Notice2025-04554
Paper Plates From China, Thailand, and Vietnam
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Published
March 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12789-12790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04554]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-704-705 and 731-TA-1664-1666 (Final)]
Paper Plates From China, Thailand, and Vietnam
Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam,
provided for in subheading 4823.69.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States at less than
fair value (``LTFV''), and that have been found to be subsidized by the
governments of China and Vietnam.<SUP>2 3</SUP>
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\1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
\2\ 90 FR 8271; 90 FR 8262; 90 FR 8265; 90 FR 8281; 90 FR 8258
(January 28, 2025).
\3\ The Commission also finds that imports subject to Commerce's
affirmative critical circumstances determinations are likely to
undermine seriously the remedial effect of the countervailing and
antidumping duty orders on paper plates from China (Commissioner
David S. Johanson dissenting), and are not likely to undermine
seriously the remedial effect of the antidumping duty order on paper
plates from Thailand or the countervailing and antidumping duty
orders on paper plates from Vietnam (Commissioner Jason E. Kearns
dissenting on Vietnam).
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Background
The Commission instituted these investigations effective January
25, 2024, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and
Commerce by the American Paper Plate Coalition, which is comprised of
AJM Packaging Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Aspen Products,
Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, Dart Container Corporation, Mason,
Michigan, Hoffmaster Group, Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Huhtamaki
Americas, Inc., De Soto, Kansas, and Unique Industries, Inc.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The final phase of the investigations was
scheduled by the Commission following notification of preliminary
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determinations by Commerce that imports of paper plates from China and
Vietnam were subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports of paper plates from China, Thailand,
and Vietnam were sold at LTFV within the meaning of 733(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of
the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing to be held in
connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on
September 18, 2024 (89 FR 76508). Since one interested party requested
cancellation of the hearing after no other parties submitted a request
to appear at the hearing, the public hearing in connection with the
investigations, originally scheduled for January 23, 2025, was
cancelled (90 FR 8142, January 24, 2025).
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C.
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these
investigations on March 13, 2025. The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 5595 (March 2025), entitled Paper Plates
from China, Thailand, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-704-705
and 731-TA-1664-1666 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 14, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-04554 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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