Preliminary Affirmative Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Paper Plates from the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Preliminary Affirmative Determinations in the Antidumping Duty Investigations of Paper Plates from the People’s Republic of China, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

On August 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of paper plates from the People’s Republic of China (China), Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). Commerce is concurrently conducting countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on paper plates from China and Vietnam.

Preliminary Dumping Rates:

China

*Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Thailand

*Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Vietnam

Case Calendar:

NOTE: Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
* This will take place only in the event of a final affirmative determination from Commerce.
** This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Import Statistics

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through S&P Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 4823.69.0040). Imports of certain paper plates enter under HTSUS subheading(s) that may cover subject and non-subject merchandise. Therefore, publicly available import data may not accurately reflect actual imports of certain paper plates covered by the scope of the investigations.

Other Case Information

• The petitioner is the American Paper Plate Coalition, which consists of AJM Packaging Corporation (Bloomfield Hills, MI); Aspen Products, Inc. (Kansas City, MO); Dart Container Corporation (Mason, MI); Hoffmaster Group, Inc. (Oshkosh, WI); Huhtamaki Americas, Inc. (De Soto, KS); and Unique Industries, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA).
• For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of preliminary FAQs.
• Additional case information, including the scope of the investigations, 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 numbers A-570-164, A-549-849, and A-552-839 for the China, Thailand, and Vietnam investigations, respectively.
• To date, Commerce maintains 710 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.