AD/CVD message 9210112 - NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON QUALITY STEEL PLATE FROM INDONESIA (A-560-805)

9210112
Jul 29, 1999
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Category: Antidumping • Type: Preliminary Determination • Cases: A-560-805

MESSAGE NO: 9210112 DATE: 07 29 1999
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: PRE
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 560 - 805 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 29 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING
DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON QUALITY
STEEL PLATE FROM INDONESIA (A-560-805)

1. ON JULY 29, 1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT
LESS THAN FAIR VALUE AND PRELIMINARY NEGATIVE CRITICAL
CIRCUMSTANCES FINDING IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF
CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL PLATE PRODUCTS FROM
INDONESIA (A-560-805).

2. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE
CERTAINHOT-ROLLED CARBON-QUALITY STEEL: (1) UNIVERSAL MILL
PLATES (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS ROLLED ON FOUR FACES OR IN A
CLOSED BOX PASS, OF AWIDTH EXCEEDING 150 MM BUT NOT EXCEEDING
1250 MM, AND OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL THICKNESS OF NOT LESS THAN 4
MM, WHICH ARE CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOT INCOILS) AND WITHOUT PATTERNS
IN RELIEF), OF IRON OR NON-ALLOY-QUALITY STEEL; AND
(2)FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, HOT-ROLLED, OF A NOMINAL OR ACTUAL
THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM OR MORE AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MM
AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AND WHICH ARE
CUT-TO-LENGTH (NOTIN COILS). STEEL PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN
THIS SCOPE ARE OF RECTANGULAR, SQUARE, CIRCULAR OR OTHER SHAPE
AND OF RECTANGULAR OR NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH
NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE
ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS WHICHHAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER
ROLLING")--FOR EXAMPLE, PRODUCTS WHICH HAVEBEEN BEVELED OR
ROUNDED AT THE EDGES. STEEL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THENOTED PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH
PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-METALLIC SUBSTANCES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS
SCOPE. ALSO, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE ARE HIGH
STRENGTH,LOW ALLOY (HSLA) STEELS. HSLA STEELS ARE RECOGNIZED AS
STEELS WITH MICRO-ALLOYING LEVELS OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS CHROMIUM,
COPPER, NIOBIUM, TITANIUM, VANADIUM, AND MOLYBDENUM. STEEL
PRODUCTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE, REGARDLESS OF HARMONIZED
TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) DEFINITIONS, ARE
PRODUCTS IN WHICH: (1)IRON PREDOMINATES, BY WEIGHT, OVER EACH OF
THE OTHER CONTAINED ELEMENTS,(2) THE CARBON CONTENT IS TWO
PERCENT OR LESS, BY WEIGHT, AND (3) NONE OF
THE ELEMENTS LISTED BELOW IS EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDS THE QUANTITY, BY
WEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY INDICATED: 1.80 PERCENT OF MANGANESE, OR
1.50 PERCENT OF SILICON, OR 1.00 PERCENT OF COPPER, OR 0.50
PERCENT OF ALUMINUM, OR 1.25 PERCENT OF CHROMIUM, OR 0.30 PERCENT
OF COBALT, OR 0.40 PERCENT OF LEAD, OR 1.25 PERCENT OF NICKEL, OR
0.30 PERCENT OF TUNGSTEN, OR 0.10 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM, OR 0.10
PERCENT OF NIOBIUM, OR0.41 PERCENT OF TITANIUM, 0.15 PERCENT OF
VANADIUM, OR 0.15 PERCENT ZIRCONIUM. ALL PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE
WRITTEN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION,
AND IN WHICH THE CHEMISTRY QUANTITIES DO NOT EQUAL OR EXCEED ANY
ONE OFTHE LEVELS LISTED ABOVE, ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS
INVESTIGATION UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED. THE
FOLLOWING PRODUCTS ARE
SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THIS INVESTIGATION: (1) PRODUCTS CLAD,
PLATED, OR COATED WITH METAL, WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED
OR
COATED WITH PLASTIC OR OTHER NON-METALLIC SUBSTANCES; (2) SAE
GRADES (FORMERLY AISI GRADES) OF SERIES 2300 AND ABOVE; (3)
PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A710 AND A736 OR THEIR PROPRIETARY
EQUIVALENTS; (4) ABRASION-RESISTANT STEELS (I.E., USS AR 400, USS
AR 500); (5) PRODUCTS MADE TO ASTM A202, A225, A514 GRADE S, A517
GRADE S, OR THEIR PROPRIETARY EQUIVALENTS; (6) BALL BEARING
STEELS; (7) TOOL STEELS; AND (8) SILICON MANGANESE STEEL OR
SILICON ELECTRIC STEEL. THE MERCHANDISESUBJECT TO THIS
INVESTIGATION IS CLASSIFIED IN THE HTSUS UNDER SUBHEADINGS:
7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7208.53.0000, 7208.90.0000,
7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000,
7212.50.0000, 7225.40.3050, 7225.40.7000, 7225.50.6000,
7225.99.0090, 7226.91.5000, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000,
7226.99.0000. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR
CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE
MERCHANDISE UNDER INVESTIGATION IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED
INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-560-805.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF CERTAIN CUT-TO-LENGTH CARBON-QUALITY STEEL
PLATE PRODUCTS FROM INDONESIA, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND
LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FORCONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 29, 1999. EFFECTIVE
JULY 29, 1999,CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH ENTRIES, A CASH
DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE MARGINS SHOWN
BELOW:

MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN
PERCENTAGE
EXPORTER RATE

PT GUNAWAN DIANJAYA A-560-805-001 32.20%
STEEL/JAYA PARI STEEL CORP.

PT KRAKATAU STEEL A-560-805-002 35.01%

ALL OTHERS A-560-805-000 32.20%

5. 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 BRIAN SMITH OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S.
DEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCE, AT (202) 482-1766.

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTION ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