CSMS 0327303·Trade policy·November 23, 2010·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

CLARIFICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON LAMINATED WOVEN SACKS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA A-570-916

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 0327303 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on November 23, 2010. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "CLARIFICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON LAMINATED WOVEN SACKS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA A-570-916". It links to 8 AD/CVD cases in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

Linked AD/CVD cases(8)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-463-504 A-533-850 A-535-901 A-552-807 A-570-916 A-580-863 A-582-804 A-583-846

Message body

Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1. ON JULY 23, 2010, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (“DEPARTMENT”) ISSUED CLARIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS STATING THAT THE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS LAMINATED WOVEN SACKS (“LWS”) THAT ARE PRODUCED IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (“PRC”) FROM WOVEN FABRIC, CONSISTING OF WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE STRIP AND/OR WOVEN POLYETHYLENE STRIP, TO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS COVERING LWS FROM THE PRC REGARDLESS OF THE ORIGIN OF THE FABRIC. SEE MESSAGE NUMBER 0204301 DATED JULY 23, 2010. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT REQUISITE ANTIDUMPING ENTRIES WITH A DECLARED COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OTHER THAN THE PRC ARE AND CAN BE PROPERLY CLAIMED AS SUBJUCT MERCHANDISE, WE HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL CASE NUMBERS TO THE CASE REFERENCE FILE WITHIN THE ACE/ACS FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES. THESE ADDITIONAL CASE NUMBERS REFLECT THIRD COUNTRIES LISTED AS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ON SHIPMENTS OF LWS FROM THE PRC. 2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: THE MERCHANDISE COVERED BY THIS ORDER IS LWS. LWS ARE BAGS OR SACKS CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE PLIES OF FABRIC CONSISTING OF WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE STRIP AND/OR WOVEN POLYETHYLENE STRIP, REGARDLESS OF THE WIDTH OF THE STRIP; WITH OR WITHOUT AN EXTRUSION COATING OF POLYPROPYLENE AND/OR POLYETHYLENE ON ONE OR BOTH SIDES OF THE FABRIC; LAMINATED BY ANY METHOD EITHER TO AN EXTERIOR PLY OF PLASTIC FILM SUCH AS BIAXIALLY-ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE (“BPOP”) OR TO AN EXTERIOR PLY OF PAPER THAT IS SUITABLE FOR HIGH QUALITY PRINT GRAPHICS (PAPER SUITABLE FOR HIGH QUALITY PRINT GRAPHICS, AS USED HEREIN, MEANS PAPER HAVING AN ISO BRIGHTNESS OF 82 OR HIGHER AND A SHEFFIELD SMOOTHNESS OF 250 OR LESS. COATED FREE SHEET IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PAPER SUITABLE FOR HIGH QUALITY PRINT GRAPHICS); PRINTED WITH THREE COLORS OR MORE IN REGISTER; WITH OR WITHOUT LINING; WHETHER OR NOT CLOSED ON ONE END; WHETHER OR NOT IN ROLL FORM (INCLUDING SHEETS, LAY-FLAT TUBING, AND SLEEVES); WITH OR WITHOUT HANDLES; WITH OR WITHOUT SPECIAL CLOSING FEATURES; NOT EXCEEDING ONE KILOGRAM IN WEIGHT. LWS ARE TYPICALLY USED FOR RETAIL PACKAGING OF CONSUMER GOODS SUCH AS PET FOODS AND BIRD SEED. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007, LWS ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNTIED STATES (HTSUS) SUBHEADINGS 6305.33.0050 AND 6305.33.0080. LWS WERE PREVIOUSLY CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADING 6305.33.0020. IF ENTERED WITH PLASTIC COATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FABRIC CONSISTING OF WOVEN POLYPROPYLENE STRIP AND/OR WOVEN POLYETHYLENE STRIP, LWS MAY BE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER HTSUS SUBHEADINGS 3923.21.0080, 3923.21.0095, AND 3923.29.000. IF ENTERED NOT CLOSED ON ONE END OR IN ROLL FORM (INCLUDING SHEETS, LAY-FLAT TUBING, AND SLEEVES), LWS MAY BE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER OTHER HTSUS SUBHEADINGS INCLUDING 3917.39.0050, 3921.90.1100, 3921.90.1500, AND 5903.90.2500. IF THE POLYPROPYLENE STRIPS AND/OR POLYETHYLENE STRIPS MAKING UP THE FABRIC MEASURE MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETERS IN WIDTH, LWS MAY BE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER OTHER HTSUS SUBHEADINGS INCLUDING 4601.99.0500, 4601.99.9000, AND 4602.90.0000. ALTHOUGH HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER IS DISPOSITIVE. 3. IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT SHIPMENT OF LWS FROM THE PRC, THE SCOPE OF THESE ORDERS INCLUDES LWS PRODUCED IN THE PRC FROM FABRIC ORIGINATING IN A THIRD COUNTRY. FOR LWS PRODUCED IN THE PRC FROM FABRIC ORIGINATING IN A THIRD COUNTRY, IMPORTERS MAY DECLARE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN TO BE OTHER THAN THE PRC FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES. THEREFORE, NEW CASE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO ALLOW FOR LWS PRODUCED IN THE PRC FROM FABRIC ORIGINATING IN A THIRD COUNTRY TO BE PROPERLY CLAIMED AS SUBJECT MERCHANDISE UPON ENTRY. FOR A LIST OF POSSIBLE THIRD COUNTRIES, REFER TO PARAGRAPH 4, WHICH IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE. IF IMPORTERS ARE IMPORTING LWS FROM THE PRC WITH FABRIC FROM A THIRD COUNTRY NOT LISTED IN PARAGARPH 4, CONTACT CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS IMMEDIATELY. CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS SHOULD NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IMMEDIATELY ABOUT SUCH IMPORTS. 