Uncoated Paper: Details of AD/CV Duty Orders, Amended Rates
The Commerce Department issued antidumping duty orders on uncoated paper from Australia (A-602-807), Brazil (A-351-842), Indonesia (A-560-828), China (A-570-022) and Portugal (A-471-807), and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper from Indonesia (C-560-829) and China (A-570-023).
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The orders set permanent antidumping and countervailing duties on uncoated paper. Duties will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce, which may only take place under certain conditions, such as a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD/CV duties on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
The order details "gap periods" of no CV duty liability for subject merchandise entered Oct. 27 through Feb. 25, 2015, and no AD duty liability for entries Feb. 22 through 25, 2016 (Feb. 23-25 for Brazil). Commerce may only suspend liquidation for a four-month period after its preliminary CV duty determination, issued June 29, and for a six-month period after its preliminary AD duty determination, issued Aug. 26 for Australia, Indonesia, China and Indonesia and Aug. 27 for Brazil. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to AD/CV duties, any entries during these respective gap periods.
AD/CV Suspension of Liq Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise entered on or after Feb. 26, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
CV Cash Deposit Instructions
Commerce will require importers pay CV duty cash deposits on subject merchandise from China and Indonesia entered on or after Feb 26. CV duty cash deposits will be required at the following rates (as amended for Indonesia):
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 | 21.21% (from 21.22%) |
| Great Champ Trading Limited | 103.99% (from 104%) |
| Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TBK/Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia/PT Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills | 109.14% (from 109.15%) |
| All Others | 21.21% (from 21.22%) |
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 | 7.23% |
| Sun Paper (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd. | 176.75% |
| UPM (China) Co., Ltd. | 176.75% |
| All Others | 7.23% |
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also in effect for subject merchandise from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia and Portugal entered on or after Feb. 26. Commerce will instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers deposit estimated duties, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed below (as amended for Brazil and Indonesia):
Australia.
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Paper Australia Pty. Ltd. | 222.46% |
| All Others | 138.87% |
Brazil.
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| International Paper do Brasil Ltda. and International Paper Exportadora Ltda. | 41.39% |
| Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. | 22.37% (from 22.16%) |
| All Others | 27.11% (from 26.95%) |
Indonesia.
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|
| Great Champ Trading Limited | 17.46% (from 17.39%) | zero |
| Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TBK/Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia/PT. Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills | 17.46% (from 17.39%) | zero |
| April Fine Paper Macao Limited/PT Anugerah Kertas Utama/ PT Riau Andalan Kertas | 2.1% (from 2.05%) | 2.1% |
| All Others | 2.1% (from 2.05%) | 2.1% |
Portugal.
| Manufacturer/Exporter | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Portucel S.A | 7.8% |
| All Others | 7.8% |
China.
| Exporter | Producer | AD Rate | Adjusted* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd. | Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co., Ltd.; and Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. | 84.05% | 83.92% |
| China-wide Entity | 149% | 148.87% |
*As adjusted for export subsidies found in the concurrent CV duty determination.
Refund of AD Cash Deposits for Australia Uncoated Paper
The ITC found "critical circumstances" do not exist for Australia in its final determination, reversing retroactive suspension of liquidation for Australia announced in Commerce's final determination. As a result, Commerce will order the release of AD duty cash deposits paid on subject merchandise from Australia entered before Aug. 26, 2015.
ITC final injury determination (Federal Register 02/26/16) is available (here).
Commerce's AD duty order (Federal Register 03/03/16) is available (here).
Commerce's CV duty order (Federal Register 03/03/16) is available (here).
(See notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 1601190024 for summary of the final AD duty determinations, and 1601190040 for summary of the final CV duty determinations.)