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

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

**LASER (LED) DIODES**

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.**

**BCI (Public Version)**

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

**2.  Laser diode**is a semiconductor device that emits the laser output with a selected wavelength. It is a critical component and provides pumping energy in our laser systems. It has an aluminum package with approximate dimension of 1’’ x 3’’ x 3⁄4’’. The actual dimensions of the laser diode are different from model to model. On the package, a section of fiber is attached to one end and electrical connectors are positioned at the other end.

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 item number associated with your product, see https://hts.usitc.gov/

**8541900000**

4. **Requestor Information**

Requestor Name (Last, First):**FISCHER,CHARLES**

Organization Name: **ADVANCED OPTOWAVE CORP**

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

5. **Requestor's relationship to the product: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS**

6. **Does this submission in regulations.gov include additional attachments? NO**

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. N/A**

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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).**

**YES**

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).**

YES

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.**

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?      INPUT**

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

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

**100%**

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**.         75%**

% of your total gross sales in 2017 that sales of the final product(s) incorporating the input accounted for.      **100%**

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**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).**

****Generally, laser diodes can be purchased in the USA or other countries. The reason we purchase our diodes in China is that they offer a wavelength lock allowing us to set the wavelength that is easier for us to control within our laser specifications. Diodes are very wavelength sensitive and each company’s diodes perform differently depending on a company controller & laser. These laser diodes are very stable & high performing within our lasers. In our competitive marketplace, margins are already very tight with a lot of competition and the extra tariffs with financially harm our company. 

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