49 FR 49661
NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[C-549-40]
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations; Certain Textile
Mill Products and Apparel From Thailand
Friday, December 21, 1984
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AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We preliminarily determine that certain benefits which constitute bounties or grants
within the meaning of the countervailing duty law are being
provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Thailand of certain textile mill
products and apparel. The estimated net bounty or grant is 6.01 percent ad valorem for certain
textile mill products and 2.03 percent ad valorem for apparel. We are directing the U.S.
Customs Service to suspend liquidation of all entries of certain textile mill products and
apparel from Thailand that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of this notice, and to require a cash deposit or bond on entries of these
products in the amount equal to the estimated net bounty or grant.
These investigations were initiated by the Department under the title "Certain Textiles and
Textile Products from Thailand." Because of the number of products covered, and the
differences in those products, the Department determined that it should conduct separate
investigations--one of textiles and non-apparel textile products, and one of apparel.
Because of the potential for confusion, as apparel can also be considered a textile product, we
are changing the titles of these investigations to "Certain Textile Mill Products and Apparel
from Thailand." The scope of these investigations remains the same as announced in the notice
of initiation.
If these investigations proceed normally, we will make our final
determinations by March 4, 1985.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 1984.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara E. Tillman, Laura Campabasso, or Vincent Kane,
Office of Investigations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230;
telephone: (202) 377-1785, 377-5403 or 377-5414.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Preliminary Determinations
Based upon our investigations, we preliminarily determine that there is reason to believe or
suspect that certain benefits which constitute bounties or grants within the meaning of section 303
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in Thailand of certain textile mill products and apparel. For purposes of these
investigations, the following programs are preliminarily found to confer a bounty or grant:
- Export Credits;
- Rediscount of Industrial Bills;
- Electricity Discount for Exporters;
- Tax Certificates for Exports; and
- Assistance to Trading Companies.
We estimate the net bounty or grant to be 6.01 percent ad valorem for certain textile mill
products and 2.03 percent ad valorem for apparel.
Case History
On July 20, 1984, we received a petition from the American Textile Manufacturers Institute,
the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, and the International Ladies' Garment
Workers Union, on behalf of the U.S. industry producing certain textiles and textile
products. In compliance with the filing requirements of section 355.26 of our regulations (19 CFR
355.26), the petition alleges that manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Thailand of
certain textiles and textile product receive, directly or indirectly, benefits which
constitute bounties or grants within the meaning of section 303 of the Act.
We found that the petition contained sufficient grounds upon which to initiate countervailing
duty investigations and, on August 15, 1984, we initiated such
investigations (49 FR 32639). We stated that we expected to issue preliminary determinations by
October 15, 1984. On September 21, 1984, we determined these investigations to be
"extraordinarily complicated," as defined in section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act. Therefore, we extended
the period for making our preliminary determinations by 65 days until December 17, 1984 (49 FR
40198).
Since Thailand is not a "country under the Agreement" within the meaning of section 701(b) of
the Act and the merchandise being investigated is dutiable, sections 303(a)(1) and (b) of the Act
apply to these investigations. Accordingly, the domestic industry is not required to allege that, and
the U.S. International Trade Commission is not required to determine whether, imports of these
products cause or threaten material injury to a U.S. industry.
Due to the scope of these investigations, we employed a two-step questionnaire process. We
presented a preliminary questionnaire to the government of Thailand in Washington, D.C. on
August 27, 1984. Based on the responses to the preliminary questionnaire, we requested responses
from those producers who account for at least 60 percent of the value of certain textile mill
products and apparel exported to the United States. We selected three producers and exporters of
certain textile mill products, and 18 apparel producers and exporters to respond to the
detailed questionnaire. In addition, we requested responses from the five trading companies that
exported the subject merchandise manufactured by the selected producers to the United States. On
October 25,
1984, we presented the detailed government and company questionnaires to the government of
Thailand in Washington, D.C. The responses to our detailed questionnaires were received on
November 27, November 30, December 3 and December 7, 1984.
Certain respondents in the certain textile mill products and apparel investigations have raised
the issue as to whether petitioners have standing to file these cases. We have addressed this issue in
our preliminary determinations of "Certain Textile Mill Products and Apparel from Indonesia,"
published concurrently with this notice. See that notice for our comments on the issue of
petitioners' standing.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by these investigations are certain textile mill products and apparel,
which are described in the Appendix attached to this notice.
Analysis of Programs
Throughout this notice, we refer to certain general principles applied to the facts of the instant
investigations. These principles are described in the Subsidies Appendix attached to the notice of
"Cold-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat-
Rolled Products from Argentina; Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and
Countervailing Duty Order," which was published in the April 26, 1984, issue of the Federal
Register (49 FR 18006).
Consistent with our practice in preliminary determinations, where a response to an allegation
denies the existence of a program, receipt of benefits under a program, or eligibility of a company
or industry under a
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program, and the Department has no persuasive evidence showing that the response is incorrect,
we accept the response for purposes of the preliminary determination. All such responses, of
course, are subject to verification. If the response cannot be supported at verification, and the
program is otherwise countervailable, the program will be considered a subsidy in the final
determination.
For purposes of these preliminary determinations, the period for which we are measuring bounties
or grants is calendar year 1983.
Based upon our analysis of the petition and the responses to our questionnaires, we preliminarily
determine the following:
1. Programs Determined To Confer Bounties or Grants
We preliminarily determine that bounties or grants are being provided to manufacturers,
producers, or exporters in Thailand of certain textile mill
products and apparel under the following programs.
A. Export Credits
Export credits, which are also called export packing credits, are short-term loans used for eight
pre-shipment or post-shipment financing. These loans, which are provided through commercial
banks, can be rediscounted at the Bank of Thailand through its export financing facility. Under
the "Regulations Governing the Rediscount of Promissory Notes Arising from Exports" (B.E. 2514),
the commercial banks, during the period for which we are measuring bounties or grants, charged
the borrower a maximum of seven percent per annum for the export credit, and then the bank
rediscounted these loans at 5 percent with the Bank of Thailand. These loans are provided in
baht for up to 180 days.
Because only exporters are eligible for these loans, we preliminarily determine that they are
countervailable to the extent that they are provided at preferential rates. As specified in the
Subsidies Appendix, the benchmark rate for short-term loans is the most appropriate national
average commercial method of short-term financing. In its response, the government of
Thailand provided statistics from the Bank of Thailand on average interest rates charged
by commercial banks on short-term loans, bills and overdrafts. Comparing this average interest
rate to the rate charged on export credits, we find that the
rate of export credits is preferential and, therefore, these loans confer bounties or grants on the
products under investigation. Applying this average commercial bank rate as the benchmark, we
calculate a net bounty or grant of 1.17 percent ad valorem for certain textile mill products and
0.65 percent ad valorem for apparel.
B. Rediscount of Industrial Bills
Petitioners alleged that producers and exporters of certain textile mill products and apparel
receive preferential financing for raw material purchases through a rediscounting mechanism for
industrial bills. According to the government response, the Bank of Thailand does authorize
rediscounts for short- term promissory notes arising from industrial activity. The Bank of
Thailand's "Regulations Governing the Rediscount of Promissory Notes Arising from
Industrial Undertakings" permit commercial banks to rediscount short-term promissory notes for
industrial purchases provided that the manufacturer issuing the short-term promissory note is
creditworthy and the bank discounted the note at a rate not exceeding seven percent per annum.
The seven percent rate was applicable during the period for which we are measuring bounties or
grants.
