MESSAGE NO: 9348003 DATE: 12 14 2009
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: COR
REFERENCE: 2178117 REFERENCE DATE: 06 26 1992
CASES: A - 588 - 210 A - 588 - 211
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PERIOD COVERED: 06 15 1992 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: REISSUANCE OF INITIATION OF ADD INVESTIGATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRIC CUTTING TOOLS AND PROFFESS.
SANDING/GRINDING TOOLS FROM JAPAN (A-588-210/211)

THIS MESSAGE IS BEING REISSUED TO CORRECT AN ERROR IN THE CASE
NUMBER FOR PROFESSIONAL ELECTRIC CUTTING TOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL
ELECTRIC SANDING GRINDING TOOLS FROM JAPAN. THE CASE NUMBER IN
THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE (MESSAGE NUMBER #2178117, DATED 06/26/1992)
WAS LISTED AS CASE NUMBER A-588-823. THE CORRECT CASE NUMBER IS
A-588-210, 211.

1. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER ON JUNE 15, 1992, ITS INITIATION OF ANTIDUMPING DUTY
INVESTIGATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRIC CUTTING TOOLS AND
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRIC SANDING/GRINDING TOOLS FROM JAPAN.

2. THE MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THESE INVESTIGATIONS ARE ALL
IMPORTS OF ELECTRIC CUTTING TOOLS (PECTS) AND ELECTRIC
SANDING/GRINDING TOOLS (PESGTS) OF A TYPE SUITABLE FOR
INDUSTRIAL OR PROFESSIONAL USE, WHETHER ASSEMBLED OR
UNASSEMBLED. PECTS HAVE BLADES OR OTHER CUTTING DEVICES USED
FOR CUTTING WOOD, METAL, AND OTHER MATERIALS. PECTS INCLUDE
CHOP SAWS, CIRCULAR SAWS, JIG SAWS, RECIPROCATING SAWS, MITER
SAW, TABLE SAWS, PLANERS, ROUTERS, JOINTERS, STATIONERY SAWS,
AND METAL CUTTING SAWS. PESGTS HAVE MOVING ABBRASIVE SURFACES
USED PRIMARILY FOR GRINDING, SCRAPING, CLEARING, DEBURRING, AND
POLISHING WOOD, METAL, AND OTHER MATERIALS. PESGTS INCLUDE
ANGLE GRINDERS, FINISHING SANDERS, DISC SANDERS, ORBITAL
SANDERS, BELT SANDERS, POLISHERS, AND STRAIGHT/DIE GRINDERS.

PECTS ARE CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS OF THE
HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (HTS):

8508.20.00.20, 8508.20.00.70, 8508.20.00.90, 8461.50.00.20,
8465.91.00.35, 8508.80.00.55, AND 8508.80.00.65. PESGTS ARE
CLASSIFIABLE UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBHEADINGS OF THE HTS:
8508.80.00.10, 8508.80.00.15, 8508.80.00.25, 8508.80.00.35, AND
8508.80.00.90.

THESE INVESTIGATIONS DO NOT COVER PROFESSIONAL ELECTRIC
DRILLING/FASTENING TOOLS. THEY ALSO DO NOT COVER CHAIN SAWS
PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBHEADING 8508.20.40 OF THE HTS AND OTHER
CUTTING AND SANDING/GRINDING TOOLS SUCH AS PLANING, SHAPING,
AND SPLITTING MACHINES, PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBHEADINGS 8461 AND
8465 OF THE HTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE SPECIFICALLY
IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE ABOVE PRODUCT DEFINITION.

THE HTS SUBHEADINGS ARE PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE AND CUSTOMS
PURPOSES. OUR WRITTEN DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SCOPE OF THESE
INVESTIGATIONS IS DISPOSITIVE.

3. FOR FURTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THIS CASE HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED INVESTIGATION NUMBER: A-588-823.

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS, THEY SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE IMPORT
SPECIALIST DIVISION, OTHER AGENCY BRANCH, CUSTOMS HEADQUARTERS
BY EMAIL TO ATTRIBUTE HQ OAB. THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT JAMES MAEDER OF THE OFFICE OF
ANTIDUMPING INVESTIGATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE TELEPHONE: (202) 377-4929.

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


ALICE J. BUCHANAN