CSMS 6159301·Trade policy·June 7, 2016·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Amended cash deposit instructions from certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam exported by Bien Dong Seafood Co. Ltd. for the period 04/01/2009 through 03/31/2010 A-552-801

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 6159301 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on June 7, 2016. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Amended cash deposit instructions from certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam exported by Bien Dong Seafood Co. Ltd. for the period 04/01/2009 through 03/31/2010 A-552-801". 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-552-801

Message body

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

1. On 03/30/2016, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final decision in the case of Catfish Farmers of America et al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 12-00087. As a result of this decision, Commerce has amended the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the period 08/01/2009 through 07/31/2010. This amendment was published in the Federal Register (81 FR 33465) on 05/26/2016, and changes the cash deposit rate for the exporter listed in paragraph 2. 2. For shipments of certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 04/11/2016, the amended cash deposit requirement is as follows: Exporter: Bien Dong Seafood Co., Ltd. Case number: A-552-801-034 Amended rate: $0.19 per kilogram 3. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the exporter listed above, then the following instructions apply: A. If the Vietnamese exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the applicable exporter's rate for determining the cash deposit rate. B. For all exporters of subject merchandise which have not been assigned to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the Vietnam-wide rate of $2.39 per kilogram. C. For all non-Vietnamese exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Vietnamese exporter that supplied that non-Vietnamese exporter. 4. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. 5. Do not liquidate any entries of the 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 OV:JB.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 6159301?

CSMS 6159301 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Amended cash deposit instructions from certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam exported by Bien Dong Seafood Co. Ltd. for the period 04/01/2009 through 03/31/2010 A-552-801". 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 6159301 published?

CBP published CSMS 6159301 on June 7, 2016. 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 6159301 affect?

CSMS 6159301 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-552-801). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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