The rediscount rate for these industrial promissory notes is 5 percent. As
specified in the regulations, the maximum amount of the rediscount facility granted each year
under this regulation is determined by the Bank of Thailand and is based on the following
criteria:
- For basic industries (i.e., those essential to economic development) the maximum amount of
rediscount shall not exceed 90 percent of the annual operating expenses which the Bank of
Thailand deems necessary for each industry;
- For industries which use local agricultural raw materials equivalent to no less than 20 percent of
the total value of raw materials used, the maximum amount of rediscount shall not exceed 80
percent of the annual operating costs which the Bank of Thailand deems necessary for each
industry;
- For industries which export goods equivalent to no less than 20 percent of the total value of sales,
the maximum amount of rediscount shall not exceed 80 percent of the annual operating costs
which the Bank of Thailand deems necessary for each industry;
- For industries using local raw materials equivalent to no less than 50 percent of the total value of
raw materials used, the maximum amount of rediscount shall not exceed 70 percent of the annual
operating costs which the Bank of Thailand deems necessary for each industry; and
- For industries not classified above but which are directly involved in the production process and
which utilized local raw materials and local
expenditures equivalent to no less than 50 percent of the total cost or in which labour represents
the main factor of production, the maximum amount of rediscount shall not exceed 60 per cent of
the annual operating costs which the Bank of Thailand deems necessary for each industry.
In its response, the government stated that short-term promissory notes from the following 10
industries other than textiles have been rediscounted under this facility: basic metals, metal
products, non-metal products, wood, paper, rubber, chemicals, food and beverage, machinery and
electrical appliances. The government also stated that during 1983, the period for which we are
measuring bounties or grants, approximately 45 percent of the rediscounts under this program
were provided on the short-term promissory notes of producers of all products classified as
textiles in Thailand. This percentage indicates that textile producers receive a
disproportionate share of these rediscountable loans. Therefore, although there does not appear to
be de jure limitation within the program eligibility criteria, there does appear to be de facto
limitation in the way in which the program operates. Because a significant percentage of the
rediscounted short-term promissory notes are from textile producers, we preliminarily
determine that the discounted notes provided to textile producers are limited to a group of
industries and, thus, are countervailable if they are provided on terms inconsistent with
commercial considerations. As stated in the section on "Export Credits" above, we
consider that the appropriate benchmark on short-term loans is the average interest rate charged
by commercial banks on short-term loans, bills, and overdrafts. The seven percent discount rate on
these short-term industrial promissory notes is less than the benchmark rate. Thus, we
preliminarily determine that the short-term promissory notes discounted under this program by
producers and exporters of the subject merchandise confer bounties or grants because they are
limited to a group of industries and are provided on terms inconsistent with commercial
considerations.
To calculate the benefit from these short-term promissory notes, we must determine whether all
the short-term promissory notes discounted under this program are limited to a group of
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industries. To make this determination, we must examine the criteria under which the maximum
amount of rediscount is authorized. As specified in the criteria, basic industries are authorized a
maximum of 90 percent which is the highest rediscount level while all other industries involved in
the production process, that are not specifically classified in one of the other four criteria, are
authorized 60 percent. The government stated in its response that at least 10 other industries,
besides textiles, have discounted short-term promissory notes under this program. Because at
least 10 other industries have discounted short-term promissory notes under this program, and
because the government did not specify under which criterion each industry falls, we consider that
the promissory
notes eligible for the 60 percent maximum rediscount are not limited to a specific enterprise or
industry or group of enterprises or industries. Also, because the government of Thailand did
not specify under which criterion textile producers are classified, we consider, for purposes of
these preliminary determinations, that textiles are classified under the basic industries
category receiving a maximum rediscount of 90 percent.
Thus, to calculate the benefit from these short-term promissory notes, we multiplied the principal
of the notes by the difference between 90 percent and 60 percent, which is the level of rediscount
that is not limited to a specific enterprise or industry of group of enterprises or industries. We then
multiplied this amount by the difference between the benchmark rate and the seven percent
discount rate to calculate a bounty or grant of 0.03 percent ad valorem on certain textile mill
products and 0.01 percent ad valorem on apparel.
