China Coated Paper: ITA Amends Final CV Determination, Issues CV Order
The International Trade Administration is amending its final countervailing duty determination and issuing a CV duty order on certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (coated paper) from China (C-570-959).
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The ITA is amending its final CV determination to correct certain ministerial errors in its calculation of the CV margin for the Gold companies, which also affects the estimated CV duty rate for the Sun companies, and for "all others."
CV Liquidation, Cash Deposits Refunded Prior to Final ITC Determination
Because the International Trade Commission's final injury determination is based on the threat of material injury and is not accompanied by findings that injury would have resulted, but for the imposition of suspension of liquidation of entries since the preliminary determination, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is required to release any bond or other security, and refund any cash deposit of estimated CV duties posted from the ITA's preliminary determination until the publication of the ITC's final determination of threat of material injury.
Therefore, the ITA will instruct CBP to terminate the CV suspension of liquidation for entries of coated paper from China with a time of entry prior to July 7, 2010 (the date the ITA previously instructed CBP to discontinue the CV suspension of liquidation).
The ITA will also instruct CBP to refund any estimated CV cash deposits made and release any bonds posted between the publication of the ITA’s preliminary determination on March 9, 2010 through July 6, 2010.
CV Suspension of Liquidation Reinstituted Nov 17 and After
The ITA will direct CBP to reinstitute the CV suspension of liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after November 17, 2010 (the publication date of the ITC’s final threat of injury determination).
Estimated CV Cash Deposits Effective Nov 17
The ITA will also instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, CV cash deposits on entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after November 17, 2010 at the following revised estimated CV duty rates:
| Exporter/Manufacturer | Final CV Rate (Cash Only) |
|---|---|
| Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.; Gold Huasheng Paper Co., Ltd.; Gold East Trading (Hong Kong) Company Ltd.; Ningbo Zhonghua Paper Co., Ltd.; and Ningbo Asia Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (collectively, the Gold companies) | 19.46% (from 17.64%) |
| Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd. and Yanzhou Tianzhang Paper Industry Co., Ltd.(collectively, Sun Paper Companies)1 | 202.84% (from 178.03%) |
| All Others | 19.46% (from 17.64%) |
1Note that the fact sheet on the final CV determination listed Shandong International Paper and Sun Coated Paperboard Co., Ltd. and International Paper and Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd. as part of the Sun Paper Companies; however, they have not been included in this Federal Register notice. According to ITA sources, these companies are cross-owned.
(See ITA notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See today's ITT, 10111742, 10111744, and 10111743, for BP summaries of the companion amended final AD duty determination and order for China, and the AD and CV duty orders for Indonesia.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 09/21/10 news, 10092708, for BP summary of the original final CV duty determination.)
Contact -- David Neubacher (202) 482-5823
(FR Pub 11/17/10, ITA Case No. C-570-959)
The ITC’s final threat of injury determination (FR Pub 11/17/10) is available here.