1. Liquidation
1a.
Liquidation of entries made during the provisional measures cap period
The assessment of countervailing duties on entries made during the provisional measures period in the investigation cannot exceed the amount of cash deposit or bond in effect at the time of entry.
Accordingly, if a cash deposit was collected as security for an estimated countervailing duty for any shipment of heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from the Republic of Turkey (subject merchandise) that was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 12/28/2015 (first date of suspension of liquidation) through 04/25/2016 (the last day provisional measures were in effect), assess countervailing duties equal to the amount resulting from the application of the rate in paragraph 1c or equal to the amount of the cash deposit, whichever is less.
1b.
Liquidation of entries made during the GAP period
Commerce directed CBP to discontinue suspension of liquidation of shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after 04/26/2016, the first day provisional measures were no longer in effect.
See message 6117310, dated 04/26/2016.
Accordingly, such merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period starting on that date through 09/11/2016 (the day prior to FR publication of the ITC final determination) should have been liquidated without regard to countervailing duties.
1c.
Liquidation of entries made during the period 09/12/2016 through 12/31/2016
For all shipments of subject merchandise produced and exported by the firm listed below and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 09/12/2016 through 12/31/2016, assess a countervailing liability equal to the percent of the entered value identified below.
Producer and/or Exporter:
Ozdemir Boru Profil San ve Tic. Ltd Sti.
Case Number:
C-489-825-002
Final rate:
1.18%
2.
Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraphs 1a and 1c occurred on 11/21/2018 with the publication of the final results of administrative review (83 FR 58757).
Unless instructed otherwise, suspension of liquidation should continue for shipments of subject merchandise not covered by this liquidation message.
3.
There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction.
4.
The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties.
The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order.
Interest shall be calculated from the date of payment of estimated countervailing duties 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.
5.
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 ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OVIII:JCM.)
6.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur