Automatic liquidation instructions for quartz surface products from India for the period 06/01/2021 through 05/31/2022 (A-533-889)

1. Commerce does not automatically conduct administrative reviews of antidumping duty orders. Instead, reviews must be requested pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213. 2. Commerce has not received a request for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order for the period and on the merchandise identified below except for the firms listed in paragraph 3. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to liquidate all entries for all firms except those listed in paragraph 3 and assess antidumping duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry: Product: Quartz Surface Products Country: India Case number: A-533-889 Period: 06/01/2021 through 05/31/2022 3. Entries of merchandise of the firms listed below should not be liquidated until specific instructions are issued. Continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise produced and/or exported by the listed firms entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 06/01/2021 through 05/31/2022: Company: Prism Johnson Limited Company: Antique Marbonite Private Limited Company: Shivam Enterprises Case number: A-533-889-001 Company: Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited Case number: A-533-889-002 No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under A-533-889-000 or other company-specific numbers. Company: 3HQ Surfaces Private Limited Company: Antique Granito Shareholders Trust (Note: this company was inadvertently omitted in the Initiation Notice. It will be included in the next Initiation Notice.) Company: Argil Ceramics Company: Aro Granite Industries Ltd. Company: ASI Industries Limited Company: Asian Granito India Limited. Company: Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd. Company: Camrola Quartz Limited Company: Classic Marble Company Pvt. Ltd. Company: Cuarzo Company: Divine Surfaces Private Limited Company: Divya Shakti Granites Ltd. Company: Divya Shakti Ltd. Company: Esprit Stones Private Limited Company: Evetis Stone India Pvt. Ltd. (Note: this company was inadvertently omitted in the Initiation Notice. It will be included in the next Initiation Notice.) Company: Global Surfaces Limited Company: Glowstone Industries Pvt. Ltd Company: Hi Elite Quartz LLP Company: Imperiaal Granimarmo Pvt Ltd. Company: Internaational Stones India Pvt. Ltd. Company: Keros Stone LLP Company: Mahi Granites Private Limited Company: Malbros Marbles and Granites Industries Company: Marudhar Quartz Surfaces Pvt Ltd. Company: Marudhar Rocks International Private Limited Company: Mountmine Impex Pvt. Ltd. Company: Pacific Industries Limited Company: Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP Company: Paradigm Stone India Pvt. Ltd. Company: Pelican Buildmat Pvt. Ltd. Company: Pelican Grani Marmo Pvt. Ltd. Company: Pelican Quartz Stone. Company: PM Quartz Surfaces Pvt Ltd. Company: QuartzKraft LLP Company: Renshou Industries Company: RMC Readymix Porselano India Limited Company: Rocks Forever Company: Safayar Ceramics Pvt. Ltd. Company: Satya Exports. Company: Shanmukha Exports Company: Southern Rocks and Minerals Pvt. Ltd. Company: Sunex Stones Private Limited Company: Tab India Granites Pvt. Ltd. Company: Venkata Sri Balaji Quartz Surfaces CBP officers must also examine entries under A-533-889-000 and all existing company-specific case numbers to ensure the continued suspension of liquidation of entries during the applicable period of review for the producers and/or exporters listed above. 4. The injunction with consolidated court number 20-00127 discussed in message number 2264401, dated 09/21/2022, is applicable to the entries imported by M.S. International Inc. and produced and/or exported by certain companies during the period 06/01/2021 through 05/31/2022. Accordingly, continue to suspend liquidation of such entries until liquidation instructions are issued. 5. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 06/2022 anniversary month (87 FR 48459, 08/09/2022). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of quartz surface products from India you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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 OIII: SM.) 10. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur