Thailand PE Carrier Bags: Final Results of AD Duty Administrative Review
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene retail carrier bags (PE carrier bags) from Thailand (A-549-821) for the period of August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009.
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Final Results of Review
As a result of its review, the ITA determines that the following weighted-average margin percentages exist for the period of review:
| Company | AD Rate |
| Thai Plastic Bags Industries Co., Ltd. (TPBI) | 20.15% |
| C.P. Packaging Co., Ltd. | 20.15% |
| Giant Pack Co., Ltd. | 20.15% |
| Sahachit Watana Plastics Ind. Co., Ltd. | 20.15% |
| Thantawan Industry Public Co., Ltd. | 20.15% |
Estimated AD Cash Deposit Requirements
The following estimated AD duty cash deposit requirements are effective for all shipments of subject merchandise with a time of entry on or after March 8, 2011:
- The cash-deposit rates for the reviewed companies will be the rates shown above;
- For previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, the cash-deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period;
- If the exporter is not a firm covered in this or a previous review or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation but the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise;
- The cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will be 4.69 percent, the all-others rate from the amended final determination of the LTFV investigation as revised as a result of the Section 129 determination published on August 12, 2010. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/12/10 news, 10081203, for BP summary.)
Assessment Instructions
The ITA calculated importer/customer-specific duty-assessment amounts with respect to export-price sales by TPBI. For the companies which were not selected for individual examination (all companies listed above other than TPBI, the ITA will instruct CBP to apply the rates listed above to all entries of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by such firms. The ITA will issue assessment instructions to CBP within 15 days after March 8, 2011.
The ITA also adds that it clarified its “automatic assessment” regulation on May 6, 2003, which will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the review period produced by TPBI for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the U.S. In such instances, the ITA will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediary(ies) involved in the transaction. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/02/03 news, 03060245, for BP summary of the ITA's May 2003 "automatic assessment" regulation.)
(See ITA notice for more information, including the scope of the order, etc.
See ITT's Online Archives or 09/03/10 news, 10090310, for BP summary of the preliminary results of this review.)
ITA contact -- Thomas Schauer (202) 482-0410
(FR Pub 03/08/11, ITA Case No. A-549-821)