Commerce Delays Ruling on Vietnamese Corrugated Box Imports
Published Date: 8/12/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce is delaying its first decision on whether polypropylene corrugated boxes from Vietnam are being sold unfairly cheap. This delay gives everyone more time to gather info and make sure the investigation is thorough. Companies importing or selling these boxes should watch for updates, as the new deadline is now later in 2025, which could affect prices and trade rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Preliminary Decision Pushed to October 14, 2025
If you import or sell polypropylene corrugated boxes from Vietnam, the Department of Commerce postponed its preliminary antidumping decision. The new deadline for the preliminary determination is October 14, 2025.
Final Determination Timing Remains Linked
Commerce confirmed that the deadline for the final determination will remain 75 days after the preliminary determination, unless Commerce postpones it later. That means the final decision timeline will be set relative to the October 14, 2025 preliminary deadline.
Domestic Petitioners Sought and Won Delay
The petitioners—CoolSeal USA Inc., Inteplast Group Corporation, SeaCa Plastic Packaging, and Technology Container Corp.—requested the postponement on July 30, 2025. They said the mandatory respondent only recently filed initial questionnaire responses and that clarifications and surrogate value data were still needed.
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