§ 220.5 - Contents of petition.

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The petition shall include the following information:

The name, telephone number, and postal and email address of the petitioner, and if appropriate, its representative in the matter;

A statement as to whether the petitioner is requesting an extension of an existing duty suspension or reduction or a new duty suspension or reduction; and if a duty reduction, the amount of the reduction;

A certification that the petitioner is a likely beneficiary of the proposed duty suspension or reduction;

An article description that meets the requirements of § 220.6 for the proposed duty suspension or reduction and identifies the permanent classification of the article in chapters 1-97 of the HTS and the Chemical Abstracts Service registry number (if applicable);

To the extent available—

A classification ruling of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with respect to the article; and

A copy of CBP documentation indicating where the article is classified in the HTS.

A brief and general description of the article and its uses, and the names of the principal countries from which it is imported.

A brief description of the industry in the United States that uses the article.

For each HTS number included in the article description, an estimate of the total value (in United States dollars) of imports of the article for the calendar year preceding the year in which the petition is filed, for the calendar year in which the petition is filed, and for each of the 5 calendar years after the calendar year in which the petition is filed, including an estimate of the total value of such imports for each HTS article, by the person who submits the petition and by any other importers, if available.

The name of each person that imports the article, if available.

A description of any domestic production of the article, if available.

A Commission disclosure form as defined in § 220.2(d).

The names of any likely beneficiaries, and their contact information.

A certification that the petitioner has not separately filed, and has not withdrawn, a petition for duty suspension or reduction during the current filing cycle:

For an article that is identical to that in the current petition;

For an article whose article description includes the article covered by the current petition; or

For an article that is included in the scope of the current petition.

Such other information as the Commission may require.