Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 5 below.

1. Commerce received a scope ruling request from Vetco Gray Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baker Hughes, a GE Company (Vetco). Commerce issued a final scope determination on 10/28/2019 that eight component parts of tubular connectors used with oil country tubular goods for offshore oil and gas drilling and extraction (OCTG connectors) imported by Vetco described in more detail below are excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty order on forged steel fittings from Italy (A-475-839).
The excluded parts are made to a Vetco proprietary standard (i.e., VGS) and are identified by part numbers: H451050-9, H451050-9SFX, H451050-12, H451050-12SFX, H451050-15, H451050-15SFX, H451050-20SFX and H451050-27SFX.
To be excluded from the scope, these products must not also be manufactured to the specifications of ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79, MSS SP-83, MSS SP-97, ASTM A105, ASTM A350, and ASTM A182, and must have the appropriate standard or pressure markings and/or be accompanied by documentation showing product compliance to the applicable standard or pressure, e.g., 'VGS 5.113.5' mark and/or a mill certification report.

2. Commerce determined that each of Vetco's eight parts (each of the part numbers identified in paragraph 1) are outside the scope of the order because these parts are made to comply with a Vetco proprietary standard, are different from the industry standards of in-scope merchandise, and have different specifications from in-scope merchandise. Therefore, each of Vetco's eight parts identified in paragraph 1 is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order on forged steel fittings from Italy.

3. For all entries of any of Vetco's eight parts with part numbers, H451050-9, H451050-9SFX, H451050-12, H451050-12SFX, H451050-15, H451050-15SFX, H451050-20SFX and H451050-27SFX, made to the VGS proprietary standard, that remain unliquidated on or after 05/17/2018, CBP shall terminate suspension and liquidate entries of any of these eight parts which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption.

4. Refund any cash deposits relating to the eight parts described above.

5. These instructions constitute notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of any of Vetco's eight parts made to the VGS proprietary standard entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/17/2018.

6. The assessment of antidumping 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 antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping duties is required 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.

7. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of forged steel fittings from Italy not covered by paragraph 4 above, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates.

8. 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 O#:SLK.)

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

Alexander Amdur