1. On 09/24/2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register (83 FR 48278) its final affirmative determination of sales at less-than-fair-value in the antidumping duty investigation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from Indonesia (A-560-832).

2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 8129308, dated 05/09/2018.

3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-560-832.

4. Although Commerce preliminarily found that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of PET resin from Indonesia from the producer and/or exporter listed below, Commerce found in its final determination that critical circumstances do exist. Accordingly, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 02/03/2018, (which is 90 days before the publication date of the preliminary determination) through 05/03/2018 (the day prior to the publication date of the preliminary determination (83 FR 19691, 05/04/2018) and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the margins for the producers and/or exporters listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk.; PT. Indorama Polypet Indonesia; and Indorama Ventures Indonesia
Case number: A-560-832-001
Cash deposit rate: 13.16%

5. Additionally, in the final determination, Commerce found that critical circumstances do not exist with respect to imports of PET resin from Indonesia from certain companies, for whom Commerce found critical circumstances do exist in the preliminary determination. Accordingly, Commerce will issue separate liquidation instructions for shipments from these producers and/or exporters that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, prior to 05/04/2018, the publication of the preliminary determination.

6. Further, for imports of PET resin from Indonesia from the producers and/or exporters listed below, CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/04/2018 (the date of the preliminary determination). Effective 09/24/2018 (the date of the final determination), CBP shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty margin for the producers and/or exporters listed below:

Producer and/or Exporter: PT. Indo-Rama Synthetics Tbk.; PT. Indorama Polypet Indonesia; and Indorama Ventures Indonesia
Case number: A-560-832-001
Cash deposit rate: 53.50%

All Other Companies
Case Number: A-560-832-000
Cash Deposit Rate: 30.61%

Note to CBP: Indorama Polymers Public Co., Ltd. is part of the all other companies. Accordingly, Commerce has deactivated its previously assigned case number: A-560-832-002. Effective 09/24/2018, as this third country exporter does not have its own case number and rate, shipment from this exporter should enter under the case number and at the rate of its supplier consistent with paragraph 7 below.

7. 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 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 30.61 percent to establish the cash deposit.

8. 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 OVII: CM.)

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

Alexander Amdur