[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24590-24594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10631]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-182]


Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Correction and Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the 
preliminary determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation of thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber 
products) from the People's Republic of China (China) to correct 
certain significant ministerial errors. This notice also corrects a 
typographical error in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheadings included in the scope of the investigation.

DATES: Applicable June 11, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Matthew Lipka, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973 or (202) 
482-7976, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On May 12, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
Preliminary Determination in the LTFV investigation of molded fiber 
products from China.\1\ On May 12, 2025, separate rate applicants, 
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco Technology Co., Ltd. (Eco 
Technology) and Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng) Technology Co., 
Ltd. alleged that Commerce made certain ministerial errors in its 
Preliminary Determination.\2\ On May 12, 2025, mandatory respondent 
Zhejiang Zhongxin Environmental Protection Technology Group Co., Ltd. 
(Zhejiang Zhongxin)

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also submitted ministerial error comments.\3\ On May 15 and 19, 2025, 
two additional separate rate applicants submitted comments concerning 
their combination rates which we will consider in the final 
determination.\4\
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    \1\ See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and 
Extension of Provisional Measures, 90 FR 20147 (May 12, 2025) 
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Eco Technology's Letter, ``Request to Correct 
Significant Ministerial Error,'' dated May 12, 2025 (Eco 
Technology's ME Allegation); see also Xinfeng's Letter, ``Request to 
Correct Significant Ministerial Error,'' dated May 12, 2025 
(Xinfeng's ME Allegation).
    \3\ See Zhejiang Zhongxin's Letter, ``Ministerial Error Comments 
for the Preliminary Determination,'' dated May 12, 2025 (Zhejiang 
Zhongxin's ME Allegation). In the Preliminary Determination, 
Commerce preliminarily determined that the mandatory respondent 
Zhejiang Zhongxin is affiliated with the following companies and 
treated these companies as a single entity: (1) Chongzuo Zhongxin 
Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.; (2) Guangxi Huabao 
Fiber Products Co,. Ltd.; (3) Jinhua Zhongsheng Fiber Products Co., 
Ltd.; and (4) Hangzhou Ganzhejun Environmental Protection Technology 
Co., Ltd. (collectively, the Zhongxin Group).
    \4\ See Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection Tableware Co., 
Ltd.'s Letter, ``Request to Correct,'' dated May 15, 2025; see also 
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection Tableware Co., Ltd.'s Letter, 
``Request to Correct,'' dated May 19, 2025.
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Period of Investigation

    The period of investigation is April 1, 2024, through September 30, 
2024.

Correction

    In the Federal Register of May 12, 2025, in FR Doc 2025-08304, on 
page 20152 in the third column, correct the first sentence of the last 
paragraph as follows:
    Thermoformed molded fiber products are classified under subheadings 
4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS).
    For a full description of the scope of these investigations, 
revised to reflect the correction specified above, see the appendix to 
this notice.

Legal Authority

    When ministerial errors are alleged with respect to preliminary 
determinations in LTFV investigations, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that 
Commerce will analyze any allegations received and, if appropriate, 
correct any significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary 
determination. A ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as 
``an error in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, 
clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the 
like, and any other similar type of unintentional error which the 
Secretary considers ministerial.'' A significant ministerial error is 
defined as a ministerial error, the correction of which, either singly 
or in combination with other errors, would result in: (1) a change of 
at least five absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 
percent of, the weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the 
original (erroneous) preliminary determination; or (2) a difference 
between a weighted-average dumping margin of zero or de minimis and a 
weighted-average dumping margin of greater than de minimis or vice 
versa.\5\
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    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
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Analysis of Ministerial Error Allegations

    Eco Technology and Xinfeng allege that Commerce made ministerial 
errors in identifying certain of their producers in the exporter-
producer combinations listed in the Preliminary Determination notice 
(i.e., Commerce omitted certain producers). The Zhongxin Group alleges 
that Commerce failed to convert the electricity surrogate value that 
was used in the calculation of normal value (NV).
    We agree with the allegations regarding the producers' names and 
include the omitted export-producer combinations for the exporters Eco 
Technology and Xinfeng in the rate table below. We also agree with the 
Zhongxin Group's allegation that we did not convert the electricity 
surrogate value used in the calculation of NV. Additionally, because in 
the Preliminary Determination the rate calculated for non-individually 
examined separate rate companies was based on the weighted-average of 
the dumping margins of the two mandatory respondents, including the 
Zhongxin Group, we find it necessary to recalculate this rate using the 
same methodology as in the Preliminary Determination,\6\ but with 
Zhongxin Group's revised rate. The changes to Zhejiang Zhongxin's rate 
and the rate applied to non-individually examined separate rate 
companies are significant because the corrections result in a change of 
at least five percentage points, but not less than 25 percent of the 
weighted average dumping margins, calculated for the Zhongxin Group and 
separate rate respondents, respectively. For details regarding these 
decisions, see the Ministerial Error Memorandum.\7\
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    \6\ See Preliminary Determination, 90 FR at 20148.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Allegations of Ministerial Errors in the 
Preliminary Determination,'' dated concurrently with this notice 
(Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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Amended Preliminary Determination

