China Cased Pencils: Commerce Preliminarily Finds Beijing Fila Still Exempt From AD Duties

The Commerce Department tentatively found pencils exported by Beijing FILA Dixon Stationery Co., Ltd. are still exempt from antidumping duties on cased pencils from China (A-570-827), in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (here). Beijing Dixon had requested the review after it transferred production of the pencils to a new entity, Fila Dixon Stationery (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. The pencils are still exported by Beijing Dixon. Commerce preliminarily found that the revocation of AD duties on pencils from Beijing Dixon in 2013 still applies (see 13071710). Commerce is set to issue the final results of its changed circumstances review by November, or as early as April if all parties to the case, including U.S. pencil producers, agree with the preliminary decision.