USITC Schedules Final Probe into Cheap Paper Folders from Cambodia Sri Lanka
Published Date: 6/4/2025
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Summary
The U.S. is wrapping up investigations into paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka to see if they hurt American businesses. Sri Lankan folders might be sold too cheaply, and Cambodian ones might get unfair government help. This could lead to extra taxes or rules soon, affecting importers and sellers.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Sri Lanka folders: dumping preliminarily found
The Commission scheduled the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations (Nos. 701-TA-741 and 731-TA-1718-1719) into paper file folders (HTS 4820.30.00). The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that paper file folders from Sri Lanka are being sold in the U.S. at less-than-fair-value (i.e., dumped).
Cambodia folders: subsidy preliminarily found
The same final-phase investigations cover paper file folders from Cambodia (HTS 4820.30.00). The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined those Cambodian folders have been subsidized by the Government of Cambodia but preliminarily determined they are not being and are not likely to be sold in the U.S. at less-than-fair-value.
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