In the announcement on October 31, 2023, the US Department of Commerce announced a positive preliminary countervailing duty determination on paper shopping bags imported from mainland China and India. After in - depth investigation and analysis, the Department of Commerce preliminarily determined the subsidy rates of relevant exporters and producers and provided a detailed explanation of this decision.

For exporters and producers in mainland China, the subsidy rate of Dalian Dongzheng Paper Bag Products Co., Ltd. is 12.43%, while that of Fujian Nanwang Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies is 13.96%. In addition, including Bagitan Packaging, Changzhou Anjuchengimport and exportThe subsidy rate for other exporters and manufacturers including Limited Companies, Courage Packaging, Evertrust Packaging, Geotegrity EcoPack, Grand Intelligent, Li & Fung, Qingdao Chenyu Packaging Co., Ltd., Shanghai Moxi Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Sanxi Paper Products Co., Ltd., Xiamen C&D Paper Industry Co., Ltd., Xiamen Champion FMCG, Xiamen Xinweida Packaging Co., Ltd., and Xiamen Baiwanxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. is uniformly set at 144.03%. The subsidy rate for unlisted exporters and manufacturers is 13.84%.

For exporters and producers in India, their subsidy rates range from 2.37% to 5.00%. The US Department of Commerce is expected to make a final countervailing duty determination on March 11, 2024.

This investigation covered products under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers 4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. The product categories involved are diverse and have a far - reaching impact.

It is worth noting that this announcement of the preliminary countervailing duty determination is a follow - up action after the US Department of Commerce announced the initiation of anti - dumping and countervailing duty investigations on paper shopping bags imported from mainland China and India on June 21, 2023. In addition, the Department of Commerce also initiated anti - dumping investigations on paper shopping bags from six countries including Cambodia, Colombia, Malaysia, Portugal, Turkey, and Vietnam, as well as from Taiwan region of China.

Original announcement:Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the CVD Investigation of Certain Paper Shopping Bags from China and India