Preliminary Determinations in the CVD Investigations of Paper Plates from China and Vietnam

Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Paper Plates from the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

On June 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary affirmative determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of certain paper plates from the People’s Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). Commerce is conducting concurrent antidumping duty (AD) investigations of certain paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Preliminary Subsidy Rates:

China

*Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Vietnam

*Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Case Calendar:

NOTE: Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For CVD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 703(b) and 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. These deadlines may be extended under certain circumstances.
* This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations 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.
• For more information on subsidy programs, please refer to the subsidies enforcement library.
• 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 C-570-165 and C-522-840 for the China and Vietnam investigations, respectively.
• To date, Commerce maintains 688 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.