MESSAGE NO: 9147112 DATE: 05 27 1999
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ORD
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 580 - 831 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 05 21 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATIO OF STAINLESS
STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
(A-580-831)

1. ON MAY 21, 1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE
FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN THE
INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (64 FR 27756).

2. THE PRODUCT COVERED BY THIS ORDER IS CERTAIN STAINLESS
STEEL PLATE IN COILS. STAINLESS STEEL IS AN ALLOY STEEL
CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, 1.2 PERCENT OR LESS OF CARBON AND
10.5 PERCENT OR MORE OF CHROMIUM, WITH OR WITHOUT OTHER
ELEMENTS. THE SUBJECT PLATE PRODUCTS ARE FLAT-ROLLED
PRODUCTS, 254 MM OR OVER IN WIDTH AND 4.75 MM OR MORE IN
THICKNESS, IN COILS, AND ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED
AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED. THE SUBJECT PLATE MAY
ALSO BE FURTHER PROCESSED (E.G., COLD-ROLLED, POLISHED, ETC.
) PROVIDED THAT IT MAINTAINS THE SPECIFIED DIMENSIONS OF
PLATE FOLLOWING SUCH PROCESSING. EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF
THIS PETITION ARE THE FOLLOWING: (1) PLATE NOT IN COILS,
(2) PLATE THAT IS NOT ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE HEAT TREATED AND
PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED, (3) SHEET AND STRIP, AND (4)
FLAT BARS. IN ADDITION, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL
PLATE IN COILS IS ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
ORDER. THE EXCLUDED COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN
COILS IS DEFINED AS THAT MERCHANDISE WHICH MEETS THE
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIBED ABOVE THAT HAS UNDERGONE
A COLD-REDUCTION PROCESS THAT REDUCED THE THICKNESS OF THE
STEEL BY 25 PERCENT OR MORE, AND HAS BEEN ANNEALED AND
PICKLED AFTER THIS COLD REDUCTION PROCESS.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IS CURRENTLY
CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED
STATES (HTS) AT SUBHEADINGS: 7219.11.00.30, 7219.11.00.60,
7219.12.00.05, 7219.12.00.20, 7219.12.00.25, 7219.12.00.50,
7219.12.00.55, 7219.12.00.65, 7219.12.00.70, 7219.12.00.80,
7219.31.00.10, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.11.00.00, 7220.20.10.10,
7220.20.10.15, 7220.20.10.60, 7220.20.10.80, 7220.20.60.05,
7220.20.60.10, 7220.20.60.15, 7220.20.60.60, 7220.20.60.80,
7220.90.00.10, 7220.90.00.15, 7220.90.00.60, AND
7220.90.00.80. ALTHOUGH THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED
FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN
DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER INVESTIGATION IS
DISPOSITIVE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER DIFFERS FROM THE
SCOPE OF THE ORIGINAL ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS. ON 05/04/1999, THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION (ITC) NOTIFIED THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OF ITS
FINAL DETERMINATION IN THIS CASE. THE ITC FOUND TWO LIKE
PRODUCTS, CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN
COILS, AS DEFINED ABOVE, AND ALL OTHER STAINLESS STEEL PLATE
IN COILS. THE ITC FOUND THAT IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
WERE NEGLIGIBLE AND, THUS, WERE NOT CAUSING OR THREATENING
MATERIAL INJURY TO A U.S. INDUSTRY. ACCORDINGLY, THE SCOPE
OF THIS ORDER EXCLUDES CERTAIN COLD-ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL
PLATE IN COILS (AS DEFINED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE) FROM THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO REFLECT THE ITC'S FINDING OF NEGLIGIBLE
IMPORTS.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-580-831.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL PLATE IN COILS FROM THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 4, 1998.
EFFECTIVE MAY 21, 1999, CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT
EQUAL TO THE MARGIN SHOWN BELOW:

MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE

POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD A-580-831-001 16.26
ALL OTHERS A-580-831-000 16.26


IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING
THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT CARRIE BLOZY, OFFICE OF
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL
TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202)
482-0165.

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PAUL SCHWARTZ