1. On 08/31/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register its countervailing duty order on cast iron soil pipe fittings (soil pipe fittings) from China (83 FR 44566).

2. The merchandise covered by the scope of this order is cast iron soil pipe fittings, finished and unfinished, regardless of industry or proprietary specifications, and regardless of size. Cast iron soil pipe fittings are nonmalleable iron castings of various designs and sizes, including, but not limited to, bends, tees, wyes, traps, drains (other than drain bodies), and other common or special fittings, with or without side inlets.

Cast iron soil pipe fittings are classified into two major types – hubless and hub and spigot. Hubless cast iron soil pipe fittings are manufactured without a hub, generally in compliance with Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI) specification 301 and/or American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A888. Hub and spigot pipe fittings have hubs into which the spigot (plain end) of the pipe or fitting is inserted. Cast iron soil pipe fittings are generally distinguished from other types of nonmalleable cast iron fittings by the manner in which they are connected to cast iron soil pipe and other fittings.

Excluded from this scope are all drain bodies. Drain bodies are normally classified in subheading 7326.90.86.88 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).

The cast iron soil pipe fittings subject to the scope of this order are normally classified in subheading 7307.11.0045 of the HTSUS: Cast fittings of nonmalleable cast iron for cast iron soil pipe. They may also be entered under HTSUS 7324.29.0000 and 7307.92.3010. The HTSUS subheadings and specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

3. For imports of soil pipe fittings from China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 08/28/2018. Effective 08/28/2018, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below.

Producer and/or Exporter: All-Others
Case Number: C-570-063-000
Cash Deposit/Subsidy Rate: 23.28 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shanxi Xuanshi Industrial Group Co., Ltd
Case Number: C-570-063-001
Cash Deposit/Subsidy Rate: 34.87 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Wor-Biz International Trading Co., Ltd. (Anhui)
Case Number: C-570-063-002
Cash Deposit/Subsidy Rate: 7.37 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Shijiazhuang Chengmei Import & Export Co., Ltd
Case number: C-570-063-003
Cash Deposit/Subsidy rate: 133.94 percent

4. 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 OVIII: MJA)

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

Alexander Amdur