Cash deposit instructions for welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India (A-533-502)
Plain-English explanation
CSMS 0017409 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on January 17, 2020. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Cash deposit instructions for welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India (A-533-502)". It links to 1 AD/CVD case in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.
Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Commerce has published in the Federal Register (85 FR 2715) on 01/16/2020 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India for the period 05/01/2017 through 04/30/2018.
2.
As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies.
Therefore, for shipments of welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 01/16/2020, the required cash deposit has been revised:
Producer and/or Exporter: Lloyds Metals & Engineers Ltd. and Lloyds Line Pipe Ltd. (also known as Lloyds Line Pipes Ltd.)
Case number: A-533-502-006
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Apl Apollo Tubes Limited
Case number: A-533-502-113
Cash deposit rate: 87.39%
Producer and/or Exporter: Garg Tube Export LLP and Garg Tube Limited
Case number: A-533-502-114
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Asian Contec Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-115
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Bhandari Foils & Tubes Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-116
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Bhushan Steel Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-117
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Blue Moon Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-118
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: CH Robinson Worldwide
Case number: A-533-502-119
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Ess-Kay Engineers
Case number: A-533-502-120
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Manushi Enterprise
Case number: A-533-502-121
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Nishi Boring Corporation
Case number: A-533-502-122
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Fiber Tech Composite Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-123
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: GCL Private Limited
Case number: A-533-502-124
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Goodluck India Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-125
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: GVN Fuels Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-126
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Hydromatik
Case number: A-533-502-127
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: KLT Automatic & Tubular Products Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-128
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: MARINEtrans India Private Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-129
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Patton International Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-130
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: SAR Transport Systems Pvt. Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-131
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Surya Global Steel Tubes Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-132
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Welspun India Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-133
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Zenith Birla (India) Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-134
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Zenith Birla Steels Private Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-135
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Zenith Dyeintermediates Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-136
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Surya Roshni Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-137
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
Producer and/or Exporter: Jindal Quality Tubular Ltd.
Case number: A-533-502-138
Cash deposit rate: 11.83%
3.
If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:
A.
If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate.
B.
If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate.
C.
Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate.
4.
For all producers/exporters of welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 7.08 percent.
5.
These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued.
6.
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 OI:DV.)
7.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur
Frequently asked questions
What is CSMS 0017409?
CSMS 0017409 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Cash deposit instructions for welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India (A-533-502)". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.
When was CSMS 0017409 published?
CBP published CSMS 0017409 on January 17, 2020. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.
Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 0017409 affect?
CSMS 0017409 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-533-502). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.
Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.
Determine if a product is in scope of an AD/CVD order
Scope text is authoritative; the HTS list is illustrative. Read scope, find past rulings, and file a 19 CFR 351.225 inquiry. Worked example on case A-570-106 (wooden cabinets from China).