1. ON 05/10/2012, COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ITS ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER AND AMENDED FINAL DETERMINATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN STILBENIC OPTICAL BRIGHTENING AGENTS (STILBENIC OBAS) FROM TAIWAN (77 FR 27419). THIS IS AN AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN INSTRUCTIONS IN MESSAGE 2086303 ON 03/26/2012.

2. THE STILBENIC OBAS COVERED BY THE ORDER ARE ALL FORMS (WHETHER FREE ACID OR SALT) OF COMPOUNDS KNOWN AS TRIAZINYLAMINOSTILBENES (I.E., ALL DERIVATIVES OF 4,4'-BIS [1,3,5- TRIAZIN-2-YL] AMINO-2,2'-STILBENEDISULFONIC ACID), EXCEPT FOR COMPOUNDS LISTED IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH. THE STILBENIC OBAS COVERED BY THIS ORDER INCLUDE FINAL STILBENIC OBA PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS THAT ARE THEMSELVES TRIAZINYLAMINOSTILBENES PRODUCED DURING THE SYNTHESIS OF STILBENIC OBA PRODUCTS.

EXCLUDED FROM THIS ORDER ARE ALL FORMS OF 4,4'-BIS[4-ANILINO-6-MORPHOLINO-1,3,5-TRIAZIN-2-YL] AMINO-2,2'-STILBENEDISULFONIC ACID, C40H40N12O8S2 (“FLUORESCENT BRIGHTENER 71”). THIS ORDER COVERS THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED COMPOUNDS IN ANY STATE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POWDER, SLURRY, OR SOLUTION), OF ANY CONCENTRATIONS OF ACTIVE STILBENIC OBA INGREDIENT, AS WELL AS ANY COMPOSITIONS REGARDLESS OF ADDITIVES (I.E., MIXTURES OR BLENDS, WHETHER OF STILBENIC OBAS WITH EACH OTHER, OR OF STILBENIC OBAS WITH ADDITIVES THAT ARE NOT STILBENIC OBAS), AND IN ANY TYPE OF PACKAGING.

THESE STILBENIC OBAS ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER SUBHEADING 3204.20.8000 OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTSUS), BUT THEY MAY ALSO ENTER UNDER SUBHEADINGS 2933.69.6050, 2921.59.4000 AND 2921.59.8090. ALTHOUGH THE HTSUS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS PURPOSES, THE WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE MERCHANDISE IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. EFFECTIVE 03/23/2012, CBP SHALL REQUIRE, FOR SUCH ENTRIES, A CASH DEPOSIT OR THE POSTING OF A BOND EQUAL TO THE MARGINS FOR THE PRODUCER AND/OR EXPORTER LISTED IN THE COMPANY-DETAILS TABLE APPENDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE.

4. FOLLOWING THE NON-SUSPENSION GAP PERIOD FROM 05/02/2012 THROUGH 05/07/2012, FOR IMPORTS OF STILBENIC OBAS FROM TAIWAN, CBP SHALL SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SUCH SHIPMENTS ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 05/08/2012. EFFECTIVE 05/08/2012 (THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION'S FINAL AFFIRMATIVE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL INJURY), CBP SHALL REQUIRE A DEPOSIT OF CASH ONLY FOR ALL ENTRIES OF STILBENIC OBAS FROM TAIWAN.

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, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, 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 O1:SS.)

6. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

MICHAEL B. WALSH