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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: 

RF DRIVER

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 Document)

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

The RF Driver product used in our manufacturing of lasers controlling the laser Q-Switch / 

AOM thru modulation of the incoming RF signal to the output control of the AOM acting like 

a optical switch. The RF Driver is approximately 4”x2”x1” made of aluminum or other metal 

using an RF connector at one end & an 8-pin connector at the other. It also utilizes 3 LED’s as 

status indicators. 

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/

8543200000

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.

2017 Value: 416,250

2017 Quantity 1850

2016 Value: 292,500

2016 Quantity: 1300

2015 Value: 180,000

2015 Quantity: 800

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%
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% 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).

We purchase our RF Driver in China because our supplier offers a very strong price/value 

proposition and has a strong understanding of our electronic signal generation requirements. A 

tariff increase hurts our ability to compete internationally.

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