On June 20, 2023, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) initiated an anti-dumping investigation on paper shopping bags imported from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portuguese, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam, China and India also separately under anti-subsidy investigation (case No. A-555-002, A-570-152, A-301-805, A-533-917, A-557-825, A-471-808, A-583-872, A-489-849, A-552-836).

I. Relevant information:

1. Initiated date: June 20, 2023

2. Goods under investigation: Paper shopping bags under HS codes: 4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040

3. Investigation period: From October 01, 2022 to March 31, 2023

4. Petitioner: The Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (The US)

5. Preliminary conclusion:

On July 17, 2023, The US International Trade Committee (USITC) issued a Preliminary conclusion stating there were domestic damages due to the dumping activities of the investigated countries and subsidy activities of China and India.

6. Final Conclusion

On May 21, 2024, DOC issued a conclusion of the case, in which DOC adjusted the dumping margin for Vietnamese producers and exporters as follows: The dumping margin for the sole mandatory respondent is 36.51% because DOC has reviewed some replacement values ​​and corrected some calculation errors, 03 enterprises that meet the conditions for enjoying separate tax rates are also subject to this rate, other enterprises are subject to the national rate of 92.34% (remaining the same as the preliminary conclusion).

Tax imposition order: It is expected that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) will issue a final conclusion on injury on July 1, 2024. In case the ITC concludes that there is no injury, the case will be terminated (unlikely). In case the ITC concludes that there is injury, DOC will issue a tax imposition order.

7. Progression

Imposing official anti-dumping tax: On July 18, 2024, the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) decided to impose official anti-dumping tax, tax rate on exports from Vietnam: 36.51 - 92.34%

II. Case calendar:

The case documents are attached below: