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The ITC also requests
that petitioners include the
following information, to the
extent possible:
• The tariff classification of the
article under the HTSUS;
• A Customs and
Border Protection
classification ruling;
• A Customs entry summary
(Form 7501) indicating
where the article is
classified in the HTSUS;
• A brief and general
description of the article;
• A brief description of
the industry in the U.S.
that uses the article;
• An estimate of the value
of imports of the article
for five calendar years
after the calendar year in
which the petition is filed
(including an estimate
of the total value by the
petitioner and 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; and
• Other information as
the ITC may require
The process identifies what
the MTB petition “must”
have and what it “should”
have to the extent possible.
Nevertheless, for a successful
outcome, importers seeking
an MTB duty preference
should strongly seek to
provide all of the “should”
information, if possible.
Also keep in mind, members
of Congress can have a product
The New Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Process
OCTOBER 14
ITC requests
MTB Petitions
(Fed. Reg.)
JANUARY 12
ITC publishes
Petitions
APRIL 12
DOC Report
JULY 11 - AUGUST 10
ITC Final Report
DECEMBER 13
Deadline to
submit Petitions
FEBRUARY 26
Last day to
submit public
comment
MAY 12 - JUNE 11
ITC Preliminary
Report
OCTOBER 9 - NOVEMBER 8
Congress must consider MTB
2016
2017
90 DAYS
120 DAYS