The merchandise covered by this order is laminated woven sacks. Laminated woven sacks are bags or sacks consisting of one or more plies of fabric consisting of woven polypropylene strip and/or woven polyethylene strip, regardless of the width of the strip; with or without an extrusion coating of polypropylene and/or polyethylene on one or both sides of the fabric; laminated by any method either to an exterior ply of plastic film such as biaxially-oriented polypropylene (BOPP) or to an exterior ply of paper that is suitable for high quality print graphics; “Paper suitable for high quality print graphics,” as used herein, means paper having an ISO brightness of 82 or higher and a Sheffield Smoothness of 250 or less. Coated free sheet is an example of a paper suitable for high quality print graphics. printed with three colors or more in register; with or without lining; whether or not closed on one end; whether or not in roll form (including sheets, lay-flat tubing, and sleeves); with or without handles; with or without special closing features; not exceeding one kilogram in weight. Laminated woven sacks are typically used for retail packaging of consumer goods such as pet foods and bird seed.
Effective July 1, 2007, laminated woven sacks are classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 6305.33.0050 and 6305.33.0080. Laminated woven sacks were previously classifiable under HTSUS subheading 6305.33.0020. If entered with plastic coating on both sides of the fabric consisting of woven polypropylene strip and/or woven polyethylene strip, laminated woven sacks may be classifiable under HTSUS subheadings 3923.21.0080, 3923.21.0095, and 3923.29.0000. If entered not closed on one end or in roll form (including sheets, lay-flat tubing, and sleeves), laminated woven sacks may be classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings including 3917.39.0050, 3921.90.1100, 3921.90.1500, and 5903.90.2500.
If the polypropylene strips and/or polyethylene strips making up the fabric measure more than 5 millimeters in width, laminated woven sacks may be classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings including 4601.99.0500, 4601.99.9000, and 4602.90.000. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 2009, and March 31, 2009
Requestor: Archer Daniels Midland Company; Products A and Product B described as: (1) Made of a single ply of woven polypropylene strip; (2) laminated with biaxially-oriented polypropylene (``BOPP'') are within the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders; (3) printed in three colors; and (4) of less than one kilogram in weight are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; Products C, D and F described as each having no lamination or coating of BOPP are outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders; and Product E described as: (1) Made of a single ply of woven polypropylene strip; (2) laminated with BOPP; (3) printed in two colors; and (4) less than one kilogram in weight is outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders; February 17, 2009.
Scope Rulings Completed Between July 1, 2009, and September 30, 2009:
Requestor: Shapiro Packaging; the Department has determined that Shapiro's three imported sacks are not merchandise covered by the scope of the Orders; July 29, 2009.
Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2011, and June 30, 2011
Requestor: The Super Poly Partnership; the laminated woven sacks produced by The Super Poly Partnership from imported woven fabric are not within the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; May 18, 2011.
Anticircumvention Determinations Made Between January 1, 2013, and March 31, 2013
Requestor: Laminated Woven Sacks Committee and its individual members; laminated woven sacks produced with two ink colors printed in register and a screening process are not circumventing the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders; February 14, 2013. |