CSMS 4278401·Trade policy·October 4, 2024·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Automatic liquidation instructions for certain welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India for the period 05/01/2023 through 04/30/2024 (A-533-502) (Vietnam Case number: A-552-012)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 4278401 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on October 4, 2024. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Automatic liquidation instructions for certain welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India for the period 05/01/2023 through 04/30/2024 (A-533-502) (Vietnam Case number: A-552-012)". It links to 2 AD/CVD cases 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(2)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-533-502 A-552-012

Message body

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

1. This is a correction to message 4232402 dated 08/19/2024, to correct paragraph 3 of that message. 2. Paragraph 3 of message 4232402 states an incorrect period of review. Paragraph 5 of this message states the correct period or review. Below is the fully corrected message. 3. 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. 4. 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 5. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to liquidate all entries for all firms except those listed in paragraph 5 and assess antidumping duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry: Product: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipes and Tubes Period: 05/01/2023 through 04/30/2024 Country: India Case number: A-533-502 Third Country: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Third-Country Case number: A-552-012 5. 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 05/01/2023 through 04/30/2024. Company: Lloyds Line Pipes Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-006 Company: Ratnamani Metals & Tubes Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-009 Company: Apl Apollo Tubes Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-113 Company: Garg Tube Export LLP. Case number: A-533-502-114 Company: Asian Contec Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-115 Company: Bhandari Foils & Tubes Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-116 Company: Bhushan Steel Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-117 Company: Blue Moon Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-118 Company: CH Robinson Worldwide Case number: A-533-502-119 Company: Ess-Kay Engineers Case number: A-533-502-120 Company: Manushi Enterprise Case number: A-533-502-121 Company: Nishi Boring Corporation Case number: A-533-502-122 Company: Fiber Tech Composite Pvt. Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-123 Company: GCL Private Limited Case number: A-533-502-124 Company: Goodluck India Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-125 Company: GVN Fuels Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-126 Company: Hydromatik Case number: A-533-502-127 Company: KLT Automatic & Tubular Products Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-128 Company: MARINEtrans India Private Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-129 Company: Patton International Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-130 Company: SAR Transport Systems Pvt. Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-131 Company: Surya Global Steel Tubes Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-132 Company: Welspun India Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-133 Company: Zenith Birla (India) Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-134 Company: Zenith Birla Steels Private Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-135 Company: Zenith Dyeintermediates Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-136 Company: Surya Roshni Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-137 Company: Jindal Quality Tubular Ltd. Case number: A-533-502-138 No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under A-533-502-000, A-552-012-000, or other company-specific numbers. Raajratna Ventures Ltd. Vallourec Heat Exchanger Tubes Ltd. CBP officers must also examine entries under A-533-502-000, A-552-012-000, 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. 6. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 7. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 4 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 05/2024 anniversary month (89 FR 55567, 07/05/2024). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of product from country you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping/countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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 OI: BH.) 11. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 4278401?

CSMS 4278401 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Automatic liquidation instructions for certain welded carbon steel standard pipes and tubes from India for the period 05/01/2023 through 04/30/2024 (A-533-502) (Vietnam Case number: A-552-012)". 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 4278401 published?

CBP published CSMS 4278401 on October 4, 2024. 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 4278401 affect?

CSMS 4278401 references 2 AD/CVD cases (A-533-502, A-552-012). 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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