C. Electricity Discounts for Exporters
The three electricity authorities in Thailand provides a discount of 20 percent on the
electricity rates charged to producers of export products. The discount is calculated as a credit
which is deducted from each company's electric bill. Because these discounts are intended to
stimulate exports, we
preliminarily determine that electricity discounts for exporters confer bounties or grants on the
products under investigation. We treat the discounts as grants. Applying the grant methodology
outlined in the Subsidies Appendix, we calculate a bounty or grant of 2.23 percent ad valorem for
certain textile mill products and 0.08 percent ad valorem for apparel.
D. Tax Certificates for Exports
Petitioners alleged that the producers and exporters of the subject merchandise receive tax
certificates based on the value of their exports, which may be used to pay tax liabilities. According
to the response of the government of Thailand, tax certificates for exports are issued to rebate
indirect taxes on items that are physically incorporated into the exported product.
In Thailand indirect tax rebates are authorized under two programs. In 1981, a program for
rebating indirect taxes was implemented through the "Tax and Duty Compensation of Exported
Goods Produced in the Kingdom Act" (hereinafter The Tax and Duty Act). The rebate rates under
the Tax and Duty Act are computed on the basis of a 1975 Input/Output Study. The statistical base
for the input/output study was updated in 1980. Using the input/output study, the Thai Ministry of
Finance computes the value of total inputs at ex-factory
prices, import values, import taxes, domestic values, and domestic taxes. The Ministry then
calculates the ratio of indirect taxes to ex-factory prices to detemrine the rebate rate for each type
of product. This rate is then applied to the FOB value of the export to determine the amount of
rebate that will be provided. Under the Tax and Duty Act the rebates are paid to companies through
tax certificates which can be used to pay other tax liabilities. These tax certificates can also be
transferred to other companies which can use them to pay their tax liabilities. The current rebate
rates on 99 covered products are listed in the "Notification of the Ministry of Finance" No. Or.
1/2524.
The second alternative program authorizing the rebate of indirect taxes is the "Announcement of
the Ministry of Finance" No. Chor Phor 1/2514 . This rebate authorization was announced in 1971
and was revised in 1978 by No. Or. 126/2521 . The Announcement specifies that indirect taxes on
materials, equipment, machinery, fuel and other energy sources will be given consideration for
compensation. The government response states that under this program only indirect taxes on
physically incorporated items are eligible for the tax rebate. The rebate under this program is
calculated as a flat rate in baht per kilogram. The baht per kilogram rates were established in 1978
and were based on studies of the incidence of indirect taxes on textile mill products and
apparel. This second program is scheduled for termination on March 30, 1985.
Currently, exporters can choose the program under which they will claim
rebates of indirect taxes. After March 30, 1985, exporters will only be able to claim rebates under
the Tax and Duty Act. As stated above, under the Tax and Duty Act, rates have been established for
99 products.
Under U.S. countervailing duty law, the non-excessive rebate of indirect taxes levied at the
final stage, and of prior stage cumulative indirect taxes borne by inputs that are physically
incorporated into the final product, is not considered a subsidy. In order to determine whether a
cash payment on export is a bona fide rebate of indirect taxes, we examine whether: (1) The
program involved operates for the purpose of rebating indirect taxes; (2) there is a clear link
between eligibility for payments or exports and indirect taxes paid; and (3) the government has
reasonably claculated and documented the actual tax incidence borne by the product concerned
and has demonstrated a clear link between such tax incidence and the rebate amount paid on
export.
The Tax and duty Act provides that the taxes and duties eligible for rebate include those on
materials, equipment, spare parts, machinery, fuels and other energy used in production. Taxes
such as income tax, payment of royalties to the government for mineral rights and taxes which are
otherwise refundable or exempt are excluded from the rebate. Under the second alternative rebate
program, the same general eligibility criteria apply and direct taxes such as income taxes are
excluded. Thus, these two rebate programs meet our first test that the program operates for the
purpose of rebating indirect taxes.
