1.
On 03/17/2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register its countervailing duty order on certain amorphous silica fabric from the People's Republic of China (82 FR 14316).
2.
The merchandise covered by this order is woven (whether from yarns or rovings) industrial grade amorphous silica fabric, which contains a minimum of 90 percent silica (SiO2) by nominal weight, and a nominal width in excess of 8 inches.
The order covers industrial grade amorphous silica fabric regardless of other materials contained in the fabric, regardless of whether in roll form or cut-to-length, regardless of weight, width (except as noted above), or length.
The order covers industrial grade amorphous silica fabric regardless of whether the product is approved by a standards testing body (such as being Factory Mutual (FM) Approved), or regardless of whether it meets any governmental specification.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be produced in various colors.
The order covers industrial grade amorphous silica fabric regardless of whether the fabric is colored.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be coated or treated with materials that include, but are not limited to, oils, vermiculite, acrylic latex compound, silicone, aluminized polyester (Mylar®) film, pressure-sensitive adhesive, or other coatings and treatments.
The order covers industrial grade amorphous silica fabric regardless of whether the fabric is coated or treated, and regardless of coating or treatment weight as a percentage of total product weight.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be heat-cleaned.
The order covers industrial grade amorphous silica fabric regardless of whether the fabric is heat-cleaned.
Industrial grade amorphous silica fabric may be imported in rolls or may be cut-to-length and then further fabricated to make welding curtains, welding blankets, welding pads, fire blankets, fire pads, or fire screens.
Regardless of the name, all industrial grade amorphous silica fabric that has been further cut-to-length or cut-to-width or further finished by finishing the edges and/or adding grommets, is included within the scope of this order.
Subject merchandise also includes (1) any industrial grade amorphous silica fabric that has been converted into industrial grade amorphous silica fabric in China from fiberglass cloth produced in a third country; and (2) any industrial grade amorphous silica fabric that has been further processed in a third country prior to export to the United States, including but not limited to treating, coating, slitting, cutting to length, cutting to width, finishing the edges, adding grommets, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope industrial grade amorphous silica fabric.
Excluded from the scope of the order is amorphous silica fabric that is subjected to controlled shrinkage, which is also called “pre-shrunk” or “aerospace grade” amorphous silica fabric.
In order to be excluded as a pre-shrunk or aerospace grade amorphous silica fabric, the amorphous silica fabric must meet the following exclusion criteria:
(l) the amorphous silica fabric must contain a minimum of 98 percent silica (SiO2) by nominal weight; (2) the amorphous silica fabric must have an areal shrinkage of 4 percent or less; (3) the amorphous silica fabric must contain no coatings or treatments; and (4) the amorphous silica fabric must be white in color.
For purposes of this scope, “areal shrinkage” refers to the extent to which a specimen of amorphous silica fabric shrinks while subjected to heating at 1800 degrees F for 30 minutes. {SEE FOOTNOTE 1}
Also excluded from the scope are amorphous silica fabric rope and tubing (or sleeving).
Amorphous silica fabric rope is a knitted or braided product made from amorphous silica yarns.
Silica tubing (or sleeving) is braided into a hollow sleeve from amorphous silica yarns.
The subject imports are normally classified in subheadings 7019.59.4021, 7019.59.4096, 7019.59.9021, and 7019.59.9096 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), but may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7019.40.4030, 7019.40.4060, 7019.40.9030, 7019.40.9060, 7019.51.9010, 7019.51.9090, 7019.52.9010, 7019.52.9021, 7019.52.9096 and 7019.90.1000.
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
FOOTNOTE 1:
Areal shrinkage is expressed as the following percentage:
((Fired Area, cm2 – Initial Area, cm2) / Initial Area, cm2) X 100 = Areal Shrinkage, %
3.
For imports of certain amorphous silica fabric 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 03/16/2017 (date of publication of the International Trade Commission final determination in the Federal Register).
Effective 03/16/2017, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages identified below.
All-Others
Case number: C-570-039-000
Subsidy rate: 64.42%
Producer and/or exporter:
ACIT (Pinghu) Inc.
ACIT (Shanghai) Inc.
Case number: C-570-039-001
Subsidy rate: 48.94%
Producer and/or exporter:
Nanjing Tianyuan Fiberglass Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-002
Subsidy rate: 79.90%
Producer and/or exporter:
Acmetex Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-003
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Beijing Great Pack Materials, Co. Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-004
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Beijing Landingji Engineering Tech Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-005
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Changshu Yaoxing Fiberglass Insulation Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-006
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Changzhou Kingze Composite Materials Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-007
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Changzhou Utek Composite Co.
Case number: C-570-039-008
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Chengdu Chang Yuan Shun Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-009
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
China Beihai Fiberglass Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-010
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
China Yangzhou Guo Tai Fiberglass Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-011
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Chongqing Polycomp International Corp.
Case number: C-570-039-012
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Chongqing Yangkai Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-013
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Cixi Sunrise Sealing Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-014
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Fujian Minshan Fire-Fighting Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-015
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Grand Fiberglass Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-016
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Haining Jiete Fiberglass Fabric Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-017
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Hebei Yuniu Fiberglass Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-018
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Hebei Yuyin Trade Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-019
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Hengshui Aohong International Trading Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-020
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Hitex Insulation (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-021
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Mowco Industry Limited
Case number: C-570-039-022
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Nanjing Debeili New Materials Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-023
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Ningbo Fitow High Strength Composites Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-024
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Ningbo Universal Star Industry & Trade Limited
Case number: C-570-039-025
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Ningguo BST Thermal Protection Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-026
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Qingdao Feelongda Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-027
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Qingdao Shishuo Industry Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-028
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Rugao City Ouhua Composite Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-029
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Rugao Nebola Fiberglass Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-030
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shanghai Bonthe Insulative Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-031
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shanghai Horse Construction Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-032
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shanghai Liankun Electronics Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-033
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shanghai Suita Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-034
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shangqui Huanyu Fiberglass Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-035
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shengzhou Top-Tech New Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-036
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Shenzhen Songxin Silicone Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-037
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Taixing Chuanda Plastic Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-038
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Taixing Vichen Composite Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-039
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
TaiZhou Xinxing Fiberglass Products Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-040
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Tenglong Sealing Products Manufactory Yuyao
Case number: C-570-039-041
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Texaspro (China) Company
Case number: C-570-039-042
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Wallean Industries Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-043
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Wuxi First Special-Type Fiberglass Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-044
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Wuxi Xingxiao Hi-Tech Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-045
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Yuyao Feida Insulation Sealing Factory
Case number: C-570-039-046
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Yuyao Tianyi Special Carbon Fiber Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-047
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Zibo Irvine Trading Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-048
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Zibo Yao Xing Fire-Resistant and Heat-Preservation Material Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-049
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
Producer and/or exporter:
Zibo Yuntai Furnace Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number: C-570-039-050
Subsidy rate: 165.39%
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.
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Alexander Amdur