Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order, 28025 [E7-9627]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 96 (Friday, May 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 28025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9627]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-866]


Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of China: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(``ITC'') that revocation of the existing antidumping duty order on 
folding gift boxes from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is 
publishing this notice of continuation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') 
order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita H. Chen at 202-482-1904; AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2006, the Department initiated a sunset review of 
the AD order on folding gift boxes from the PRC, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act''). See Initiation 
of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 71 FR 69545 (December 1, 2006) 
(``Sunset Initiation''); see also Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: 
Certain Folding Gift Boxes From the People's Republic of China, 67 FR 
864 (January 8, 2002) (``Order''). As a result of its review, the 
Department found that revocation of the AD order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC of the 
margins likely to prevail were the order revoked.\1\ On April 19, 2007, 
the ITC determined, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, that 
revocation of the AD order on folding gift boxes from the PRC would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.\2\
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    \1\ See Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order, 72 FR 16765 (April 5, 2007).
    \2\ See Folding Gift Boxes From China, 72 FR 25777 (May 7, 
2007), and ITC Publication 3917, Investigation No. 731-TA-921 
(Review) (April 2007).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the AD order are certain folding gift 
boxes. Folding gift boxes are a type of folding or knock-down carton 
manufactured from paper or paperboard. Folding gift boxes are produced 
from a variety of recycled and virgin paper or paperboard materials, 
including, but not limited to, clay-coated paper or paperboard and 
kraft (bleached or unbleached) paper or paperboard. The scope of the 
order excludes gift boxes manufactured from paper or paperboard of a 
thickness of more than 0.8 millimeters, corrugated paperboard, or paper 
mache. The scope of the order also excludes those gift boxes for which 
no side of the box, when assembled, is at least nine inches in length.
    Folding gift boxes included in the scope of the order are typically 
decorated with a holiday motif using various processes, including 
printing, embossing, debossing, and foil stamping, but may also be 
plain white or printed with a single color. The subject merchandise 
includes folding gift boxes, with or without handles, whether finished 
or unfinished, and whether in one-piece or multi-piece configuration. 
One-piece gift boxes are die-cut or otherwise formed so that the top, 
bottom, and sides form a single, contiguous unit. Two-piece gift boxes 
are those with a folded bottom and a folded top as separate pieces. 
Folding gift boxes are generally packaged in shrink-wrap, cellophane, 
or other packaging materials, in single or multi-box packs for sale to 
the retail customer. The scope of the order excludes folding gift boxes 
that have a retailer's name, logo, trademark or similar company 
information printed prominently on the box's top exterior (such folding 
gift boxes are often known as ``not-for-resale'' gift boxes or ``give-
away'' gift boxes and may be provided by department and specialty 
stores at no charge to their retail customers). The scope of the order 
also excludes folding gift boxes where both the outside of the box is a 
single color and the box is not packaged in shrink-wrap, cellophane, 
other resin-based packaging films, or paperboard.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings 
4819.20.0040 and 4819.50.4060. These subheadings also cover products 
that are outside the scope of the order. Furthermore, although the 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Continuation of Order

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the AD order on folding gift boxes from the PRC 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 
751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the AD order on folding gift boxes from the PRC. U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection will continue to collect antidumping duty cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. This review covers imports from all manufacturers 
and exporters of folding gift boxes from the PRC.
    The effective date of continuation of this AD order will be the 
date of publication in the Federal Register of this Continuation 
Notice. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the Department 
intends to initiate the next five-year review of this order not later 
than April 2012.
    This five-year (``sunset'') review and notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 11, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-9627 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
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