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02-0480 ADD-2094206-AFBS-ITALY


ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 02-0480         04/05/2002
TITLE: ADD-2094206-AFBS-ITALY
TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM: HQ OAB

SUBJECT: ADD-2094206-AFBS-ITALY

DATE: 04/04/2002

            MESSAGE NO: 2094206                        DATE: 04 04 2002

              CATEGORY: ADA                            TYPE: LIQ
             REFERENCE:                      REFERENCE DATE:

                 CASES:  A - 475 - 201                A - 475 - 203

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                           -     -                      -     -

PERIOD COVERED:  05 01 1993  TO  04 30 1994

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO:   DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
      PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE:   LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR AFBS, OTHER THAN TAPERED
      ROLLER BEARINGS, AND PARTS THEREOF FROM ITALY (A-475-201, 203)


1.   BELOW ARE THE ONLY LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
SENT TO DATE FOR AFBS (BALL BEARINGS AND CYLINDRICAL ROLLER
BEARINGS) FROM ITALY FOR THE PERIOD 5/1/1993 THROUGH 4/30/1994:

                                                    MESSAGE
           COMPANY                DATE              NUMBER

           UNREVIEWED FIRMS    03/21/96            6081114
           FAG                 02/12/01            1043211
           METER               04/20/01            1110207
           SKF                 08/24/01            1236202 OR
                               08/13/01            1225201

2.  IF YOU ARE STILL SUSPENDING LIQUIDATION ON ANY ENTRIES OF
AFBS FROM ITALY DURING THE PERIOD 5/1/1993 THROUGH 4/30/1994
AFTER APPLYING ALL OF THE ABOVE LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS,
YOU SHOULD NOW LIQUIDATE SUCH ENTRIES AT THE DEPOSIT RATE
REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF ENTRY OF THE MERCHANDISE.

3.  THESE INSTRUCTIONS CONSTITUTE THE IMMEDIATE LIFTING
OF SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION OF ENTRY SUMMARIES FOR THE
MERCHANDISE AND PERIOD LISTED ABOVE.

4.  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 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 WHICH IS MAY 15, 1989.
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.

5.  UPON ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES, CUSTOMS SHOULD
REQUIRE THAT THE IMPORTER PROVIDE A REIMBURSEMENT STATEMENT
AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 353.26 (1996) 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, CUSTOMS SHOULD
DOUBLE THE ANTIDUMPING DUTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ABOVE-REFERENCED REGULATION. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE IMPORTER
DOES NOT 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.

6.  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
THE ATTRIBUTE HQ OAB."  IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES
SHOULD CONTACT JENNIFER MOATS AT 202-482- 5047, AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT 3,
IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

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

                                 PAUL SCHWARTZ