MESSAGE NO: 9217114 DATE: 08 05 1999
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 201 - 822 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 07 27 1999 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION AND ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER IN
THE INVESTIGATIONOF STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STRIP IN
COIL FROM MEXICO (A-122-822)

1. ON 07/27/1999, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER AND AMENDED FINAL
DETERMINATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND
STRIP IN COILS FROM MEXICO.

2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION, THE PRODUCTS COVERED
ARE CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STRIP 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 SHEET AND STRIP IS A FLAT-
ROLLED PRODUCT IN COILS THAT IS GREATER THAN 9.5 MM IN WIDTH AND
LESS THAN 4.75 MM IN THICKNESS, AND THAT IS ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE
HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED. THE SUBJECT
SHEET AND STRIP MAY ALSO BE FURTHER PROCESSED (E.G., COLD-ROLLED,
POLISHED, ALUMINIZED, COATED, ETC.) PROVIDED THAT IT MAINTAINS
THE SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS OF SHEET AND STRIP FOLLOWING SUCH
PROCESSING.

THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLASSIFIED
IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS) AT
SUBHEADINGS: 7219.13.00.30, 7219.13.00.50, 7219.13.00.70,
7219.13.00.80, 7219.14.00.30, 7219.14.00.65, 7219.14.00.90,
7219.32.00.05, 7219.32.00.20, 7219.32.00.25, 7219.32.00.35,
7219.32.00.36, 7219.32.00.38, 7219.32.00.42, 7219.32.00.44,
7219.33.00.05, 7219.33.00.20, 7219.33.00.25, 7219.33.00.35,
7219.33.00.36, 7219.33.00.38, 7219.33.00.42, 7219.33.00.44,
7219.34.00.05, 7219.34.00.20, 7219.34.00.25, 7219.34.00.30,
7219.34.00.35, 7219.35.00.05, 7219.35.00.15, 7219.35.00.30,
7219.35.00.35, 7219.90.00.10, 7219.90.00.20, 7219.90.00.25,
7219.90.00.60, 7219.90.00.80, 7220.12.10.00, 7220.12.50.00,
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, 7220.20.70.05, 7220.20.70.10, 7220.20.70.15,
7220.20.70.60, 7220.20.70.80, 7220.20.80.00, 7220.20.90.30,
7220.20.90.60, 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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S
WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE UNDER INVESTIGATION IS
DISPOSITIVE.

EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION ARE THE
FOLLOWING: (1) SHEET AND STRIP THAT IS NOT ANNEALED OR OTHERWISE
HEAT TREATED AND PICKLED OR OTHERWISE DESCALED; (2) SHEET AND
STRIP THAT IS CUT TO LENGTH; (3) PLATE (I.E., FLAT-ROLLED
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM OR MORE); (4)
FLAT WIRE (I.E., COLD-ROLLED SECTIONS, WITH A PREPARED EDGE,
RECTANGULAR IN SHAPE, OF A WIDTH OF NOT MORE THAN 9.5 MM); AND
(5) RAZOR BLADE STEEL. RAZOR BLADE STEEL IS A FLAT ROLLED
PRODUCT OF STAINLESS STEEL, NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN COLD-ROLLED
(COLD-REDUCED), IN COILS, OF A WIDTH OF NOT MORE THAN 23 MM AND A
THICKNESS OF 0.266 MM OR LESS, CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, 12.5 TO
14.5 PERCENT CHROMIUM, AND CERTIFIED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY TO BE
USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF RAZOR BLADES. SEE CHAPTER 72 OF THE
HTS, "ADDITIONAL U.S. NOTE" 1(D).

IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS BY INTERESTED PARTIES, THE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN SPECIALTY
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS ARE ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS
INVESTIGATION. THESE EXCLUDED PRODUCTS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW.

FLAPPER VALVE STEEL IS DEFINED AS STAINLESS STEEL STRIP IN
COILS CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, BETWEEN 0.37 AND 0.43 PERCENT
CARBON, BETWEEN 1.15 AND 1.35 PERCENT MOLYBDENUM, AND BETWEEN
0.20 AND 0.80 PERCENT MANGANESE. THIS STEEL ALSO CONTAINS, BY
WEIGHT, PHOSPHORUS OF 0.025 PERCENT OR LESS, SILICON OF BETWEEN
0.20 AND 0.50 PERCENT, AND SULFUR OF 0.020 PERCENT OR LESS. THE
PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED BY MEANS OF VACUUM ARC REMELTING, WITH
INCLUSION CONTROLS FOR SULPHIDE OF NO MORE THAN 0.04 PERCENT AND
FOR OXIDE OF NO MORE THAN 0.05 PERCENT. FLAPPER VALVE STEEL HAS
A TENSILE STRENGTH OF BETWEEN 210 AND 300 KSI, YIELD STRENGTH OF
BETWEEN 170 AND 270 KSI, PLUS OR MINUS 8 KSI, AND A HARDNESS (HV)
OF BETWEEN 460 AND 590. FLAPPER VALVE STEEL IS MOST COMMONLY
USED TO PRODUCE SPECIALTY FLAPPER VALVES FOR COMPRESSORS.

