On June 21, 2024, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to make final determinations on anti-dumping injury to the domestic industry concerning paper shopping bags imported from Cambodia, Mainland China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Vietnam, and Taiwan, China, and countervailing injury determinations concerning imports from Mainland China and India. The ITC determined that these imported products were dumped and subsidized, causing or threatening to cause material injury to the U.S. domestic industry.

In accordance with the ITCs affirmative final determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will issue anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on the involved products from the aforementioned countries and regions. The specific duty rates are as follows:

• Anti - dumping duty rate:
  • CambodiaThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 7.07% to 248.81%.
  • Mainland ChinaThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 73.05% to 146.32%, with adjusted cash deposit rates after subsidy offset ranging from 62.07% to 135.77%.
  • IndiaThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 11.06% to 56.14%.
  • MexicoThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 0.00% to 53.05%, with adjusted cash deposit rates after subsidy offset ranging from 0.00% to 49.66%.
  • MalaysiaThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 3.18% to 112.22%.
  • PortugalThe dumping margin for manufacturers/exporters is 6.14%.
  • VietnamThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 36.51% to 92.34%.
  • Taiwan region of ChinaThe dumping margins for manufacturers/exporters range from 4.74% to 65.81%.
• Countervailing duty rate(Applicable only to Mainland China and India):
  • Mainland China:
    • Dongzheng Paperbag (Dalian) Factory: 40.76%
    • Fujian Nanwang Environment Protection Scien-Tech Co., Ltd. and its affiliates: 42.36%
    • Other exporters/producers: 41.56%
  • MexicoThe duty rates for exporters/producers range from 2.38% to 4.81%.

The investigation began on June 21, 2023, when the U.S. Department of Commerce announced anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on paper shopping bags imported from Mainland China and India, and anti-dumping investigations on paper shopping bags imported from Cambodia, Colombia, Malaysia, Portugal, Turkey, Vietnam, and Taiwan region of China. On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce made a final anti-dumping determination on paper shopping bags imported from Turkey. Subsequently, on May 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced final anti-dumping determinations on paper shopping bags imported from the other seven countries and Taiwan region of China, and final countervailing duty determinations on paper shopping bags imported from Mainland China and India.

The ITC also made negative final determinations on critical circumstances for the products involved imported from Cambodia, Mainland China, India, Vietnam, and Taiwan region of China, which means that anti-dumping and countervailing duties will not be imposed retroactively on these products. This determination is mainly based on the application of the critical circumstances provision, deciding not to impose retroactive duties on products imported before the determination.

The products involved in this determination are classified under U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes 4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. Products under these codes include various types of paper shopping bags, widely used in retail and service industries.

Original announcement:PAPER SHOPPING BAGS FROM CAMBODIA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, INDIA, MALAYSIA, PORTUGAL, TAIWAN, AND VIETNAM, INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS USITC