US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T15:30:39Z
The merchandise subject to the Order is PET film. The product is currently classifiable under subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS number is provided for convenience and for customs purposes, the full written product description, available in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, remains dispositive. See Memorandum, ``Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Legal Framework In this CCR, pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce conducted a successor-in-interest analysis. In determining whether one company is the successor-in- interest to another company as part of an AD proceeding, Commerce examines several factors including, but not limited to, changes in (1) management and ownership; (2) production facilities; (3) supplier relationships; and (4) customer base. Although no single, or even several, of these factors will necessarily provide a dispositive indication of succession, generally, Commerce will consider a company to be the successor-in-interest if its resulting operation is not materially dissimilar to that of its predecessor. Thus, if the ``totality of circumstances'' demonstrate that, with respect to the production and sale of the subject merchandise, the new company operates as essentially the same business entity as the prior company, Commerce will assign the successor-in-interest the cash deposit rate of its predecessor. See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France: Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, 75 FR 34688 (June 18, 2010), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. See, e.g., Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon from Norway; Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 9979, 9979-80 (March 1, 1999). Id.; see also Brass Sheet and Strip from Canada; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 57 FR 20460 (May 13, 1992) at Comment 1. Preliminary Results of Review We preliminarily determine that Garware Hi-Tech is the successor- in-interest to Garware Polyester. Record evidence submitted by Garware Hi-Tech indicates that, based on the totality of the circumstances under Commerce's successor-in-interest criteria, Garware Hi-Tech operates as materially the same business entity as Garware Polyester with respect to the production and sale of subject merchandise. For a complete discussion of the information that Garware Hi-Tech provided and the complete successor-in-interest analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an attachment to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx . Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i) to alter the time limit for the filing of case briefs. See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and Service Final Rule). See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this CCR. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. See APO and Final Service Rule.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T15:30:39Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 3920.62.00 | 39206200 | Of poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
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At a glance
The antidumping measure covers Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip, imported from India. Case number A-533-824 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2024-02-26; the described product range determines which ten-digit lines inherit the cash-deposit obligation. Scope language in the Federal Register document controls.
As of dataset vintage 2026-10-16T16:09:24Z, yes: importers entering covered goods post a cash deposit at the current rate until Commerce's next administrative review publishes revised margins in the Federal Register. Deposit rates can change every review cycle, so confirm the latest Federal Register notice before you quote a figure to your customs broker.
These HTS headings are recorded in the case linkage: 3920.62.00. Confirm the exact ten-digit code against the published scope language, because product descriptions rather than codes alone define the legal boundary of the order, and scope rulings occasionally widen or narrow which lines inherit the deposit obligation.
Primary sources: Federal Register — A-533-824 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com