MESSAGE NO: 6174204 DATE: 6/23/2006

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: FIN

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-570-900

PERIOD COVERED: 05/22/2006

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY, INVESTIGATION
OF DIAMOND SAWBLADES & PARTS THEREOF FROM, CHINA (A-570-900-026)
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & MATERIALS

1\. ON 05/22/2006, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE

FEDERAL REGISTER ITS FINAL DETERMINATION OF SALES AT LESS THAN

FAIR VALUE IN THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY INVESTIGATION OF DIAMOND

SAWBLADES AND PARTS THEREOF FROM THE PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF

CHINA

(71 FR 29303).

2\. THE PRODUCTS COVERED BY THIS INVESTIGATION ARE ALL FINISHED

CIRCULAR SAWBLADES, WHETHER SLOTTED OR NOT, WITH A WORKING

PART

THAT IS COMPRISED OF A DIAMOND SEGMENT OR SEGMENTS, AND PARTS

THEREOF, REGARDLESS OF SPECIFICATION OR SIZE, EXCEPT AS

SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED BELOW. WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS

INVESTIGATION ARE SEMIFINISHED DIAMOND SAWBLADES, INCLUDING

DIAMOND SAWBLADE CORES AND DIAMOND SAWBLADE SEGMENTS. DIAMOND

SAWBLADE CORES ARE CIRCULAR STEEL PLATES, WHETHER OR NOT

ATTACHED TO NON-STEEL PLATES, WITH SLOTS. DIAMOND SAWBLADE

CORES ARE MANUFACTURED PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FROM

ALLOY STEEL. A DIAMOND SAWBLADE SEGMENT CONSISTS OF A MIXTURE

OF DIAMONDS (WHETHER NATURAL OR SYNTHETIC, AND REGARDLESS OF

THE

QUANTITY OF DIAMONDS) AND METAL POWDERS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT

LIMITED TO, IRON, COBALT, NICKEL, TUNGSTEN CARBIDE) THAT ARE

FORMED TOGETHER INTO A SOLID SHAPE (FROM GENERALLY, BUT NOT

LIMITED TO, A HEATING AND PRESSING PROCESS).

SAWBLADES WITH DIAMONDS DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE CORE WITH A

RESIN OR ELECTROPLATED BOND, WHICH THEREBY DO NOT CONTAIN A

DIAMOND SEGMENT, ARE NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS

INVESTIGATION. DIAMOND SAWBLADES AND/OR SAWBLADE CORES WITH A

THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 0.025 INCHES, OR WITH A THICKNESS

GREATER

THAN 1.1 INCHES, ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS

INVESTIGATION. CIRCULAR STEEL PLATES THAT HAVE A CUTTING EDGE

OF NON-DIAMOND MATERIAL, SUCH AS EXTERNAL TEETH THAT PROTRUDE

FROM THE OUTER DIAMETER OF THE PLATE, WHETHER OR NOT FINISHED,

ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. DIAMOND

SAWBLADE CORES WITH A ROCKWELL C HARDNESS OF LESS THAN 25 ARE

EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION. DIAMOND

SAWBLADES AND/OR DIAMOND SEGMENT(S) WITH DIAMONDS THAT

PREDOMINANTLY HAVE A MESH SIZE NUMBER GREATER THAN 240 (SUCH

AS

250 OR 260) ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.

MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THIS INVESTIGATION IS TYPICALLY

IMPORTED

UNDER HEADING 8202.39.00.00 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE

OF

THE UNITED STATES (\"HTSUS\"). WHEN PACKAGED TOGETHER AS A SET

FOR RETAIL SALE WITH AN ITEM THAT IS SEPARATELY CLASSIFIED

UNDER

HEADINGS 8202 TO 8205 OF THE HTSUS, DIAMOND SAWBLADES OR PARTS

THEREOF MAY BE IMPORTED UNDER HEADING 8206.00.00.00 OF THE

HTSUS. THE TARIFF CLASSIFICATION IS PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE

AND U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PURPOSES; HOWEVER, THE

WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION IS

DISPOSITIVE.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE COVERED BY THE SCOPE OF THIS

INVESTIGATION: 1)CONCAVE AND CONVEX CORES, AND FINISHED

DIAMOND

SAWBLADES PRODUCED FROM SUCH CORES; 2) METAL BONDED, DIAMOND

1A1R GRINDING WHEELS THAT MEET THE ABOVE PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION;

AND 3) GRANITE CONTOUR DIAMOND SAWBLADES. IN ADDITION, THE

DEPARTMENT HAS RULED THAT 1) THE ROCKWELL C HARDNESS THRESHOLD

LISTED IN THE SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION APPLIES ONLY TO

CORES,

AND NOT TO FINISHED DIAMOND SAWBLADES; 2) TO BE INCLUDED IN

THE

SCOPE OF THIS INVESTIGATION, THE DIAMOND SEGMENTS MUST BE

ATTACHED TO THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE CORE; AND 3) THE TERM \"

SAWBLADE\" IS DEFINED AS THOSE PRODUCTS THAT MEET THE 1A1R

SPECIFICATION, WHERE THE SEGMENT THICKNESS IS LARGER THAN THE

THICKNESS OF THE CORE.

3\. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES THIS CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED

INVESTIGATION NUMBER (A-570-900).

4\. IN ITS FINAL DETERMINATION COMMERCE HAS FOUND THAT MARGINS

EXIST WITH RESPECT TO DIAMOND SAWBLADES AND PARTS THEREOF FROM

THE PRC MANUFACTURED AND EXPORTED BY THE ENTITY LISTED BELOW.

FOR IMPORTS OF DIAMOND SAWBLADES AND PARTS THEREOF FROM THE

PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER

PROTECTION SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATIONS OF SUCH SHIPMENTS

ENTERED

OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER

05/22/2006. EFFECTIVE 05/22/2006 CUSTOMS SHALL REQUIRE FOR

SUCH

ENTRIES A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE

MARGINS SHOWN BELOW:

CASE NUMBER: A-570-900-026 DEPOSIT RATE: 2.50%

EXPORTER: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & MATERIALS CO., LTD.

PRODUCER: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & MATERIALS CO., LTD.

THE RATE FOR A-570-900-026 APPLIES TO ALL SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

OF AT&M, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENTRIES OF DIAMOND

SAWBLADES AND PARTS THEREOF FROM THE PRC MANUFACTURED BY

BEIJING

GANG YAN DIAMOND PRODUCTS COMPANY AND EXPORTED BY BEIJING GANG

YAN DIAMOND PRODUCTS COMPANY OR MANUFACTURED BY YICHANG HXF

CIRCULAR SAW INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. AND EXPORTED BY YICHANG HXF

CIRCULAR SAW INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. ON EXPORTS WHERE CLIFF

(TIANJIN) INTERNATIONAL, LTD., ACTED AS A FACILITATOR FOR THE

AT&M ENTITY, IMPORTERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM THE ANTIDUMPING

DUTY RATE FOR A-570-900-026. SEE 71 FR AT 29309.

5\. IN ACCORDANCE WITH T.D. 85-145, AT THE DISCRETION OF CBP,

CBP

OFFICERS MAY ACCEPT EITHER A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION

AND

ENTRY BOND OR A CONTINUOUS BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND

ONLY

IF THE AMOUNT OF THE ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING

DUTY IS LESS THAN FIVE PERCENT AD VALOREM (OR THE EQUIVALENT).

OTHERWISE, WHERE THE IMPORTER HAS THE OPTION TO POST A BOND

FOR

ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTIES, CBP OFFICERS

MUST REQUIRE A SINGLE-ENTRY BASIC IMPORTATION AND ENTRY BOND

PURSUANT TO T.D. 85-145. YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO ADHERE TO THE

REQUIREMENTS OF T.D. 85-145 WITH RESPECT TO THESE BONDING

REQUIREMENTS.

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

ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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

OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O9:AN).

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

INFORMATION.

CATHY SAUCEDA