Narrow Woven Ribbon from China - Countervailing Duty Order

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Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from China (CVD)

Case Number: C-570-953

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Rates:

Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.-1.56%
Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd.-117.95%
All Others - 1.56%

Scope:

The scope of the orders covers narrow
woven ribbons with woven selvedge, in
any length, but with a width (measured
at the narrowest span of the ribbon) less
than or equal to 12 centimeters, composed of, in whole or in part, manmade fibers (whether artificial or
synthetic, including but not limited to
nylon, polyester, rayon, polypropylene,
and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal
threads and/or metalized yarns, or any
combination thereof. Narrow woven
ribbons subject to the orders may:
• Also include natural or other nonman-
made fibers;
• Be of any color, style, pattern, or weave construction, including but not limited to single-faced satin, doublefaced satin, grosgrain, sheer, taffeta, twill, jacquard, or a combination of two or more colors, styles, patterns, and/or weave constructions;
• Have been subjected to, or composed of materials that have been subjected to, various treatments, including but not limited to dyeing, printing, foil stamping, embossing, flocking, coating, and/or sizing;
• Have embellishments, including but
not limited to applique´, fringes,
embroidery, buttons, glitter, sequins,
laminates, and/or adhesive backing;
• Have wire and/or monofilament in,
on, or along the longitudinal edges of
the ribbon;
• Have ends of any shape or dimension, including but not limited to straight ends that are perpendicular to the longitudinal edges of the ribbon, tapered ends, flared ends or shaped ends, and the ends of such woven ribbons may or may not be hemmed;
• Have longitudinal edges that are straight or of any shape, and the
longitudinal edges of such woven ribbon may or may not be parallel to each other;
• Consist of such ribbons affixed to like ribbon and/or cut-edge woven ribbon, a configuration also known as an ‘‘ornamental trimming;’’
• Be wound on spools; attached to a
card; hanked (i.e., coiled or bundled);
packaged in boxes, trays or bags; or
configured as skeins, balls, bateaus or
folds; and/or
• Be included within a kit or set such
as when packaged with other products, including but not limited to gift bags,
gift boxes and/or other types of ribbon.
Narrow woven ribbons subject to the
orders include all narrow woven fabrics,
tapes, and labels that fall within this
written description of the scope of these
antidumping duty orders.
Excluded from the scope of the orders
are the following:
(1) Formed bows composed of narrow
woven ribbons with woven selvedge;
(2) ‘‘Pull-bows’’ (i.e., an assemblage of
ribbons connected to one another,
folded flat and equipped with a means
to form such ribbons into the shape of
a bow by pulling on a length of material
affixed to such assemblage) composed of
narrow woven ribbons;
(3) Narrow woven ribbons comprised
at least 20 percent by weight of
elastomeric yarn (i.e., filament yarn,
including monofilament, of synthetic
textile material, other than textured
yarn, which does not break on being
extended to three times its original
length and which returns, after being
extended to twice its original length,
within a period of five minutes, to a
length not greater than one and a half
times its original length as defined in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), Section XI, Note
13) or rubber thread;
(4) Narrow woven ribbons of a kind
used for the manufacture of typewriter
or printer ribbons;
(5) Narrow woven labels and apparel
tapes, cut-to-length or cut-to-shape,
having a length (when measured across
the longest edge-to-edge span) not
exceeding eight centimeters;
(6) Narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge attached to and forming the handle of a gift bag;
(7) Cut-edge narrow woven ribbons
formed by cutting broad woven fabric
into strips of ribbon, with or without
treatments to prevent the longitudinal
edges of the ribbon from fraying (such
as by merrowing, lamination, sonobonding, fusing, gumming or waxing), and with or without wire running lengthwise along the longitudinal edges of the ribbon;
(8) Narrow woven ribbons comprised
at least 85 percent by weight of threads
having a denier of 225 or higher;
(9) Narrow woven ribbons constructed
from pile fabrics (i.e., fabrics with a
surface effect formed by tufts or loops of
yarn that stand up from the body of the
fabric);
(10) Narrow woven ribbon affixed
(including by tying) as a decorative detail to non-subject merchandise, such as a gift bag, gift box, gift tin, greeting card or plush toy, or affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to packaging containing non-subject merchandise;
(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 nonsubject
merchandise as a working component that holds or packages such non-subject merchandise or attaches packaging or labeling to such nonsubject merchandise, such as a ‘‘belly band’’ around a pair of pajamas, a pair of socks or a blanket;
(12) Narrow woven ribbon(s) comprising a belt attached to and imported with an item of wearing apparel, whether or not such belt is removable from such item of wearing apparel; and
(13) Narrow woven ribbon(s) included
with non-subject 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 narrow 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.
The merchandise subject to these
orders is classifiable under the HTSUS
statistical categories 5806.32.1020;
5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050 and
5806.32.1060. Subject merchandise also
may enter under subheadings
5806.31.00; 5806.32.20; 5806.39.20;
5806.39.30; 5808.90.00; 5810.91.00;
5810.99.90; 5903.90.10; 5903.90.25;
5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and under
statistical categories 5806.32.1080;
5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090; and
6307.90.9889. The HTSUS statistical
categories and subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the
merchandise covered by these orders is dispositive.

history | Current Rates

Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., gets 1.56% countervailing duties; Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd., gets 117.95%; all others at 1.56% in Final Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from China

On July 19, 2010, the U.S. Department of Commerce published its final determination in the
countervailing duty investigation of narrow woven ribbons from the PRC.In this final determination, Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., gets countervailing duty rate increased from 0% to 1.56%. Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd., gets 0.73% reduction to 118.68%. All others get 1.56% compared to previous 59.49% in the preliminary determination.

IMPORTERS - watch the liquidation instructions and liquidations carefully. If there are any errors in the instructions, you must sue the Department of Commerce within 2 years. If the U.S. Customs and Border Protection does not liquidate your entries within 6 months of publication of the final, the merchandise liquidates as entered. In this case, that would mean you would EFFECT.

Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., Escapes with no countervailing duties; Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd., gets 118.68% all others at 59.49% in Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from China

On December 8, 2009, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on imports of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge from China.

For the purposes of countervailing investigations, subsidies are financial assistance from foreign governments that benefit the production, manufacture, or exportation of goods.

The Department of Commerce preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 0.29% (de minimis) to 118.68%. Mandatory respondent, Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd., received a net subsidy rate of 0.29% (de minimis). As mandatory respondent Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd., did not respond to the request by the Department of Commerce for information, it received a net subsidy rate of 118.68% based on adverse facts available. All other Chinese exporters received a net subsidy rate of 59.49%.

As a result of this preliminary determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond based on these preliminary rates, except for imports of merchandise produced by Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.

Current Rates:

Producer/Exporter Rate

Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd. 1.56%
Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd. 117.95%

All Others 1.56%

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