The products covered by this investigation are certain cased pencils of any shape or dimension which are writing and/or drawing instruments that feature cores of graphite or other materials, encased in wood and/or man-made mateials, whether or not decorated and whether or not tipped (e.g. , with erasers, etc.) in any fashion, and either sharpened or unsharpened. The pencils subject to this investigation are classified under subheading 9609.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (“HTSUS”).
Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation are mechanical pencils, cosmetic pencils, pens, non-cased crayons (wax), pastels, charcoals, and chalks.
Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes; our written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive.
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Scope Rulings Completed Between July 1, 2010, and September 30, 2010
Requestor: Inspired Design LLC; pencils in its Pedestal Pets Sets are within the scope of antidumping duty order, July 9, 2010.
Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2009, and June 30, 2009
Requestor: It's Academic, Inc. (``It's Academic''); certain It's Academic compasses with pencils (``Bow Compass'' (item number 01350), ``Metal Compass'' (item number 01341), ``Retractable Point Compass'' (item number 01330), ``Compass made of recycled products'' (item number 41360), and ``Regular Compass'' (item number 01302)) are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 23, 2009.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 2009, and March 31, 2009
Requestor: Paper Magic Group (``PMG''); PMG's children's Valentine card sets with pencils are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order; March 12, 2009.
Requestor: Walgreen Co.; the three graphite pencils and three cased charcoal drawing pencils contained in Walgreens' ``Artskills Draw & Sketch Kit'' are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; the remaining items contained in Walgreens' ``Artskills Draw & Sketch Kit,'' including one pencil sharpener, one sanding pad, one black eraser, one kneaded eraser and one tortillion, are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order; March 10, 2009.
Scope Rulings Completed Between October 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008
Requestor: Walgreen Co.; the ``ArtSkills Stencil Kit'' is not within the scope of the antidumping duty order; October 8, 2008.
Scope Rulings Completed Between July 1, 2008, and September 30, 2008
Requestor: The Smencil Company; pencils made from recycled newspaper packaged in plastic cylinders along with scent applicators, in the ``Smencils Home Kit'' and ``Smencils Mini Kit'' are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; August 21, 2008.
Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2005, and June 30, 2005
Requestor: Fiskars Brands, Inc.; certain compasses are not included in the scope of the antidumping duty order; June 3, 2005.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 2005, and March 31, 2005
Requestor: Rich Frog Industries, Inc.; certain decorated wooden gift pencils are within the scope of the antidumping duty order; February 18, 2005.
Requestor: Target Corporation; the RoseArt Clip N' Color is excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty order; March 5, 2005.
Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 2003, and December 31, 2004
Requestor: Barthco Trade Consultants; twist crayons are outside the scope of the order; May 22, 2003.
Requestor: Target Corporation; ``Hello Kitty Fashion Totes'' are outside the scope of the order; September 29, 2004.
Requestor: Target Corporation; the ``Hello Kitty Memory Maker'' is outside the scope of the order; September 29, 2004.
Requestor: Target Corporation; the ``Crayola the Wave'' is outside the scope of the order; September 29, 2004.
Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1998
Creative Designs International, Ltd.-- ``Naturally Pretty,'' a young girl's 10 piece dress-up vanity set, including two 3-inch pencils, is outside the scope of the order. 02/09/98.
Scope Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1997 and September 30, 1997
Nadel Trading Corporation--A plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil known as the Bensia pencil is outside the scope of the order. 9/15/97.
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