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Re:
Automatic liquidation instruction for Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China for the period 07/01/2024 through 06/30/2025 (A-570-910, Third-Country Case Numbers: A-523-910, A-552-009).
1.
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.
2.
Commerce has not received a request for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order for the period and on the merchandise identified below.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to assess antidumping duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit rate in effect on the date of entry.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: Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe
Period: 07/01/2024 through 06/30/2025
Country: The People's Republic of China
Case number: A-570-910
Third country: Oman
Third-country case number:
A-523-910
Third country: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Third-country case number:
A-552-009
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Commerce is currently conducting a circumvention inquiry on whether circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) using the People's Republic of China (China)-origin hot rolled steel (HRS) and subsequently exported from Vietnam to the United States is covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China.
In message 3143403, dated 05/23/2023, Commerce instructed CBP to continue to suspend entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry that are already subject to suspension of liquidation under the antidumping duty order.
Subsequently, in message 2222402, dated 08/04/2022, for entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry not already subject to the suspension of liquidation, Commerce instructed CBP to suspend liquidation of:
Continue to suspend liquidation of entries of products covered by the determination that are already subject to the suspension of liquidation under the AD order on CWP from China in accordance with message 2221404, dated 08/04/2022, and under the CVD order on CWP from China in accordance with message 2222402, dated 08/04/2022.
Entries of products covered by those messages should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued.
4. Commerce is currently conducting a circumvention inquiry on whether circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) completed in the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) using hot-rolled steel (HRS) produced in the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CWP from China is covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China.
In message 5216412, dated 08/04/2025, Commerce instructed CBP to continue to suspend entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry that are already subject to suspension of liquidation under the antidumping duty order.
Subsequently, in message 5189404, dated 07/08/2025, for entries of merchandise covered by the inquiry not already subject to the suspension of liquidation, Commerce instructed CBP to suspend liquidation of: CWP
completed in Oman using HRS produced in China that are already subject to the suspension of liquidation under the antidumping duty/countervailing duty orders on CWP from China.
Entries of products covered by those messages should not be liquidated until specific liquidation instructions are issued.
5.
The injunction with court number 23-00258 discussed in message number 4053406, dated 02/22/2024, is applicable to the entries (1) that were produced by and/or exported by SeAH Steel VINA Corporation; (2) that were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders; 88 Fed. Reg. 77287 (November 9, 2023); and (3) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after August 4, 2022. Accordingly, continue to suspend liquidation of such entries until liquidation instructions are issued.
6.
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 Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from The People's Republic of China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties for the merchandise at the current rates.
7.
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.
8.
Upon assessment of antidumping duties, CBP shall require that the importer provide a reimbursement certification in accordance with 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) and as described under this paragraph:
a.
The importer must certify with CBP prior to liquidation (except as provided below) whether the importer has or has not been reimbursed or entered into any agreement or understanding for the payment or for the refunding to the importer by the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter for all or any part of the antidumping and/or countervailing duties, as appropriate.
Such certification should identify the commodity and country and contain the information necessary to link the certification to the relevant entry or entry line number(s).
b.
The certification may be filed either electronically or in paper in accordance with CBP's requirements, as applicable.
c.
If an importer does not provide its certification prior to liquidation, CBP may accept the certification in accordance with its protest procedures under 19 U.S.C. 1514, unless otherwise directed.
d.
Certifications are required for entries of the relevant commodity that have been imported on or after the date of publication of the antidumping notice in the Federal Register that first suspended liquidation in that proceeding.
e. Consistent with 19 CFR 351.402(f)(3), if an importer fails to file the certification, Commerce may presume that the importer was paid or reimbursed the antidumping or countervailing duties.
Therefore, if the importer does not provide the certification prior to liquidation (or as provided above), reimbursement of the duties shall be presumed.
Accordingly, if there is no certification with respect to the antidumping duty, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the antidumping duty.
In addition, if there is no certification with respect to any applicable countervailing duty, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the countervailing duty.
Further, if the importer certifies that it has an agreement with the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter, to be reimbursed antidumping duties, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the antidumping duty.
In addition, if the importer certifies that it has an agreement with the manufacturer, producer, seller, or exporter, to be reimbursed any applicable countervailing duties, CBP shall increase the antidumping duty by the amount of the countervailing duty.
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 O#CLU:YB.)
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There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur