📄Circumvention Inquiries Initiated for Paper Plates Trade Regulation
Certain Paper Plates From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquires on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders
Summary
In response to a request from the Anticircumvention Working Group of the American Paper Plate Coalition (AWG) (collectively, the requesters), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating country-wide circumvention inquiries to determine whether imports of certain paper plates (paper plates) completed in the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia) or Malaysia (collectively, the third countries) using paperboard manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China), are circumventing the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on paper plates from China.
Agencies
- Commerce Department
- International Trade Administration
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The document initiates circumvention inquiries relating to imports of paper plates that circumvent existing antidumping and countervailing duties, imposing regulatory compliance on affected businesses. This could impact pricing, market access, and supply chain decisions for businesses importing from Cambodia or Malaysia using Chinese materials.