5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 44 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition (MTBP) Temporarily suspend the duty on certain microwave hoods with 53 to 55 liter capacity Petition Id: 44 Date of Submission: October 14, 2016 1:13:31 PM EDT (1) Petitioner Information (1) Let's get started. Please enter the petitioner information. Petitioner Company Company Name: Whirlpool Corporation Company Address: 2000 North M-63 Mail Drop 7594 Benton Harbor MI 49022 Petitioner Contact Contact Information: Jason Eberstein Government Relations 202-639-9420 (2) Independent Rep. Information (2) Are you an independent representative of the petitioner? No The Commission recognizes that petitioners may retain outside assistance to file a petition (e.g. a lawyer or consultant). (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 8516.50.00 Microwave ovens 2% https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/44.html#view-summary 1/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 44 (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 Unit of Quantity Microwave oven and range hood combinations, each having oven capacity greater than 53.0 liters but not exceeding 55.0 liters, the foregoing having a glass turntable plate with a diameter greater than 30.0 cm but not exceeding 31.0 cm (provided for in subheading 8516.50.00) 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/44.html#view-summary 2/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 44 (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: microwave hoods with 53 to 55 liter capacity (11.b) Product description: Microwave oven and range hood combinations with oven capacity greater than 53.0 liters but not exceeding 55.0 liters containing a glass turntable plate with a diameter greater than 30.0 cm but not exceeding 31.0 cm. This product supports U.S. marketing and distribution jobs and compliments U.S.-assembled cooking products. Product Use and Industry Description: (11.c) Product use description: Microwave oven and range hood combinations with oven capacity greater than 53.0 liters but not exceeding 55.0 liters containing a glass turntable plate with a diameter greater than 30.0 cm but not exceeding 31.0 cm. This product supports U.S. marketing and distribution jobs and compliments U.S.-assembled cooking products. (11.d) Is this product an intermediate good (i.e., is it used to make another product)? No (11.e) Industry description: This product supports U.S. marketing and distribution jobs in the household appliance manufacturing industry. https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/44.html#view-summary 3/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 44 (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? No (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? (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. We are not aware of any domestic production of competitive products. (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 https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/44.html#view-summary 4/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 44 (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/44.html#view-summary 5/5