The eligibility criteria for each of these two rebate programs, when considered in conjunction with
the government's response and the computations derived from the input/output study, lead us to
conclude that there is a link between eligibility for the rebates and indirect taxes paid. Therefore,
we preliminarily determine that our second test is met.
With respect to our third test, we have reviewed the documentation submitted by the government
showing their detailed calculation of the rebate rates. These calculations itemize the inputs and list
ex-factory prices, import values, import taxes, and domestic indirect taxes. The inputs itemized in
the government's calculations include non-physically incorporated items such as chemicals,
plastics and tools. In addition, the rebate rates specified in the calculation sheets are
lower than the published list of rebate rates that
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producers and exporters of the subject merchandise currently receive.
According to the response, the calculation sheets establish rates for 134 goods under the
input/output classification system. The National Economic and Social Development Board of
Thailand (NESDB) then converts these 134 rates into rates for 99 groups of products classified
according to the Thai customs tariff nomenclature. These 99 rates are the rates that are published
and which producers and exporters receive. The response states that NESDB applies an official
conversion formula when converting the 134 rates into 99 rates;
however, the response provides no information or examples of how this conversion formula works.
Because the tax incidence is less than the level of rebate paid and because non-physically
incorporated items are included in the calculations, we preliminarily determine that there is an
excessive remission of indirect taxes on exported goods. To determine the benefit from this
excessive remission of indirect taxes, we have recalculated the tax incidence on physically
incorporated items for each of the products exported by our selected companies for which itemized
calculation sheets were provided.
In their calculation sheets, the government calculates a "full" rebate rate that includes import duties
and taxes, and a "normal" rebate rate which is the rate received when firms claim customs duty
exemptions or duty drawback on imported materials, or do not use imported materials in the
production process. When converting from the rates on the calculation sheets to the rates actually
received by producers and exporters, the government also compiles a full rate and a normal rate.
For purposes of these preliminary determinations, we are basing our calculation on the full rate
that includes import duties, since we are seeking additional information on whether the duty
exemption and drawback programs are limited to raw materials that are physically incorporated in
the exported product. (Duty exemptions and drawback are described in the section of the notice
entitled "Program For Which We Need Additional Information.")
For those products produced and exported by our selected companies for which no calculation
sheets were provided, we preliminarily determine that the full rate equals the amount of the
excessive remission. After finding the percentage by which the level of rebate actually authorized is
in excess of the allowable tax incidence on each of the products produced and exported by our
selected companies, we averaged the percentages to determine a bounty or grant of 2.58 percent
ad valorem for certain textile mill products and 1.28 percent ad valorem for apparel.
E. Assistance to Trading Companies
Petitioners alleged that the Board of Investments provides the following benefits to qualified
international trading companies:
- Exemption of import duties and business taxes on imported materials used to produce export
goods;
- Financing support from the Bank of Thailand including holding of foreign currency accounts;
- Tax holidays and accelerated depreciation; and
- Deduction from taxable income of 200 percent of foreign marketing expenses.
According to the government response, in 1978 the Board of Investments
authorized certain incentives to eligible trading companies under section 36 of the Investment
Promotion Act. These incentives included duty exemption for both raw materials and essential
materials used in export production, exemptions of certain business taxes, double deduction of
foreign marketing expenses for income tax purposes and permission to maintain foreign currency
accounts. Eligibility for this program was terminated on March 11, 1981, pursuant to the
Announcement of the Board of Investment No. Gnor. 1/1981 . However, those trading companies
that qualified for the program prior to the termination date continue to receive incentives.
According to the responses from the trading companies, the incentives which they received during
the period for which we are measuring bounties or grants include export packing credits, duty
exemptions on imported materials, permission to hold foreign currency accounts and the double
deduction of foreign marketing expenses from income taxes. With respect to the export packing
credits provided to trading companies, these loans are preliminarily determined to confer bounties
or grants and are included in the calculation of the ad valorem rate specified in the section of the
notice on "Export Credits." With respect to import duty exemptions and foreign currency accounts,
we are seeking additional information in order to determine whether these incentives are
countervailable (see section of the notice "Programs for Which We Need Additional Information").
