CSMS 8043302·Trade policy·February 12, 2018·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Correction of message 7194305

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 8043302 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on February 12, 2018. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Correction of message 7194305". It links to 7 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(7)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-122-993 A-201-993 A-549-993 A-552-993 A-557-991 A-559-990 A-583-853

Message body

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

1. This is a correction to message 7194305, dated 07/13/2017, to correct paragraph 2 of that message. 2. Paragraph 2 of message 7194305 contains an error in the company's name assigned to A-583-853-012. Below is the fully corrected message. 3. Commerce has published in the Federal Register (82 FR 31555) on 7/7/2017 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on certain crystalline photovoltaic products from Taiwan for the period 07/31/2014 through 01/31/2016. 4. As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies. Therefore, for shipments of certain crystalline photovoltaic products from Taiwan produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 7/7/2017, the required cash deposit has been revised: Motech Industries, Inc. Primary Case number: A-583-853-002, Third-Country Case Numbers: A-122-993-001, A-557-991-001, A-201-993-002, A-559-990-001, A-549-993-001, A-552-993-001 Cash deposit rate: 4.20% Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. and Solartech Energy Corporation Case number: A-583-853-003 Cash deposit rate: 3.56% AU Optronics Corporation Case number: A-583-853-004 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% EEPV CORP. Case number: A-583-853-005 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% E-TON Solar Tech. Co., Ltd. Case number: A-583-853-006 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% Gintech Energy Corporation Case number: A-583-853-001, A-122-993-002, A-201-993-001 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% Inventec Energy Corporation Case number: A-583-853-007 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% Inventec Solar Energy Corporation Case number: A-583-853-008 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% Kyocera Mexicana S.A. de C.V. Case number: A-583-853-009 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% Sunengine Corporation Ltd. Case number: A-583-853-010 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% TSEC Corporation Case number: A-583-853-011 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% Win Win Precision Technology Co., Ltd. Case number: A-583-853-012 Cash deposit rate: 4.10% 5. If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply: A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate. B. 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. C. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate. 6. For all producers/exporters of certain crystalline photovoltaic products from Taiwan without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 19.50 percent. 7. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued. 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 O4: TEM.) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 8043302?

CSMS 8043302 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Correction of message 7194305". 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 8043302 published?

CBP published CSMS 8043302 on February 12, 2018. 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 8043302 affect?

CSMS 8043302 references 7 AD/CVD cases (A-122-993, A-201-993, A-549-993, A-552-993, A-557-991, and others). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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