LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA FOR THE PERIOD 10/1/88 THROUGH 2/28/89 (A-301-602)

MESSAGE NO: 8127112 DATE: 05 07 1998 CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE: CASES: A - 301 - 602 - - - - - - - - - - PERIOD COVERED: 10 01 1988 TO 02 28 1989 LIQ SUSPENSION DATE: TO: CMC DIRECTORS, PORT DIRECTORS FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA FOR THE PERIOD 10/1/88 THROUGH 2/28/89 (A-301-602) 1. FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA, GROWN AND/OR EXPORTED BY THE COMPANIES LISTED BELOW AND ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1988 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1989, ASSESS ANTIDUMPING LIABILITIES EQUAL TO THE PERCENTAGES LISTED BELOW OF THE ENTERED CUSTOMS VALUES. GROWER AND/OR EXPORTER PERCENT AGRODEX (PASO ANCHO/UKRANIA) 0.80 ARGICOLA LOS GAQUES 0.57 AGROSUBA 0.41 CULTIVOS DE CARIBE 0.00 FLORES EL TRENTINO 6.53 FLORES EL ZORRO (ZORRO/AGRODEX) 0.25 FLORALEX 1.88 FLORAMERICA 0.00 FLORES COLOMBIANAS 0.13 FLORES COLON 0.17 FLORES CONDOR DE COLOMBIA 0.00 FLORES DE LAS MERCEDES 0.00 FLORES DE LOS AMIGOS 0.95 FLORES DE LOS ARRAYANES 2.28 FLORES DE SERREZUELA 0.48 FLORES DOS HECTAREAS 3.90 FLORES DEL GALLINERO 0.94 FLORES EL LOBO 1.86 FLORES EL PUENTE 0.70 FLORES JUANAMBU 1.70 FLORES LA CONEJERA 0.59 FLORES LA MARIA 1.84 FLORES LAS PALMAS 0.00 FLORLINDA 0.00 INVERFLORES 0.19 INVERPALMAS 0.77 INVERSIONES SANTA ROSA 0.54 JARDINES DE COLOMBIA 0.00 JARDINES DE LOS ANDES 0.41 FLORES DE LA COMUNA 1.84 LAS AMALIAS 0.00 POMPONES LIMITADA 0.11 FLORES DEL POTRERO 0.00 PRODUCTOS EL CARTUCHO 0.41 FLORES TIBATI 0.11 AGRICOLA LOS ARBOLES 0.38 AGRICOLA PAPAGAYO 0.61 CLAVELES COLOMBIANOS 0.20 CLAVELES SUN FLOWERS FANTASIA FLOWERS SPLENDID FLOWERS COMBIFLOR 0.19 DIANTICOLA COLOMBIANA 2.47 FLORAL LTDA./EXPORTACIONES BOCHICA 0.13 FLORANDIA HERRERA-CAMACHO 12.51 FLORES BACHUE 7.97 FLORES JUNCALITO 15.48 FLORES LA VALVANERA 8.71 FLORES HORIZONTE (FORMERLY MONTE VERDE) 3.24 HORIZONTE FLORES DE LOS ANDES FLORES DE LA PRADERA INVERSIONES PENAS BLANCAS CULTIVOS BUENAVISTA AGRICOLA ARENALES FLORES TIBA 7.82 INVERSIONES TARGA 2.39 JARDINES DEL MUNA 16.85 UNIVERSAL FLOWERS 0.53 2. FOR ALL SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA, GROWN AND/OR EXPORTED BY THE COMPANIES LISTED BELOW AND ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1988 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1989, ASSESS ANTIDUMPING LIABILITIES EQUAL TO 3.50% OF THE ENTERED CUSTOMS VALUES. ABACO TULIPANES DE COLOMBIA AGRICOLA BENILDA AGRICOLA BOJACA AGRICOLA DEL MONTE AGRICOLA EL JARDIN AGRICOLA GUALI AGRICOLA JICABAL AGRICOLA LA FLORESTA AGRICOLA LA FONTANA AGRICOLA MALQUI AGROINDUSTRIAL DEL RIO FRIO AGROMEC AGROMONTE AGROPECUARIA CUERNAVACA ARAWAC ASTRO BEALL COMPANY CIBA GEIGY COLOMBIANA CIENFUEGOS CLAVELES DE LOS ALPES CULTIVOS EL LAGO CULTIVOS MEDELLIN DAFLOR DE LA PAVA GUEVARA DEL TROPICO EDIR EL RANCHO FLORES AGUA CLARA FLORES AGUILA FLORES ALFAYA FLORES ANDINAS FLORES AURORA FLORES CALAYPSO FLORES CALIFCHANA FLORES CIGARRAL FLORES DE COTA FLORES DE FUNZA FLORES DE HUNZA FLORES DE LA SABANA FLORES DE NEMOCON FLORES DE SUBA FLORES DE SUESCO FLORES DEL BOSQUE FLORES DEL CAMPO FLORES DEL CAUCA FLORES DEL CIELO FLORES DEL LAGO FLORES DEL MONTE FLORES DEL PINAR FLORES DEL RIO FLORES DEL TAMBO FLORES EL ARENAL FLORES EL ROSAL FLORES EL VINO FLORES ESTRELLA FLORES GALIA FLORES GENERALES FLORES HANA ICHI DE COLOMBIA FLORES INTERCONTINENTAL FLORES INTERNACIONALES FLORES LA CONCHITA FLORES LA ESTANCIA FLORES LA PAMPA FLORES LAS UNION FLORES LAS CAICAS FLORES LLANOGRANDE FLORES MARANDUA FLORES MONSERRATE FLORES MOUNTGAR FLORES PETALUMA FLORES SAN CARLOS FLORES SANTA FE FLORES SANTA ROSA FLORES SAUSALITO FLORES SUASQUE FLORES TAIRONA FLORES TEJAS VERDES FLORES TOKAI HISA FLORES TOMINE FLORES TROPICALES FLORES URIMACO FLORESA FLOREX FLOREXPO FLORICOLA LA GAITANA HACIENDA CURUBITAL HORTICULTURA DE LA SABANA INDUSTRIAL AGRICOLA INGRO INTERNACIONAL DE FLORES INVERMEL INVERSIONES AGRICOLAS INVERSIONES ALMER INVERSIONES EL BAMBU INVERSIONES ISTRA INVERSINES LA SERENA INVERSIONES MORCOTE INVERSIONES SANTA