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CV: Indonesia Certain Lined Paper Products

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain lined paper products from Indonesia.

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As a result, the ITA states that it is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise from Indonesia with a time of entry on or after February 13, 2006.

The ITA states that it is also instructing CBP to require a cash deposit or a bond at the countervailing (CV) rates (equal to the preliminary net countervailable subsidy rates) listed below, for entries of subject merchandise from Indonesia with a time of entry on or after February 13, 2006:

Liquidation SuspendedPost Bond/Cash Deposit
CompanyCV Net Subsidy Rate
PT. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk.33.31%
All Others33.31%

ITC to Make Final Injury Determination Within 45 Days of Final ITA Determination

The ITA states that if its final CV duty determination is affirmative, the International Trade Commission (ITC) will make its final injury determination within 45 days after the ITA makes its final determination.

(See ITA's notice for more information, including the scope of the investigation (which appears to be unchanged from the notice on the initiation of this investigation), a preliminary negative critical circumstances finding, etc. See ITT's Online Archives or 10/12/05 news, 05101225, for BP summary of the initiation of this CV duty investigation and a CV duty investigation for subject merchandise from India.

See ITT's Online Archives or 10/07/05 news, 05100740, for BP summary of the initiation of an antidumping (AD) duty investigation for subject merchandise from India, Indonesia, and China. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/13/06 news, 06021330, for BP summary of the postponement of the preliminary AD duty determinations for these three countries.)

ITA Contact - David Layton (202) 482-0371

ITA Notice (FR Pub 02/13/06) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-1993.pdf