MESSAGE NO: 7039208 DATE: 2/8/2007

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-583-814

PERIOD COVERED: 11/01/2005 TO 10/31/2006

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTION FOR CIRCULAR WELDED NON-ALLOY, STEEL PIPE
FROM TAIWAN (A-583-814)

1\. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CONDUCT

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS OF ANTIDUMPING FINDINGS/DUTY ORDERS.

INSTEAD, REVIEWS MUST BE REQUESTED 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 PERIOD AND ON THE MERCHANDISE LISTED BELOW. 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ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION AT THE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.

CIRCULAR WELDED NON-ALLOY STEEL PIPE FROM TAIWAN

(A-583-814)

11/01/2005-10/31/2006

LIQUIDATE ALL ENTRIES FOR ALL FIRMS.

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

ENTRIES

OF SUBJECT MERCHANDISE DURING THE PERIOD 11/01/2005 THROUGH

10/31/2006 OCCURRED WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF

INITIATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR THE 11/2006

ANNIVERSARY

MONTH (71 FR 77720, 12/27/2006). YOU SHALL CONTINUE TO COLLECT

CASH DEPOSITS OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES FOR SUBSEQUENT

ENTRIES OF THE SUBJECT MERCHANDISE AT THE CURRENT RATES.

4\. 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.

5\. 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 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 RESPOND TO YOUR FORMAL REQUEST FOR THE

REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT PRIOR TO LIQUIDATION, CBP SHOULD

PRESUME

REIMBURSEMENT AND DOUBLE THE ANTIDUMPING DUTIES DUE.

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

OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE

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

OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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

OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O7:BB).

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

INFORMATION.

CATHY SAUCEDA