CSMS 6209317·Trade policy·July 27, 2016·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of large residential washers from the PRC (A-570-033) and critical circumstances

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 6209317 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on July 27, 2016. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of large residential washers from the PRC (A-570-033) and critical circumstances". 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-570-033

Message body

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

1. On 07/26/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register (81 FR 48741) its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and the postponement of the final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of large residential washers from the People's Republic of China (PRC). 2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 6014304, dated 01/14/2016. 3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-570-033. 4. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of large residential washers from the PRC from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of large residential washers from the PRC that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 04/27/2016, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 04/27/2016, for entries of large residential washers from the PRC from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins: Exporter: PRC-Wide Entity Case number: A-570-033-000 Cash deposit rate: 80.49% Exporter: Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd./Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd-Export/Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Producer: Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd./Suzhou Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd-Export Case number: A-570-033-002 Cash deposit rate: 111.09% 5. Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of large residential washers from the PRC from the exporter/producer combination listed below. For imports of large residential washers from the PRC from the exporter/producer combination listed below, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such entries which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 07/26/2016. Effective 07/26/2016, for entries of large residential washers from the PRC from the exporter/producer combination listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: Exporter: Nanjing LG-Panda Appliances Co., Ltd./LG Electronics, Inc. Producer: Nanjing LG-Panda Appliances Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-033-001 Cash deposit rate: 49.88% 6. For all other entries of large residential washers from the PRC, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all PRC exporters of large residential washers from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate. B. For all non-PRC exporters of large residential washers from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-PRC exporter. 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 OII:KJ.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 6209317?

CSMS 6209317 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Notice of preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of large residential washers from the PRC (A-570-033) and critical circumstances". 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 6209317 published?

CBP published CSMS 6209317 on July 27, 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 6209317 affect?

CSMS 6209317 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-570-033). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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