE ANY GOVERNING OR
SAFETY SYSTEMS, COUPLINGS, AND A GEARBOX, IF ANY. THE LUBE AND
OIL SEAL SYSTEMS FOR THE TURBINE AND COMPRESSOR(S) ARE USUALLY
MOUNTED ON A SEPARATE SKID.

THIS SCOPE COVERS CONSTITUENT PARTS OF TURBO-COMPRESSOR
SYSTEMS, WHICH ARE INTEGRAL TO THE ORIGINAL START-UP AND
OPERATION OF THE TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM, WHETHER SHIPPED
INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER SUBJECT MERCHANDISE.
THIS SCOPE EXCLUDES SPARE PARTS THAT ARE SOLD SEPARTELY FROM A
CONTRACT FOR A TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM.

TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS IMPORTED FROM JAPAN AS AN ASSEMBLY
OR TRAIN (I.E., INCLUDING TURBINES, COMPRESSORS, MOTOR AND GEAR
BOXES, CONTROL SYSTEM AND LUBRICATION SYSTEMS, AND AUXILLIARY
EQUIPMENT) MAY BE CLASSIFIED UNDER HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE
OF THE UNITED STATES ("HTSUS") SUBHEADING 8414.80.2015, WHICH
PROVIDES FOR CENTRIFUGAL AND AXIAL COMPRESSORS. THE U.S.
CUSTOMS SERVICE MAY VIEW THE COMBINATION OF TURBINE DRIVER AND
COMPRESSOR AS "MORE THAN" A COMPRESSOR AND, AS A RESULT,
CLASSIFY THE COMBINATION UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING 8419.60.5000.

COMPRESSORS FOR USE IN TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS, IF IMPORTED
SEPARTELY, MAY ALSO BE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING
8414.80.2015. PARTS FOR SUCH COMPRESSORS, INCLUDING ROTORS OR
IMPELLERS AND HOUSING, ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING
8414.90.4045 AND 8414.90.4055.

STEAM TURBINES FOR USE IN TURBO-COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS, IF
IMPORTED SEPARATELY, MAY BE CLASSIFIED UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTSUS
SUBHEADINGS: 8406.81.1020: STEAM TURBINES, OTHER THAN MARINE
TURBINES, STATIONARY, CONDENSING TYPE, OF AN OUTPUT EXCEEDING
40MW; 8406.82.1010: STEAM TURBINES, OTHER THAN MARINE TURBINES,
STATIONARY, CONDENSING TYPE, EXCEEDING7,460 KW; 8406.82.1020:
STEAM TURBINES OTHER MARINE TURBINES, OTHER THAN MARINE TURBINES,
STATIONARY, OTHER THAN CONDENSING TYPE, NOT EXCEEDING 7,460 KW;
8406.82.1070: STEAM TURBINES, OTHER THAN MARINE TURBINES,
STATIONARY, OTHER THAN CONDENSING TYPE, EXCEEDING 7,640 KW, BUT
NOT EXCEEDING 40 MW. PARTS FOR SUCH TURBINES ARE CLASSIFIED
UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING 8406.90.2000 THROUGH 8406.90.4580.

CONTROL AND OTHER AUXILLIARY SYSTEMS MAY BE CLASSIFIED UNDER
HTSUS 9032.89.6030, "AUTOMATIC REGULATING OR CONTROLLING
INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS: COMPLETE PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS."

MOTOR AND GEAR BOX ENTRIES MAY BE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTSUS
SUBHEADING 8501.53.4080, 8501.53.6000, 8501.53.8040, OR
8501.63.8060. GEAR SPEED CHANGERS USED TO MATCH THE SPEED OF AN
ELECTRIC MOTOR TO THE SHAFT SPEED OF A DRIVEN COMPRESSOR, WOULD
BE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING 8483.40.5010.

LUBRICATION SYSTEMS MAY BE CLASSIFIED UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING
8414.90.4075.

ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE
AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF
THIS INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES IS NOT TO BE SUSPENDED WITHOUT
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS.

4. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION NUMBER: A-588-840

5. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS,
ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY, USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
IRENE DARZENTA, OFFICE OF (ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-6320.

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

NANCY MCTIERNAN