WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Commerce Department announced Tuesday that it had made final determination to slap antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duties on imported certain coated paper from China, a move might escalate trade disputes between the two countries., l9 L& {3 q' g
In this case, the product will face 7.60 to 135.83 percent of AD duties and 17.64 to 178.03 percent of CVD duties.
5 n( q+ B" D, }8 u" g The department said in a statement that Chinese producers and exporters of the products had received subsidies equivalent to the duties that were imposed.9 l. s1 m$ G7 R& U2 O/ A9 L
"As a result of the final AD determination, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect a cash deposit or bond based on the final AD rates," said the statement.6 R/ `. `+ U. ?
"Cash deposits of countervailing duties on imports of certain coated paper will not be required unless the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) reaches a final determination."# J3 W1 A/ @9 ~( `" D
According to the U.S. government data, imports of certain coated paper from China were valued at about 279.4 million dollars.3 t y8 Z* M/ w5 T7 R- @; j
The ITC will make its final determination in November.
3 y: q+ k( G% a. [ u The case followed U.S. Trade Representative Office's recent move to file two cases against China to WTO, a move viewed by many economists as protectionism.
: R, s% t: Z' j The protectionist moves by the Obama administration will ultimately hurt the U.S.-China trade relations, which are becoming more and more important for the bumpy global recovery, economists warned. |