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AD: Taiwan Certain Polyester Staple Fiber

The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of certain polyester staple fiber from Taiwan for the period of May 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008.

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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 04/22/09:

CompanyAD Rate
Far Eastern Textiles Ltd.1.97%
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 AD duty cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and

(c) The AD duty cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 7.31%, the all-others rate established in the amended final AD duty determination and order.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (05/01/07 - 04/30/08)

The ITA intends to issue assessment instructions directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after April 22, 2009. The ITA has calculated importer-specific duty assessment rates for subject merchandise.

The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by Far Eastern for which it 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 if there is no company-specific rate for the intermediate company(ies) 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 03/03/09 news, 09030350, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this AD duty administrative review.)

ITA contact - Thomas Schauer (202) 482-0410

ITA notice (FR Pub 04/22/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-9246.pdf