5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1550 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition (MTBP) Temporarily suspend the duty on certain doll diaper bags Petition Id: 1550 Date of Submission: December 6, 2016 7:42:39 PM EST (1) Petitioner Information (1) Let's get started. Please enter the petitioner information. Petitioner Company Company Name: Mattel, Inc. Company Address: 333 Continental Blvd. M1-0806 El Segundo CA 90245 Petitioner Contact Contact Information: Corinne Murat Director, Government Affairs 310-252-6628 (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: St. Maxens & Company Contact Information: Thomas F St. Maxens 202-966-9000 (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 4202.92.15.00 Of cotton (369) 6.3% https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1550.html#view-summary 1/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1550 (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 Doll diaper bags, with an outer surface of cotton textile material, not to exceed 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) in width, 22 centimeters (8.7 inches) in height exclusive of handles, and 10 centimeters (4.0 inches) in depth, designed to hold and carry doll diapers and other doll-related accessories and having an attached flap designed to serve as a diaper changing mat for dolls (provided for in subheading 4202.92.15) 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/1550.html#view-summary 2/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1550 (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: doll diaper bags (11.b) Product description: Bags designed to be used by children for purposes of carrying doll diapers and other doll accessories (photo of sample product attached in Item 14, although this photo does not show the flap/changing mat that will be incorporated in future versions of this product). NOTE 1: Our company is in the process of changing the material in the outer surface of this product, which will cause it to move from HTS 4202.92.31 (because of a change in HTS numbering that took effect on July 1, 2016, the relevant prior number was 4202.92.30) to HTS 4202.92.15. Because we do not yet have any entries under the latter subheading, the customs documentation attached in Item 10 references only HTS 4202.92.30/4202.92.31. NOTE 2: Please note that all toys (HTS 9503.00) are free of duty on an MFN basis; this petition would provide comparable duty status to these toy-related articles. Product Use and Industry Description: (11.c) Product use description: The bags are used by children to carry doll diapers and other doll accessories. (11.d) Is this product an intermediate good (i.e., is it used to make another product)? No (11.e) Industry description: Not applicable https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1550.html#view-summary 3/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1550 (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. (b.1) Mark “Yes” if you claim that the information supplied below; in 12.b is confidential business information, as defined in 19 CFR 201.6(a); mark “No” otherwise. No (b.2) Are the import data you will provide for the petitioner only? No Import Estimates HTS Number 4202.92.15 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total U.S. Imports 0 0 200,000 275,000 325,000 350,000 375,000 Dutiable U.S. Imports 0 0 200,000 275,000 325,000 350,000 375,000 (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 American Girl (Mattel subsidiary) Pottery Barn (but not exactly same product) Melissa & Doug (but not exactly same product) ToysRUs (but not exactly same product) Manhattan Toy Company (but not exactly same product) Land of Nod (but not exactly same product) Adora (but not exactly same product) (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 https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1550.html#view-summary 4/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 1550 (13) U.S. Production Information (13.a) Is an identical product produced in the United States? No (a.1) I claim that the information supplied above in 13.a is confidential business information, as defined in 19 CFR 201.6(a). No (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. There is no U.S. production of any bags that are like, or directly competitive, or in any way similar to these products to the best of our knowledge. (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: Sample Doll Diaper Bag.pdf (../getAttachment?petitionId=1550&type=A) (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. Yes https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/1550.html#view-summary 5/5