1. On 10/15/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register (80 FR 62029) its affirmative preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value and critical circumstances in the antidumping duty investigation of certain polyethylene terephthalate resin from India (see message number 5292301, dated 10/19/2015). The cash deposit rates in that message were adjusted to reflect offsets for certain subsidies associated with the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of this merchandise (C-533-862).

2. Effective 12/12/2015, provisional measures in the companion CVD proceeding expired, and as a result, suspension of liquidation was discontinued in that case (see message number 5348309, dated 12/14/2015). Therefore, effective that date, CBP should collect the full cash deposit rate calculated in the AD proceeding. Accordingly, effective 12/12/2015, for entries of polyethylene terephthalate resin from India from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the following dumping margins:

Producer and/or exporter:
Ester Industries, Ltd.
Case number: A-533-861-001
Cash deposit rate: 10.68%

Producer and/or exporter:
Reliance Industries, Ltd.
Case number: A-533-861-002
Cash deposit rate: 6.31%

Producer and/or exporter:
Dhunseri Petrochem Ltd.
Case number: A-533-861-003
Cash deposit rate: 19.41%

Producer and/or exporter:
JBF Industries
Case number: A-533-861-004
Cash deposit rate: 19.41%

All Others
Case Number: A-533-861-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 8.50%

3. If any entries of this merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit or bonding rate will be the producer's rate.

B. Where neither the exporter nor the producer has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate of 8.50 percent to establish the cash deposit.

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 OVI:SB.)

5. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur