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Preliminary Determination in Antidumping Duty Investigation of Twist Ties from China

Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Investigation of Twist Ties from China

On December 4, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of certain twist ties from China.



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Country Exporter/Producer Dumping Rates Cash Deposit Rate [2]
China Rongfa Plastic Products Co., Ltd. (also known as Zhenjiang Rongfa Plastic Co., Ltd) 72.96% 62.42%
Tianjin Kyoei Packaging Supplies Co., Ltd. 72.96% 62.42%
China-wide Entity [3] 72.96% [1] 62.42%

[1] Rate was assigned based on facts available with an adverse inference. 
[2] Dumping margin adjusted for export subsidy offsets.
[3] The China-wide entity includes mandatory respondents Zhenjiang Hongda Commodity Co., Ltd. and Zhenjiang Zhonglian I/E Co., Ltd.

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Event AD Investigation(s)
Petition(s) Filed June 26, 2020
DOC Initiation Date July 16, 2020
ITC Preliminary Determination August 10, 2020
DOC Preliminary Determination December 3, 2020
DOC Final Determination February 16, 2021
ITC Final Determination April 2, 2021
Issuance of Order(s) [1] April 9, 2021

[1] This will take place only in the event of affirmative final determinations from Commerce and the ITC.

Note: Commerce preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in section 733(b) and 735(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

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China 2017 2018 2019
Volume (Metric Tons) 22,198 24.321 21,587
Value (USD) $174,162,749 $191,584,400 $162,271,206

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 8309.90.0000 and 5609.00.3000.) Imports of twist ties enter under basket HTSUS subheadings that cover a significant amount of non-subject merchandise. Therefore, the petitioner estimated that imports of twist ties accounted for approximately $4.15 million in 2019.

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The petitioner is Bedford Industries, Inc. (Worthington, MN).

For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of FAQs for the preliminary determination.

Additional case information including the scope of the investigation are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case number A-507-131.

To date, Commerce maintains 539 AD and CVD orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

Since the beginning of the Trump Administration, Commerce has initiated 306 new AD and CVD investigations - this is a 283 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.