CSMS 2188403·Trade policy·July 7, 2022·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Liquidation instructions for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan: multiple companies for the period 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020 (A-588-874)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 2188403 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on July 7, 2022. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Liquidation instructions for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan: multiple companies for the period 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020 (A-588-874)". 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-588-874

Message body

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

1a. For all shipments of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan produced and/or exported by firms listed below and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020, assess an antidumping liability of the percent of the entered value identified below. Producer and/or Exporter: JFE Steel Corporation/JFE Shoji Trade Corporation Case number: A-588-874-002 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Hanwa Co., Ltd Case number: A-588-874-003 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: JFE Shoji Trade America Case number: A-588-874-004 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Kanematsu Corporation Case number: A-588-874-005 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Kobe Steel, Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-006 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Miyama Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-008 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Nippon Steel & Sumikin Logistics Co., Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-009 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Okaya & Co. Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-010 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Saint-Gobain K.K. Case number: A-588-874-011 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Shinsho Corporation Case number: A-588-874-012 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Sumitomo Corporation Case number: A-588-874-013 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Suzukaku Corporation Case number: A-588-874-014 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Toyota Tsusho Corporation Nagoya A-588-874-016 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Higuchi Manufacturing America, LLC Case number: A-588-874-020 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Higuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-021 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Hitachi Metals, Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-022 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Metal One Corporation Case number: A-588-874-023 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Nakagawa Special Steel Inc. Case number: A-588-874-024 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Panasonic Corporation Case number: A-588-874-025 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Producer and/or Exporter: Suzukaku Co., Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-026 Cash deposit rate: 24.07% Certain firms did not have their own case number during the period of review; entries may have been made under A-588-874-000 or other company-specific case numbers. 1b. A summons was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade (Court) to contest the final results of the underlying administrative review. Accordingly, unless instructed otherwise, CBP should not liquidate entries covered by this message that were produced and/or exported by Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. until 95 days after the notice of lifting of suspension identified in this message, to ensure the entries are not liquidated prior to the expiration of the time parties have to file a request for a statutory injunction. Instructions will be issued if the Court issues a statutory injunction. 2. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by this message occurred with the publication of the final results of administrative review (87 FR 31523, 05/24/2022). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties at the current rates. 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. The assessment of antidumping duties by 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 antidumping duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated antidumping duties before the date of publication of the antidumping duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated antidumping duties is required 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. Upon assessment of antidumping duties, CBP shall require that the importer provide a reimbursement certification in accordance with 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) and as described under this paragraph: a. The importer must certify with CBP prior to liquidation (except as provided below) whether the importer has or has not been reimbursed or entered into any agreement or understanding for the payment or for the refunding to the importer by the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter for all or any part of the antidumping and/or countervailing duties, as appropriate. Such certification should identify the commodity and country and contain the information necessary to link the certification to the relevant entry or entry line number(s). b. The certification may be filed either electronically or in paper in accordance with CBP's requirements, as applicable. c. If an importer does not provide its certification prior to liquidation, CBP may accept the certification in accordance with its protest procedures under 19 U.S.C. 1514, unless otherwise directed. d. Certifications are required for entries of the relevant commodity that have been imported on or after the date of publication of the antidumping notice in the Federal Register that first suspended liquidation in that proceeding. e. Consistent with 19 CFR 351.402(f)(3), if an importer fails to file the certification, Commerce may presume that the importer was paid or reimbursed the antidumping or countervailing duties. Therefore, if the importer does not provide the certification prior to liquidation (or as provided above), reimbursement of the duties shall be presumed. Accordingly, if there is no certification with respect to the antidumping duty, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the antidumping duty. In addition, if there is no certification with respect to any applicable countervailing duty, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the countervailing duty. Further, if the importer certifies that it has an agreement with the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter, to be reimbursed antidumping duties, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the antidumping duty. In addition, if the importer certifies that it has an agreement with the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter, to be reimbursed any applicable countervailing duties, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the countervailing duty. 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 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 OVII:JJZ.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 2188403?

CSMS 2188403 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Liquidation instructions for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan: multiple companies for the period 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020 (A-588-874)". 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 2188403 published?

CBP published CSMS 2188403 on July 7, 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 2188403 affect?

CSMS 2188403 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-588-874). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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