    Commerce has amended its Preliminary Determination to include the 
exporter-producer combinations for the exporters Eco Technology and 
Xinfeng that were inadvertently omitted from the Preliminary 
Determination. We are also amending the weighted-average dumping margin 
and cash deposit rate determined in the Preliminary Determination for 
the Zhongxin Group and the non-selected companies receiving a separate 
rate. Additionally, Commerce has corroborated the China-wide entity 
rate using the component method because we were unable to corroborate 
the highest dumping margin alleged in the petition using Zhongxin 
Group's individual sale dumping margins.\8\ In applying the component 
method, we compared the NV and net U.S. price underlying the petition 
rate to the range of the preliminary NV and net U.S. price calculated 
for this investigation. We were able to corroborate the margin of 
477.97 percent alleged in the Petition using this component 
approach.\9\ Specifically, we find that the NV and net U.S. price 
underlying these margins are within the range of the highest 
preliminary NV and lowest net U.S. price calculated for Zhongxin Group. 
Accordingly, because we corroborated the Petition rate to the extent 
practicable within the meaning of section 776(c) of Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), we preliminarily find the 477.97 percent rate to 
be both reliable and relevant and, accordingly, that it has probative 
value. Therefore, we continue to assign this rate as advsere facts 
available to the China-wide entity.
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Amended Preliminary Analysis,'' dated 
concurrently with this memorandum for the corroboration discussion.
    \9\ See Preliminary Determination PDM at 29-30; see also 
Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from the People's Republic of 
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 87551 (November 4, 2024), and 
accompanying Checklist, ``Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated October 28, 2024, at 7.
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    Commerce is amending its Preliminary Determination by assigning the 
following weighted-average dumping margins to the exporter-producer 
combinations listed below:

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                                                                                Estimated      Cash deposit rate
                                                                             weighted-average    (adjusted for
                  Exporter                              Producer              dumping margin    subsidy offsets)
                                                                                (percent)          (percent)
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Zhejiang Zhongxin Environmental Protection   Zhejiang Zhongxin                         136.54             136.27
 Technology Group Co., Ltd./Chongzuo          Environmental Protection
 Zhongxin Environmental Protection            Technology Group Co., Ltd./
 Technology Co., Ltd./Guangxi Huabao Fiber    Chongzuo Zhongxin
 Products Co., Ltd./Hangzhou Ganzhejun        Environmental Protection
 Environmental Protection Technology Co.,     Technology Co., Ltd./Guangxi
 Ltd./Jinhua Zhongsheng Fiber Products Co.,   Huabao Fiber Products Co.,
 Ltd.                                         Ltd./Hangzhou Ganzhejun
                                              Environmental Protection
                                              Technology Co., Ltd./Jinhua
                                              Zhongsheng Fiber Products
                                              Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Win Win Bag Co., Ltd................  Shandong Yijia Packaging                  110.30             110.16
                                              Technology Co., Ltd.
Anhui Shangjia Environmental Tableware Co.,  Anhui Shangjia Environmental              110.30             110.16
 Ltd.                                         Tableware Co., Ltd.
Shandong Tranlin Straw New Environmental     Shandong Tranlin Straw New                110.30             110.16
 Technology Joint Stock Company Limited.      Environmental.
Shandong Teanhe Hongsheng International      Shandong Tranlin Straw New                110.30             110.16
 Trade Co., Ltd.                              Environmental.
Zhejiang Kingsun Eco-Pack Co. Ltd..........  Zhejiang Kingsun Eco-Pack Co.             110.30             110.16
                                              Ltd.
Zhejiang Kingsun Eco-Pack Co. Ltd..........  Guangxi Jiefeng Biological                110.30             110.16
                                              Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangxi Jiefeng Biological Technology Co.,   Guangxi Jiefeng Biological                110.30             110.16
 Ltd.                                         Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangxi Fineshine ECO Technology Co., Ltd..  Guangxi Fineshine ECO                     110.30             110.16
                                              Technology Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Sanxing Eco-Friendly Packaging Co.,  Wenzhou Sanxing Eco-Friendly              110.30             110.16
 Ltd.                                         Packaging Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Shaoneng Group Luzhou Technology   Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco                 110.30             110.16
 Development Co., Ltd.                        (Xinfeng) Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Guangdong Shaoneng Group Luzhou Technology   Shaoneng Group Guangdong                  110.30             110.16
 Development Co., Ltd.                        Luzhou Eco Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng)          Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco                 110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         (Xinfeng) Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng)          Shaoneng Group Guangdong                  110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Luzhou Eco Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng)          Longyan Green Olive Co., Ltd.             110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng)          Hebei Daoxiang Eco Technology             110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng)          Guangxi Fineshine ECO                     110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco (Xinfeng)          Zhejiang Fuchang                          110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Environmental Protection
                                              Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Shaoneng Group Guangdong                  110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Luzhou Eco Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Cangzhou Jinda Packaging                  110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Products Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Minjie Eco-Machinery                      110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Shaoneng Group Luzhou Eco                 110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         (XinFeng) Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Hainan Huandu Biotechnology               110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Hebei Daoxiang Eco Technology             110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          HuiZhou Gold-Superman Packing             110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Material Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Nanxiong Taihua Plastic                   110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Products Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          NAN Xiong Yangxin ECO Packing             110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Shandong Qizheng Packaging                110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Zhejiang Fuchang                          110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Environmental Protection
                                              Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Jiangmen Zhuoyu Technology                110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Dongguan Lvluo Environmental              110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Protection Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Nanxiong Aerospace Health                 110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Purpus Packaging Technology               110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
Shaoneng Group Guangdong Luzhou Eco          Shantou Jinshida Supersonic               110.30             110.16
 Technology Co., Ltd.                         Machine Co., Ltd.
Clean Packaging Technology (Shenzhen) Co.,   GreenDoer Advanced Materials,             110.30             110.16
 Ltd.                                         Co., Ltd.
Ningbo HomeLink Eco-itech Co., Ltd.........  Zhejiang Jiadebao Technology              110.30             110.16
                                              Co., Ltd.
Ningbo HomeLink Eco-itech Co., Ltd.........  Guangxi Ecolink Technology                110.30             110.16
                                              Co., Ltd.
Guangxi Ecolink Technology Co., Ltd........  Guangxi Ecolink Technology                110.30             110.16
                                              Co., Ltd.

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Shandong Shengquan New Materials Co., Ltd..  Shandong Shengquan New                    110.30             110.16
                                              Materials Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Jinsheng Environmental Protection    Jiangsu Jinsheng                          110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Environmental Protection
                                              Tableware Co., Ltd.
Hubei Wheat-Straw Environmental              Hubei Wheat-Straw                         110.30             110.16
 Technologies Co., Ltd.                       Environmental Technologies
                                              Co., Ltd.
Shandong Lvhe Packaging Co., Ltd...........  Shandong Tranlin Straw New                110.30             110.16
                                              Environmental Technology
                                              Joint Stock Company Limited.
Yibin YUTO Eco Packaging Technology Co.,     Yibin YUTO Eco Packaging                  110.30             110.16
 Ltd.                                         Technology Co., Ltd.
HaiKou YUTO Eco Technology Co., Ltd........  HaiKou YUTO Eco Technology                110.30             110.16
                                              Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Target Trade Co., Ltd...............  GeoTegrity Eco Pack (Xiamen)              110.30             110.16
                                              Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Jiurong Packaging Co., Ltd.......  Guandong Fenghua Paper Co.,               110.30             110.16
                                              Ltd.
Guangzhou Jiurong Packaging Co., Ltd.......  Zhejiang Guangju Paper                    110.30             110.16
                                              Products Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Jiurong Packaging Co., Ltd.......  Shaoneng Group Guangdong                  110.30             110.16
                                              Luzhou Eco Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Guangzhou Jiurong Packaging Co., Ltd.......  Shaoneng Group Luzhou                     110.30             110.16
                                              (Xinfeng) Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Guangdong Huilin Packaging Technology Group  Shenzhen Pinchuang Supply                 110.30             110.16
 Co., Ltd.                                    Chain Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Huilin Packaging Technology Group  Pinchuang Fabric Products                 110.30             110.16
 Co., Ltd.                                    Factory.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Fujian Qingshan Paper                     110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Industry Co., Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Suzhou Pchem New Energy                   110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Technology Co., Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Positive energy machinery                 110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          processing plant.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Yangzhou Cannaan Mesh Belt                110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Co., Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Guangxi Boguan Environmental              110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Products Co., Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Guangxi Liantuo Trading Co.,              110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Shanghai Tingli Environmental             110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Protection Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Guangdong Liangshi Industrial             110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Materials Co., Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Wenzhou Honglian Packaging                110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Container Co., Ltd.
Fujian Lvwei Environmental Protection        Zhenghe County Fenghua                    110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Packaging Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Fujian Qingshan Paper                     110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Industry Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Suzhou Pchem New Energy                   110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Technology Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Wenzhou Shunfu Packaging Co.,             110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Wenzhou Xinao Energy                      110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Development Co. Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Ningbo Lufeng Logistics Co.,              110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Positive energy machinery                 110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          processing plant.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Yangzhou Cannaan Mesh Belt                110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Guangxi Boguan Environmental              110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Products Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Guangxi Liantuo Trading Co.,              110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Wenzhou Yongdian Technology               110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Wandu packaging products                  110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          factory.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Fujian Qingshan Paper                     110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Industry Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Wenzhou Honglian Packaging                110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Container Co., Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Shanghai Tingli Environmental             110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Protection Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Wenzhou Keyi Environmental Protection        Guangdong Liangshi Industrial             110.30             110.16
 Tableware Co., Ltd.                          Materials Co., Ltd.

