Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology 

Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation - Form to Request Exclusion of Product 

When submitting a product exclusion request using this form, enter the specified 

information in the following fields and explain the basis and rationale for your statements. 

By completing this form, you certify that the information provided is complete and 

correct to the best of your knowledge. 

1. Indicate whether the comment contains business confidential information (BCI), is a public 

document, or is a public version of a BCI document. 

Public Document a 

2. Please provide a complete and detailed description of the particular product of concern: 

The SFA series purnps are a fully submersible purnp that is used in decorative ponds they are all less 

than 1 HP pumps. See attached docurnentation for additional information on the pumps. 

3. 10-digit HTSUS item number* for product you wish to address in this product exclusion request: 

*Use numerical characters only with no special characters (example: 1023456789). For help in finding 

the HTSUS itern number associated with your product, see https://hts.usitc.gov/ 

4. Requestor Information 

Requestor Name (Last, First): 

Organization Name: 

Cecil Scott 

Crane Pumps & Systems 

Note: Representatives submitting on behalf of an organization must enter information below. 

Requestor Representative: 

5. Requestor's relationship to the product: Purchaser a 

6. Does this submission in regulations.govinclude additional attachments? 

YES a 

7. Please indicate whether any additional attachment contains business confidential information 

(BCI), is a public document, or is a public version of a BCI document. 

Public Document 3 

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8. Is this product, or a comparable product, available from sources in the United States? (If you 

indicate "NO", you must provide support for your assertion in Box 12). 

IN° a 

9. Is this product, or a comparable product, available from sources in third countries? (If you 

indicate "NO", you must provide support for your assertion in Box 12). 

NO a 

10. Please provide the value and quantity (with units) of the Chinese-origin product of concern 

that you purchased for each calendar year specified. Limit this figure to the products 

purchased by your firm (or by members of your trade association) alone. Please provide 

estimates if precise figures are unavailable. 

2017 Value: 472,033 2017 Quantity: 2,424 

2016 Value: 376,256 2016 Quantity: 1 ,894 

2015 Value: 465,576 2015 Quantity: 2,450 

11. Is the Chinese-origin product of concern sold as a final product or an input used in 

the production of a final product or products? 

FINAL PRODUCT 3 

a) For imports sold as final products, please provide: 

.511 % of your total gross sales in 2017 that the Chinese-origin product accounted for. 

b) For imports of inputs used in the production of final products, please provide: 

% of the total cost of producing the final product(s) the Chinese-origin input 

accounts for. 

% of your total gross sales in 2017 that sales of the final product(s) incorporating 

the input accounted for. 

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12. Please provide information in support your request, taking account of the 

instructions provided in Section B of the Federal Register notice. If you 

responded "NO" to Questions 8 or 9, you must provide support for your 

assertion in the box below. (Note: text entered below can extend beyond the 

apparent size of this box). 

Crane Pumps & Systems is a pump manufacturer that imports small pumps and components used in 

pumps produced in it's US facilities. This exemption request is for our SFA series purnps used in 

decorative ponds and fountains. These pumps are not available to Crane Pumps & Systems from any 

other supplier. A tariff of 25% would have a significant negative economic impact on Crane Pumps & 

Systems causing lost sales or selling the product at a loss. 

These pumps are not part of the "Made in China 2025" initiative. Technology associated with making 

small decorative pond pumps requires very basic technology. 

This product is easily identifiable for customs officials based on our SFA series label that is referenced 

on import documents. 

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