MESSAGE NO: 6173113 DATE: 06 21 1996
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: C - 428 - 812 C - 351 - 812
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PERIOD COVERED: 01 01 1995 TO 12 31 1995

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR 1995 EXPORTS COVERED BY CVD
ORDERS ON LEAD & BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM
GERMANY (C-428-812) & BRAZIL (C-351-812)

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DID NOT RECEIVE A REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS ON CERTAIN
HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY
(C-428-812) AND BRAZIL (C-351-812) FOR THE JANUARY 1, 1995 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 1995 PERIOD OF REVIEW.

2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THESE INSTRUCTIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:

CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM
GERMANY (C-428-812) COVERS SHIPMENTS OF HOT ROLLED BARS AND RODS OF
NONALLOY OR OTHER ALLOY STEEL, WHETHER OR NOT DESCALED,
CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.03 PERCENT OR MORE OF LEAD OR 0.05 PERCENT OR
MORE OF BISMUTH, IN COILS OR CUT LENGTHS, AND IN NUMEROUS SHAPES AND
SIZES. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE OTHER
ALLOY STEELS (AS DEFINED BY THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE
UNITED STATES (HTSUS) CHAPTER 72, NOTE (F)), EXCEPT STEELS
CLASSIFIED AS OTHER ALLOY STEELS BY REASON OF CONTAINING BY WEIGHT 0.4
PERCENT OR MORE OF LEAD, OR 0.1 PERCENT OR MORE OF BISMUTH,
TELLURIUM, OR SELENIUM. ALSO EXCLUDED ARE SEMI-FINISHED STEELS AND
FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS. MOST OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED IN THIS
INVESTIGATION ARE PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBHEADINGS 7213.20.00.00 AND
7214.30.00.00 OF THE HTSUS. SMALL QUANTITIES OF THESE PRODUCTS
MAY ALSO ENTER UNDER THE FOLLOWING HTSUS SUBHEADINGS:
7213.31.30.00, 60.00; 7213.39.00.30, 00.60, 00.90; 7214.40.00.10,
00.30. 00.50; 7214.50.00.10, 00.30, 00.50; 7214.60.00.10, 00.30.
00.50; AND 7228.30.80.

CERTAIN HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS FROM
BRAZIL (C-351-812) COVERS THE SAME PRODUCTS AS DESCRIBED
IMMEDIATELY ABOVE FOR GERMANY.

3. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 355.22(G) 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 SUMMARY ON THE SPECIFIED SUBJECT
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1995 AND ON OR BEFORE
DECEMBER 31, 1995.

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

HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH
GERMANY
MANUFACTURERS
THYSSEN STAHL AG C-428-812-001 EXCLUDED
ALL FIRMS C-428-812 1/1/95 - 12/31/95 17.28 PERCENT

HOT ROLLED LEAD AND BISMUTH
BRAZIL
MANUFACTURERS
ACESITA C-351-812-001 1/1/95 - 12/31/95 19.19 PERCENT
ALL OTHER FIRMS C-351-812-000 1/1/95 - 12/31/95 0.67 PERCENT

5. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THE MERCHANDISE
LISTED ABOVE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1995 AND ON OR
BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1995 IS LIFTED. THE SUSPENSION OF
LIQUIDATION FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF THE MERCHANDISE LISTED ABOVE
EXPORTED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1995 WILL CONTINUE.

6. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVALING DUTIES BY THE CUSTOMS SERVICE ON
ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT
CUSTOMS PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS, OR ASSESS INTEREST ON
UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED
ANTIDUMPING DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE
TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BEFORE THE
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE COUNTERVALING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST
SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATE PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING
DUTIES IS REQUIRED 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 CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA EMAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, TECHNICAL PROGRAMS, ANTIDUMPING/
COUNTERVAILING DUTY, USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT THE
OFFICE OF COUNTERVAILING COMPLIANCE, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AT
202-482-2786.

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


NANCY MCTIERNAN