Preliminary Duties Set on Chinese Polyethylene Shopping Bags
Published Date: 4/6/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce says Crown Polyethylene Products from China won’t get special treatment and is grouped with the bigger China-wide company for trade rules. They’re also stopping part of the review for two other Chinese companies, Nozawa and United Power, for the year from August 2024 to July 2025. This could affect import duties and trade fairness, with comments open starting April 6, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Chinese Producer Placed in China‑Wide Group
Commerce preliminarily found that Crown Polyethylene Products is not eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China‑wide entity. If the final results keep this finding, entries produced and/or exported by Crown during the period August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025 would be subject to the China‑wide ad valorem rate of 77.57 percent.
77.57% Cash Deposit Rule for Non‑Separate Rate Exporters
The notice states that, upon publication of the final results of this review, cash deposit requirements for Chinese exporters that have not been found entitled to a separate rate will be the China‑wide rate of 77.57 percent for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date. Those cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until further notice.
Partial Rescission for Nozawa and United Power
Commerce is rescinding, in part, the administrative review for Dongguan Nozawa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and United Power Packaging, Ltd. for the period August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025 because CBP data show no reviewable suspended entries for these companies during the period of review. The notice also states Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate any suspended entries that entered under a reviewed exporters CBP case number during the period of review at the China‑wide rate of 77.57 percent.
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