International Trade Law News

Published by Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC

Today the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration announced the final determinations in the antidumping duty investigations on imports of polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), Malaysia, and Thailand. The dumping margins in the final determination ranged from 0.20 percent to 77.33 percent for the PRC respondents, 0.91 percent to 101.74 percent for the Malaysia respondents, and 0.62 percent to 122.88 percent for Thailand (see complete list below).

The antidumping petition requesting this investigation was filed on June 20, 2003 by the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee, and its individual members, PCL Packaging, Inc., Sonoco Products Company, Superbag Corp., Vanguard Plastics, Inc., and Inteplast Group, Ltd.

The next step of this investigation is for the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to render its final injury determination. The ITC is expected to announce its decision on or about July 23. If the ITC makes an affirmative determination that imports of PRCBs are materially injuring, or threatening to materially injure, the domestic industry in the United States, then the Commerce Department will issue an antidumping order and instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect antidumping duties. If the ITC makes a negative injury determination, the investigation will be terminated and no order will be issued.

The following is the list of dumping margins by country and manufacturer:

Thailand
-Thai Plastic Bags Industries Group= 0.62%
-Universal Polybag Co., Ltd.= 5.66%
-Champion Paper Polybags Ltd.=122.88%
-TRC Polypack=122.88%
-Zip-Pak Co., Ltd.=122.88%
-All Others Rate=5.66%

Malaysia
-Bee Lian Plastic Industries Sdn. Bhd.=0.91%
-Teong Chuan Plastic and Timber Sdn. Bhd=101.74%
-Brandpak Industries Sdn. Bhd=101.74%
-Gants Pac Industries=101.74%
-Sido Bangun Sdn.Bhd.=101.74%
-Zhin Hin/Chin Hin Plastic Manufacturer Sdn. Bhd=101.74%
-All Others Rate=84.94 %

China
-PRC-wide Rate 77.33%
-Hang Lung Plastic Manufactory Ltd. (Hang Lung)=0.20%
-Dongguan Huang Jiang United Wah Plastic Bag Factory (United Wah)=23.19%
-Nantong Huasheng Plastic Products Co., Ltd (Nantong)=2.29%
-Rally Plastics Co., Ltd. (Rally Plastics)=23.81%
-Shanghai Glopack Packing Co., Ltd and Sea Lake Polyethylene Enterprise Ltd.=19.73%
-Xiamen Ming Pak Plastics Co., Ltd. (Ming Pak)=35.23%
-Zhongshan Dongfeng Hung Wai Plastic Bag Manufactory (Zhongshan)=41.21%
-The following Chinese producers/exporters all received a 23.06% margin:
Beijing Lianbin, Dongguan Zhongqiao, Good-in Holdings, Guangdong Esquel, Nan Sing, Ningbo Fanrong, Ningbo Huansen, Rain Continent, Shanghai Dazhi, Shanghai Fangsheng, Shanghai Jingtai, Shanghai Light Industrial, Shanghai Minmetals, Shanghai New Ai Lian, Shanghai Overseas, Shanghai Yafu, Weihai Weiquan, Xiamen Xingyatai, Xinhui Henglong.