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AD: Taiwan Certain Polyester Staple Fiber

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of certain polyester staple fiber from Taiwan for the period of May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007.

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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 10/21/08:

CompanyAD Rate or Note
Far Eastern Textile Limited (FET)1.72%
Other Companies(a), (b), (c)

(a) For merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in the original AD investigation or previous reviews, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;

(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and

(c) If neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this review, the cash-deposit rate will be 7.31%, the all-others rate established in the AD investigation.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (05/01/06 - 04/30/07)

The ITA shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, AD duties on all appropriate entries. The ITA has calculated importer-specific assessment rates for the subject merchandise.

The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by the company included in these final results for which the reviewed company did not know its merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate (7.31%) if there is no rate for the intermediate company involved in the transaction.

(See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)

(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.

See ITT's Online Archives or 05/19/08 news, 08051930, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)

ITA contact - Thomas Schauer (202) 482-0410

ITA notice (FR Pub 10/21/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-24903.pdf