According to the Trade Remedies Authority, the product subject to investigation is molded fiber products, with the following HS codes: 4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040. Additional codes include 4823.61.20, 4823.61.40, 4823.69.20, and 4823.69.40.
The petitioners in this case are Genera and Tellus Products, LLC, along with the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO (“USW”). The period of investigation for the anti-dumping duty is April 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024.
As per the US Department of Commerce’s (DOC) preliminary conclusions, the anti-dumping duty rates (after adjusting for countervailing duties) are as follows: For the mandatory respondent company: 0.76%. For the separate rate company: 0.76% (calculated based on the rate of the mandatory respondent company).
For all other companies (those that did not respond to the quantity and value questionnaire and did not request a separate rate), the nation-wide anti-dumping duty rate is based on adverse facts available, resulting in a rate of 211.60%. In contrast, the preliminary anti-dumping duty rates for Chinese companies involved in the investigation range from 47.44% to 477.97%.
The investigated product is a molded fiber product. Illustrative image
In reality, according to the investigation procedure, after issuing the preliminary conclusions, DOC will conduct on-site inspections of Vietnamese enterprises to verify the provided information. Additionally, DOC allows parties to submit case briefs regarding the scope of the product within 30 days of the issuance of the preliminary conclusions on the product scope (May 6, 2025) and rebuttal briefs within seven days after the deadline for submitting comments on the scope of the product.
DOC is expected to issue its final conclusions on anti-dumping duties on July 21, 2025 (which may be extended).
To achieve positive outcomes in the final conclusions, the Trade Remedies Authority recommends that relevant enterprises closely monitor the developments in the case and continue to cooperate fully with DOC, as the duty rates may still change in the final conclusions.
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