With respect to the double deduction of foreign
marketing expenses for income tax purposes, we preliminarily determine that this incentive is
countervailable because it is intended to stimulate exports. Only one trading company claimed this
double deduction. During the period for which we are measuring bounties or grants, this trading
company exported only merchandise produced by the apparel manufacturers selected to respond
to our questionnaire. To calculate the benefit, we determined the tax savings received during the
period for which we are measuring bounties or grants. The amount of tax savings was divided by
the total value of exports to determine a bounty or grant of 0.01 percent ad valorem for apparel.
11. Programs Determined Not To Be Used
We preliminarily determine that the selected manufacturers, producers or exporters in
Thailand of certain textile mill products and apparel do not use the following programs
which were listed in our notice of initiation.
A. Investment Promotion Act
The Investment Promotion Act (B.E. 2520) of 1977 provides incentives for investment to promote
development of the Thai economy. Administered by the Board of Investment, the Investment
Promotion Act authorizes the exemption of
import duties and certain taxes. Under section 35 of the Investment Promotion Act, these benefits
are provided to companies located in one of four investment zones, and under section 36 of the
Investment Promotion Act, certain benefits are provided to promote enterprises which export.
According to the responses of both the government and the companies, none of the producers
responding to our questionnaire receive benefits under the Investment Promotion Act. Certain of
the trading companies responding to our questionnaire receive incentives under section 36 of the
Investment Promotion Act. These incentives are discussed in the section of the notice on
"Assistance to Trading Companies."
B. Export Processing Zones
In 1979, Export Processing Zones were authorized through the "Industrial Estates Authority of
Thailand Act" (B.E. 2522). According to the responses, none of the companies responding to
our questionnaire are located in export processing zones and, thus, receive no benefits under this
program.
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C. Financing from the Industrial Finance Corporation of Thailand
Petitioners alleged that producers and exporters of the subject merchandise
receive countervailable medium- and long-term loans from the Industrial Finance Corporation of
Thailand (IFCT). According to the responses, none of the producers or exporters selected to
respond to our questionnaire had outstanding loans from the IFCT during the period for which we
are measuring bounties or grants.
III. Programs for Which We Need Additional Information
A. Customs Department Exemptions and Duty Drawback
Petitioners alleged that producers and exporters of the products under investigation are allowed
exemptions from import duties, business taxes and municipal taxes on imports used in export
production. According to the response of the government of Thailand, only duty exemptions
on imported raw materials that are physically incorporated in the exported product are allowed.
The government further states that there are no duty exemptions on imports of machinery and
equipment except as authorized under the Investment Promotion Act or the Industrial Estate
Authority of Thailand Act. (These two Acts are discussed above in the section entitled
"Programs Preliminarily Determined Not to Be Used.")
However, under the Thai Customs Act (B.E. 2482), materials that are imported
and that are used in the production, mixing, assembling, or packaging of an exported product are
eligible to receive either a duty exemption or a duty drawback. In addition, under provisions
established in B.E. 2469, companies can import materials under bond and obtain a bank guarantee
for the duties, which is deposited with the Customs Service. The bank guarantee for the duties is
returned as a drawback when the company provides documentation showing that the imported
material was used in the production, mixing, assembly, or packaging of the exported finished good.
Because these eligibility criteria for duty exemption and duty drawback are not specifically limited
to raw materials that are physically incorporated into the exported product, and because the
government of Thailand provided no information showing how the operation of the duty
exemption and duty drawback programs is limited to raw materials, we consider that we need
additional information on these programs before determining whether or not they confer bounties
or grants. Therefore, we will seek additional information on duty exemptions and duty drawbacks
prior to making our final determinations.
B. Foreign Currency Accounts
As explained in the section "Assistance to Trading Companies," trading companies are eligible to
maintain foreign currency accounts. Two of the five
trading companies responding to our questionnaire maintain foreign currency accounts. At this
time, we have insufficient information to determine whether the holding of foreign currency
accounts is countervailable. Therefore, we will seek additional information prior to making our final
determinations.
IV. Program Not in Existence
We preliminarily determine that the following program alleged in the petition is not in existence.
Loans to Finance Imports Necessary for Export Industries
According to the response of the government of Thailand, this program does not exist.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we are directing the U.S. Customs Service to suspend
liquidation of all entries of certain textile mill products and apparel from Thailand which
are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of
this notice
in the Federal Register and to require an ad valorem cash deposit or bond for each such entry of
this merchandise as follows:
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Product Ad valorem rate (percent)
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Certain textile mill products ................................ 6.01
Apparel ...................................................... 2.03
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This suspension will remain in effect until further notice.
Verification
In accordance with section 776(a) of the Act, we will verify the data used in making our final
determinations. As previously stated, we will not accept for our final determinations any statement
in the response that cannot be verified.
Public Comment
In accordance with section 355.35 of our regulations, we will hold a public
hearing, if requested, to afford interested parties an opportunity to comment on these preliminary
determinations at 10:00 A.M. on February 12, 1985, at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room
3708, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230. Individuals who wish to
participate in the hearing must submit a request to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Room B-099, at the above address within 10 days of the publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; (3) the reason for attending; and (4) a list of the issues to be discussed. In addition,
pre-hearing briefs in at least 10 copies must be submitted to the Deputy Assistant Secretary by
February 5, 1985. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. All written views
should be filed in accordance with 19 CFR 355.34, within 30 days of the publication of this notice,
at the above address and in at least 10 copies.
This notice is published pursuant to section 703(f) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(f)).
Alan F. Holmer,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
December 17, 1984.
Appendix
List of TSUSA Codes Which Covered Thailand's Exports of Certain Textile Mill Products
and Apparel to the United States in 1983.
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A. Certain Textile Mill Products
Yarns
300.6026 300.6028 303.2040 303.2042 308.5500
310.1110 310.1135 310.4047 310.5030 310.5047
310.9140
Fabric
320.0008 320.0038 320.1006 320.1008 320.1038
320.1058 320.1092 320.2030 320.2032 320.2054
320.3032 320.5094 322.1092 322.2094 322.4026
326.2026 326.2032 326.3026 326.3032 326.3038
326.3094 326.6028 327.3028 327.4094 328.3026
335.9500 336.6447 337.9025 337.9035 338.5006
338.5039 338.5045 338.5046 338.5049 338.5069
Special Construction Fabrics
347.2600 347.5000 353.5042 355.0200
Textile Furnishings
360.1015 360.1515 360.1520 360.2000 360.4825
360.7800 361.4500 363.0120 363.0515 363.0520
