# Federal Register #2026-21778

Commerce investigation of corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes from Türkiye

**Buyer:** International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21778

This is a U.S. Department of Commerce trade investigation, not a procurement solicitation.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.
- **Investigation subject:** Certain corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes imported from Türkiye; HTSUS subheading 4819.10.0020 is provided for reference, but the written scope description controls.
- **Named domestic industry parties:** American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition, whose members identified in the notice are **Smurfit Westrock plc** and **Pratt Industries, Inc.** Both companies are box manufacturers named in connection with the petition.
- **Procurement status:** No goods or services are being purchased, and the notice provides no product quantities, part numbers, contract value, or performance period.

### Description

The Department of Commerce initiated a countervailing duty investigation concerning certain corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes from the Republic of Türkiye. The investigation follows a petition filed by domestic producers and a union, and the notice addresses the investigation’s scope, industry support, and filing requirements. Commerce requests quantity and value questionnaire responses from relevant producers and exporters by November 2, 2026, and scope comments by November 9, 2026. The notice also describes deadlines for rebuttal scope comments and submission of information through Commerce’s ACCESS system.

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