Uncle Sam Slaps Tariffs on Cheap Foreign Paper Plates
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. found that paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam are being sold here unfairly cheap and with government help, hurting American paper plate makers. Because of this, new duties will be applied to these imports to protect U.S. businesses. These changes kick in soon and could affect prices and availability for importers and buyers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Duties on Imported Paper Plates
On March 13, 2025 the U.S. International Trade Commission found that paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam (HTSUS subheading 4823.69.00) were sold in the U.S. at less than fair value or subsidized. Because of those findings, antidumping and countervailing duty measures will be applied to those imports to protect U.S. paper plate makers, which may raise costs or reduce availability for importers and buyers.
Critical Circumstances Finding for China Imports
The Commission found that imports subject to Commerce's affirmative "critical circumstances" determinations are likely to seriously undermine the remedial effect of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on paper plates from China, but it found they are not likely to do so for Thailand or Vietnam. This distinction was noted in the Commission's March 13, 2025 determinations.
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