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CSMS 5274438·Trade policy·October 1, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Re: Automatic liquidation instruction for Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from The People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 (C-570-030, Third-Country Case Number: C-552-997)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 5274438 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on October 1, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Re: Automatic liquidation instruction for Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from The People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 (C-570-030, Third-Country Case Number: C-552-997)". 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

C-552-997C-570-030

Message body

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

Re: Automatic liquidation instruction for Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from The People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 (C-570-030, Third-Country Case Number: C-552-997) 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 identified below. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry. Liquidate all entries for all firms. Product: Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products Period: 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 Country: The People's Republic of China Case number: C-570-030 Third country: Socialist Republic of Vietnam Third-country case number: C-552-997 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 07/2025 anniversary month (90 FR 41043, 08/22/2025). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from The People's Republic of China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 5. 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 posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing 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. 6. 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. 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 O#CLU:YB.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 5274438?

CSMS 5274438 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Re: Automatic liquidation instruction for Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from The People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024 (C-570-030, Third-Country Case Number: C-552-997)". 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 5274438 published?

CBP published CSMS 5274438 on October 1, 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 5274438 affect?

CSMS 5274438 references 2 AD/CVD cases (C-552-997, C-570-030). 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?

Yes — for at-the-border filing and entry collection. CSMS messages translate Commerce's Federal Register determinations into operational CBP instructions that ACE/ACS systems and brokers execute. The Federal Register notice is the underlying legal authority; the CSMS is the operational implementation. Both should be read together when reconciling a rate or scope change.

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