CSMS 4057307·Trade policy·February 26, 2014·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam (A-552-817) and critical circumstances for -000

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 4057307 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on February 26, 2014. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam (A-552-817) and critical circumstances for -000". 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-552-817

Message body

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

1. On 02/25/2014, Commerce published in the Federal Register (79 FR 10478) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and critical circumstances, in part, and the postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam. 2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 3218307, dated 08/06/2013. 3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-552-817. 4. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam from the Vietnam-wide entity, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 11/27/2013 which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 11/27/2013, for entries of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam from the Vietnam-wide entity, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: Producer and/or Exporter: Vietnam-wide Entity Case number: A-552-817-000 Cash deposit rate: 111.47% 5. Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam from the producer and exporter combination listed below. For imports of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam from the producer and exporter combination listed below CBP shall suspend liquidation of such entries which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/25/2014. Effective 02/25/2014, for entries of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam from the producer and exporter combination listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins: Producer: SeAH Steel VINA Corporation Exporter: SeAH Steel VINA Corporation Case number: A-552-817-001 Cash deposit rate: 9.57% 6. For all other entries of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all Vietnamese exporters of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the Vietnam-wide rate. B. For all non-Vietnamese exporters of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-Vietnamese exporter. 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, 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 O6:FB.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 4057307?

CSMS 4057307 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of oil country tubular goods from Vietnam (A-552-817) and critical circumstances for -000". 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 4057307 published?

CBP published CSMS 4057307 on February 26, 2014. 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 4057307 affect?

CSMS 4057307 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-552-817). 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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