UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20436 MEMORANDUM ON PROPOSED TARIFF LEGISLATION of the 109th Congress 1 [Date approved: November 29, 2005]2 Bill no. and sponsor: H.R. 2477 (Mr. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon). Proponent name, location: Bicycle Product Suppliers Association, Montgomeryville, PA. Other bills on product (109th Congress only): None. Nature of bill: Temporary duty suspension through December 31, 2008. Retroactive effect: None. Suggested article description(s) for enactment (including appropriate HTS subheading(s)): Bicycle speedometers (provided for in subheading 9029.20.20). Check one: X Same as that in bill as introduced. Different from that in bill as introduced (see Technical comments section). Product information, including uses/applications and source(s) of imports: The subject products are speedometers for bicycles and are provided for eo nomine in the HTS. These instruments are used for indicating the speed of travel and may be linked with the measurement of distance. China and Japan are the dominant suppliers of bicycle speedometers to the United States. Estimated effect on customs revenue: HTS subheading: 9029.20.20 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Col. 1-General rate of duty 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% Estimated value dutiable imports $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Customs revenue loss $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 Source of estimated dutiable import data: Official U.S. Government statistics. 1 Industry analyst preparing report: Ruben Mata (202-205-3403); Tariff Affairs contact: Jan Summers (202-205-2605). 2 An electronic copy of this memorandum is available at http://usitc.gov/tata/hts/other/rel_doc/bill_reports/index.htm. 1 Contacts with domestic firms/organizations (including the proponent): Name of firm/organization Date US production Submission Opposition contacted of same or attached? noted? competitive product claimed? (Yes/No) Bicycle Product Suppliers Association 09/15/2005 No No No (Proponent) Maureen Waddington 215-393-3144 Adventure Components 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] American Classic 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Astrix Sports 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Avocet 09/30/2005 No No No Jerico Dobrinsky, 650-470-0478 Brew Bikes 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Calfee Design 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Cane Creek Cycling Components 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Castellano Designs 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Crank Brothers 09/21/2005 No No No Christina Orlandella [email protected] Curtlo Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Custom Cycle Supply, Inc. 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Easton Sports 09/21/2005 No No No John Harrington, [email protected] E.Thirteen Components 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Eko Sport, Inc. 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] 2 Elite Bicycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Felt Racing 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] FMF BMX 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Foes Fabrications 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Frisco BMX 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Goodridge 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Griffen USA 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Heron Bicycles 09/21/2005 No No No Todd Kuzma, [email protected] Hope Technology USA 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Intense Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] IRD 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Kelly Bike 09/21/2005 No No No Chris Kelly, [email protected] Kestrel Bicycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Kool-Stop Original 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Litespeed 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] M2Racer 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Maverick American 09/21/2005 No No No Ed Kuh, [email protected] Maxm Components 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Moots Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Nobilette Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No Mark Nobilette, [email protected] 3 Odyssey 09/21/2005 No No No Nuno Oliveira, [email protected] Parlee Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Paul Component Engineering 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Phil Wood & Co. 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] PowerCranks 09/21/2005 No No No Frank Day, [email protected] Profile Design 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Racermate 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Rav X 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Ritchey Designs 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Salsa Cycles [email protected] 09/21/2005 No No No Scura Speed & Technology 09/21/2005 No No No Brian Scura, [email protected] Seven Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Sharp Sprockets 09/21/2005 No No No Bill Sharp, [email protected] Sinister Bikes 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Snafu BMX 09/21/2005 No No No Mike Collins, [email protected] Soma Fabrications 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] SRAM 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] SRP 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Staats Bicycles 09/21/2005 No No No Jason Halverson, [email protected] Steelman Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] 4 Sun Ringle 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Supercross BMX 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Surly Bikes 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Terrible One 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Therapy Components 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] True Temper Sports/Alpha Q 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Vuelta USA 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Wald Manufacturing Co., Inc. 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] White Industries 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Woodman Components USA 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Worksman Bicycle Brake Corp. International 09/21/2005 No No No Mark Worksman, [email protected] Wound Up Composite Cycles 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] WTB, Inc. 09/21/2005 No No No [email protected] Zinn Cycles 09/21/2005 No Yes No Lennard Zinn, [email protected] Zipp Speed Weaponry 09/21/2005 No No No Rick Cox, [email protected] Technical comments:3 None 3 The Commission may express an opinion on the HTS classification of a product to facilitate consideration of the bill. However, by law, only the U.S. Customs Service is authorized to issue a binding ruling on this matter. The Commission believes that the U.S. Customs Service should be consulted prior to enactment of the bill. 5 I 109TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2477 To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 19, 2005 Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To suspend temporarily the duty on certain bicycle parts. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 SECTION 1. CERTAIN BICYCLE PARTS. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 99 of 5 the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 6 amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following 7 new heading: ‘‘ 9902.90.29 Bicycle speedometers (pro- vided for in subheading 9029.20.20) ......................... Free No change No change On or before 12/31/2008 ’’. 8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 9 subsection (a) applies to goods entered, or withdrawn from 2 1 warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after 2 the date of the enactment of this Act. Æ •HR 2477 IH .