5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2322 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition (MTBP) Temporarily suspend the duty on certain Hats, plaited and sewed Petition Id: 2322 Date of Submission: December 9, 2016 9:07:09 PM EST (1) Petitioner Information (1) Let's get started. Please enter the petitioner information. Petitioner Company Company Name: ANN, INC. Company Address: 7 Times Square New York NY 10036 Petitioner Contact Contact Information: Bryan Wolfe Vice President 212-536-4183 (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: Sorini, Samet & Associates Contact Information: Megan Costello 202-393-4481 (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 6504.00.30.00 Sewed 6% https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2322.html#view-summary 1/6 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2322 (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 Hats and headgear of veg. fibers or unspun fibrous veg. materials and/or paper yarn, plaited and sewed (provided for in subheading 6504.00.30) 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/2322.html#view-summary 2/6 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2322 (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: Hats, plaited and sewed (11.b) Product description: Hats and headgear of veg. fibers or unspun fibrous veg. materials and/or paper yarn, plaited and sewed (provided for in subheading 6504.00.30) Product Use and Industry Description: (11.c) Product use description: Women wear these hats to cover their heads and are also worn as a fashion accessory. (11.d) Is this product an intermediate good (i.e., is it used to make another product)? No (11.e) Industry description: Women's Fashion Accessories https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2322.html#view-summary 3/6 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2322 (12) U.S. Import Information https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2322.html#view-summary 4/6 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2322 (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 Catherines Dressbarn Lane Bryant LOFT LouandGrey Maurices (12.d) Are you aware of any beneficiaries other than the petitioner and U.S. importers listed above? Yes Please provide their contact information: Firm name First name Last name Phone Anthropologie Chico's White House Black Market J.Jill Coldwater Creek Talbots Gap - Banana Republic Nordstrom Lord & Taylor Macy's J. Crew The Limited - Express https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2322.html#view-summary 5/6 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2322 (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? CONFIDENTIAL (13.c) If the product is produced in the United States, is it commercially available? CONFIDENTIAL (14) Additional Documentation (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/2322.html#view-summary 6/6