CSMS 2034405·Trade policy·February 3, 2022·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Liquidation instructions for certain aluminum foil from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019 (C-570-054)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 2034405 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on February 3, 2022. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Liquidation instructions for certain aluminum foil from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019 (C-570-054)". 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

C-570-054

Message body

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

1. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of merchandise covered by this message occurred with the publication of the final results of administrative review of the countervailing duty order on certain aluminum foil from China (subject merchandise) (C-570-054) for the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019 (86 FR 73249, 12/27/2021). 2. Accordingly, for all shipments of subject merchandise from the producers and/or exporters listed below that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019, assess a countervailing liability at the following percentage(s) of entered value: Producer and/or Exporter: Dingsheng Aluminum Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou DingCheng Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co. Ltd.; Hangzhou Dingsheng Industrial Group Co. Ltd.; Hangzhou Five Star Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Teemful Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.; Luoyang Longding Aluminium Co., Ltd.; and Walson (HK) Trading Co., Limited. Case number: C-570-054-001 Final rate: 14.20% Note to CBP: The name of Luoyang Longding Aluminum Co., Ltd., was misspelled as Luoyang Longding Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd., and the name of Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., was misspelled as Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint Stock Co., Ltd., in the final results Federal Register notice. Commerce corrected these misspellings in a correction notice published on January 11, 2022 (87 FR 1395). Producer and/or Exporter: Anhui Maximum Aluminum Industries Company Ltd.; Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., (HK) Limited; Shantou Wanshun Package Material Stock Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-054-002 Final rate: 14.20% Producer and/or Exporter: Xiamen Xiashun Aluminium Foil Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-054-005 Final rate: 14.20% Producer and/or Exporter: Hunan Suntown Marketing Limited Case number: C-570-054-006 Final rate: 14.20% Producer and/or Exporter: SNTO International Trade Limited Case number: C-570-054-009 Final rate: 14.20% Producer and/or Exporter: Alcha International Holdings Limited Final rate: 14.20% Alcha International Holdings Limited did not have its own case number during the period of review; entries may have been made under C-570-054-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Producer and/or Exporter: Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd. Final rate: 14.20% Jiangsu Alcha Aluminum Co., Ltd. did not have its own case number during the period of review; entries may have been made under C-570-054-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Producer and/or Exporter: Suntown Technology Group Corporation Limited Final rate: 14.20% Suntown Technology Group Corporation Limited did not have its own case number during the period of review; entries may have been made under C-570-054-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Producer and/or Exporter: Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd. Final rate: 14.20% Yinbang Clad Material Co., Ltd. did not have its own case number during the period of review; entries may have been made under C-570-054-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Producer and/or Exporter: Luoyang Longding Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-054-014 Cash deposit rate: 14.20% Luoyang Longding Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd. did not have its own case number during the period of review; entries may have been made under C-570-054-000 or other company-specific case numbers Note to CBP: Commerce inadvertently misidentified Luoyang Longding Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd., as cross-owned with Dingsheng Aluminum Industries (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou DingCheng Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Dingsheng Import & Export Co. Ltd.; Hangzhou Dingsheng Industrial Group Co. Ltd.; Hangzhou Five Star Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Teemful Aluminum Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Dingsheng New Materials Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.; Luoyang Longding Aluminum Co., Ltd.; and Walson (HK) Trading Co., Limited in the final results Federal Register notice. Commerce corrected this misidentification and identified Luoyang Longding Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd., as a separate company in a correction notice published on January 11, 2022 (87 FR 1395). 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. The assessment of countervailing duties by the 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 countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date of payment of estimated countervailing duties 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. 5. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of subject merchandise, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the current cash deposit rates. 6. 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. 7. If there are any questions by the 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:TRW.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 2034405?

CSMS 2034405 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Liquidation instructions for certain aluminum foil from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2019 through 12/31/2019 (C-570-054)". 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 2034405 published?

CBP published CSMS 2034405 on February 3, 2022. 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 2034405 affect?

CSMS 2034405 references 1 AD/CVD case (C-570-054). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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