4. FOR ENTRIES OF LWS FROM THE PRC THAT ARE PRODUCED FROM FABRIC FROM A THIRD COUNTRY, I.E. SUBJECT MERCHANDISE PRODUCED FROM FABRIC THAT HAS A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OTHER THAN THE PRC, CASE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN ASSIGED FOR ANTIDUMPING PURPOSES, BASED ON THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DESIGNATION FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES. CASE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN CREATED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: PAKISTAN, INDIA, TAIWAN, KOREA, VIETNAM, HONG KONG, AND KYRGYZSTAN. THE FIRST THREE DIGITS REPRESENT THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR CUSTOMS PURPOSES OF LWS PRODUCED IN THE PRC. THE NEW CASE NUMBERS ARE GIVEN BELOW: PAKISTAN: A-535-901 INDIA: A-533-850 TAIWAN: A-583-846 KOREA: A-580-863 VIETNAM: A-552-807 HONG KONG: A-582-804 KYRGYZSTAN: A-463-504 IF CBP BECOMES AWARE OF ENTRIES OF MERCHANDISE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER THAT WAS PRODUCED FROM A THIRD COUNTRY THAT IS NOT IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND/OR IS NOT IN THE ACE CASE REFERENCE FILE, CBP SHOULD NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IMMEDIATELY ABOUT SUCH ENTRIES. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. THIS COUNTRY LIST MAY BE AMENDED DEPENDING ON CHANGES IN PATTERNS OF TRADE. LISTED BELOW ARE THE COMPANY-SPECIFIC CASE NUMBERS THAT WERE CREATED. EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY ZIBO AIFUDI PLASTIC PACKAGING CO., LTD. A-535-901-002 A-533-850-002 A-583-846-002 A-580-863-002 A-552-807-002 A-582-804-002 A-463-504-002 EXPORTED BY POLYWELL INDUSTRIAL CO., A.K.A. FIRST WAY (H.K.) LIMITED AND MANUFACTURED BY POLYWELL PLASTIC PRODUCT FACTORY A-535-901-003 A-533-850-003 A-583-846-003 A-580-863-003 A-552-807-003 A-582-804-003 A-463-504-003 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY ZIBO LINZI WORUN PACKING PRODUCT CO., LTD. A-535-901-004 A-533-850-004 A-583-846-004 A-580-863-004 A-552-807-004 A-582-804-004 A-463-504-004 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY SHANDONG QIKAI PLASTICS PRODUCT CO., LTD. A-535-901-005 A-533-850-005 A-583-846-005 A-580-863-005 A-552-807-005 A-582-804-005 A-463-504-005 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY CHANGLE BAODU PLASTIC CO. LTD. A-535-901-006 A-533-850-006 A -583-846-006 A-580-863-006 A-552-807-006 A-582-804-006 A-463-504-006 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY ZIBO LINZI SHUAIQIANG PLASTICS CO. LTD. A-535-901-007 A-533-850-007 A-583-846-007 A-580-863-007 A-552-807-007 A-582-804-007 A-463-504-007 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY ZIBO LINZI QITIANLI PLASTIC FABRIC CO. LTD. A-535-901-008 A-533-850-008 A-583-846-008 A-580-863-008 A-552-807-008 A-582-804-008 A-463-504-008 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY SHANDONG YOULIAN CO. LTD A-535-901-009 A-533-850-009 A-583-846-009 A-580-863-009 A-552-807-009 A-582-804-009 A-463-504-009 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY ZIBO LINZI LUITONG PLASTIC FABRIC CO. LTD. A-535-901-010 A-533-850-010 A-583-846-010 A-580-863-010 A-552-807-010 A-582-804-010 A-463-504-010 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY WENZHOU HOTSUN PLASTICS CO. LTD A-535-901-011 A-533-850-011 A-583-846-011 A-580-863-011 A-552-807-011 A-582-804-011 A-463-504-011 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY JIANGSU HOTSUN PLASTICS CO. LTD. A-535-901-012 A-533-850-012 A-583-846-012 A-580-863-012 A-552-807-012 A-582-804-012 A-463-504-012 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY CANGNAN COLOR MAKE THE BAG A-535-901-013 A-533-850-013 A-583-846-013 A-580-863-013 A-552-807-013 A-582-804-013 A-463-504-013 EXPORTED AND MANUFACTURED BY ZIBO QIGAO PLASTIC CEMENT CO. LTD A-535-901-014 A-533-850-014 A-583-846-014 A-580-863-014 A-552-807-014 A-582-804-014 A -463-504-014 COUNTRY-WIDE A-535-901-000 A-533-850-000 A-583-846-000 A-580-863-000 A-552-807-000 A-582-804-000 A-463-504-000 5. FOR ENTRIES OF LWS FROM THE PRC THAT WERE PRODUCED FROM FABRIC FROM A THIRD COUNTRY, CBP SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH MERCHANDISE ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION, ON OR AFTER (DATE OF PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION: 01/31/2008). EFFECTIVE 01/31/2008, CBP SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH ENTRIES, A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE CASH DEPOSIT RATES IN EFFECT ON THE DATE OF ENTRY. 6. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS VIA E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB". OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD OPERATION, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984 OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O9:JB-W) 7. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION. MICHAEL B. WALSH

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 0327303?

CSMS 0327303 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "CLARIFICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON LAMINATED WOVEN SACKS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA A-570-916". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 0327303 published?

CBP published CSMS 0327303 on November 23, 2010. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 0327303 affect?

CSMS 0327303 references 8 AD/CVD cases (A-463-504, A-533-850, A-535-901, A-552-807, A-570-916, and others). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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