U.S. Department of Commerce Says China is Guilty of Unfair Dumping

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce claims that Chinese producers/exporters sold laminated woven sacks—typically used for the packaging of pet foods and birdseed—in the U.S. at 63.89 to 108.09 percent less than fair value.

“Price distortion in the marketplace is undermining the competitiveness of American manufacturers,” said Assistant Secretary for Import Administration David Spooner. “In an effort to encourage a healthy economic environment and achieve a strong and fair relationship with our trading partners, the Administration will continue its commitment to aggressively enforcing America’s trade remedy laws.”

The petitioners for this investigation are the Laminated Woven Sack Committee, an ad hoc association, and its individual members: Bancroft Bag, Inc. (La.); Mid-America Packaging, LLC (Ohio); Coating Excellence International, LLC (Wis.); Polytex Fibers Corp. (Texas); and Hood Packaging Corp. (Miss.).

As a result of this preliminary determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond based on the preliminary margins. Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determined that critical circumstances exist for one of the mandatory respondents and the separate rate companies, but do not exist for the other mandatory respondent and the PRC-wide entity. Commerce will make a final determination concerning critical circumstances when it makes its final dumping determination.