CSMS 9137309·Trade policy·May 17, 2019·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Automatic liquidation instructions for utility scale wind towers from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018 (C-570-982)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 9137309 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on May 17, 2019. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Automatic liquidation instructions for utility scale wind towers from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018 (C-570-982)". 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

C-570-982

Message body

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

1. Commerce does not automatically conduct administrative reviews of countervailing duty orders. Instead, reviews must be requested pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213. 2. Commerce has not received a request for an administrative review of the countervailing duty order for the period and on the merchandise identified below except for the firms listed in paragraph 3. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c), you are to liquidate all entries for all firms except those listed in paragraph 3 and assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption at the cash deposit or bonding rate in effect on the date of entry: Product: Utility Scale Wind Towers Country: People's Republic of China Case number: C-570-982 Period: 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018 3. Entries of merchandise of the firms listed below should not be liquidated until specific instructions are issued. Continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of merchandise produced and/or exported by the listed firms entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018. Company: CS Wind China Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-001 Company: CS Wind Corporation Case Number: C-570-982-002 Company: CS Wind Tech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-003 Company: Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-004 Company: Titan (Lianyungang) Metal Product Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-005 Company: Baotou Titan Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-006 Company: Shenyang Titan Metal Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-007 No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under C-570-982-000 or other company-specific case numbers. Company: Alstom Sizhou Electric Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: AUSKY (Shandong) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Company: AVIC International Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. Company: Bashi Yuexin Logistics Development Co., Ltd. Company: CATIC International Trade & Economic Development Ltd. Company: Chengde Tianbao Machinery Co., Ltd. Company: Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd. Company: China WindPower Group Company: CleanTech Innovations Inc. Company: CNR Wind Turbine Co., Ltd. Company: Dajin Heavy Industry Corporation Company: Greenergy Technology Co., Ltd. Company: Guangdong No. 2 Hydropower Engineering Co., Ltd. Company: Guodian United Power Technology Baoding Co., Ltd. Company: Harbin Hongguang Boiler Group Co., Ltd. Company: Hebei Ningqiang Group Company: Hebei Qiangsheng Wind Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Jiangsu Baolong Electromechanical Mfg. Co., Ltd. Company: Jiangsu Baolong Tower Tube Manufacture Co., Ltd. Company: Jiangsu Taihu Boiler Co., Ltd. Company: Jiangyin Hengrun Ring Farging Co., Ltd. Company: Jilin Miracle Equipment Manufacturing Engineering Co., Ltd. Company: Jilin Tianhe Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Jinan Railway Vehicles Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Nanjing Jiangbiao Group Co., Ltd. Company: Nantong Dongtai New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Nantong Hongbo Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Ningxia Electric Power Group Company: Ningxia Yinxing Energy Co. Company: Ningxia Yinyi Wind Power Generation Co., Ltd. Company: Qingdao GeLinTe Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Qingdao Ocean Group Company: Qingdao Pingcheng Steel Structure Co., Ltd. Company: Qingdao Tianneng Electric Power Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. Company: Qingdao Wuxiao Group Co., Ltd. Company: Renewable Energy Asia Group Ltd. Company: SDV China Nanjing Company: Shandong Endless Wind Turbine Technical Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Shandong Iraeta Heavy Industry Company: Shandong Zhongkai Wind Power Equipment Manufacturers, Ltd. Company: Shanghai Aerotech Trading International Company: Shanghai GE Guangdian Co., Ltd. Company: Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. Company: Suihua Wuxiao Electric Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Company: Vestas Wind Technology (China) Company: Wuxiao Steel Tower Co., Ltd. Company: Xinjiang Huitong (Group) Co., Ltd. Company: Zhangjiagang Zhiyi Medical Health CBP officers must also examine entries under C-570-982-000 and all existing company-specific case numbers to ensure the continued suspension of liquidation of entries during the applicable period of review for the producers and/or exporters listed above. 4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 5. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2 occurred with the publication of the notice of initiation of administrative review for the 02/2019 anniversary month (84 FR 18777, 05/02/2019). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of utility scale wind towers from the People's Republic of China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 6. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing 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. 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 OIII: SM.) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 9137309?

CSMS 9137309 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Automatic liquidation instructions for utility scale wind towers from the People's Republic of China for the period 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018 (C-570-982)". 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 9137309 published?

CBP published CSMS 9137309 on May 17, 2019. 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 9137309 affect?

CSMS 9137309 references 1 AD/CVD case (C-570-982). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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