RITA JARAMILLO Y DAZA JARDINES BACATA JARDINES DE CHIA JARDINES FREDONIA JARDINES LA AURORA KINGDOM LAS PLAZOLETA LINDA COLOMBIANA LOS GAQUES LOS GERANIOS MG CONSULTORES MONTEVERDE ORQUIDEAS ACATAYMA PLANTACIONES DELTA PLANTAS ORNAMENTALES DE COLOMBIA PRODUCTORA EL ROSAL ROSAFLOR ROSALES DE COLOMBIA ROSAS COLOMBIANAS ROSAS SABANILLA ROSAS TESALIA ROSAS Y FLORES ROSAS Y JARDINES DEL TROPICO ROSELANDIA ROSEX SANSA FLOWERS SANTA HELENA SANTANA FLOWERS TROPIFLORA VELEZ DE MONCHAUX Y HIJOS 3. THERE WERE NO SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN EXPORTED FOR THE GROWERS AND/ OR EXPORTERS LISTED BELOW DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1988 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1989. THEREFORE, COMMERCE DOES NOT INTEND TO ISSUE ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THESE COMPANIES AND THIS PERIOD: ACHALAY AGRICOLA BONANAZA AGRICOLA DE OCCIDENTE AGRICOLA FLORAL AGRO IMPERIAL AGROTABIO ARBOLES AZULES BOGOTA FLOWERS CON FLORES EPSILON-EDITORES FLAMINGO FLOWERS FLORES ALCALA FLORES CORINTO FLORES DEL CORTIJO FLORES EL CHIRCAL FLORES LA MACARENA FLORES LOS ROSALES FLORES MARIA LUISA FLORES PALIMANA FLORES TECNICAS FLORES TENERIFE FLORES TEQUENDAMA HACIENDA LA EMBARRADA JARDINES LA FLORIDA JARDINES NATALIA LAS FLORES ROSAS DE COLOMBIA TECNIFLORES TURISMO EL GLOBO 4. FOR SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA, GROWN AND/OR EXPORTED BY COMPANIES NOT LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 1, 2, OR 3, WHICH WERE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1988 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1989, AND WHICH WERE SUSPENDED FROM LIQUIDATION AT THE "ALL OTHERS" CASH DEPOSIT RATE OF 4.40%, ASSESS ANTIDUMPING LIABILITIES EQUAL TO 3.10% OF THE ENTERED CUSTOMS VALUES. THE 3.10% RATE IS THE JUDICIALLY CORRECTED " ALL OTHERS" CASH DEPOSIT RATE. 5. FOR SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN FRESH CUT FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA NOT COVERED BY PARAGRAPHS 1, 2, OR 3, WHICH DID NOT ENTER UNDER THE "ALL OTHERS" CATEGORY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 4 AND WHICH WERE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1988 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 1989, ASSESS ANTIDUMPING LIABILITIES EQUAL TO THE RATE REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. 6. THESE INSTRUCTIONS CONSTITUTE THE IMMEDIATE LIFTING OF SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES FOR THE MERCHANDISE AND PERIODS LISTED ABOVE. FOR ALL OTHER SHIPMENTS OF CERTAIN CUT FRESH FLOWERS FROM COLOMBIA 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 THE CUSTOMS SERVICE ON ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT CUSTOMS PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS AND ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDER PAYMENTS OF THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH DEPOSITS OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER, WHICH IS MARCH 18, 1987. 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, CUSTOMS SHOULD REQUIRE THAT THE IMPORTER PROVIDE A REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 353.26 OF THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS. THE IMPORTER SHOULD PROVIDE THE REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT PRIOR TO LIQUIDATION OF THE ENTRY. IF THE IMPORTER HAS BEEN REIMBURSED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES, CUSTOMS SHOULD DOUBLE THE ANTIDUMPING DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE-REFERENCED REGULATION. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE IMPORTER FAILS TO RESPOND TO YOUR FORMAL REQUEST (VIA CF 28 OR 29) FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT PRIOR TO LIQUIDATION, CUSTOMS SHOULD PRESUME REIMBURSEMENT AND DOUBLE THE ANTIDUMPING DUTIES DUE. 9. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. 10. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB." THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT MARK ROSS AT 202-482-4794, OF AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. PAUL SCHWARTZ