Federal Register #A570164, C570165

Preliminary Determination on Circumvention of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders for Certain Paper Plates from China

This notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, addresses a trade enforcement action regarding paper plates: - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Commerce - International Trade Administration - Office of Enforcement and Compliance - Products Involved: - Certain paper plates assembled in Cambodia and Malaysia using paperboard produced in China - No specific OEMs, part numbers, or purchase quantities are provided - Key Respondents (not OEMs, but named companies in the investigation): - Cherish Industrial - Namper Packaging - Hengrong International (Cambodia) - Ecosense Environmental Technology - Huiming Industrial (Malaysia) - Feihong Malaysia - Notable Requirements: - Certification requirements for importers and exporters to track inputs and ensure compliance with antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders - Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements for relevant entries - Purpose: - This is a preliminary determination in a circumvention inquiry, not a procurement or purchasing action - Interested parties are invited to comment on the determination

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that imports of certain paper plates, completed in the Kingdom of Cambodia using paperboard produced in the People's Republic of China, are circumventing the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on paper plates from China. The inquiry involves investigation of whether these imports should be covered by the scope of the orders. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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