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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-570-826]

 

Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Paper Clips From the People's 
Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 25, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothy Tomaszewski or Erik Warga, 
Office of Antidumping Investigations, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; 
telephone: (202) 482-0631 or (202) 482-0922, respectively.

Scope of Order

    The products covered by this order are certain paper clips, wholly 
of wire of base metal, whether or not galvanized, whether or not plated 
with nickel or other base metal (e.g., copper), with a wire diameter 
between 0.025 inches and 0.075 inches (0.64 to 1.91 millimeters), 
regardless of physical configuration, except as specifically excluded. 
The products subject to this order may have a rectangular or ring-like 
shape and include, but are not limited to, clips commercially referred 
to as ``No. 1 clips'', ``No. 3 clips'', ``Jumbo'' or ``Giant'' clips, 
``Gem clips'', ``Frictioned clips'', ``Perfect Gems'', ``Marcel Gems'', 
``Universal clips'', ``Nifty clips'', ``Peerless clips'', ``Ring 
clips'', and ``Glide-On clips''.
    Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are plastic and 
vinyl covered paper clips, butterfly clips, binder clips, or other 
paper fasteners that are not made wholly of wire of base metal and are 
covered under a separate subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS).
    The products subject to this order are currently classifiable under 
subheading 8305.90.3010 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheading is 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description 
of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Antidumping Duty Order

    In accordance with section 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), on September 30, 1994, the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') made its final determination that certain 
paper clips from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') were being 
sold at less than fair value (59 FR 51168, October 7, 1994). On 
November 14, 1994, the International Trade Commission notified the 
Department of its final determination, pursuant to section 
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an industry in the United States is 
materially injured by reason of imports of the subject merchandise.
    Therefore, all unliquidated entries of certain paper clips from the 
PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
May 18, 1994, which is the date on which the Department published its 
notice of preliminary determination in the Federal Register, are liable 
for the assessment of antidumping duties.
    In accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department 
will direct Customs officers to assess, upon further advice by the 
administering authority, antidumping duties equal to the amount by 
which the foreign market value of the merchandise exceeds the United 
States price for all relevant entries of certain paper clips from the 
PRC. Customs officers must require, at the same time as importers would 
normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, a cash deposit 
equal to the estimated weighted-average antidumping duty margins as 
noted below. The ``All Others'' rate applies to all exporters of PRC 
paper clips not specifically listed below.
    The ad valorem weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

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                                                                Margin  
               Manufacturer/producer/exporter                 percentage
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Shanghai Lansheng Corporation...............................       57.64
Zhejiang Light Industrial Products Import and Export                    
 Corporation................................................       46.01
Zhejiang Machinery and Equipment Import and Export                      
 Corporation................................................       60.70
All Others (including Abel Industries)......................      126.94
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    This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to 
certain paper clips from the PRC, pursuant to section 736(a) of the 
Act. Interested parties may contact the Central Records Unit, room B-
099 of the Main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list of 
antidumping orders currently in effect.
    This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 353.21.

    Dated: November 17, 1994.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-28957 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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