MESSAGE NO: 3090115 DATE: 03 31 1993
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 570 - 003 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 02 19 1993 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS
DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: SCOPE RULING ON SHOP TOWELS OF COTTON FROM THE
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA - VENUS


1. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1993, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY VENUS
TEXTILES, INC. (VENUS), THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ISSUED A
FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT CERTAIN TOWELS THAT VENUS INTENDS TO
IMPORT ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER
COVERING SHOP TOWELS OF COTTON FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
CHINA.

2. THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN TOWELS THAT VENUS
INTENDS TO IMPORT, WHICH ARE 18" X 30" IN SIZE, MADE OF
CHINESE COTTON OSNABURG FABRIC (A LOOSELY WOVEN FABRIC OF
PLAIN WEAVE), CONTAINING A YARN TYPE OF NUMBER 10 (10S), AND
HAVING A YARN COUNT CONSTRUCTION OF 29 X 29 (A YARN COUNT OF
29 THREADS PER INCHES IN WARP AND 29 IN THE FILLING), FALL
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING SHOP
TOWELS OF COTTON FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

3. CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF SHOP TOWELS OF COTTON,
INCLUDING VENUS TOWELS LISTED ABOVE, SUBJECT TO THE
ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING SHOP TOWELS OF COTTON FROM
THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.


4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS PLEASE CONTACT THE IMPORT COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST
DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, BY E-MAIL ATTRIBUTE HQ OAB.
THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
CONTACT MATT GAISFORD AT (202) 482-4851, OF THE OFFICE OF
ANTIDUMPING COMPLIANCE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.


NANCY MCTIERNAN