Notice2025-07993

Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes From China and Vietnam

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Published
May 8, 2025

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International Trade Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 88 (Thursday, May 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19528-19529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07993]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-757 and 731-TA-1737-1738 (Preliminary)]


Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes From China 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 there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of 
polypropylene corrugated boxes from China and Vietnam, provided for in 
subheading 3923.10.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than 
fair value (``LTFV'') and imports of the subject merchandise from China 
that are alleged to be subsidized by the government of China.\2\
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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 15544 and 90 FR 15555, April 14, 2025.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the

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investigations under Sec. Sec.  703(b) or 733(b) of the Act, or, if the 
preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of affirmative 
final determinations in those investigations under Sec. Sec.  705(a) or 
735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries of appearance in the 
preliminary phase of the investigations need not enter a separate 
appearance for the final phase of the investigations. Any other party 
may file an entry of appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations after publication of the final phase notice of 
scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under 
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will 
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all 
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate 
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to 
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>), 
for comment.

Background

    On March 18, 2025, CoolSeal USA Inc., Perrysburg, Ohio; Inteplast 
Group Corporation, Livingston, New Jersey; SeaCa Plastic Packaging, 
Kent, Washington; and Technology Container Corp., Desoto, Texas, filed 
petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry 
in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material 
injury by reason of subsidized imports of polypropylene corrugated 
boxes from China and LTFV imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes 
from China and Vietnam. Accordingly, effective March 18, 2025, the 
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-757 
and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1737-1738 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference 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 of March 24, 2025 (90 FR 13497). The 
Commission conducted its conference on April 8, 2025. All persons who 
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on May 
2, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 
5622 (May 2025), entitled Polypropylene Corrugated Boxes from China and 
Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-757 and 731-TA-1737-1738 
(Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 2, 2025.
Susan Orndoff,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2025-07993 Filed 5-7-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P


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