MESSAGE NO: 7200203 DATE: 7/19/2007

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-570-901

PERIOD COVERED: 04/17/2006

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: SCOPE RULING AND LIQUIDATION ON CERTAIN LINED PAPER, PRODUCTS FROM
CHINA FOR BOND STREET LTD\'S WRITING CASES, CONTAINING WRITING PADS WITH
A BACKING(A-570-901)

1\. ON 12/13/2006, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY BOND STREET LTD.,

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT BOND

STREET LTD.\'S WRITING CASES CONTAINING WRITING PADS WITH A

BACKING (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRODUCTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS

\"TABLETS,\" \"NOTE PADS,\" \"LEGAL PADS,\" AND \"QUADRILLE PADS\"),

PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FRONT COVER (WHETHER PERMANENT

OR REMOVABLE) AND/OR THEY CONSIST OF HOLE-PUNCHED OR DRILLED

FILLER PAPER ARE NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY

ORDER COVERING CERTAIN LINED PAPER PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE\'S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA (A-570-901).

2\. THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT BOND STREET LTD.\'S

WRITING CASES CONTAINING WRITING PADS WITH A BACKING (INCLUDING

BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRODUCTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS \"TABLETS,\" \"NOTE

PADS,\" \"LEGAL PADS,\" AND \"QUADRILLE PADS\"), PROVIDED THAT THEY

DO NOT HAVE A FRONT COVER (WHETHER PERMANENT OR REMOVABLE)

AND/OR THEY CONSIST OF HOLE-PUNCHED OR DRILLED FILLER PAPER THAT

CONTAIN WRITING TABLETS WHICH DO NOT CONTAIN COVERS MEET THE

DESCRIPTION OF MERCHANDISE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE SCOPE

OF THE ORDER BECAUSE THE WRITING PADS DO NOT CONTAIN A FRONT

COVER (WHETHER PERMANENT OR REMOVABLE). THEREFORE, BOND STREET

LTD.\'S WRITING CASES CONTAINING WRITING PADS WITH A BACKING

(INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRODUCTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS

\"TABLETS,\" \"NOTE PADS,\" \"LEGAL PADS,\" AND \"QUADRILLE PADS\"),

PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FRONT COVER (WHETHER PERMANENT

OR REMOVABLE) AND/OR THEY CONSIST OF HOLE-PUNCHED OR DRILLED

FILLER PAPER ARE NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY

ORDER COVERING CERTAIN LINED PAPER PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE\'S

REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

3\. EFFECTIVE 12/13/2006, TERMINATE SUSPENSION AND LIQUIDATE ALL

UNLIQUIDATED ENTRIES ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR

CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER 04/17/2006 OF BOND STREET LTD.\'S WRITING

CASES CONTAINING WRITING PADS WITH A BACKING (INCLUDING BUT NOT

LIMITED TO PRODUCTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS \"TABLETS,\" \"NOTE PADS,\"

\"LEGAL PADS,\" AND \"QUADRILLE PADS\"), PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT

HAVE A FRONT COVER (WHETHER PERMANENT OR REMOVABLE) AND/OR THEY

CONSIST OF HOLE-PUNCHED OR DRILLED FILLER PAPER LISTED ABOVE.

4\. REFUND ANY CASH DEPOSITS WITH INTEREST AND RELEASE ANY BONDS

RELATING TO THE BOND STREET LTD.\'S WRITING CASES CONTAINING

WRITING PADS WITH A BACKING (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO

PRODUCTS COMMONLY KNOWN AS \"TABLETS,\" \"NOTE PADS,\" \"LEGAL PADS,\"

AND \"QUADRILLE PADS\"), PROVIDED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FRONT

COVER (WHETHER PERMANENT OR REMOVABLE) AND/OR THEY CONSIST OF

HOLE-PUNCHED OR DRILLED FILLER PAPER LISTED ABOVE.

5\. THE ASSESSMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES BY CUSTOMS AND BORDER

PROTECTION ON ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE

PROVISIONS OF SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION

778

REQUIRES THAT CBP PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS, OR ASSESS

INTEREST ON UNDER PAYMENTS, OF THE REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS

ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES. THE INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT

APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING

DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY

ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATE PAYMENT OF

ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE DATE OF

LIQUIDATION. THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS THE

RATE IN EFFECT UNDER SECTION 6621 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

6\. CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES OF CERTAIN LINED

PAPER PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING

CERTAIN LINED PAPER PRODUCTS FROM THE PEOPLE\'S REPUBLIC OF

CHINA.

7\. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP

OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE

CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD

OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984

OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O8:MAW.

8\. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

CATHY SAUCEDA