MESSAGE NO: 8359208 DATE: 12/24/2008

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-201-830

PERIOD COVERED: 10/01/2007 TO 09/30/2008

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: AUTOMATIC LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARBON & ALLOY, STEEL WIRE
ROD FROM MEXICO (A-201-830) LIQUIDATE ALL, ENTRIES FOR ALL FIRMS.
LIFTING OF SUSPENSION 11/24/2008

THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

1\. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CONDUCT

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS OF ANTIDUMPING FINDINGS/DUTY ORDERS.

INSTEAD, REVIEWS MUST BE REQUESTED PURSUANT TO SECTION

751(a)(1) OF THE TARRIFF ACT OF 1930 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH

SECTION 351.213 OF THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS.

2\. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS NOT RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR

AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY FINDING/ORDER

FOR THE PERIODS AND ON THE MERCHANDISE LISTED BELOW, EXCEPT FOR

THE FIRMS NOTED. THEREFORE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION

351.212(c) OF THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS, YOU ARE TO

ASSESS ANTIDUMPING DUTIES ON MERCHANDISE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN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: CARBON AND CERTAIN ALLOY STEEL WIRE ROD

COUNTRY: MEXICO

CASE NUMBER: (A-201-830)

PERIOD: 10/01/2007-09/30/2008

LIQUIDATE ALL ENTRIES FOR ALL FIRMS.

3\. THERE ARE NO INJUNCTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ENTRIES COVERED

BY THIS INSTRUCTION.

4\. NOTICE OF THE LIFTING OF SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION OF

ENTRIES OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE DURING THE PERIOD 10/01/2007

THOUGH 09/30/2008 OCCURRED WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE

OF INITIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR THE 10/2008

ANNIVERSARY MONTH (73 FR 70964, 11/24/2008). FOR ALL OTHER

SHIPMENTS OF CARBON AND CERTAIN ALLOY STEEL WIRE ROD FROM

MEXICO YOU SHALL CONTINUE TO COLLECT CASH DEPOSITS OF ESTIMATED

ANTIDUMPING DUTIES FOR SUBSEQUENT ENTRIES OF THE SUBJECT

MERCHANDISE AT THE CURRENT RATES.

5\. THE ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER

PROTECTION ON SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF

1930\. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT CBP PAY INTEREST ON

OVERPAYMENTS OR ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE

REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES.

THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS

POSTED AS ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF

PUBLICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE

CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING

DUTIES 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.

6\. UPON ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES, CBP SHOULD REQUIRE

THAT THE IMPORTER PROVIDE A REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT AS

DESCRIBED IN SECTION 351.402(f)(2) OF THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

REGULATIONS. THE IMPORTER SHOULD PROVIDE THE REIMBURSEMENT

STATEMENT PRIOR TO LIQUIDATION OF THE ENTRY. IF THE IMPORTER

CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER,

PRODUCER, SELLER OR EXPORTER TO BE REIMBURSED ANTIDUMPING

DUTIES, CBP SHOULD DOUBLE THE ANTIDUMPING DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE ABOVE-REFERENCED REGULATION. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE

IMPORTER DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT PRIOR TO

LIQUIDATION, CBP SHOULD PRESUME REIMBURSEMENT AND DOUBLE THE

ANTIDUMPING DUTIES DUE.

7\. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP

OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERSTED PARTIES, PLEASE

CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD

OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ADMNISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984

OR (203) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O3:GL).

8\. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS

INFORMATION.

DAVID M. GENOVESE