China and Indonesia Uncoated Paper: Prelim CV Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
A countervailing duty cash deposit requirement will take effect June 29 for imports of uncoated paper from China (C-570-023) and Indonesia (C-560-829), after the Commerce Department found illegal subsidization in its preliminary determinations (here) and (here).
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Uncoated paper subject to this investigation is also the subject of an antidumping duty investigation. The preliminary AD duty determination is currently due Aug. 19 (see 1505290007).
CV Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 29. It will require CV duty cash deposit rates as follows:
China
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Omya Minerals Co., Ltd., Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp & Paper Co., and Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited | 5.82% |
| Sun Paper (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd. | 126.42% |
| UPM Changshu | 126.42% |
| All Others | 5.82% |
Indonesia
| Company | CV Rate |
|---|---|
| APRIL Fine Paper Macao Commercial Offshore Limited, PT Anugrah Kertas Utama, PT Riau Andalan Kertas, PT Intiguna Primatama, PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper, PT Esensindo Cipta Cemerlang | 43.19% |
| Great Champ Trading Limited | 125.97% |
| Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TBK, Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia, PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills | 131.12% |
| All Others | 43.19% |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/14 - 12/31/14. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged since initiation), suspension of liquidation, etc. See 1502170007 for summary of the initiation of this CV duty investigation, and 1501220046 for summary of the underlying petition.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- David Goldberger (China) (202) 482-4136; Patricia Tran (Indonesia) (202) 482-1503
(Federal Register 06/29/15)