CIT Says Adverse AD Rates Must be "Accurate" in Thai Bags Review
In the August 2006 - July 2007 antidumping duty administrative review of polyethylene retail carrier bags from Thailand, the International Trade Administration applied a “total adverse facts available” rate of 122.88% to two uncooperative Thai producers, King Pac Industrial Co.,…
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Ltd. and Master Packaging Co, Ltd. The U.S. importer, KYD, Inc., having attempted to cooperate with the review, challenged the high rate determination as applied to its imports. The Court of International Trade cited the large difference between the adverse rate and the actual calculated rates for the 2006-07 review, and remanded the matter to the ITA to find a lower adverse rate for the importer, reasoning that an AFA rate must be "a reasonably accurate estimate of the respondent’s actual rate, albeit with some built-in increase intended as a deterrent to noncompliance.” (Slip Op. 11-49, dated 04/28/11)