Discontinuation of suspension of liquidation in the circumvention of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods from China (CBP Case Number A-570-943 and CBP Third Country Case Numbers A-561-911 and A-565-911)

1. On 11/26/2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register its notice of affirmative final determination of circumvention of the antidumping duty order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the People's Republic of China (China) (86 FR 67443) (Final Determination). In the Final Determination, Commerce amended the date of initiation of the circumvention inquiry from 11/03/2020 to 11/12/2020. 2. Accordingly, for entries of welded OCTG that is produced in Brunei or the Philippines using hot-rolled steel, and then subsequently exported from Brunei or the Philippines, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 11/03/2020 through 11/11/2020, and suspended under message number 1228406 dated 08/16/2021, message number 1333405 dated 11/29/2021, and message number 1337407 dated 12/03/2021, CBP should terminate the suspension of liquidation and liquidate the entries without regard to antidumping duties (i.e. refund all cash deposits). These entries may have been made under third country case numbers A-561-911 and A-565-911). 3. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply. 4. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2 occurred with the publication of the Final Determination (86 FR 67443, 11/26/2021). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of oil country tubular goods from China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 5. This instruction to liquidate entries covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP port officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries. 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 OVI:YJC.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur