Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From Taiwan; Preliminary Determination of No Shipments and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016, 26664-26666 [2017-11915]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–844]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven
Selvedge From Taiwan; Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments and
Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2015–
2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on narrow
woven ribbons with woven selvedge
(NWR) from Taiwan. The review covers
four producers/exporters of the subject
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merchandise. The period of review
(POR) is September 1, 2015, through
August 31, 2016. The Department
preliminarily finds that Fujian Rongshu
Industry Co., Ltd. (Fujian Rongshu),
Roung Shu Industry Corporation (Roung
Shu), and Xiamen Yi He Textile Co.,
Ltd. (Xiamen Yi He) made no shipments
of subject merchandise during the POR.
Further, we are rescinding the review
with respect to Maple Ribbon Co., Ltd.
(Maple Ribbon). We invite all interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Effective June 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Crespo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3693.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 30, 2016, the
Department received a timely request, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
from Berwick Offray LLC and its
wholly-owned subsidiary Lion Ribbon
Company, LLC (the petitioner) to
conduct an administrative review of the
sales of Fujian Roungshu, Maple
Ribbon, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He.1
On November 9, 2016, the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation of an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on NWR from Taiwan with respect to
these four companies.2
On November 23, 2016, the
Department received timely notices
from Fujian Roungshu, Roung Shu, and
Xiamen Yi He notifying the Department
that they that they did not export or sell
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR.3
On February 2, 2017, the petitioner
timely withdrew its request for an
administrative review with respect to
Maple Ribbon.4 In this same month, we
1 See the Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request
for Administrative Review,’’ dated September 30,
2016.
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
78778 (November 9, 2016).
3 See Fujian Roungshu’s Letter, ‘‘No Shipment
Letter,’’ dated November 23, 2016; Roung Shu’s
Letter, ‘‘Notice of No Sales,’’ dated November 23,
2016 (Roung Shu No Sales Letter); and Xiamen Yi
He’s Letter, ‘‘No Shipment Letter,’’ dated November
23, 2016.
4 See the Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
of Maple Ribbon,’’ dated February 2, 2017. We note
that the petitioner’s withdrawal of this request was
submitted within the 90-day period and, thus, is
timely.
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confirmed Fujian Roung Shu’s and
Xiamen Yi He’s no shipment claims
with the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP). We also attempted to
confirm Roung Shu’s claim with CBP;
however, after review of the CBP data
on the record of this case, we requested
additional information from CBP related
to certain POR entries of merchandise
produced by Roung Shu.5
In April 2017, the Department placed
these entry documents on the record. In
this same month, Roung Shu submitted
factual information to clarify that the
products covered by these entry
documents were not subject to the
review.6
During April and May 2017, we
requested that Roung Shu provide
additional information related to its
sales of non-subject ribbon to the United
States during the POR.7 Roung Shu
responded to these requests 8 in May
2017. No other interested party
commented on these submissions.
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers narrow
woven ribbons with woven selvedge, in
any length, but with a width (measured
at the narrowest span of the ribbon) less
than or equal to 12 centimeters,
composed of, in whole or in part, manmade fibers (whether artificial or
synthetic, including but not limited to
nylon, polyester, rayon, polypropylene,
and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal
threads and/or metalized yarns, or any
combination thereof. Narrow woven
ribbons subject to the order may:
• Also include natural or other nonman-made fibers;
• be of any color, style, pattern, or
weave construction, including but not
limited to single faced satin, doublefaced satin, grosgrain, sheer, taffeta,
twill, jacquard, or a combination of two
or more colors, styles, patterns, and/or
weave constructions;
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘U.S. Entry Documents
Placed on the Record,’’ dated April 11, 2017, and
Kay Kay’s submission dated April 16, 2012.
6 See Roung Shu’s Letter, ‘‘Submission of Factual
Information to Rebut, Clarify or Correct Factual
Information Placed on the Record of the Proceeding
by the Department of Commerce,’’ dated April 18,
2017, at 3.
7 See the Department’s Letter, ‘‘2015–2016
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven
Selvedge from Taiwan,’’ dated April 18, 2017; and
the Department’s Letter, ‘‘2015–2016
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven
Selvedge from Taiwan,’’ dated May 10, 2017.
8 See Roung Shu’s Response, ‘‘Submission in
Response to the Department’s Information
Request,’’ dated May 4, 2017 (Roung Shu Response
to First Information Request); and Roung Shu’s
Response, ‘‘Submission in Response to the
Department’s May 10, 2017 Request,’’ dated May
17, 2017 (Roung Shu Response to Second
Information Request).
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• have been subjected to, or
composed of materials that have been
subjected to, various treatments,
including but not limited to dyeing,
printing, foil stamping, embossing,
flocking, coating, and/or sizing;
• have embellishments, including but
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not limited to applique, fringes,
embroidery, buttons, glitter, sequins,
laminates, and/or adhesive backing;
• have wire and/or monofilament in,
on, or along the longitudinal edges of
the ribbon;
• have ends of any shape or
dimension, including but not limited to
straight ends that are perpendicular to
the longitudinal edges of the ribbon,
tapered ends, flared ends or shaped
ends, and the ends of such woven
ribbons may or may not be hemmed;
• have longitudinal edges that are
straight or of any shape, and the
longitudinal edges of such woven
ribbon may or may not be parallel to
each other;
• consist of such ribbons affixed to
like ribbon and/or cut-edge woven
ribbon, a configuration also known as an
‘‘ornamental trimming;’’
• be wound on spools; attached to a
card; hanked (i.e., coiled or bundled);
packaged in boxes, trays or bags; or
configured as skeins, balls, bateaus or
folds; and/or
• be included within a kit or set such
as when packaged with other products,
including but not limited to gift bags,
gift boxes and/or other types of ribbon.
Narrow woven ribbons subject to the
order include all narrow woven fabrics,
tapes, and labels that fall within this
written description of the scope of this
antidumping duty order.
Excluded from the scope of the order
are the following:
(1) Formed bows composed of narrow
woven ribbons with woven selvedge;
(2) ‘‘pull-bows’’ (i.e., an assemblage of
ribbons connected to one another,
folded flat and equipped with a means
to form such ribbons into the shape of
a bow by pulling on a length of material
affixed to such assemblage) composed of
narrow woven ribbons;
(3) narrow woven ribbons comprised
at least 20 percent by weight of
elastomeric yarn (i.e., filament yarn,
including monofilament, of synthetic
textile material, other than textured
yarn, which does not break on being
extended to three times its original
length and which returns, after being
extended to twice its original length,
within a period of five minutes, to a
length not greater than one and a half
times its original length as defined in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), Section XI, Note
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(4) narrow woven ribbons of a kind
used for the manufacture of typewriter
or printer ribbons;
(5) narrow woven labels and apparel
tapes, cut-to-length or cut-to-shape,
having a length (when measured across
the longest edge-to-edge span) not
exceeding eight centimeters;
(6) narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge attached to and forming the
handle of a gift bag;
(7) cut-edge narrow woven ribbons
formed by cutting broad woven fabric
into strips of ribbon, with or without
treatments to prevent the longitudinal
edges of the ribbon from fraying (such
as by merrowing, lamination, sonobonding, fusing, gumming or waxing),
and with or without wire running
lengthwise along the longitudinal edges
of the ribbon;
(8) narrow woven ribbons comprised
at least 85 percent by weight of threads
having a denier of 225 or higher;
(9) narrow woven ribbons constructed
from pile fabrics (i.e., fabrics with a
surface effect formed by tufts or loops of
yarn that stand up from the body of the
fabric);
(10) narrow woven ribbon affixed
(including by tying) as a decorative
detail to non-subject merchandise, such
as a gift bag, gift box, gift tin, greeting
card or plush toy, or affixed (including
by tying) as a decorative detail to
packaging containing non-subject
merchandise;
(11) narrow woven ribbon that is (a)
affixed to non-subject merchandise as a
working component of such non-subject
merchandise, such as where narrow
woven ribbon comprises an apparel
trimming, book marker, bag cinch, or
part of an identity card holder, or (b)
affixed (including by tying) to nonsubject merchandise as a working
component that holds or packages such
non-subject merchandise or attaches
packaging or labeling to such nonsubject merchandise, such as a ‘‘belly
band’’ around a pair of pajamas, a pair
of socks or a blanket;
(12) narrow woven ribbon(s)
comprising a belt attached to and
imported with an item of wearing
apparel, whether or not such belt is
removable from such item of wearing
apparel; and
(13) narrow woven ribbon(s) included
with non-subject merchandise in kits,
such as a holiday ornament craft kit or
a scrapbook kit, in which the individual
lengths of narrow woven ribbon(s)
included in the kit are each no greater
than eight inches, the aggregate amount
of narrow woven ribbon(s) included in
the kit does not exceed 48 linear inches,
none of the narrow woven ribbon(s)
included in the kit is on a spool, and the
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narrow woven ribbon(s) is only one of
multiple items included in the kit.
The merchandise subject to this order
is classifiable under the HTSUS
statistical categories 5806.32.1020;
5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050; and
5806.32.1060. Subject merchandise also
may enter under subheadings
5806.31.00; 5806.32.20; 5806.39.20;
5806.39.30; 5808.90.00; 5810.91.00;
5810.99.90; 5903.90.10; 5903.90.25;
5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and under
statistical categories 5806.32.1080;
5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090; and
6307.90.9889. The HTSUS statistical
categories and subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes;
however, the written description of the
merchandise covered by this order is
dispositive.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
On November 23, 2016, Fujian
Roungshu, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi
He timely filed statements reporting that
they did not export or sell subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR.9 Additionally, our inquiry to
CBP did not identify any reviewable
POR entries of subject merchandise
from Fujian Rongshu or Xiamen Yi He.
Based on the foregoing, the Department
preliminarily determines that Fujian
Roungshu and Xiamen Yi He did not
have any reviewable transactions during
the POR. Consistent with our practice,
we are not preliminarily rescinding the
review with respect to Fujian Roungshu
and Xiamen Yi He, but, rather, we will
complete the review with respect to
these companies and issue appropriate
instructions to CBP based on the final
results of this review.10
With respect to Roung Shu, as noted
in the ‘‘Background’’ section above, we
also examined U.S. entry data provided
by CBP for POR entries of merchandise
produced by Roung Shu. Based on a
review of these data, as well as of Roung
Shu’s responses to two information
9 In its statement of no shipments, Roung Shu
informed the Department that certain shipments
made in the previous review (i.e., the POR covering
September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015) may
have entered the United States during the current
POR. However, Roung Shu stated that it reported
those shipments in the prior review. See Roung Shu
No Sales Letter, at 1–2.
10 See e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
From Thailand; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial
Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of
No Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952
(March 24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen
Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final
Determination of No Shipments, and Partial
Rescission of Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR at 51306
(August 28, 2014).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Department will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if a party that requested the review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review. The
petitioner’s withdrawal of its request
with respect to Maple Ribbon was
submitted within the 90-day period and,
thus, is timely. Because the petitioner’s
withdrawal of its request with respect to
Maple Ribbon for an antidumping duty
administrative review is timely, and
because no other party requested a
review of this company, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are
rescinding this administrative review, in
part, with respect to Maple Ribbon.
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, the
Department intends to hold the hearing
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any
written briefs, no later than 120 days
after the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h),
unless this deadline is extended.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Verification
Assessment Rates
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As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, we intend to verify information
relied upon in making our final
results.12
With respect to Maple Ribbon, the
Department will direct CBP to assess
antidumping duties at the cash deposit
rate in effect on the date of entry for
entries during the period September 1,
2015, through August 31, 2016. We
intend to issue liquidation instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of this
final rescission notice.
With respect to the remaining
companies covered by the review, upon
issuance of the final results, the
Department shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.14 The final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results
of this review.15
Consistent with the Department’s
refinement of its assessment practice, if
we continue to find in the final results
that Fujian Rongshu, Roung Shu, and
Xiamen Yi He had no shipments of
subject merchandise during the POR, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate any
suspended entries at the all-others rate
if there is no rate for the intermediate
companies involved in the
transaction.16
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requests related to them,11 we also
preliminarily determine that Roung Shu
had no reviewable transactions during
the POR. Therefore, consistent with our
practice, we will complete the review
with respect to Roung Shu as well, and
issue appropriate instructions to CBP
based on the final results of this review.
Rescission of Review, in Part
Disclosure and Public Comment
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Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than seven days
after the date on which the last
verification report is issued in this
review. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in case briefs, may be submitted
no later than five days after the deadline
date for case briefs.13 Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs
in this review are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
11 See Roung Shu’s Response to First Information
Request; and Roung Shu’s Response to Second
Information Request. In these submissions, Roung
Shu provided documentation to demonstrate that it
only exported either non-subject ribbon, or subject
ribbon, which was already included in the prior
administrative review.
12 We note that the petitioner requested
verification of Roung Shu. See the Petitioner’s
Letter, ‘‘Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven
Selvedge from Taiwan/Request For Verification,’’
dated February 16, 2017.
13 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).
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14 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
16 For a full discussion of this clarification, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
15 See
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We intend to issue liquidation
instructions for Fujian Roungshu, Roung
Shu, and Xiamen Yi He to CBP 15 days
after publication of the final results of
this review.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Department’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–821]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From
Thailand: Preliminary Results and
Partial Rescission of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2015–2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty (AD) order on
polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs)
from Thailand covering the period of
review (POR) from August 1, 2015,
through July 31, 2016. We preliminary
determine that Super Grip Co., Ltd.
(Super Grip) had no shipments during
the POR. Further, we are rescinding this
administrative review with respect to
the mandatory respondent Sahachit
Watana Plastic Ind. Co., Ltd. (Sahachit).
Finally, we preliminarily find that the
mandatory respondent, Landblue
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Landblue), failed to
respond to the Department’s
questionnaire in this review and, as a
result, Landblue received a preliminary
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-844]
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From Taiwan; Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on narrow woven
ribbons with woven selvedge (NWR) from Taiwan. The review covers four
producers/exporters of the subject merchandise. The period of review
(POR) is September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016. The Department
preliminarily finds that Fujian Rongshu Industry Co., Ltd. (Fujian
Rongshu), Roung Shu Industry Corporation (Roung Shu), and Xiamen Yi He
Textile Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Yi He) made no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR. Further, we are rescinding the review with
respect to Maple Ribbon Co., Ltd. (Maple Ribbon). We invite all
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective June 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3693.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 30, 2016, the Department received a timely request, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), from Berwick Offray LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary Lion
Ribbon Company, LLC (the petitioner) to conduct an administrative
review of the sales of Fujian Roungshu, Maple Ribbon, Roung Shu, and
Xiamen Yi He.\1\ On November 9, 2016, the Department published in the
Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on NWR from Taiwan with respect to these
four companies.\2\
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\1\ See the Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated September 30, 2016.
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 78778 (November 9, 2016).
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On November 23, 2016, the Department received timely notices from
Fujian Roungshu, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He notifying the Department
that they that they did not export or sell subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR.\3\
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\3\ See Fujian Roungshu's Letter, ``No Shipment Letter,'' dated
November 23, 2016; Roung Shu's Letter, ``Notice of No Sales,'' dated
November 23, 2016 (Roung Shu No Sales Letter); and Xiamen Yi He's
Letter, ``No Shipment Letter,'' dated November 23, 2016.
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On February 2, 2017, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for
an administrative review with respect to Maple Ribbon.\4\ In this same
month, we confirmed Fujian Roung Shu's and Xiamen Yi He's no shipment
claims with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We also
attempted to confirm Roung Shu's claim with CBP; however, after review
of the CBP data on the record of this case, we requested additional
information from CBP related to certain POR entries of merchandise
produced by Roung Shu.\5\
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\4\ See the Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Withdrawal of
Request for Administrative Review of Maple Ribbon,'' dated February
2, 2017. We note that the petitioner's withdrawal of this request
was submitted within the 90-day period and, thus, is timely.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``U.S. Entry Documents Placed on the
Record,'' dated April 11, 2017, and Kay Kay's submission dated April
16, 2012.
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In April 2017, the Department placed these entry documents on the
record. In this same month, Roung Shu submitted factual information to
clarify that the products covered by these entry documents were not
subject to the review.\6\
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\6\ See Roung Shu's Letter, ``Submission of Factual Information
to Rebut, Clarify or Correct Factual Information Placed on the
Record of the Proceeding by the Department of Commerce,'' dated
April 18, 2017, at 3.
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During April and May 2017, we requested that Roung Shu provide
additional information related to its sales of non-subject ribbon to
the United States during the POR.\7\ Roung Shu responded to these
requests \8\ in May 2017. No other interested party commented on these
submissions.
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\7\ See the Department's Letter, ``2015-2016 Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with
Woven Selvedge from Taiwan,'' dated April 18, 2017; and the
Department's Letter, ``2015-2016 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge
from Taiwan,'' dated May 10, 2017.
\8\ See Roung Shu's Response, ``Submission in Response to the
Department's Information Request,'' dated May 4, 2017 (Roung Shu
Response to First Information Request); and Roung Shu's Response,
``Submission in Response to the Department's May 10, 2017 Request,''
dated May 17, 2017 (Roung Shu Response to Second Information
Request).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge, in any length, but with a width (measured at the narrowest
span of the ribbon) less than or equal to 12 centimeters, composed of,
in whole or in part, man-made fibers (whether artificial or synthetic,
including but not limited to nylon, polyester, rayon, polypropylene,
and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal threads and/or metalized yarns,
or any combination thereof. Narrow woven ribbons subject to the order
may:
Also include natural or other non-man-made fibers;
be of any color, style, pattern, or weave construction,
including but not limited to single faced satin, double-faced satin,
grosgrain, sheer, taffeta, twill, jacquard, or a combination of two or
more colors, styles, patterns, and/or weave constructions;
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have been subjected to, or composed of materials that have
been subjected to, various treatments, including but not limited to
dyeing, printing, foil stamping, embossing, flocking, coating, and/or
sizing;
have embellishments, including but not limited to
appliqu[eacute], fringes, embroidery, buttons, glitter, sequins,
laminates, and/or adhesive backing;
have wire and/or monofilament in, on, or along the
longitudinal edges of the ribbon;
have ends of any shape or dimension, including but not
limited to straight ends that are perpendicular to the longitudinal
edges of the ribbon, tapered ends, flared ends or shaped ends, and the
ends of such woven ribbons may or may not be hemmed;
have longitudinal edges that are straight or of any shape,
and the longitudinal edges of such woven ribbon may or may not be
parallel to each other;
consist of such ribbons affixed to like ribbon and/or cut-
edge woven ribbon, a configuration also known as an ``ornamental
trimming;''
be wound on spools; attached to a card; hanked (i.e.,
coiled or bundled); packaged in boxes, trays or bags; or configured as
skeins, balls, bateaus or folds; and/or
be included within a kit or set such as when packaged with
other products, including but not limited to gift bags, gift boxes and/
or other types of ribbon.
Narrow woven ribbons subject to the order include all narrow woven
fabrics, tapes, and labels that fall within this written description of
the scope of this antidumping duty order.
Excluded from the scope of the order are the following:
(1) Formed bows composed of narrow woven ribbons with woven
selvedge;
(2) ``pull-bows'' (i.e., an assemblage of ribbons connected to one
another, folded flat and equipped with a means to form such ribbons
into the shape of a bow by pulling on a length of material affixed to
such assemblage) composed of narrow woven ribbons;
(3) narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 20 percent by weight of
elastomeric yarn (i.e., filament yarn, including monofilament, of
synthetic textile material, other than textured yarn, which does not
break on being extended to three times its original length and which
returns, after being extended to twice its original length, within a
period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one and a half
times its original length as defined in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS), Section XI, Note 13) or rubber thread;
(4) narrow woven ribbons of a kind used for the manufacture of
typewriter or printer ribbons;
(5) narrow woven labels and apparel tapes, cut-to-length or cut-to-
shape, having a length (when measured across the longest edge-to-edge
span) not exceeding eight centimeters;
(6) narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge attached to and
forming the handle of a gift bag;
(7) cut-edge narrow woven ribbons formed by cutting broad woven
fabric into strips of ribbon, with or without treatments to prevent the
longitudinal edges of the ribbon from fraying (such as by merrowing,
lamination, sono-bonding, fusing, gumming or waxing), and with or
without wire running lengthwise along the longitudinal edges of the
ribbon;
(8) narrow woven ribbons comprised at least 85 percent by weight of
threads having a denier of 225 or higher;
(9) narrow woven ribbons constructed from pile fabrics (i.e.,
fabrics with a surface effect formed by tufts or loops of yarn that
stand up from the body of the fabric);
(10) narrow woven ribbon affixed (including by tying) as a
decorative detail to non-subject merchandise, such as a gift bag, gift
box, gift tin, greeting card or plush toy, or affixed (including by
tying) as a decorative detail to packaging containing non-subject
merchandise;
(11) narrow woven ribbon that is (a) affixed to non-subject
merchandise as a working component of such non-subject merchandise,
such as where narrow woven ribbon comprises an apparel trimming, book
marker, bag cinch, or part of an identity card holder, or (b) affixed
(including by tying) to non-subject merchandise as a working component
that holds or packages such non-subject merchandise or attaches
packaging or labeling to such non-subject merchandise, such as a
``belly band'' around a pair of pajamas, a pair of socks or a blanket;
(12) narrow woven ribbon(s) comprising a belt attached to and
imported with an item of wearing apparel, whether or not such belt is
removable from such item of wearing apparel; and
(13) narrow woven ribbon(s) included with non-subject merchandise
in kits, such as a holiday ornament craft kit or a scrapbook kit, in
which the individual lengths of narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the
kit are each no greater than eight inches, the aggregate amount of
narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the kit does not exceed 48 linear
inches, none of the narrow woven ribbon(s) included in the kit is on a
spool, and the narrow woven ribbon(s) is only one of multiple items
included in the kit.
The merchandise subject to this order is classifiable under the
HTSUS statistical categories 5806.32.1020; 5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050;
and 5806.32.1060. Subject merchandise also may enter under subheadings
5806.31.00; 5806.32.20; 5806.39.20; 5806.39.30; 5808.90.00; 5810.91.00;
5810.99.90; 5903.90.10; 5903.90.25; 5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and
under statistical categories 5806.32.1080; 5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090;
and 6307.90.9889. The HTSUS statistical categories and subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written
description of the merchandise covered by this order is dispositive.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
On November 23, 2016, Fujian Roungshu, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He
timely filed statements reporting that they did not export or sell
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\9\
Additionally, our inquiry to CBP did not identify any reviewable POR
entries of subject merchandise from Fujian Rongshu or Xiamen Yi He.
Based on the foregoing, the Department preliminarily determines that
Fujian Roungshu and Xiamen Yi He did not have any reviewable
transactions during the POR. Consistent with our practice, we are not
preliminarily rescinding the review with respect to Fujian Roungshu and
Xiamen Yi He, but, rather, we will complete the review with respect to
these companies and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the
final results of this review.\10\
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\9\ In its statement of no shipments, Roung Shu informed the
Department that certain shipments made in the previous review (i.e.,
the POR covering September 1, 2014, through August 31, 2015) may
have entered the United States during the current POR. However,
Roung Shu stated that it reported those shipments in the prior
review. See Roung Shu No Sales Letter, at 1-2.
\10\ See e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand;
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged
in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No
Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR at
51306 (August 28, 2014).
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With respect to Roung Shu, as noted in the ``Background'' section
above, we also examined U.S. entry data provided by CBP for POR entries
of merchandise produced by Roung Shu. Based on a review of these data,
as well as of Roung Shu's responses to two information
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requests related to them,\11\ we also preliminarily determine that
Roung Shu had no reviewable transactions during the POR. Therefore,
consistent with our practice, we will complete the review with respect
to Roung Shu as well, and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based
on the final results of this review.
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\11\ See Roung Shu's Response to First Information Request; and
Roung Shu's Response to Second Information Request. In these
submissions, Roung Shu provided documentation to demonstrate that it
only exported either non-subject ribbon, or subject ribbon, which
was already included in the prior administrative review.
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Rescission of Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. The
petitioner's withdrawal of its request with respect to Maple Ribbon was
submitted within the 90-day period and, thus, is timely. Because the
petitioner's withdrawal of its request with respect to Maple Ribbon for
an antidumping duty administrative review is timely, and because no
other party requested a review of this company, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this administrative review, in
part, with respect to Maple Ribbon.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, we intend to verify
information relied upon in making our final results.\12\
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\12\ We note that the petitioner requested verification of Roung
Shu. See the Petitioner's Letter, ``Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven
Selvedge from Taiwan/Request For Verification,'' dated February 16,
2017.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in
this review. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs,
may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for
case briefs.\13\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties
who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this review are encouraged
to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the
Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time
and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.
The Department intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the
issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the
date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h), unless this deadline is extended.
Assessment Rates
With respect to Maple Ribbon, the Department will direct CBP to
assess antidumping duties at the cash deposit rate in effect on the
date of entry for entries during the period September 1, 2015, through
August 31, 2016. We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15
days after publication of this final rescission notice.
With respect to the remaining companies covered by the review, upon
issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review.\14\ The final results of this review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this review.\15\
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\15\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Consistent with the Department's refinement of its assessment
practice, if we continue to find in the final results that Fujian
Rongshu, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He had no shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any
suspended entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate companies involved in the transaction.\16\
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\16\ For a full discussion of this clarification, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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We intend to issue liquidation instructions for Fujian Roungshu,
Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: June 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-11915 Filed 6-7-17; 8:45 a.m.]
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