ITC Announces Affirmative Preliminary Injury Determination on Lined Paper Paper Products
By a 6-0 vote, the Commissioners of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made an affirmative preliminary injury ruling in the antidumping duty investigations involving certain lined paper products from China, Indonesia and India and in the countervailing duty cases involving certain lined paper products from India and Indonesia.
As a result of the affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its countervailing duty and antidumping investigations of imports of certain lined paper products, with its preliminary determinations due on or about February 16, 2006.
These petitions were filed on September 19, 2005 by the Association of American School Paper Suppliers, consisting of MeadWestvaco Corp., Norcom, Inc. and Top Flight, Inc. The products subject to this investigation includes certain lined paper school supplies sold in three main forms: spiral-bound or wireless notebooks (with or without pockets and/or dividers); hole-punched filler paper and composition books. The paper is typically white and may be wide-ruled or college-ruled. Notebook covers may be plain or have fashion graphics. The merchandise subject to this investigation is provided for in subheadings 4810.22.5044, 4811.90.9090, and 4820.10.2050 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
Labels: Antidumping