Form Misc-034P MTBPS Petition Information

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

MTB Petition System: Information for Petitions

1. Petitioner information

   1. Name of petitioner (company)

   2. Address

   3. Contact information (person within your company to contact about this petition)

      1. Name (individual) and title

      2. Phone number

      3. Email address

2. Are you an independent representative of the petitioner? (Yes/No) If “yes,” please provide:

   1. Name (individual)

   2. Firm/Organization

   3. Phone number

   4. Email address

3. Enter the 8-digit HTS number for the product.

4. Are you requesting a temporary duty suspension or a temporary duty reduction? (Suspension/Reduction) If “reduction,” what is the lower duty rate that you are requesting?

5. Is there an expired provision in Chapter 99 of the HTS that covers the product? (Yes/No/Do Not Know) If “yes,” enter the 8-digit HTS number from chapter 99 that covered the product.

6. A precise physical description of the article, without reference to the article’s use, for the proposed duty suspension or reduction to be included in the amendment to subchapter II of chapter 99 of the HTS.

7. Does the article description from question 6 above, include more than one HTS number from chapters 1–97? (Yes/No) If “yes,” list the HTS numbers other than the one you entered above.

8. Is the product a chemical? (Yes/No) If “yes,” provide:

1. CAS number(s)

2. IUPAC/systematic name

3. International Nonproprietary Name (INN), if applicable

4. Colour Index number, if applicable

9. Are you aware of a Customs ruling establishing the HTS classification of your product? (Yes/No) If “yes,” provide the ruling, indicating whether published or private letter.

10. Has your firm previously imported the product? (Yes/No) If “yes,” provide Customs documentation (i.e. liquidated entry summary, Customs Form 29, or other Customs documentation) supporting the product’s classification for each HTS subheading you indicate above.

11. Description of the imported product and how it is used.

1. Provide a short product name for the product.

2. Provide a brief description of the product.

3. Provide a brief description of how the product is used.

4. Is the product an intermediate product (i.e., is it used to make another product)?

5. Provide a description of the industry that uses and/or processes the product.

12. U.S. imports

1. From what country or countries is the product imported?

2. Provide estimates of U.S. import data for the product for the previous calendar year, current calendar year, and projected for each of the next 5 years. If additional HTS numbers were entered in 7, fill out a separate table for each HTS number.

3. Is the import data you are providing for petitioner only? (Yes/No)

Import Estimates (in U.S. Dollars)
	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total U.S. imports
Dutiable U.S. imports

4. Are you aware of any other U.S. importers of the product? (Yes/No)

If “yes,” provide contact information (firm name, contact name, phone, email) for other importers.

5. Are you aware of any beneficiaries other than the petitioner and U.S. importers listed above? (Yes/No) If “yes,” provide contact information (firm name, contact name, phone, email) for other beneficiaries.

6. Are you aware of any antidumping or countervailing duty orders or other additional duties (e.g., Section 201 or 301) on the product? (AD/CVD/other). If “other,” describe the additional duties.

13. U.S. industry and product information

a. Is an identical product made in the United States? (Yes/No/Production planned in the next 3 years/Do not know)

b. Is a like or directly competitive product made in the United States? (Yes/No/Production planned in the next 3 years/Do not know) If “yes” or “production planned”, provide a description of the like or directly competitive product. If “no,” indicate why domestically produced products are not like or directly competitive.

c. If the product is produced in the United States, is it commercially available? (Yes/No/Do not know/not applicable) If “no,” provide an explanation.

d. If you answered “yes” or “production planned” for any of the above questions, provide a list of the domestic producers and their locations.

e. If you answered planned production to begin in next 3 years, please provide information as to when the production is expected to begin.

14. I certify that the petitioner is a likely beneficiary of the request, if granted? (Yes/No)

15. I certify that the proposed duty suspension or reduction is available to any person importing the article, to the best of my knowledge. (Yes/No) If “no,” explain why it is not available, such as a patent or license that would make it unavailable to any other person or available only to licensees.