Cambodia's Cheap Bags Face Duty Dump Preliminary
Published Date: 10/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some paper shopping bags from Cambodia were sold in the U.S. for less than their normal price between January 2024 and June 2025. This means certain Cambodian bag makers might have to pay extra duties to keep things fair. Businesses involved should watch for final decisions and possible changes in costs soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary Dumping Margins Announced
The Department of Commerce preliminarily found dumping for paper shopping bags from Cambodia for the period January 3, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margins of 20.08 percent for Nice Packaging (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., 73.30 percent for UUPak Company Limited (based on adverse facts available), and 20.08 percent for Brandart S.p.A. and TB Packaging (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. If these preliminary rates are made final, importers of subject merchandise may face antidumping duties assessed at these percentages.
Cash Deposit Rates Tied to Final Results
Commerce stated that cash deposit requirements for shipments of the subject merchandise entered for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results will equal the rate established in the final results of this review (unless that rate is less than 0.50 percent, in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero). For exporters or manufacturers not covered in this review, existing company-specific rates continue, and the all-others rate from the original investigation remains 7.07 percent.
Non‑Selected Companies Assigned 20.08% Rate
Commerce preliminarily assigned the weighted-average dumping margin calculated for Nice Packaging (20.08 percent) to companies in this review that were not selected for individual examination. That means companies not individually examined may be preliminarily assigned a 20.08 percent dumping margin for the January 3, 2024 through June 30, 2025 period.
Importer Certificate Requirement and Double-Duty Risk
The notice reminds importers of their duty under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries during this review period. The notice warns that failure to file the certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and to assess double antidumping duties.
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