AD: China, Germany Lightweight Thermal Paper
The International Trade Administration has issued antidumping duty orders for lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) from China and Germany.
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Liquidation, Cash Deposits Refunded Prior to Final ITC Determinations
Because the International Trade Commission's final injury determinations are based on the threat of material injury and are not accompanied by findings that injury would have resulted, but for the imposition of suspension of liquidation of entries since the preliminary determinations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is required to release any bond or other security, and refund any cash deposit of estimated AD duties posted from the ITA's preliminary determinations until the publication of the ITC's final determination of threat of material injury.
Therefore, the ITA will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation for entries of LWTP from China and Germany with time of entry prior to November 20, 2008 (the publication date of the ITC's final determination of threat of material injury), and refund any cash deposits made and release any bonds posted from May 13, 2008 (the publication date of the preliminary determinations) through November 19, 2008.
Suspension of Liquidation, AD Cash Deposit Requirements Begin Nov. 20, 2008
AD suspension of liquidation will be reinstituted for entries of LWTP from China and Germany with a time of entry on or after November 20, 2008.
The ITA will also instruct CBP to require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties, AD cash deposits at the rates specified below for entries of LWTP from China and Germany with a time of entry on or after November 20, 2008:
| China | |
|---|---|
| Exporter/Producer Combination | Final AD Rate |
| Shanghai Hanhong Paper Co., Ltd. (aka Hanhong International Limited), as exporter and producer | 115.29% |
| Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co., Ltd., as exporter and producer | 19.77% |
| China-wide entity (including Anne Paper and Yalong Paper)1 | 115.29% |
| Germany | |
| Exporter/Producer | Final AD Rate |
| Papierfabrik August Koehler AG and Koehler America, Inc. | 6.50% |
| All Others | 6.50% |
1The China-wide entity includes Anne Paper Co., Ltd. and Yalong Paper Product (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the orders, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 10/03/08 news, 08100351, for BP summary of the ITA's final affirmative AD determinations.
See today's issue of ITT, 08112645, for BP summary of the ITA's amended final countervailing determination and CV duty order for LWTP from China.)
| Frances Veith (China) | (202) 482-4295 |
| Cindy Robinson (Germany) | (202) 482-3797 |
ITA notice (FR Pub 11/24/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-27977.pdf
ITC final injury determination (FR Pub 11/20/08) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-27626.pdf