363.5115 363.5130 363.6015 363.8000 364.1300
366.1520 366.1820 366.1840 366.1865 366.1880
366.2460 366.2480 366.2720 366.4600 366.4700
366.7930 367.4500 367.6040 367.6080
Miscellaneous
385.5500 385.6140 386.0430 386.1500 386.4000
389.3000 389.5000 389.6255 389.6265 727.8610
B. Apparel
Wearing Apparel
372.1560 373.2000 373.2200 376.2430 376.2830
379.0220 379.0240 379.0615 379.0620 379.0630
379.2320 379.2360 379.2630 379.3120 379.3130
379.3540 379.3925 379.3940 379.3950 379.4020
379.4050 379.4060 379.4330 379.4615 379.4670
379.5540 379.5545 379.5550 379.5560 379.5565
379.6220 379.6230 379.6240 379.6250 379.6260
379.6470 379.6942 379.6992 379.7250 379.7620
379.8906 379.8910 379.8911 379.8915 379.8930
379.9010 379.9020 379.9030 379.9035 379.9040
379.9410 379.9515 379.9525 379.9530 379.9540
379.9470 379.9575 379.9580 379.9585 379.9645
383.0015 383.0205 383.0210 383.0215 383.0218
383.0233 383.0240 383.0305 383.0335 383.0350
383.0610 383.0615 383.0620 383.0805 383.0820
383.0841 383.0856 383.0860 383.1200 383.1320
383.1807 383.1808 383.1820 383.1841 383.1842
383.1925 383.1930 383.1935 383.1940 383.2005
383.2040 383.2050 383.2052 383.2058 383.2205
383.2245 383.2305 383.2310 383.2320 383.2325
383.2352 383.2365 383.2570 383.2575 383.2590
383.2708 383.2709 383.2720 383.2725 383.2730
383.2820 383.2835 383.2910 383.3020 383.3030
383.3065 383.3090 383.3405 383.3415 383.3435
383.3465 383.3466 383.3600 383.3770 383.4300
383.4705 383.4709 383.4711 383.4715 383.4720
383.4747 383.4749 383.4753 383.4755 383.4761
383.4821 383.4825 383.5035 383.5036 383.5047
383.5052 383.5072 383.5080 383.5082 383.5088
383.6200 383.6310 383.6340 383.6260 383.6271
383.7868 383.7872 383.7874 383.7878 383.7882
383.8004 383.8005 383.8043 383.8044 383.8045
383.8073 383.8108 383.8110 383.8114 383.8115
383.8135 383.8140 383.8145 383.8146 383.8160
383.8620 383.8645 383.8650 383.8660 383.8663
383.8670 383.9005 383.9010 383.9015 383.9020
383.9035 383.9040 383.9041 383.9050 383.9051
383.9071 383.9210 383.9225 383.9230 383.9235
383.9255 383.9265 383.9270 383.9290 383.9291
Gloves
704.1020 704.3220 704.3240 704.4010 704.4025
704.4506 704.4508 704.4555 704.8520 704.8550
Luggage and Handbags
706.3640 706.3650 706.3680 706.3840 706.3850
706.4111 706.4121 706.4140 706.4150
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310.0209 320.1109 ------
310.5049 310.9120 ------
320.1044 320.1054 ------
320.2092 320.3028 ------
322.4092 322.1038 ------
326.3042 326.3046 ------
328.3028 328.4094 ------
338.5035 338.5036 ------
360.4855 360.7000 ------
363.0525 363.3020 ------
365.7825 365.7865 ------
366.2160 366.2420 ------
366.6500 366.7700 ------
386.5045 387.3700 ------
376.5609 376.5612 ------
379.0640 379.0645 ------
379.3140 379.3190 ------
379.4030 379.4040 ------
379.5520 379.5530 ------
379.6210 379.6215 ------
379.6280 379.6450 ------
379.7630 379.8735 ------
379.8935 379.8940 ------
379.9100 379.9250 ------
379.9550 379.9555 ------
379.9650 379.9825 ------
383.0221 383.0225 ------
383.0505 383.0520 ------
383.0835 383.0838 ------
383.1802 383.1803 ------
383.1860 383.1910 ------
383.2013 383.2035 ------
383.2210 383.2225 ------
383.2335 383.2340 ------
383.2706 383.2707 ------
383.2731 383.2750 ------
383.3040 383.3050 ------
383.3445 383.3448 ------
383.4702 383.4704 ------
383.4721 383.4730 ------
383.4763 383.4814 ------
383.5049 383.5050 ------
383.5090 383.6000 ------
383.7810 383.7864 ------
383.8002 383.8003 ------
383.8047 383.8070 ------
383.8117 383.8125 ------
383.8300 383.8605 ------
383.8667 383.8669 ------
383.9025 383.9030 ------
383.9065 383.9070 ------
383.9240 383.9245 ------
383.9525
704.4055 704.4504 ------
706.3900 706.4106 ------
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[FR Doc. 84-33242 Filed 12-20-84; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-M