Paper Plates Dodge Tariffs via Malaysia Route
Published Date: 7/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government found that some paper plates made in Malaysia using Chinese paperboard are sneaking around the rules that add extra taxes on Chinese paper plates. This means these plates might soon face the same taxes as those made in China, starting July 10, 2026. Companies involved should get ready for possible new costs and changes in how these products are treated at the border.
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Malaysia-made Plates Treated as Chinese
Commerce preliminarily found that paper plates completed in Malaysia using paperboard produced in China are circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders and will be included within the scope of those Orders. This finding is effective July 10, 2026 and applies to entries entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after August 22, 2025.
Possible Very Large Cash Deposits
If the required certifications and documentation are not met, CBP may be instructed to collect cash deposits at the antidumping cash deposit rate for the China-wide entity (515.40 percent) and the countervailing duty all-others rate (10.61 percent), or at company-specific rates where applicable. Where importer and exporter certifications and documentation are met, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to require a zero percent cash deposit.
Importer/Exporter Certification Rules
Importers and exporters must complete and maintain certifications attesting that paper plates from Malaysia were not produced using Chinese-origin paperboard, and must upload certifications, commercial invoices, and country-of-origin or input documentation into CBP's ACE Document Imaging System. For unliquidated entries entered or withdrawn for consumption from August 22, 2025 through July 10, 2026, certifications and supporting documents should be completed and uploaded as soon as practicable but not later than August 7, 2026, and records must be retained until the later of five years after the latest entry date or three years after conclusion of any U.S. litigation.
Specific Companies Ineligible to Certify
Commerce preliminarily identifies certain companies (including Feihong Malaysia SDN BHD) as currently ineligible to participate in the certification regime; Commerce also preliminarily determines Huiming Industrial (Malaysia) SDN BHD is ineligible to certify. These companies may remain subject to the Orders unless they seek and succeed in an administrative certification review.
Post-Summary Corrections for Prior Entries
For unliquidated entries of paper plates from Malaysia entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after August 22, 2025 but made prior to this preliminary determination, importers must file a post-summary correction with CBP to convert those entries from non-AD/CVD entry types to AD/CVD entry types and report them using the third-country case numbers A-557-164 and C-557-165. These suspended entries may be subject to administrative review and potential assessment of duties.
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