1. On 05/06/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register its antidumping duty order on certain polyethylene terephthalate resin from the People's Republic of China (81 FR 27979).

2. The merchandise covered by this order is certain 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 polyethylene terephthalate resin from the People's Republic of China, CBP shall suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/04/2016 (the date on which the International Trade Commission published its final determination in the Federal Register). Effective 05/04/2016, CBP shall require a cash deposit equal to the percentages for the exporter/producer combinations identified below. These cash deposit rates have been adjusted to reflect the appropriate subsidy offsets determined in the companion countervailing duty proceeding.

Exporter: PRC-Wide Entity
Case number: A-570-024-000
Cash deposit rate: 125.75%

Exporter: Far Eastern Industries (Shanghai) Ltd. or Oriental Industries (Suzhou) Limited
Producer: Far Eastern Industries (Shanghai) Ltd. or Oriental Industries (Suzhou) Limited
Case number: A-570-024-001
Cash deposit rate: 99.29%

Exporter: Jiangyin Xingyu New Material Co., Ltd. or Jiangsu Xingye Plastic Co., Ltd. or
Jiangyin Xingjia Plastic Co., Ltd. or Jiangyin Xingtai New Material Co., Ltd. or
Jiangsu Xingye Polytech Co., Ltd.
Producer: Jiangyin Xingyu New Material Co., Ltd. or Jiangsu Xingye Plastic Co., Ltd. or
Jiangyin Xingjia Plastic Co., Ltd. or Jiangyin Xingtai New Material Co., Ltd. or
Jiangsu Xingye Polytech Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-024-002
Cash deposit rate: 114.15%

Exporter: Dragon Special Resin (XIAMEN) Co., Ltd.
Producer: Dragon Special Resin (XIAMEN) Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-024-003
Cash deposit rate: 100.85%

Exporter: Hainan Yisheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Producer: Hainan Yisheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-024-004
Cash deposit rate: 105.70%

Exporter: Shanghai Hengyi Polyester Fiber Co., Ltd.
Producer: Shanghai Hengyi Polyester Fiber Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-024-005
Cash deposit rate: 105.70%

Exporter: Zhejiang Wankai New Materials Co., Ltd.
Producer: Zhejiang Wankai New Materials Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-024-006
Cash deposit rate: 105.70%

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:SB)

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Alexander Amdur