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Fuzhou Hengli Paper Co., Ltd...............  Shaoneng Group Guangdong                  110.30             110.16
                                              Luzhou Eco Technology Co.,
                                              Ltd.
Fuzhou Hengli Paper Co., Ltd...............  Shenzhen Yike Environmental               110.30             110.16
                                              Resources Co., Ltd.
Sabert Asia Holdings Limited...............  Sabert (Zhongshan) Limited...             110.30             110.16
China-wide Entity..........................  .............................           * 477.97           * 477.97
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* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation

    The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will 
be revised for the exporter-producer combinations listed in the table 
above, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.224. Because the rates are decreasing from the Preliminary 
Determination, the amended cash deposit rates will be effective 
retroactively to May 12, 2025, the date of publication of the 
Preliminary Determination. Parties will be notified of this 
determination, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act.

U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we will notify the 
ITC of our amended preliminary determination.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in 
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.224(e).

    Dated: June 5, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise subject to this investigation consists of 
thermoformed molded fiber products regardless of shape, form, 
function, fiber source, or finish. Thermoformed molded fiber 
products are formed with cellulose fibers, thermoformed using one or 
more heated molds, and dried/cured in the mold.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products include, but are not limited 
to, plates, bowls, clamshells, trays, lids, food or foodservice 
contact packaging, and consumer or other product packaging.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products are relatively dense, with a 
typical fiber density above 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter, and are 
generally characterized by relatively smooth surfaces. They may be 
derived from any virgin or recycled cellulose fiber source 
(including, but not limited to, those sourced from wood, woody 
crops, agricultural crops/byproducts/residue, and agricultural/
industrial/other waste). They may have any weight, shape, 
dimensionality, design, or size, and may be bleached, unbleached, 
dyed, colored, or printed. They may include ingredients, additives, 
or chemistries to enhance functionality including, but not limited 
to, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, heat/flame 
resistant, hydrophobic, oleophobic, absorbent, or adsorbent. 
Thermoformed molded fiber products may also be subject to other 
processing or treatments, including, but not limited to, hot or 
after pressing, die-cutting, punching, trimming, padding, 
perforating, printing, labeling, dying, coloring, coating, 
laminating, embossing, debossing, repacking, or denesting. 
Thermoformed molded fiber products subject to this investigation may 
also have additional design features, including, but not limited to, 
tab closures, venting, channeling, or stiffening.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products remain covered by the scope 
of this investigation if the subject product is encased by exterior 
packaging. They also remain covered by the scope of this 
investigation whether imported alone, or in any combination of 
subject and non-subject merchandise (e.g., a lid or cover of any 
type packaged with a molded fiber bowl, addition of any items to 
make the thermoformed molded fiber packaging suitable for end-use 
such as absorbent pads). When thermoformed molded fiber products are 
imported in combination with non-subject merchandise, only the 
thermoformed molded fiber products are subject merchandise.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are products 
covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty 
orders on paper plates from People's Republic of China, the Kingdom 
of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
    Excluded from the scope of this investigation are thermoformed 
molded fiber products imported as packaging material that enclose 
and/or surround non-subject merchandise prepackaged for final sale 
upon importation into the United States (e.g., molded fiber 
packaging surrounding a cellular phone).
    Thermoformed molded fiber products include thermoformed molded 
fiber products matching the above description that have been 
finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country by 
performing finishing, packaging, or processing that would not 
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation 
if performed in the country of manufacture of the thermoformed 
molded fiber products. Examples of finishing, packaging, or other 
processing in a third country that would not otherwise remove the 
merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the 
country of manufacture of the thermoformed molded fiber products 
include, but are not limited to, hot or after pressing, die-cutting, 
punching, trimming, padding, perforating, printing, labeling, dying, 
coloring, coating, laminating, embossing, debossing, repacking, or 
denesting.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products are classified under 
subheadings 4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Imports may also be 
classified under subheadings 4823.61.0020, 4823.61.0040, 
4823.69.0020, 4823.69.0040, 4823.90.1000, HTSUS. References to the 
HTSUS classification are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, and the written description of the merchandise under 
investigation is dispositive.

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