AD/CV: China & Taiwan Certain Narrow Woven Ribbons

The ITA has also initiated a countervailing duty investigation to determine whether producers/exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge in China receive countervailable subsidies.

China AD Duty Q&V Questionnaires Due by August 19th

In the China AD duty investigation, the ITA will request quantity and value information from all known exporters and producers identified with complete contact information in the AD petitions. The Q&V data received will be used as the basis to select the mandatory respondents. The Q&V questionnaire in the AD duty investigation is due by August 19, 2009, and is available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/nme-sep-rates/prc-nwr/prc-nwr-qvq-073109.pdf.

China AD Separate Rate Applications Due by October 5th

The ITA also requires exporters and producers seeking separate rate status in the China AD duty investigation to submit a separate rate application no later than October 5, 2009. The separate rate application will be available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/ia-highlights-and-news.html.

The ITA requires that the respondents in the China AD duty investigation submit a response to both the Q&V questionnaire and the separate rate application by the respective deadlines in order to receive consideration for separate rate status.

The ITA will also calculate combination rates for certain respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in the China AD duty investigation.

Comments on China CV/Taiwan AD Respondent Selection Due by Aug. 13th/17th

For the China CV duty investigation and Taiwan AD duty investigation, the ITA intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection data for U.S. imports under Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers 5806.32.1020, 5806.32.1030, 5806.32.1050, and 5806.32.1060, the four HTS categories most specific to the subject merchandise, during the period of investigation.

The ITA requests comments regarding the CBP data and respondent selection in the China CV duty investigation by August 13, 2009, and in the Taiwan AD duty investigation by August 17, 2009.

Comments on Targeted Dumping Due November 2nd

Any interested party that wishes to make a targeted dumping allegation in the AD investigations may submit allegations by November 2, 2009 (i.e., no later than 45 days before the scheduled date of the ITA's preliminary determinations).

(Note that in December 2008, the ITA issued an interim final rule for the purposes of withdrawing the regulations governing targeted dumping analysis in AD duty investigations. See ITT's Online Archives or 12/15/08 and 01/15/09 news, 08121525 and 09011535, for BP summaries of the interim final rule and extension of the comment period.)

Comments on Product Characteristics for AD Questionnaires Due by August 18th

The ITA is also requesting comments from interested parties regarding the appropriate physical characteristics of narrow woven ribbon to be reported in response to the AD questionnaires.

This information will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the subject merchandise in order to more accurately report the relevant factors and costs of production, as well as to develop appropriate product comparison criteria.

Comments on product characteristics to be reported in response to the AD questionnaire must be submitted by August 18, 2009. (Rebuttal comments are due by August 25, 2009.)

Comments on Scope of AD/CV Investigations Due by August 18th

Comments on the scope of the AD and CV duty investigations are due by August 18, 2009.

Scope of the AD/CV Investigations

The merchandise subject to these investigations is narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge, in any length, but with a width (measured at the narrowest span of the ribbon) less than or equal to 12 centimeters, composed of, in whole or in part, man-made fibers (whether artificial or synthetic, including but not limited to nylon, polyester, rayon, polypropylene, and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal threads and/or metalized yarns, or any combination thereof. Narrow woven ribbons subject to the investigations may:

also include natural or other non-man-made fibers;

be of any color, style, pattern, or weave construction, including but not limited to single-faced satin, double-faced satin, grosgrain, sheer, taffeta, twill, jacquard, or a combination of two or more colors, styles, patterns, and/or weave constructions;

have been subjected to, or composed of materials that have been subjected to, various treatments, including but not limited to dyeing, printing, foil stamping, embossing, flocking, coating, and/or sizing;

have embellishments, including but not limited to appliqu, fringes, embroidery, buttons, glitter, sequins, laminates, and/or adhesive backing;

have wire and/or monofilament in, on, or along the longitudinal edges of the ribbon;

have ends of any shape or dimension, including but not limited to straight ends that are perpendicular to the longitudinal edges of the ribbon, tapered ends, flared ends or shaped ends, and the ends of such woven ribbons may or may not be hemmed;

have longitudinal edges that are straight or of any shape, and the longitudinal edges of such woven ribbon may or may not be parallel to each other;

consist of such ribbons affixed to like ribbon and/or cut-edge woven ribbon, a configuration also known as an "ornamental trimming;"

be wound on spools; attached to a card; hanked (i.e., coiled or bundled); packaged in boxes, trays or bags; or configured as skeins, balls, bateaus or folds; and/or

be included within a kit or set such as when packaged with other products, including but not limited to gift bags, gift boxes and/or other types of ribbon.

Narrow woven ribbons subject to the investigations include all narrow woven fabrics, tapes, and labels that fall within this written description of the scope of these investigations.

Exclusions from the scope. Excluded from the scope of the investigations are the following:

(1) formed bows composed of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge;

(2) "pull-bows" (i.e., an assemblage of ribbons connected to one another, folded flat and equipped with a means to form such ribbons into the shape of a bow by pulling on a length of material affixed to such assemblage) composed of narrow woven ribbons;

(3) narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 20 percent by weight of elastomeric yarn (i.e.,filament yarn, including monofilament, of synthetic textile material, other than textured yarn, which does not break on being extended to three times its original length and which returns, after being extended to twice its original length, within a period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one and a half times its original length as defined in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), Section XI, Note 13) or rubber thread;

(4) narrow woven ribbons of a kind used for the manufacture of typewriter or printer ribbons;

(5) narrow woven labels and apparel tapes, cut-to-length or cut-to-shape, having a length (when measured across the longest edge-to-edge span) not exceeding 8 centimeters;

(6) narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge attached to and forming the handle of a gift bag;

(7) cut-edge narrow woven ribbons formed by cutting broad woven fabric into strips of ribbon, with or without treatments to prevent the longitudinal edges of the ribbon from fraying (such as by merrowing, lamination, sono-bonding, fusing, gumming or waxing), and with or without wire running lengthwise along the longitudinal edges of the ribbon;

(8) narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 85 percent by weight of threads having a denier of 225 or higher;

(9) narrow woven ribbons constructed from pile fabrics (i.e., fabrics with a surface effect formed by tufts or loops of yarn that stand up from the body of the fabric) ;

(10) narrow woven ribbon affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to non-subject merchandise, such as a gift bag, gift box, gift tin, greeting card or plush toy, or affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to packaging containing non-subject merchandise;

(11) narrow woven ribbon affixed to non-subject merchandise as a working component of such non-subject merchandise, such as where narrow woven ribbon comprises an apparel trimming, book marker, bag cinch, or part of an identity card holder; and

(12) narrow woven ribbon(s) comprising a belt attached to and imported with an item of wearing apparel, whether or not such belt is removable from such item of wearing apparel.

HTS classification. The merchandise subject to these investigations is classifiable under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule statistical categories 5806.32.1020; 5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050 and 5806.32.1060. Subject merchandise also may enter under subheadings 5806.31.00; 5806.32.20; 5806.39.20; 5806.39.30; 5808.90.00; 5810.91.00; 5810.99.90; 5903.90.10; 5903.90.25; 5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and under statistical categories 5806.32.1080; 5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090; and 6307.90.9889.

The HTS statistical categories and subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.

- ITA's preliminary AD duty determinations due by 12/16/09

-ITA's preliminary CV duty determination due by 10/02/09

-International Trade Commission's prelim AD/CV injury determinations due 08/24/09

ITA AD notice (FR Pub 08/06/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-18732.pdf

ITA CV notice (FR Pub 08/06/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-18892.pdf

ITA fact sheet available at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-taiwan-woven-ribbon-init-073009.pdf