5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2811 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition (MTBP) Temporarily suspend the duty on certain Electric commercial vehicles Petition Id: 2811 Date of Submission: December 12, 2016 12:56:12 PM EST (1) Petitioner Information (1) Let's get started. Please enter the petitioner information. Petitioner Company Company Name: Nohm, Inc. Company Address: 1025 Rollins Road Burlingame CA 94010 Petitioner Contact Contact Information: Austin Hausmann Founder 785-840-7693 (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: Cardinal Trade Associates Contact Information: Christopher W Reynolds 215-514-3123 (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 8704.90.00.00 Other 25% https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2811.html#view-summary 1/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2811 (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 Electric commercial vehicles, of a type described in subheading 8704.90.00, powered entirely by 74 kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries 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 (10) Import History (10) Has the petitioner previously imported the subject product? No https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2811.html#view-summary 2/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2811 (11) Usage Information Short Product Name and Description: (11.a) Short product name: Electric commercial vehicles (11.b) Product description: Electric vehicles powered entirely by 74 kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, featuring front independent suspension, a rear leaf spring suspension system, rack and pinion steering, and hydraulic power steering. Additionally, the vehicles are equipped with automatic windshield wipers with integrated rain sensors, rear window defrosters, keyless entry, push-button ignition, backup cameras, and tire pressure monitoring systems with temperature monitoring. The vehicles are also outfitted with a 10” touchscreen multimedia console in the cabin, featuring Bluetooth phone connectivity, navigation display, heating and air conditioning controls, and vehicle statistics. Product Use and Industry Description: (11.c) Product use description: On the road passenger vehicle for short range commercial delivery services (e.g., small parcel, utility services). (11.d) Is this product an intermediate good (i.e., is it used to make another product)? No (11.e) Industry description: Automotive and transportation. (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? Do not know https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2811.html#view-summary 3/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2811 (13) U.S. Production Information (13.a) Is an identical product produced in the United States? Do not know (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? Do not know (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? Do not know (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 (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/2811.html#view-summary 4/5 5/2/2018 USITC - MTBPS Petition - 2811 https://mtbps.usitc.gov/external/petitions/petition/2811.html#view-summary 5/5