CSMS 3169306·Trade policy·June 18, 2013·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Preliminary scope determination - countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods from the People's Republic of China (C-570-944)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 3169306 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on June 18, 2013. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Preliminary scope determination - countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods from the People's Republic of China (C-570-944)". 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

C-570-944

Message body

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

1. On 05/31/2013, in response to a request by United States Steel Corporation, TMK IPSCO, Wheatland Tube Company, Boomerang Tube LLC, and V&M Star L.P. (Petitioners), Commerce issued a preliminary scope determination that seamless unfinished oil country tubular goods (OCTG) that are produced in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and further processed into certain grades of finished OCTG by particular finishing processes (indicated below) are within the scope of the countervailing duty order on OCTG from the PRC (C-570-944), regardless of the country in which the further processing occurs. 2. Because the imported finished products do not undergo any significant physical and chemical changes from, and are of the same class or kind of merchandise as seamless unfinished OCTG produced in the PRC, Commerce preliminarily found these products to be within the scope of the order. Specifically, Commerce preliminarily found seamless unfinished OCTG manufactured in the PRC and finished in countries other than the United States and the PRC (i.e., third countries) are within the scope of the order where (a) the finishing consists of heat treatment by quenching and tempering, upsetting and threading (with integral joint), or threading and coupling; and (b) the products are made to the following specifications and grades: API specification 5CT, grades P-110, T-95 and Q-125. CBP should suspend entries of the in-scope products described above, regardless of the listed country of exportation or country of origin. 3. CBP should suspend liquidation of entries of OCTG from the PRC as described in paragraph 2 above, subject to the countervailing duty order on OCTG from PRC effective 06/20/2012, which is the date of initiation of the scope inquiry. 4. 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. (This message was generated by O7:PE.) 5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 3169306?

CSMS 3169306 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Preliminary scope determination - countervailing duty order on oil country tubular goods from the People's Republic of China (C-570-944)". 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 3169306 published?

CBP published CSMS 3169306 on June 18, 2013. 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 3169306 affect?

CSMS 3169306 references 1 AD/CVD case (C-570-944). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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