CASH DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM KOREA (A-580-816)

MESSAGE NO: 2123208 DATE: 05 03 2002 CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: ADM REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE: CASES: A - 580 - 816 - - - - - - - - - - PERIOD COVERED: 08 01 1999 TO 07 31 2000 LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS PORT DIRECTORS FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL RE: CASH DEPOSIT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM KOREA (A-580-816) 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER 67 FR 20956 ON APRIL 29, 2002 THE FINAL RESULTS OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING ORDER ON CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM KOREA FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 01,1999 THROUGH JULY 31, 2000. 2. THE REVIEW OF "CERTAIN CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS" COVERS FLAT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRODUCTS, OF RECTANGULAR SHAPE, EITHER CLAD, PLATED, OR COATED WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METALS SUCH AS ZINC, ALUMINUM, OR ZINC-, ALUMINUM-, NICKEL- OR IRON-BASED ALLOYS, WHETHER OR NOT CORRUGATED OR PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING, IN COILS (WHETHER OR NOT IN SUCCESSIVELY SUPERIMPOSED LAYERS) AND OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER, OR IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS WHICH, IF OF A THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS, ARE OF A WIDTH OF 0.5 INCH OR GREATER AND WHICH MEASURES AT LEAST 10 TIMES THE THICKNESS OR IF OF A THICKNESS OF 4.75 MILLIMETERS OR MORE ARE OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS, AS CURRENTLY CLASSIFIABLE IN THE HTS UNDER ITEM NUMBERS: 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0090, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.1000, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7215.90.1000, 7215.90.3000, 7215.90.5000, 7217.20.1500, 7217.30.1530, 7217.30.1560, 7217.90.1000, 7217.90.5030, 7217.90.5060, 7217.90.5090. INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW ARE FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NON-RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTION WHERE SUCH CROSS-SECTION IS ACHIEVED SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROLLING PROCESS (I.E., PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN "WORKED AFTER ROLLING") FOR EXAMPLE, PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN BEVELED OR ROUNDED AT THE EDGES. EXCLUDED FROM THIS REVIEW ARE FLAT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS EITHER PLATED OR COATED WITH TIN, LEAD, CHROMIUM, CHROMIUM OXIDES, BOTH TIN AND LEAD ("TERNE PLATE"), OR BOTH CHROMIUM AND CHROMIUM OXIDES ("TIN-FREE STEEL"), WHETHER OR NOT PAINTED, VARNISHED OR COATED WITH PLASTICS OR OTHER NONMETALLIC SUBSTANCES IN ADDITION TO THE METALLIC COATING. ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THIS REVIEW ARE CLAD PRODUCTS IN STRAIGHT LENGTHS OF 0.1875 INCH OR MORE IN COMPOSITE THICKNESS AND OF A WIDTH WHICH EXCEEDS 150 MILLIMETERS AND MEASURES AT LEAST TWICE THE THICKNESS. ALSO EXCLUDED FROM THIS REVIEW ARE CERTAIN CLAD STAINLESS FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS, WHICH ARE THREE-LAYERED CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCTS LESS THAN 4.75 MILLIMETERS IN COMPOSITE THICKNESS THAT CONSIST OF A CARBON STEEL FLAT-ROLLED PRODUCT CLAD ON BOTH SIDES WITH STAINLESS STEEL IN A 20%-60%-20% RATIO. THESE HTS ITEM NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND U.S. CUSTOMS PURPOSES. THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS REMAIN DISPOSITIVE. 3. AS A RESULT OF COMMERCE'S REVIEW, THE CASH DEPOSIT RATES HAVE BEEN REVISED FOR CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS. THEREFORE, FOR SHIPMENTS OF CORROSION-RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM KOREA ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER APRIL 29, 2002, PLEASE COLLECT THE CASH DEPOSIT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT SHOWN BELOW FOR THE FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS: POHANG IRON AND STEEL (POSCO) A-580-816-001 0.76 PERCENT DONGBU STEEL CO., LTD. A-580-816-002 0.00 PERCENT UNION STEEL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD A-580-816-003 0.00 PERCENT SEAH STEEL CORPORATION A-580-816-004 0.00 PERCENT 4. IF ANY ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE ARE EXPORTED BY A FIRM OTHER THAN THE MANUFACTURER, THEN THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS APPLY: A. IF THE EXPORTER OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE HAS ITS OWN RATE, USE THE EXPORTER'S RATE FOR DETERMINING THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE. B. IF THE EXPORTER OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN RATE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS ITS OWN RATE, THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE WILL BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RATE. C. WHERE NEITHER THE EXPORTER NOR THE MANUFACTURER CURRENTLY HAS ITS OWN RATE OR THE MANUFACTURER IS UNKNOWN, USE THE 'ALL OTHER' RATE FOR ESTABLISHING THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE. 5. FOR ALL MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS OF CERTAIN CORROSION- RESISTANT CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM KOREA WITHOUT THEIR OWN RATE, THE CASH DEPOSIT RATE IS 17.60 PERCENT. 6. THESE CASH DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL RESULTS FOR THE NEXT ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. DO NOT LIQUIDATE ANY ENTRIES COVERED BY THIS REVIEW UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS. 7. 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 MARLENE HEWITT, OR JAMES DOYLE OFFICE OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-1385 OR (202) 482-0159. 8. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. PAUL SCHWARTZ