US Sniffs Out Chinese Paper Plate Tariff Dodges Abroad
Published Date: 8/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. is checking if paper plates made in Cambodia or Malaysia using Chinese paperboard are sneaking around import rules meant for China. This affects companies importing these plates and could lead to new duties or fees soon. The goal? To keep trade fair and stop tricky moves that dodge taxes.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Commerce Opens Circumvention Inquiries
The Department of Commerce has started country-wide circumvention inquiries into certain paper plates completed in Cambodia or Malaysia using paperboard made in the People’s Republic of China. If your business imports these paper plates, Commerce may investigate whether those imports are avoiding existing antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on paper plates from China.
Possible New Duties on Certain Plate Imports
Commerce's inquiries could lead to the imposition of new antidumping or countervailing duties or other fees on paper plates completed in Cambodia or Malaysia using paperboard from China. Importers of these specific paper plates could face additional duties or fees if Commerce determines the imports are circumventing the existing AD and CVD orders on paper plates from China.
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