Country-wide rate
4.6%
Effective
April 11, 2005
AD/CVD case A-538-802 is a U.S. antidumping duty (AD) order on cotton shop towels from China, issued and enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It carries a country-wide cash deposit rate of 4.6%, effective April 11, 2005. The order is in revoked status, currently flagging 3 HTS codes. Individual exporters and producers may receive their own case-specific rates through Commerce administrative reviews — see manufacturer rates linked from this page where available.
Tariff lines flagged by this order in Tandom's catalog
Legally operative description of covered merchandise from the Federal Register
A-538-802 is a U.S. antidumping duty (AD) order on cotton shop towels from China, issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce. It is part of the trade-remedy regime that levies cash deposits at entry on imports found to be sold below fair value (AD) or to benefit from foreign government subsidies (CVD).
The country-wide cash deposit rate for A-538-802 is 4.6%. This rate applies to importers of non-listed manufacturers/exporters from China. Individual exporters and producers may have lower (or higher) case-specific rates from Commerce administrative reviews — see the manufacturer rates linked from this page where available.
A-538-802 took effect on April 11, 2005 and is currently in revoked status. Revoked orders no longer require cash deposits — the order is closed. Importers should still verify the revocation date and any continuation/sunset history before relying on this for an entry.
Two factors determine scope: (1) the product's HTS code(s) and physical characteristics — covered codes are listed on this page (3 flagged); and (2) the product's country of origin — this order applies to imports from China. The order's scope text — also on this page — is the legally binding description. When borderline cases arise, importers can request a formal scope ruling from Commerce. Tandom's lookup tool matches your HTS + origin against every active order in seconds.
A-538-802 flags 3 HTS codes in Tandom's catalog. The full list is shown on this page. HTS coverage alone does not guarantee scope — physical-characteristic exclusions in the scope text may carve out specific products.
The official Federal Register citation for A-538-802 is 2005-04-11 FR Doc. E5-1653. The link is on this page; clicking it opens the canonical FR document on federalregister.gov, which carries the legally operative text — scope, rates, exclusions, and effective dates.
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