Taiwan Retail Bags: Commerce Finalizes Finding on Circumvention of AD Duties
The Commerce Department finalized its inquiry on circumvention of antidumping duties on polyethylene retail carrier bags from Taiwan (A-583-843), continuing to find that imports of unfinished bags are circumventing the AD duty order. Commerce made no changes from the preliminary results it issued in May, continuing to find imports of Taiwanese bags that only need their handles die cut and their bottoms sealed should be subject to duties (see 14053022). Commerce will direct CBP to continue suspending liquidation of the unfinished Taiwanese bags entered on or after July 31, 2013.
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According to Commerce’s preliminary results, the unfinished bags are coming in as rolls of unfinished bags. Their surface is printed, and they have oval handles that have not yet been die cut. The sides have been sealed, but not the bottoms. According to the domestic industry, the “conversion” process usually includes sealing the sides and bottom, as well as die cutting the handles, in the same step. The only reason a manufacturer wouldn’t do this is to evade imposition of AD duties, domestic industry has said. Commerce is finalizing its preliminary results unchanged after receiving no comments.
(Federal Register 10/09/14)