CSMS 3260309·Trade policy·September 17, 2013·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Automatic liquidation instructions for Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2012 through 12/31/2012 (C-570-911)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 3260309 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on September 17, 2013. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Automatic liquidation instructions for Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2012 through 12/31/2012 (C-570-911)". 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-570-911

Message body

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

1. Commerce does not automatically conduct administrative reviews of countervailing 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 countervailing duty order for the period and on the merchandise listed below except for certain firms. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212, you are to assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry. Product: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe Country: People's Republic of China Case number: C-570-911 Period: 01/01/2012 through 12/31/2012 Liquidate all entries for all firms except: Company: Tianjin Shuangjie Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-911-001 Company: Weifang East Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-911-002 Company: Zhejiang Kingland Pipeline Industry Co., Ltd. Case number: C-570-911-003 Company: Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Beijing Jia Mei AO Tading Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Beijing Jinghua Global Trading Co. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Benxi Northern Steel Pipes, Co. Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: CNOOC Kingland Pipeline Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: ETCO (China) International Trading Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Guangzhou Juyi Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Huludao City Steel Pipe Industrial Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Jiangsu Changbao Steel Tube Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Liaoning Northern Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Pangang Chengdu Group Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Shanghai Zhongyou TIPO Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Tianjin Haoyou Industry Trade Co. Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: Tianjin Longshenghua Import & Export Case number: No case number exists for this company. Company: WISCO & CRM Wuhan Materials & Trade Case number: No case number exists for this company. Entries for the companies listed above may have entered under C-570-911-000 or other company-specific case numbers. 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 you receive specific instructions after the completion of the countervailing duty review. Continue to suspend liquidation of all entries exported or produced by the listed firms and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period of review. 5. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise during the period 01/01/2012 through 12/31/2012 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 07/2013 anniversary month (78 FR 53128, 08/28/2013). You shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for subsequent entries of subject merchandise at the current rates. 6. The assessment of countervailing 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 countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date of payment of estimated countervailing duties 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. 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 O1:JSM.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 3260309?

CSMS 3260309 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Automatic liquidation instructions for Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2012 through 12/31/2012 (C-570-911)". 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 3260309 published?

CBP published CSMS 3260309 on September 17, 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 3260309 affect?

CSMS 3260309 references 1 AD/CVD case (C-570-911). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

Is the CBP CSMS the legally binding instruction?

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