On October 21, 2024, the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers (“Coalition”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on the imports of Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The petition alleges dumping margins of 93.15% to 239.64% for Cambodia, and 19.22% to 108.61% for Sri Lanka. The petition identifies certain foreign producers/exporters and U.S. importers of the investigated product.
The scope of these investigations is identical to the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders that were issued as a result of the prior investigations on folders from China, India, and Vietnam:
The products within the scope of these orders are file folders consisting primarily of paper, paperboard, pressboard, or other cellulose material, whether coated or uncoated, that has been folded (or creased in preparation to be folded), glued, taped, bound, or otherwise assembled to be suitable for holding documents. The scope includes all such folders, regardless of color, whether or not expanding, whether or not laminated, and with or without tabs, fasteners, closures, hooks, rods, hangers, pockets, gussets, or internal dividers. The term “primarily” as used in the first sentence of this scope means 50 percent or more of the total product weight, exclusive of the weight of fasteners, closures, hooks, rods, hangers, removable tabs, and similar accessories, and exclusive of the weight of packaging.
Subject folders have the following dimensions in their folded and closed position: lengths and widths of at least 8 inches and no greater than 17 inches, regardless of depth.
The scope covers all varieties of folders, including but not limited to manila folders, hanging folders, fastener folders, classification folders, expanding folders, pockets, jackets, and wallets.
The projected date of International Trade Commission’s Preliminary Conference is November 11, 2024. The earliest theoretical date for retroactive suspension of liquidation for AD is December 30, 2024; CVD is November 11, 2024.
Please feel free to contact one of our attorneys for further information, including a complete scope description, complete projected schedule for the AD and CVD investigations; the volume and value of imports; and list of identified foreign exporters and U.S. importers.