1. On 04/20/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 17529) the final results of changed circumstances review and reinstatement of both Viraj and Venus in the antidumping duty order. Commerce has determined that both Viraj and Venus have resumed selling stainless steel bar from India at less than normal value contrary to the conditions placed on these companies' original revocation.

2. As a result of Commerce's review, Viraj (A-533-810-024) and Venus (A-533-810-025) are reinstated in the antidumping duty order on stainless steel bar from India. Accordingly, CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of shipments of stainless steel bar from India from the exporters and/or producers identified below and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 10/18/2017 (see message number 7292307, dated 10/19/2017). Effective 04/20/2018 (the date of publication of the final results of changed circumstances review), CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the margin shown below:

Producer and/or Exporter: Viraj Profìles Ltd.
Case number: A-533-810-024
Cash deposit rate: 30.92%

Producer and/or Exporter: Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd., and/or its affiliates Hindustan Inox, Precision Metals Sieves Manufacturers (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-810-025
Cash deposit rate: 30.92%

3. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer , then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit or bonding rate will be the producer's rate.

B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 12.45 percent to establish the cash deposit rate.

4. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise included in this changed circumstances review until assessment instructions are issued.

5. If there are any questions by the importing 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 ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:TES.)

6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.