CSMS 5234419·Trade policy·August 22, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Cash deposit instructions for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 5234419 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on August 22, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Cash deposit instructions for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874)". 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-588-874

Message body

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

1. Commerce has published in the Federal Register (90 FR 39372) on 08/15/2025 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan for the period 10/01/2022 through 09/30/2023. 2. As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies. Therefore, for shipments of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 08/15/2025, the required cash deposit has been revised: Producer and/or Exporter: Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Case number: A-588-874-015 Cash deposit rate: 0.00% Producer and/or Exporter: Nippon Steel Corporation/Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd./Nippon Steel Trading Corporation Case number: A-588-874-019 Cash deposit rate: 29.70% 3. If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply: A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate. B. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate. C. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate. 4. For all producers/exporters of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 5.58 percent. 5. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 6. 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 OVII:ML.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 5234419?

CSMS 5234419 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Cash deposit instructions for certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874)". 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 5234419 published?

CBP published CSMS 5234419 on August 22, 2025. 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 5234419 affect?

CSMS 5234419 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-588-874). 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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