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AD: Italy Granular Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of granular polytetrafluoroethylene resin from Italy for the period of August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006.

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AD Cash Deposit Instructions for a Time of Entry on or after 11/26/07:

Company
35.35%
(a),(b),(c)

(a) For merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a previous segment of this proceeding, the AD duty cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published in the most recent final results in which that producer or exporter participated;

(b) If the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or in any previous segment of this proceeding, but the producer is, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be that established for the producer of the merchandise in these final results of review or in the most recent final results in which that producer participated; and

(c) If neither the exporter nor the producer is a firm covered in this review or in any previous segment of this proceeding, the AD duty cash deposit rate will be 46.46%, the "all-others" rate established in the AD investigation.

Assessment Instructions for the Review Period (08/01/05 - 07/31/06)

The ITA intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after November 26, 2007. Where the importer-specific assessment rate is above de minimis, the ITA will instruct CBP to assess AD duties on that importer's entries of subject merchandise.

The ITA adds that for entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by the respondent for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the U.S., the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the "all-others" rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)

(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.)

ITA contact - Salim Bhabhrawala (202) 482-1784

ITA notice of final results (FR Pub 11/26/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-22968.pdf

ITA notice of preliminary results, which were the same as the final results (FR Pub 07/20/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-14087.pdf