China Woven Ribbons: Final Affirmative AD Determination

Combination Rates

The ITA has calculated combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this AD investigation. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/11/05 news, 05041110, for BP summary of 2005 policy bulletin outlining this change in practice with regard to AD combination rates for non-market economies (NMEs).)

AD Suspension of Liquidation Continues

The ITA is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue the AD suspension of liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after February 18, 2010 (the publication date of the preliminary AD determination).

AD Cash Deposit Requirements (Separate Rate Adjusted for Export Subsidy)

The ITA will also instruct CBP to collect AD duty cash deposits or bonds on all entries of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after July 19, 2010 at the revised AD duty rates below.

(The ITA has determined that that subject merchandise exported and produced by Yama benefitted from an export subsidy. Yama’s final AD duty rate is zero; however, the AD duty rate for the separate rate respondents (all except mandatory respondents Yama Ribbons and the China-wide entity, including Ningbo Jintian) has been adjusted for Yama’s export subsidy.)

¹The ITA continues to find an AD duty rate of zero for Yama; therefore, no cash deposit is required.

(If the International Trade Commission issues a final affirmative injury determination, the ITA will issue an AD duty order. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted will be refunded or canceled.)

Exclusions to Scope of Investigation Added/Amended

The ITA is finalizing an amendment made in its preliminary determination to the scope of this investigation by adding language to exclusion (11) regarding certain affixed ribbon. Since issuing its preliminary determination, the ITA has also added a new exclusion (13) to the scope, as follows (added language underlined):

(11) narrow woven ribbon that is (a) 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, or (b) affixed (including by tying) to non-subject merchandise as a working component that holds or packages such non-subjectmerchandise or attaches packaging or labeling to such non-subject merchandise,such as a belly band around a pair of pajamas, a pair of socks or a blanket;

(13) narrow woven ribbon(s) included with nonsubject merchandise in kits, such as a holiday ornament craft kit or a scrapbook kit, in which the individual lengths of narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the kit are each no greater than eight inches, the aggregate amount of marrow woven ribbon(s) included in the kit does not exceed 48 linear inches, none of the narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the kit is on a spool, and the narrow woven ribbon(s) is only one of multiple items included in the kit.

(See ITA notice for additional information, including the complete scope of the order, scope comments, etc.

See today’s ITT, 10071921 and 10071918, for BP summaries of the companion final countervailing duty determination, and the final AD duty determination for subject merchandise from Taiwan.

See ITT’s Online Archives or 07/14/10 news, 10071454, for BP summary of the fact sheet announcing this final determination.

See ITT’s Online Archives or 02/18/10 news, 10021835, for BP summary of the preliminary AD duty determination.)

Contact -- Zhulieta Willbrand (202) 482-3147

(FR Pub 07/19/10, ITA Case No. A-570-952)