CSMS 6148302·Trade policy·May 27, 2016·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Antidumping duty order on Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India (A-533-861)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 6148302 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on May 27, 2016. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Antidumping duty order on Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India (A-533-861)". It links to 1 AD/CVD case 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(1)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-533-861

Message body

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

1. On 05/06//2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India (PET resin) from India (81 FR 27979), as corrected in a correction notice published on 05/27/2016 (81 FR 33660). 2. The merchandise covered by this order is PET resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.70, but not more than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The scope includes blends of virgin PET resin and recycled PET resin containing 50 percent or more virgin PET resin content by weight, provided such blends meet the intrinsic viscosity requirements above. The scope includes all PET resin meeting the above specifications regardless of additives introduced in the manufacturing process. The merchandise subject to this investigation is properly classified under subheading 3907.60.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive. 3. For imports of PET resin from India, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/04/2016 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 05/04/2016, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages/per-unit amounts identified below. These cash deposit rates have been adjusted to reflect the appropriate subsidy offsets determined in the companion countervailing duty proceeding. Producer and/or Exporter: All-Others Case Number: A-533-861-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 6.03% Producer and/or Exporter: Ester Industries, Ltd. Case number: A-533-861-001 Cash deposit rate: 9.13% Producer and/or Exporter: Reliance Industries, Ltd. Case number: A-533-861-002 Cash deposit rate: 2.93% Producer and/or Exporter: Dhunseri Petrochem, Ltd. Case number: A-533-861-003 Cash deposit rate: 14.31% Producer and/or Exporter: JFB Industries, Ltd. Case number: A-533-861-004 Cash deposit rate: 0.00% 4. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O6:FB) 5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 6148302?

CSMS 6148302 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Antidumping duty order on Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from India (A-533-861)". 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 6148302 published?

CBP published CSMS 6148302 on May 27, 2016. 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 6148302 affect?

CSMS 6148302 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-533-861). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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