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

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

MIRRORS

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: The

Mirrors in the optical cavity of the laser bend or deflect the beam of light back & forth to 

reflect a stimulated emission of photons. Each cavity has at least two mirrors and possibly 

many more to accomplish this task. Mirrors range in size and type each with a specific 

purpose.

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/

9002904000

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
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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.

2017 Value: $400,400

2017 Quantity 1,900

2016 Value: $305,300

2016 Quantity 1,400

2015 Value: $250,000

2015 Quantity: 800

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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.
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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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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).

We purchase our mirrors in China because our supplier offers a very strong price/quality 

proposition. A tariff increase hurts our ability to compete since we are in a very competitive space 

in the marketplace.