US Dept. of Commerce: Paper Bag Subsidies From China & India

In the announcement on October 31,2023,the US Department of Commerce announced a positive preliminary countervailing duty determination on paper shopping bags imported from mainland China and India.After in - depth investigation and analysis,the Department of Commerce preliminarily determined the subsidy rates of relevant exporters and producers and provided a detailed explanation of this decision.

For exporters and producers in mainland China,the subsidy rate of Dalian Dongzheng Paper Bag Products Co.Ltd.is 12.43%,while that of Fujian Nanwang Environmental Protection Technology Co.Ltd.and its affiliated companies is 13.96%.In addition,including Bagitan Packaging,Changzhou AnjuchengThe subsidy rates for other exporters and producers,including Limited Company,Courage Packaging,Evertrust Packaging,Geotegrity EcoPack,Grand Intelligent,Li & Fung,Qingdao Chenyu Packaging Co.Ltd.Shanghai Moxi Supply Chain Management Co.Ltd.Shanghai Sanxi Paper Products Co.Ltd.Xiamen C&D Paper Co.Ltd.Xiamen Champion FMCG,Xiamen Xinweida Packaging Co.Ltd.and Xiamen Baiwanxin Import & Export Co.Ltd.are uniformly set at 144.03%.The subsidy rate for other unlisted exporters and producers is 13.84%.

For Indian exporters and manufacturers,their subsidy rates range from 2.37% to 5.00%.The US Department of Commerce is expected to make a final ruling on anti-subsidy measures on March 11,2024.

This investigation covered products under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers 4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040.The product categories involved are diverse and have a far - reaching impact.

It is worth noting that this announcement of the preliminary countervailing duty determination is a follow - up action after the US Department of Commerce announced the initiation of anti - dumping and countervailing duty investigations on paper shopping bags imported from mainland China and India on June 21,2023.In addition,the Department of Commerce also initiated anti - dumping investigations on paper shopping bags from six countries including Cambodia,Colombia,Malaysia,Portugal,Turkey,and Vietnam,as well as from Taiwan region of China.

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