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Preliminary Affirmative CV Duty Determinations-Coated Free Sheet Paper
April 11, 2007

As a result, the ITA states that it is directing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of all entries of the subject merchandise from China, Korea, and Indonesia with a time of entry on or after April 9, 2007.

The ITA states that it is also instructing CBP to require a cash deposit or a bond at the countervailing (CV) rates listed below, for entries of subject merchandise from China, Korea, and Indonesia with a time of entry on or after April 9, 2007:

Liquidation Suspended
Post Bond/Cash Deposit

Country/Company
CV Net Subsidy Rate

China

Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (Gold East)
20.35%

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd. (Chenming)
10.90%

All Others
18.16%

Korea

EN Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (EN Paper) (formerly Shinho Paper Co., Ltd.)
(a)

Hansol Paper Co., Ltd. (Hansol)
1.76%

Kyesung Paper Co., Ltd. (Kyesung), and affiliate Namhan Paper Co., Ltd. (Namhan)
(a)

Moorim Paper Co. Ltd. (Moorim) (formerly Shinmoorim Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.), and affiliate Moorim SP
(a)

All Others
1.76%

Indonesia

PT. Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi Kimia Tbk. (TK)/ PT. Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills (PD)
21.24%

All Others
21.24%

(a) The ITA has preliminarily determined de minimis CV subsidy rates exist for EN Paper (0.08%), Kyesung (0.59%), and Moorim (0.04%). ITA sources have stated by phone that although the Federal Register notice contains cash deposit/bond instructions for these companies, they will not be subject to the cash deposit/bond requirement as their rates are de minimis. Sources state that a correction to the ITA's notice will be issued.

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

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

(See ITA notices for more information, including the scope of the investigation, programs determined to be countervailable, etc.)

(The ITA is also conducting an antidumping (AD) duty investigation on imports of coated free sheet paper from China, Indonesia, and Korea.)

The ITA has preliminarily determined the CV duty law can be applied to imports from China. The Commerce Department has previously stated that China's economy has developed to the point that the U.S. can add CV duty law as another trade remedy tool.

ITA contacts –
David Layton (China)
(202) 482-0371

Maura Jeffords (Korea)
(202) 482-3146

Sean Carey (Indonesia)
(202) 482-3964

ITA China notice (FR Pub 04/09/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6498.pdf

ITA Korea notice (FR Pub 04/09/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6500.pdf

ITA Indonesia notice (FR Pub 04/09/07) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-6499.pdf