Vietnam Corrugated Boxes: Prelim AD Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect, Retroactive for Some
The Commerce Department is setting new antidumping duty cash deposit requirements for imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from Vietnam (A-552-850), after finding imports of the containers are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value, in the preliminary determination of its AD investigation. Suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements generally take effect Dec. 31, 2025, but Commerce is making the suspension of liquidation and AD cash deposits retroactive to approximately Oct. 2, 2025, for some Vietnamese companies.
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Commerce is also conducting concurrent antidumping and countervailing duty investigations on polypropylene corrugated boxes from China, setting AD/CVD cash deposit requirements in August (see 2508200035 and 2508270046).
Commerce Finds Critical Circumstances for Some, Sets Retroactive Cash Deposits
Commerce made a finding that some Vietnamese companies under investigation -- the “Vietnam-wide” companies that didn't get their own individual AD rates -- increased their exports to the U.S. in the run-up to the preliminary determination. This “critical circumstances” finding by the agency means Commerce will retroactively suspend liquidation for all Vietnamese companies except Viet Nam Jia Bao Rui back to 90 days before the preliminary determination, i.e., on or about Oct. 2, 2025.
For Viet Nam Jia Bao Rui, suspension of liquidation and cash deposit requirements take effect Dec. 31, 2025.
AD Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Effective on the dates listed below, Commerce will suspend liquidation, and require AD cash deposits, at the following AD rates:
| Producer | Exporter | AD Rate | Sus. Liq. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viet Nam Jia Bao Rui Company Limited | Viet Nam Jia Bao Rui Company Limited | 94.41% | 12/31/25 |
| Vietnam-wide entity | 130.58% | 10/02/25 |
(The period of investigation is 07/01/24 - 12/31/24. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope, suspension of liquidation, detailed cash deposit instructions, etc. See 2504110045 for a summary of initiation of this investigation.)