US Declares War on Chinese Wine Bottles for Being Too Cheap
Published Date: 1/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government found that glass wine bottles from China are being sold in the U.S. for less than their fair price between April and September 2023. Because of this, new rules will make importing these bottles more expensive starting January 2, 2025. This helps protect American businesses from unfair competition and keeps the market fair.
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Estimated Antidumping Deposit Rates Start
Starting January 2, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will require cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties on certain glass wine bottles from China. The notice lists specific deposit rates by producer/exporter, including 29.31%, 30.99%, 31.24% for named companies, and a China-wide rate of 218.15% to be used for exporters without a separate rate; deposits also apply to certain third-country exporters based on their Chinese supplier's rate.
Retroactive Suspension of Liquidation Backdated
Commerce directed that suspension of liquidation of entries of the subject wine bottles continue from the Preliminary Determination date (August 9, 2024) and, because critical circumstances were found, that suspension applies to unliquidated entries entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after May 11, 2024 (90 days before the Preliminary Determination).
China-Wide Adverse Facts Available Rate Assigned
Commerce assigned an adverse facts available (AFA) dumping rate of 218.15 percent to the China-wide entity for this investigation. That 218.15% rate will apply as the cash deposit rate for any Chinese producer/exporter that has not established eligibility for a separate rate.
Which Wine Bottles Are Covered
The rule covers certain narrow-neck glass wine bottles with nominal capacity of 740 to 760 milliliters, nominal total height 24.8 cm to 35.6 cm, base diameter 4.6 cm to 11.4 cm, and mouth outer diameter 25 mm to 37.9 mm; many common wine shapes are listed. Exclusions include borosilicate pharmaceutical containers meeting U.S. Pharmacopeia Type 1 and glass containers without a 'finish.'
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