[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24571-24572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10632]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-552-845]
Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of
Provisional Measures; Correction
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice
in the Federal Register on May 12, 2025, in which Commerce announced
the preliminary determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation of thermoformed molded fiber products (molded fiber
products) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). This notice
corrects a typographical error in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings included in the scope of the
investigation.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2638.
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 Vietnam.\1\ In that notice, there was a typographical
error in the HTSUS subheadings included in the scope of the
investigations.
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\1\ See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 90 FR 20153 (May 12, 2025).
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Correction
In the Federal Register of May 12, 2025, in FR Doc 2025-08305,\2\
on page 20156, in the second column, correct the first sentence of the
last paragraph as follows:
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\2\ Id.
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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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.205(c).
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.
[FR Doc. 2025-10632 Filed 6-10-25; 8:45 am]
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