Notice of final determination and critical circumstances in the antidumping duty investigation of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874)

1. On 08/12/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register (81 FR 53409) its final affirmative determination of sales at less-than-fair-value and final affirmative determination of critical circumstances in the antidumping duty investigation of certain hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan (A-588-874). 2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 5260302, dated 09/17/2015. 3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-588-874. 4. Commerce has determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of hot-rolled steel from Japan from the producer and/or exporter listed below. CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/23/2015. Effective 08/12/2016, CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the margins for the producer and/or exporter listed below: Producer and/or Exporter: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation/Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation Case number: A-588-874-001 Cash deposit rate: 4.99% 5. Because Commerce has determined that critical circumstances did not exist for imports hot-rolled steel from Japan from the producer and/or exporter listed below, the retroactive suspension of liquidation ordered in message 6089306, dated 03/29/2016, is terminated for those entries from this producer and/or exporter. Accordingly, Commerce will direct CBP in separate instructions to terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of hot-rolled steel from Japan from the producer and/or exporter listed below that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 03/22/2016, and to refund any cash deposits and release any other security. The provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply. For imports of certain hot-rolled steel from Japan from the producer and/or exporter listed below, CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 03/22/2016. Effective 08/12/2016, CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty margin for the producer and/or exporter listed below: Producer and/or Exporter: JFE Steel Corporation/JFE Shoji Trade Corporation Case number: A-588-874-002 Cash deposit rate: 7.51% 6. Commerce determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of hot-rolled steel from Japan from the producers and/or exporters listed below. CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/23/2015, which is 90 days before the publication date of the preliminary determination (81 FR 15222, 03/22/2016). Effective 08/12/2016, for such entries from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty margin listed below: All Others Case Number: A-588-874-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 5.58% 7. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply: A. 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. B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 5.58 percent to establish the cash deposit rate. 8. 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.) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur