CSMS 2051201·Trade policy·February 20, 2002·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

ANTIDUMPING ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE (A-427-818)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 2051201 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on February 20, 2002. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "ANTIDUMPING ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE (A-427-818)". 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-427-818

Message body

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

MESSAGE NO: 2051201 DATE: 02 20 2002 CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ORD REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE: CASES: A - 427 - 818 - - - - - - - - - - PERIOD COVERED: 02 13 2002 TO LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS PORT DIRECTORS FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT RE: ANTIDUMPING ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE (A-427-818) 1. ON FEBRUARY 13, 2002, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER AND AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION, IN THE INVESTIGATION OF LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF MESSAGE 2011203 SENT ON JANUARY 11, 2002. 2. THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER COVERS LOW ENRICHED URANIUM (LEU). LEU IS ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE (UF6) WITH A U235 PRODUCT ASSAY OF LESS THAN 20 PERCENT THAT HAS NOT BEEN CONVERTED INTO ANOTHER CHEMICAL FORM, SUCH AS UO2, OR FABRICATED INTO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES, REGARDLESS OF THE MEANS BY WHICH THE LEU IS PRODUCED (INCLUDING LEU PRODUCED THROUGH THE DOWN-BLENDING OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM). CERTAIN MERCHANDISE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER. SPECIFICALLY, THIS ORDER DOES NOT COVER ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE WITH A U235 ASSAY OF 20 PERCENT OR GREATER, ALSO KNOWN AS HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM. IN ADDITION, FABRICATED LEU IS NOT COVERED BY THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ORDER, FABRICATED URANIUM IS DEFINED AS ENRICHED URANIUM DIOXIDE (UO2), WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINED IN NUCLEAR FUEL RODS OR ASSEMBLIES. NATURAL URANIUM CONCENTRATES (U3O8) WITH A U235 CONCENTRATION OF NO GREATER THAN 0.711 PERCENT AND NATURAL URANIUM CONCENTRATES CONVERTED INTO URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE WITH A U 235 CONCENTRATION OF NO GREATER THAN 0.711 PERCENT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER. ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THIS ORDER IS LEU OWNED BY A FOREIGN UTILITY END-USER AND IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES BY OR FOR SUCH END-USER SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF CONVERSION BY A U.S. FABRICATOR INTO URANIUM DIOXIDE (UO2) AND/OR FABRICATION INTO FUEL ASSEMBLIES SO LONG AS THE URANIUM DIOXIDE AND/OR FUEL ASSEMBLIES DEEMED TO INCORPORATE SUCH IMPORTED LEU (I) REMAIN IN THE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF THE U.S. FABRICATOR, THE FOREIGN END-USER, OR THEIR DESIGNATED TRANSPORTER(S) WHILE IN U.S. CUSTOMS TERRITORY, AND (II) ARE RE-EXPORTED WITHIN EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS OF ENTRY OF THE LEU FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE END-USER IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. SUCH ENTRIES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE CERTIFICATIONS OF THE IMPORTER AND END-USER (SEE PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 BELOW). THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER IS CLASSIFIED IN THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS) AT SUBHEADING 2844.20.0020. SUBJECT MERCHANDISE MAY ALSO ENTER UNDER 2844.20.0030, 2844.20.0050, AND 2844.40.00. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE IS DISPOSITIVE. 3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER A-427-818. 4. FOR IMPORTS OF LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 13, 2002. EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 13, 2002 CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE A CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE ANTIDUMPING MARGINS SHOWN BELOW: MFR/PRODUCER CUSTOMS ID MARGIN EXPORTER NUMBER PERCENTAGE COMPAGNIE GENERALE A-427-818-001 19.95 DES MATIERES NUCLEAIRES ALL OTHERS A-427-818-000 19.95 5. ENTRY SUMMARIES COVERING MERCHANDISE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER-LEU OWNED BY A FOREIGN UTILITY END-USER AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2, ABOVE-MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATION FROM THE IMPORTER AS FOLLOWS: WE, THE UNDERSIGNED IMPORTER, HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS: A) THE ACCOMPANYING ENTRY OF ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE IS IMPORTED BY US FOR PURPOSES OF CONVERSION BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR INTO URANIUM DIOXIDE AND/OR FABRICATION BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR INTO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES FOR CONSUMPTION BY THE NAMED END-USER IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. B) THIS ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE, AND ANY URANIUM PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM, WILL (1) REMAIN AT ALL TIMES IN OUR POSSESSION AND CONTROL OR IN THE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF OUR AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTER(S), OR IN THE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR OR THEIR AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTER(S), WHILE IN THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES AND (2) SHALL NOT BE SOLD, LOANED, SWAPPED, USED AS LOAN REPAYMENTS, OR UTILIZED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN FOR CONVERSION INTO URANIUM DIOXIDE AND/OR FABRICATION INTO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR FOR CONSUMPTION BY ?INSERT NAME OF END-USER OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. C) AN AMOUNT OF ENRICHED URANIUM IN THE FORM OF URANIUM DIOXIDE EQUAL TO THE ACCOMPANYING ENTRY IN TERMS OF THE QUANTITY OF URANIUM-235 CONTAINED IN THIS ENTRY (LESS AN IRRECOVERABLE PROCESSING LOSS NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 PERCENT), AND WITH THE SAME COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, WILL BE EXPORTED TO ?INSERT NAME OF END-USER BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR FROM THE UNITED STATES WITHIN EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THIS ENTRY. D) THE ACCOMPANYING ENTRY IS BEING IMPORTED SOLELY FOR THE ABOVE STATED PURPOSES. WE MAKE THIS CERTIFICATION UNDER PENALTY OF LAW, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PENALTIES OF 19 U.S.C. SECTION 1592. 6. ENTRY SUMMARIES COVERING MERCHANDISE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER-LEU OWNED BY A FOREIGN UTILITY END-USER AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2, ABOVE-MUST ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATION FROM THE END-USER AS FOLLOWS: WE, THE UNDERSIGNED END-USER, HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS: A) THE ACCOMPANYING ENTRY OF ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE IS IMPORTED ON OUR BEHALF BY ?INSERT NAME OF IMPORTER FOR PURPOSES OF CONVERSION BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR INTO URANIUM DIOXIDE AND/OR FABRICATION BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR INTO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES FOR CONSUMPTION BY US IN A NUCLEAR REACTOR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. B) THIS ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE, AND ANY URANIUM PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROM, WILL (1) REMAIN AT ALL TIMES IN THE POSSESSION AND CONTROL OF ?INSERT NAME OF IMPORTER, ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR IF DIFFERENT FROM IMPORTER OR ITS/THEIR AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTER(S) WHILE IN THE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES AND (2) SHALL NOT BE SOLD, LOANED, SWAPPED, USED AS LOAN REPAYMENTS, OR UTILIZED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN FOR CONVERSION INTO URANIUM DIOXIDE AND/OR FABRICATION INTO NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLIES BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR FOR CONSUMPTION BY US OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. C) AN AMOUNT OF ENRICHED URANIUM IN THE FORM OF URANIUM DIOXIDE EQUAL TO THE ACCOMPANYING ENTRY IN TERMS OF THE QUANTITY OF URANIUM-235 CONTAINED IN THIS ENTRY (LESS AN IRRECOVERABLE PROCESSING LOSS NOT TO EXCEED 1.0 PERCENT), AND WITH THE SAME COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, WILL BE EXPORTED TO US BY ?INSERT NAME OF FABRICATOR FROM THE UNITED STATES WITHIN EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THIS ENTRY. D) THE ACCOMPANYING ENTRY IS BEING IMPORTED SOLELY FOR THE ABOVE STATED PURPOSES. WE MAKE THIS CERTIFICATION UNDER PENALTY OF LAW, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THE PENALTIES OF 19 U.S.C. SECTION 1592. 7. UPON PROVISION OF THE CERTIFICATIONS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 ABOVE, CUSTOMS IS DIRECTED TO TERMINATE THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR SHIPMENTS OF MERCHANDISE TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE ORDER-LEU OWNED BY A FOREIGN UTILITY END-USER AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2, ABOVE, ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER JULY 13, 2001, AND TO RELEASE ANY BOND OR OTHER SECURITY, AND REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSIT. INTEREST PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930 DO NOT APPLY. 8. MESSAGE 2011203 SENT ON JANUARY 11, 2002 DIRECTED CUSTOMS TO FORWARD THE CERTIFICATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT. THIS AMENDMENT RESCINDS THAT INSTRUCTION. CERTIFICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT. 9. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT EDWARD EASTON OR VICKI SCHEPKER, OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-3003 OR (202)482-1756, RESPECTIVELY. 10. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. PAUL SCHWARTZ NOTE: THIS MESSAGE WAS INADVERTENTLY REMOVED FROM ADIL SO HAS BEEN REPOSTED TO ADIL ON NOVEMBER 14, 2009. DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT CONTROL IS NOW SHOWN AS DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT. THE BALANCE OF THE TEXT AND INFORMATION REMAINS UNCHANGED AND MATCHES THE MESSAGE THAT STILL APPEARS ON THE ADD/CVD SEARCH APPLICATION ON CBP.GOV.

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 2051201?

CSMS 2051201 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "ANTIDUMPING ORDER IN THE INVESTIGATION OF LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FROM FRANCE (A-427-818)". 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 2051201 published?

CBP published CSMS 2051201 on February 20, 2002. 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 2051201 affect?

CSMS 2051201 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-427-818). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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