CSMS 2348404·Trade policy·December 14, 2022·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Automatic liquidation instructions for Oil Country Tubular Goods from India for the period 09/01/2021 through 08/31/2022 (A-533-857)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 2348404 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on December 14, 2022. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Automatic liquidation instructions for Oil Country Tubular Goods from India for the period 09/01/2021 through 08/31/2022 (A-533-857)". 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-533-857

Message body

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

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all entries for all firms except those listed in paragraph 3 and assess antidumping duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry: Product: Oil Country Tubular Goods Country: India Case number: A-533-857 Period: 09/01/2021 through 08/31/2022 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Continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise produced and/or exported by the listed firms entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 09/01/2021 through 08/31/2022: Company: Jindal SAW Limited Case number: A-533-857-002 No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under A-533-857-000 or other company-specific numbers. Apollo Metalex (P) Limited Crescent Foundry Co. Pvt. Ltd. Disha Auto Components Pvt. Ltd. Dynamic Flow Products Pvt. Ltd. Global Seamless Tubes and Pipes Pvt. Ltd. Goodluck Industries. Gstp (Hfs) Pvt. Ltd. GVN Fuels Limited; Maharashtra Seamless Limited; Jindal Pipes Limited Note : Commerce excluded merchandise produced and exported by the GVN single entity (comprised of GVN Fuels Limited, Maharashtra Seamless Limited, and Jindal Pipes Limited) from the antidumping duty order on certain oil country tubular goods from India effective 07/18/2014. (See 82 FR 28045; 06/20/2017). This exclusion does not apply to merchandise exported by the GVN single entity and produced by any other company or produced by the GVN single entity and exported by any other company (see message 7226307 dated 08/14/2017). Therefore, CBP is directed to continue to suspend liquidation of entries from the GVN single entity only where the GVN single entity is not both the producer and the exporter of the merchandise. Heavy Metal Tubes India Pvt. Ltd. Hyundai Steel Pipe India Pvt. Ltd. Ismt Limited Krystal Global Engineering Limited Lal Baba Seamless Tubes Pvt. Ltd. Metamorphosis Engitech India Pvt. Ltd. Midland Alloys Inc. Neelcon Steel Industries Om Tubes and Fittings Industries Pennar Industries Limited Rajkrupa Metal Industries Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd. Renine Metalloys Sainest Tubes Pvt. Ltd. Sandvik Materials Technology India Sivanandha Pipe Fittings Limited Surya Roshni Ltd. Timken Engineering and Research Tubekraft Precision Private Limited United Seamless Tubulaar Pvt. Ltd. Zenith Steel Pipes and Industries Ltd. CBP officers must also examine entries under A-533-857-000 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. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 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 09/2022 anniversary month (87 FR 66275, 11/03/2022). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of Oil Country Tubular Goods 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 OVII:CRJ.) 10. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 2348404?

CSMS 2348404 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Automatic liquidation instructions for Oil Country Tubular Goods from India for the period 09/01/2021 through 08/31/2022 (A-533-857)". 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 2348404 published?

CBP published CSMS 2348404 on December 14, 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 2348404 affect?

CSMS 2348404 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-533-857). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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