5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1806 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition (MTBP) Temporarily suspend the duty on certain Certain fitness equipment, Tread Climber Petition Id: 1806 Date of Submission: December 8, 2016 1:52:53 PM EST (1) Petitioner Information (1) Let's get started. Please enter the petitioner information. Petitioner Company Company Name: Nautilus, Inc. Company Address: 17750 SE 6th Way Vancouver WA 98683 Petitioner Contact Contact Information: Rebekka Moen Senior Manager, Logistics 360-859-8662 (2) Independent Rep. Information (2) Are you an independent representative of the petitioner? Yes The Commission recognizes that petitioners may retain outside assistance to file a petition (e.g. a lawyer or consultant). If you are not employed by the petitioning company and are filing a petition on their behalf, please fill out the independent representative information. Company Name: Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, P.A. Contact Information: David F Olave 202-216-9307 (3) HTS Number (3) What HTS number applies to the product? This is the HTS eight-digit subheading that describes the product that is the subject of the petition in its condition as imported (e.g., physical characteristics) into the customs territory of the United States. Special characters may not render properly in the article description or rate of duty. HTS number Article description Rate of duty 9506.91.00 Articles and equipment for general physical exercise, gymnastics or athletics; parts and accessories thereof 4.6% https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1806.html#view-summary 1/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1806 (4) Rate of Duty (4) Are you requesting a temporary duty suspension or a reduction? Suspension You are requesting a temporary duty suspension. The system will automatically consider your requested rate to be 0% (or "Free" for purposes of the legislative text). Rate of duty: Free (5) Chapter 99 (5) Does an expired provision in chapter 99 apply? No (6) Legislative Text (6) What is the proposed article description? Stat. Heading/ SufSubheading fix 99xx.xx.xx (7) 1/ Article Description Fitness equipment designed for in-home use, incorporating two independent treadmill decks with separately moving belts that rotate around a mechanical treadle and simultaneously move up and down during use, designed to allow progressive amounts of resistance and combine the functions of a treadmill, a stair climber, and elliptical machine (provided for in subheading 9506.91.00) Unit of Quantity 1/ Rates of Duty 1 General Free Special 2 Effective Period No Change No Change On or before TBD Is your product a chemical? No (8) Is your product covered by multiple HTS numbers? No (9) Ruling Information (9) Are you aware of a Customs ruling associated with this petition? No https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1806.html#view-summary 2/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1806 (10) Import History (10) Has the petitioner previously imported the subject product? Yes If "YES," please provide Customs documentation (i.e. liquidated entry summary, Customs form 29, or other Customs documentation) supporting the product's classification for each HTS subheading you indicate above. Any document uploaded here will be treated as confidential business information, as defined in 19 CFR 201.6(a). CONFIDENTIAL (11) Usage Information Short Product Name and Description: (11.a) Short product name: Certain fitness equipment, Tread Climber (11.b) Product description: Fitness equipment combining the functions of a treadmill and a stair stepper Product Use and Industry Description: (11.c) Product use description: This equipment combines several patented processes to increase the output of exercise and allows electronic monitoring of exercise value achieved and of vital signs. (11.d) Is this product an intermediate good (i.e., is it used to make another product)? No (11.e) Industry description: Fitness and exercise equipment https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1806.html#view-summary 3/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1806 (12) U.S. Import Information (12.a) From what country or countries is the product imported: China (12.b) Provide estimates of U.S. import data for the product for the previous calendar year, current calendar year, and for each of the next 5 years. If additional HTS numbers were entered in 7, fill out a separate table for each HTS number. CONFIDENTIAL (12.c) Are you aware of any other U.S. importers of the product? Yes Please provide their contact information: Firm name First name Last name Phone Amazon.com; MedFit AASES (12.d) Are you aware of any beneficiaries other than the petitioner and U.S. importers listed above? No (12.e) Are you aware of any antidumping or countervailing duty orders or other additional duties (e.g., Section 201 or 301) on the product? Do not know (13) U.S. Production Information (13.a) Is an identical product produced in the United States? CONFIDENTIAL (13.b) Is there a like or directly competitive product produced in the United States? No If “Yes” or “Production planned,” provide a description of the like or directly competitive product. If “Production planned,” also provide information as to when the production is expected to begin and additional information that supports that assertion. If “No,” indicate why domestic products are not like or directly competitive. No domestic production. (b.1) I claim that the information supplied above in 13.b is confidential business information, as defined in 19 CFR 201.6(a). No (13.c) If the product is produced in the United States, is it commercially available? Not applicable (c.1) I claim that the information supplied above in 13.c is confidential business information, as defined in 19 CFR 201.6(a). No (14) Additional Documentation If you have any additional documentation you would like to submit please do so: Question 14 - Additional Documentation.pdf (../getAttachment?petitionId=1806&type=A) https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1806.html#view-summary 4/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1806 (15) Certifications I certify that the petitioner is a likely beneficiary of the temporary duty suspension or reduction, if granted? Yes I certify that the proposed duty suspension or reduction is available to any person importing the article to which the proposed duty suspension or reduction would apply. No Explain why it is not available, such as a patent or license that would make it unavailable to any other person or available to licensees. CONFIDENTIAL https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1806.html#view-summary 5/5