ALSO EXCLUDED IS A PRODUCT REFERRED TO AS SUSPENSION FOIL, A
SPECIALTY STEEL PRODUCT USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUSPENSION
ASSEMBLIES FOR COMPUTER DISK DRIVES. SUSPENSION FOIL IS
DESCRIBED AS 302/304 GRADE OR 202 GRADE STAINLESS STEEL OF A
THICKNESS BETWEEN 14 AND 127 MICRONS, WITH A THICKNESS TOLERANCE
OF PLUS-OR-MINUS 2.01 MICRONS, AND SURFACE GLOSSINESS OF 200 TO
700 PERCENT GS. SUSPENSION FOIL MUST BE SUPPLIED IN COIL WIDTHS
OF NOT MORE THAN 407 MM, AND WITH A MASS OF 225 KG OR LESS. ROLL
MARKS MAY ONLY BE VISIBLE ON ONE SIDE, WITH NO SCRATCHES OF
MEASURABLE DEPTH. THE MATERIAL MUST EXHIBIT RESIDUAL STRESSES OF
2 MM MAXIMUM DEFLECTION, AND FLATNESS OF 1.6 MM OVER 685 MM
LENGTH.

CERTAIN STAINLESS STEEL FOIL FOR AUTOMOTIVE CATALYTIC
CONVERTERS IS ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.
THIS STAINLESS STEEL STRIP IN COILS IS A SPECIALTY FOIL WITH A
THICKNESS OF BETWEEN 20 AND 110 MICRONS USED TO PRODUCE A
METALLIC SUBSTRATE WITH A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE FOR USE IN
AUTOMOTIVE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE STEEL CONTAINS, BY WEIGHT,
CARBON OF NO MORE THAN 0.030 PERCENT, SILICON OF NO MORE THAN 1.0
PERCENT, MANGANESE OF NO MORE THAN 1.0 PERCENT, CHROMIUM OF
BETWEEN 19 AND 22 PERCENT, ALUMINUM OF NO LESS THAN 5.0 PERCENT,
PHOSPHORUS OF NO MORE THAN 0.045 PERCENT, SULFUR OF NO MORE THAN
0.03 PERCENT, LANTHANUM OF LESS THAN 0.002 OR GREATER THAN 0.05
PERCENT, AND TOTAL RARE EARTH ELEMENTS OF MORE THAN 0.06 PERCENT,
WITH THE BALANCE IRON.

PERMANENT MAGNET IRON-CHROMIUM-COBALT ALLOY STAINLESS STRIP
IS ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS
DUCTILE STAINLESS STEEL STRIP CONTAINS, BY WEIGHT, 26 TO 30
PERCENT CHROMIUM, AND 7 TO 10 PERCENT COBALT, WITH THE REMAINDER
OF IRON, IN WIDTHS 228.6 MM OR LESS, AND A THICKNESS BETWEEN
0.127 AND 1.270 MM. IT EXHIBITS MAGNETIC REMANENCE BETWEEN 9,000
AND 12,000 GAUSS, AND A COERCIVITY OF BETWEEN 50 AND 300
OERSTEDS. THIS PRODUCT IS MOST COMMONLY USED IN ELECTRONIC
SENSORS AND IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE UNDER PROPRIETARY TRADE NAMES
SUCH AS "ARNOKROME III" (A TRADEMARK OF THE ARNOLD ENGINEERING
COMPANY).

CERTAIN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE ALLOY STEEL IS ALSO EXCLUDED
FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS PRODUCT IS DEFINED AS
A NON-MAGNETIC STAINLESS STEEL MANUFACTURED TO AMERICAN SOCIETY
OF TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) SPECIFICATION B344 AND
CONTAINING, BY WEIGHT, 36 PERCENT NICKEL, 18 PERCENT CHROMIUM,
AND 46 PERCENT IRON, AND IS MOST NOTABLE FOR ITS RESISTANCE TO
HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSION. IT HAS A MELTING POINT OF 1390
DEGREES CELSIUS AND DISPLAYS A CREEP RUPTURE LIMIT OF 4 KILOGRAMS
PER SQUARE MILLIMETER AT 1000 DEGREES CELSIUS. THIS STEEL IS
MOST COMMONLY USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF HEATING RIBBONS FOR
CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND INDUSTRIAL FURNACES, AND IN RHEOSTATS FOR
RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. THE PRODUCT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE UNDER
PROPRIETARY TRADE NAMES SUCH AS "GILPHY 36" (A TRADEMARK OF IMPHY
, S.A.).

