AD/CVD message 6032306 - Notice of final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of certain uncoated paper from the People's Republic of China (A-570-022)

6032306
Feb 01, 2016
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Effective Date: Jan 20, 2016

Cite as: 81 FR 3112 • Cite date: Jan 20, 2016

Category: Antidumping • Type: Final Determination • Sub type: AFF-Affirmative • Cases: A-570-022

1. On 01/20/2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register (81 FR 3112) its final determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of certain uncoated paper from the People's Republic of China (PRC).

2. The merchandise covered by the investigation includes uncoated paper in sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per square meter but not more than 150 grams per square meter; that either is a white paper with a GE brightness level {footnote 1} of 85 or higher or is a colored paper; whether or not surface-decorated, printed (except as described below), embossed, perforated, or punched; irrespective of the smoothness of the surface; and irrespective of dimensions (Certain Uncoated Paper).

Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) uncoated free sheet paper that meets this scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood paper produced from bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets this scope definition; and (c) any other uncoated paper that meets this scope definition regardless of the type of pulp used to produce the paper.

Specifically excluded from the scope are (1) paper printed with final content of printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper products, typically school supplies, composed of paper that incorporates straight horizontal and/or vertical lines that would make the paper unsuitable for copying or printing purposes. For purposes of this scope definition, paper shall be considered “printed with final content” where at least one side of the sheet has printed text and/or graphics that cover at least five percent of the surface area of the entire sheet.

Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000, 4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, 4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and 4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject merchandise may also be classified under 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, 4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000, 4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation is dispositive.

Footnote 1: One of the key measurements of any grade of paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter the paper the better the contrast between the paper and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of light off a grade of paper. One is the lowest reflection, or what would be given to a totally black grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade. “Colored paper” as used in this scope definition means a paper with a hue other than white that reflects one of the primary colors of magenta, yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a combination of such primary colors.

3. This investigation has been assigned investigation number A-570-022.

4. For imports of certain uncoated paper from the PRC, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 01/20/2016.

5. Effective 01/20/2016, CBP shall require, for entries of certain uncoated paper from the PRC from the exporter/producer combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposit(s) shown below:

Exporter: PRC-Wide Entity
Case number: A-570-022-000
Cash deposit rate: 149.00 %

Exporter: Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd.
Producer: Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co., Ltd.; Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-570-022-001
Cash deposit rate: 84.05%

6. For all other entries of certain uncoated paper from the PRC, the following cash deposit instructions apply:

A. For all PRC exporters of certain uncoated paper from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit will be the PRC-wide rate.

B. For all non-PRC exporters of certain uncoated paper from the PRC which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-PRC exporter.

7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OIII:SM.)

8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur