China Certain Coated Paper: Final Affirmative AD Determination
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping duty determination that certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses (certain coated paper) from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value (A-570-958).
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Combination Rates
The ITA has calculated combination rates for respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this AD investigation. (See ITT's Online Archives or 04/11/05 news, 05041110, for BP summary of 2005 policy bulletin outlining this change in practice with regard to AD combination rates for non-market economies (NMEs).)
AD Suspension of Liquidation Continues
The ITA will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to continue to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from China with a time of entry on or after May 6, 2010.
Estimated AD Cash Deposit/Bond Requirements
The ITA will also instruct CBP to continue to collect estimated AD duty cash deposits or bonds on all entries of subject merchandise from China. Those with a time of entry on or after September 27, 2010 will be at the revised estimated AD duty rates below.
(Note that the China-wide entity now includes Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd.; Yanzhou Tianzhang Paper Industry Co., Ltd.; Shandong International Paper and Sun Coated Paperboard Co., Ltd.; and International Paper and Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd. (collectively, Sun Paper Companies), as it ceased participating in this investigation.)
| Exporter | Producer |
| Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.; Gold Huasheng Paper Co., Ltd.; Gold East (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Zhonghua Paper Co., Ltd.; and Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. (collectively, APP-China or GE Group) | Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.; Gold Huasheng Paper Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Zhonghua Paper Co., Ltd.; and Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. (collectively, APP China or GE Group) |
| Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. | Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. |
| China-wide entity1 | 135.83% (from 135.8%) |
(If the International Trade Commission issues a final affirmative injury determination, the ITA will issue an AD duty order. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all estimated duties deposited or securities posted will be refunded or canceled.)
1The China-wide entity includes the Sun Paper Companies. (Previously, subject merchandise exported and produced by the Sun Paper Companies was assigned a preliminary AD duty rate of 89.71%).
Three HTS Numbers Added to Scope
Since its preliminary AD duty determination, the ITA has determined to add the following three Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers to the scope of this investigation: 4810.32, 4810.39 and 4810.92. Therefore, the scope of the investigation regarding HTS classification now states that as of 2009, imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the following:
| 4810.14.11 | 4810.14.1900 |
| 4810.14.5000 | 4810.14.6000 |
| 4810.19.1900 | 4810.19.2010 |
| 4810.22.50 | 4810.22.6000 |
| 4810.29.5000 | 4810.29.6000 |
| 4810.39 | 4810.92 |
(The ITA notes that although the HTS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.)
(See ITA notice for additional information, including the complete scope of the order, scope comments, etc.
See today’s ITT, 10092708, 10092707,and 10092709, for BP summaries of the companion final countervailing duty determination for China, and the final AD/CV duty determinations for subject merchandise from Indonesia.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 09/23/10 news, 10092308, for BP summary of the fact sheet announcing this final determination.
See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/06/10 news, 10050651, for BP summary of the preliminary AD duty determination.)
ITA contact -- Lindsey Novom (202) 482-5256
(FR Pub 09/27/10, ITA Case No. A-570-958)