CERTAIN MARTENSITIC PRECIPITATION-HARDENABLE STAINLESS STEEL
IS ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS
HIGH-
STRENGTH, DUCTILE STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT IS DESIGNATED UNDER THE
UNIFIED NUMBERING SYSTEM (UNS) AS S45500-GRADE STEEL, AND
CONTAINS, BY WEIGHT, 11 TO 13 PERCENT CHROMIUM, AND 7 TO 10
PERCENT NICKEL. CARBON, MANGANESE, SILICON AND MOLYBDENUM EACH
COMPRISE, BY WEIGHT, 0.05 PERCENT OR LESS, WITH PHOSPHORUS AND
SULFUR EACH COMPRISING, BY WEIGHT, 0.03 PERCENT OR LESS. THIS
STEEL HAS COPPER, NIOBIUM, AND TITANIUM ADDED TO ACHIEVE AGING,
AND WILL EXHIBIT YIELD STRENGTHS AS HIGH AS 1700 MPA AND ULTIMATE
TENSILE STRENGTHS AS HIGH AS 1750 MPA AFTER AGING, WITH
ELONGATION PERCENTAGES OF 3 PERCENT OR LESS IN 50 MM. IT IS
GENERALLY PROVIDED IN THICKNESSES BETWEEN 0.635 AND 0.787 MM, AND
IN WIDTHS OF 25.4 MM. THIS PRODUCT IS MOST COMMONLY USED IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF TELEVISION TUBES AND IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE UNDER
PROPRIETARY TRADE NAMES SUCH AS "DURPHYNOX 17" (A TRADEMARK OF
IMPHY, S.A.).

FINALLY, THREE SPECIALTY STAINLESS STEELS TYPICALLY USED IN
CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL BLADES AND SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
ARE ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. THESE
INCLUDE STAINLESS STEEL STRIP IN COILS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF
TEXTILE CUTTING TOOLS (E.G., CARPET KNIVES; THIS LIST OF USES IS
ILLUSTRATIVE ANDPROVIDED FOR DESCRIPTIVE PURPOSES ONLY). THIS
STEEL IS SIMILAR TO AISI GRADE 420, BUT CONTAINS, BY WEIGHT, 0.5
TO 0.7 PERCENT OF MOLYBDENUM. THE STEEL ALSO CONTAINS, BY
WEIGHT, CARBON OF BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.1 PERCENT, SULFUR OF 0.020
PERCENT OR LESS, AND INCLUDES BETWEEN 0.20 AND 0.30 PERCENT
COPPER AND BETWEEN 0.20 AND 0.50 PERCENT COBALT. THIS STEEL IS
SOLD UNDER PROPRIETARY NAMES SUCH AS "GIN4 MO." THE SECOND
EXCLUDED STAINLESS STEEL STRIP IN COILS IS SIMILAR TO AISI 420-J2
AND CONTAINS, BY WEIGHT, CARBON OF BETWEEN 0.62 AND 0.70 PERCENT,
SILICON OF BETWEEN 0.20 AND 0.50 PERCENT, MANGANESE OF BETWEEN
0.45 AND 0.80 PERCENT, PHOSPHORUS OF NO MORE THAN 0.025 PERCENT
AND SULFUR OF NO MORE THAN 0.020 PERCENT. THIS STEEL HAS A
CARBIDE DENSITY ON AVERAGE OF 100 CARBIDE PARTICLES PER 100
SQUARE MICRONS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS PRODUCT IS "GIN5" STEEL. THE
THIRD SPECIALTY STEEL HAS A CHEMICAL COMPOSITION SIMILAR TO AISI
420 F, WITH CARBON OF BETWEEN 0.37 AND 0.43 PERCENT, MOLYBDENUM
OF BETWEEN 1.15 AND 1.35 PERCENT, BUT LOWER MANGANESE OF BETWEEN
0.20 AND 0.80 PERCENT, PHOSPHORUS OF NO MORE THAN 0.025 PERCENT,
SILICON OF BETWEEN 0.20 AND 0.50 PERCENT, AND SULFUR OF NO MORE
THAN 0.020 PERCENT. THIS PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED WITH A HARDNESS OF
MORE THAN HV 500 GUARANTEED AFTER CUSTOMER PROCESSING, AND IS
SUPPLIED AS, FOR EXAMPLE, "GIN6" ("GIN4 MO', "GIN5" AND "GIN6"
ARE THE PROPRIETARY GRADES FOR HITACHI METALS AMERICA, LTD.).

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-201-822.

4. FOR IMPORTS OF STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND STRIP IN COILS
FROM MEXICO, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND
LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM
WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 07/27/1999. EFFECTIVE
07/27/1999 CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE
MARGIN SHOWN BELOW:

MANUFACTURER/PRODUCER CUSTOMS MARGIN
ID-NUMBER PERCENTAGE


MEXINOX S.A. DE C.V. A-201-822-001 30.85

ALL OTHERS A-201-822-000 30.85

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 FRED BAKER, OFFICE OF AD/
CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-2924.

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

PAUL SCHWARTZ