CSMS 0155310·Trade policy·June 4, 2010·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL STANDARD, LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPE FROM CHINA

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CSMS 0155310 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on June 4, 2010. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL STANDARD, LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPE FROM CHINA". 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.

Linked AD/CVD cases(1)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-570-956

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Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1. ON 5/28/2010, COMMERCE WILL PUBLISH IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL STANDARD, LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPE (“SEAMLESS PIPE”) FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 75 FR 29972. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF MESSAGE NUMBER 0147307 DATED 05/27/2010. 2. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION IS CERTAIN SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL (OTHER THAN STAINLESS STEEL) PIPES AND REDRAW HOLLOWS, LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 16 INCHES (406.4 MM) IN OUTSIDE DIAMETER, REGARDLESS OF WALL-THICKNESS, MANUFACTURING PROCESS (E.G., HOT-FINISHED OR COLD-DRAWN), END FINISH (E.G., PLAIN END, BEVELED END, UPSET END, THREADED, OR THREADED AND COUPLED), OR SURFACE FINISH (E.G., BARE, LACQUERED OR COATED). REDRAW HOLLOWS ARE ANY UNFINISHED CARBON OR ALLOY STEEL (OTHER THAN STAINLESS STEEL) PIPE OR "HOLLOW PROFILES" SUITABLE FOR COLD FINISHING OPERATIONS, SUCH AS COLD DRAWING, TO MEET THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS ("ASTM") OR AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE ("API") SPECIFICATIONS REFERENCED BELOW, OR COMPARABLE SPECIFICATIONS. SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE ARE SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL (OTHER THAN STAINLESS STEEL) STANDARD, LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPES PRODUCED TO THE ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106, ASTM A-333, ASTM A-334, ASTM A-335, ASTM A-589, ASTM A-795, ASTM A-1024, AND THE API 5L SPECIFICATIONS, OR COMPARABLE SPECIFICATIONS, AND MEETING THE PHYSICAL PARAMETERS DESCRIBED ABOVE, REGARDLESS OF APPLICATION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXCLUSION DISCUSSED BELOW. SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION ARE UNATTACHED COUPLINGS. THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THE INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIED IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES ("HTSUS") UNDER ITEM NUMBERS: 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060, 7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000, 7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055, 7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, AND 7304.59.8070. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS SCOPE IS DISPOSITIVE. 3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-570-956. 4. ON MAY 3, 2010, COMMERCE RECEIVED A MINISTERIAL ERROR ALLEGATION REGARDING THE DUMPING MARGIN CALCULATED FOR TIANJIN PIPE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING CORPORATION/TIANJIN PIPE (GROUP) CORPORATION (A-570-956-003) FOR THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF SEAMLESS PIPE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. AS A RESULT OF THE ALLEGATION, COMMERCE HAS AMENDED ITS PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AND CALCULATED A REVISED ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGIN FOR TIANJIN PIPE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING CORPORATION/TIANJIN PIPE (GROUP) CORPORATION. SINCE THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGINS ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATIONS IN THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION WERE BASED, IN PART, ON THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGIN CALCULATED FOR TIANJIN PIPE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING CORPORATION/TIANJIN PIPE (GROUP) CORPORATION, THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGINS FOR THESE EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN REVISED IN THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION. FOR IMPORTS OF SEAMLESS PIPE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM THE EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATIONS LISTED BELOW, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) SHALL CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 4/28/2010. EFFECTIVE 04/28/2010, CBP SHALL REQUIRE FOR SUCH ENTRIES A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGINS LISTED IN THE COMPANY-DETAILS TABLE APPENDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE. THE MARGINS IN THE APPENDED COMPANY DETAILS TABLE REFLECT THE RESULTS OF THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION. EXPORTER: TIANJIN PIPE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING CORPORATION PRODUCER: TIANJIN PIPE (GROUP) CORPORATION CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-003 EXPORTER: XIGANG SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. PRODUCER: XIGANG SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE CO., LTD CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-004 EXPORTER: XIGANG SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. PRODUCER: WUXI SEAMLESS SPECIAL PIPE CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-005 EXPORTER: JIANGYIN CITY CHANGJIANG STEEL PIPE CO., LTD PRODUCER: JIANGYIN CITY CHANGJIANG STEEL PIPE CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-006 EXPORTER: PANGANG GROUP CHENGDU IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. PRODUCER: PANGANG GROUP CHENGDU IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-007 EXPORTER: YANGZHOU LONTRIN STEEL TUBE CO., LTD PRODUCER: YANGZHOU LONTRIN STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-008 EXPORTER: YANGZHOU CHENGDE STEEL TUBE CO., LTD PRODUCER: YANGZHOU CHENGDE STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. CASE NUMBER: A-570-956-009 THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED COMPANY DETAILS TABLE FOR THE EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATION TIANJIN PIPE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING CORPORATION/ TIANJIN PIPE (GROUP) CORPORATION (A-570-956-003) EQUALS THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGIN PUBLISHED IN THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION, LESS THE 0.08 PERCENT EXPORT SUBSIDY RATE DETERMINED IN THE COMPANION CASE ON CERTAIN SEAMLESS PIPE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: PRELIMINARY AFFIRMATIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY DETERMINATION, PRELIMINARY AFFIRMATIVE CRITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES DETERMINATION, 75 FR 9163 (03/01/2010). THE CASH DEPOSIT RATES SHOWN IN THE ATTACHED COMPANY DETAILS TABLE FOR THE OTHER EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATIONS LISTED ABOVE, XIGANG SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE CO., LTD./ XIGANG SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. (A-570-956-004), XIGANG SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE CO., LTD./ WUXI SEAMLESS SPECIAL PIPE CO., LTD. (A-570-956-005), JIANGYIN CITY CHANGJIANG STEEL PIPE CO., LTD./ JIANGYIN CITY CHANGJIANG STEEL PIPE CO., LTD. (A-570-956-006), PANGANG GROUP CHENGDU IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. /PANGANG GROUP CHENGDU IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. (A-570-956-007), YANGZHOU LONTRIN STEEL TUBE CO., LTD./YANGZHOU LONTRIN STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. (A-570-956-008), AND YANGZHOU CHENGDE STEEL TUBE CO., LTD./YANGZHOU CHENGDE STEEL TUBE CO., LTD. (A-570-956-009), EQUAL THE SIMPLE AVERAGE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGIN CALUCATED IN THE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION FOR HENGYANG STEEL TUBE GROUP INT'L TRADING INC./ HENGYANG VALIN STEEL TUBE CO., LTD./ HENGYANG VALIN MPM TUBE CO., LTD., AND THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGIN CALCULATED IN THE AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION FOR TIANJIN PIPE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC AND TRADING CORPORATION/ TIANJIN PIPE (GROUP) CORPORATION, ADJUSTED FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE EXPORT SUBSIDY RATES. 5. COMMERCE WILL ISSUE SEPARATE INSTRUCTIONS AUTHORIZING CBP TO REFUND THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY DEPOSITS ON ENTRIES OF SEAMLESS PIPE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FROM THE EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATIONS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 THAT IMPORTERS MADE IN EXCESS OF THE AMENDED ANTIDUMPING DUTY MARGINS FOR THESE EXPORTER-PRODUCER COMBINATIONS. 6. IN ACCORDANCE WITH T.D. 85-145, AT THE DISCRETION OF CBP, CUSTOMS OFFICERS MAY ACCEPT EITHER A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND OR A CONTINUOUS BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND ONLY IF THE AMOUNT OF THE ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTY IS LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT AD VALOREM (OR THE EQUIVALENT). OTHERWISE, WHERE THE IMPORTER HAS THE OPTION TO POST A BOND FOR ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES, CUSTOMS OFFICERS MUST REQUIRE A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND PURSUANT TO T.D. 85-145. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF T.D. 85-145 WITH RESPECT TO THESE BONDING REQUIREMENTS. 7. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT THE OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577, RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O4: DJ). 8. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. MICHAEL B. WALSH

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 0155310?

CSMS 0155310 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "AMENDED PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN SEAMLESS CARBON AND ALLOY STEEL STANDARD, LINE, AND PRESSURE PIPE FROM CHINA". 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 0155310 published?

CBP published CSMS 0155310 on June 4, 2010. 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 0155310 affect?

CSMS 0155310 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-570-956). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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