ITA Fact Sheet on Final AD/CV Rates for Certain Coated Paper from China
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (certain coated paper) from China.
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Highlights of the fact sheet include:
Final AD Rates of 7.60% to 135.83% upon Publication
In the AD investigation, the ITA has determined that producers/exporters have sold certain coated paper in the U.S. at margins ranging from 7.60% to 135.83%.
Chinese mandatory respondent APP-China (comprised of the collapsed respondents Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.; Gold Huasheng Paper Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Zhonghua Paper Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd.; and Gold East (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.) will receive a final AD duty rate of 7.60%.
The second mandatory respondent, Sun Paper Companies (comprised of the collapsed respondents Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd.; Yanzhou Tianzhang Paper Industry Co., Ltd.; Shandong International Paper and Sun Coated Paperboard Co., Ltd.; and International Paper and Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd.), notified the ITA that it would no longer participate in the AD investigation. Accordingly, Sun Paper Companies will receive an AD duty rate of 135.83% as total adverse facts available.
One Chinese company, Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd., qualified for a separate AD duty rate of 7.60%. All other Chinese producers/exporters will receive the China-wide entity AD duty rate of 135.83%.
As a result of this final AD determination, the ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond on imports of certain coated paper from China based on these final AD rates upon publication in the Federal Register.
Final CV Rates of 17.64% to 178.03% if Final Injury Found
In the CV investigation, the ITA has determined that Chinese producers/exporters have received net countervailable subsidies ranging from 17.64% to 178.03%.
Chinese mandatory respondent APP-China (also referred to as the Gold Companies), will receive a CV duty rate of 17.64%.
The second mandatory respondent, Sun Paper Companies1, will receive a CV duty rate of 178.03%. (As in the AD investigation, the Sun Paper Companies’ rate was based on adverse facts available, as these companies did not provide information about subsidies received by many of their affiliates.) All other Chinese producers/exporters will receive a CV duty rate of 17.64%.
Because the maximum period for the collection of provisional measures in the CV investigation has expired, CV duty cash deposits will not be required unless the International Trade Commission reaches a final determination that the U.S. industry is being injured by imports of certain coated paper from China.
(The ITA has issued instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to discontinue CV suspension of liquidation on entries of coated paper from China with a time of entry on or after July 7, 2010. Suspension of liquidation continues for entries made during the period March 9 through July 6, 2010. CBP’s ADD/CVD message is available here.)
ITC to Issue Final Injury Determinations in November 2010
The ITC is scheduled to issue its final injury determinations on or about November 4, 2010. If the ITC makes affirmative determinations that imports of certain coated paper from China materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the domestic industry, the ITA will issue AD and CV duty orders. If the ITC makes negative injury determinations, these investigations will be terminated.
1Note that Sun Paper Companies is listed as including four companies on the fact sheet for the CV investigation; however, in the preliminary CV determination and amended preliminary CV determination, only two companies are listed.
(See today’s ITT, 10092307, for BP summary of the fact sheet on the ITA’s final AD/CV duty determinations for Indonesia.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/06/10 and 03/09/10 news, 10050651 and 10030945, for BP summaries of the preliminary AD and amended CV duty determinations for China.)
(ITA Case Nos. A-570-958 and C-570-959)