1. On 05/06/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register its countervailing duty order and amended final determination on certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from the People's Republic of China (81 FR 27978).

2. The merchandise covered by this order is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.70, but not more than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The scope includes blends of virgin PET resin and recycled PET resin containing 50 percent or more virgin PET resin content by weight, provided such blends meet the intrinsic viscosity requirements above. The scope includes all PET resin meeting the above specifications regardless of additives introduced in the manufacturing process. The merchandise subject to this investigation is properly classified under subheading 3907.60.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.

3. For imports of certain PET resin from the People's Republic of China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/04/2016 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 05/04/2016, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below.

Producer and/or Exporter: All-Others
Case Number: C-570-025-000
Cash Deposit/Subsidy Rate: 27.55 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Jiangyin Xingyu New Material Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Xingye Plastic Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Xingjia Plastic Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Xingtai New Material Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Xingye Polarization Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Sanfangxiang Group Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Hailun Petrochemicals Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Xinlun Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Huasheng Polymer Co., Ltd., Jiangsu SanFangxiang International Trading Co., Ltd., Jiangyin HuaYi Polymerization Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Xingsheng Plastic Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Huaxing Synthetic Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Bolun Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., (collectively, Xingyu)
Case Number: C-570-025-001
Cash Deposit/Subsidy Rate: 7.53 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: Dragon Special Resin (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.; Xiang Lu Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.; Xianglu Petrochemicals (Zhangzhou) Co., Ltd.; Xiamen Xianglu Chemical Fiber Company Limited; and Dragon Aromatics (collectively, Dragon Group)
Case Number: C-570-025-002
Cash Deposit/Subsidy Rate: 47.56 percent

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:EM)

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Alexander Amdur