Notice of change in cash deposit instructions for the preliminary determination in the antidumping duty investigation of rubber bands from the People s Republic of China (A-570-069)

1. On 09/06/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 45213) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and critical circumstances in the antidumping duty investigation of rubber bands from the People's Republic of China (China) (see message number 8256310, dated 09/13/2018). The cash deposit rate in that message was adjusted to reflect offsets for certain subsidies associated with the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of this merchandise (C-570-070). 2. The final day that provisional measures in the companion CVD proceeding were in effect was 11/05/2018. As a result, suspension of liquidation was discontinued in that case (see message number 8310304, dated 11/06/2018). Therefore, effective 11/06/2018 (the day after the final day of provisional measures in the companion CVD proceeding), CBP should collect the full cash deposit rate calculated in the antidumping duty proceeding, as identified in the paragraph below. 3. Accordingly, for shipments of subject merchandise from the country-wide entity listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 11/06/2018 (the day after the final day of provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation), CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margin: Exporter: China-wide entity Case number: A-570-069-000 Cash deposit rate: 27.27% 4. For all other entries of subject merchandise, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all China exporter/producer combinations of the subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate of 27.27%. B. For all non-China exporters of the subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combination that supplied that non-China exporter. 5. 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 O3:PS.) 6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur