Automatic liquidation instructions for Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany for the period 03/01/2012 through 02/28/2013 (A-428-602)

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 certain firms. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to assess antidumping duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry: Product: Brass Sheet and Strip Country: Germany Case number: A-428-602 Period: 03/01/2012 through 02/28/2013 Liquidate all entries for all firms except: Company: Wieland - Werke AG (Wieland) (AKA Wieland-Werke AG) Case Number: A-428-602-001 Company: Schwermetall Halbzeugwerke GmbH & Co., KG (Schwermetall) (AKA Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co. KG) (AKA Schwermetall Halbzeugwerk GmbH & Co., KG (Schwermetall) Case Number: A-428-602-005 Company: Aurubis Stolberg GmbH & Co. KG Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: Carl Schreiber GmbH Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: KME Germany AG & Co. KG Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: Messingwerk Plettenberg Herfeld GmbH & Co. KG Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: MKM Mansfelder Kupfer & Messing GmbH Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: Schlenk Metallfolien GmbH & Co. KG Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: Sundwiger Messingwerke GmbH & Co. KG Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries may have been made under A-428-602-000 or other company-specific case numbers. CBP officers must also examine entries under A-428-602-000 and all existing company-specific case numbers to ensure the continued suspension of liquidation of entries during the applicable period of review for the companies listed above. 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. Entries of merchandise of excepted firms should not be liquidated until specific instructions are issued. Continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise exported or produced by the listed firms and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 03/01/2012 through 02/28/2013. 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 03/2013 anniversary month (78 FR 25418, 05/01/2013). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of Brass Sheet and Strip from Germany 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 or bonds 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 statement, as described in section 351.402(f)(2) of commerce's regulations. The importer should provide the reimbursement statement prior to liquidation of the entry. If the importer certifies that it has an agreement with the producer, seller, or exporter, to be reimbursed antidumping duties, CBP shall double the antidumping duties in accordance with the above-referenced regulation. Additionally, if the importer does not provide the reimbursement statement prior to liquidation, reimbursement shall be presumed and CBP shall double the antidumping duties due. If an importer timely files a protest challenging the presumption of reimbursement and doubling of duties, consistent with CBP's protest process, CBP may accept the reimbursement statement filed with the protest to rebut the presumption of reimbursement. 8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. 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