[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28957]
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[Federal Register: November 25, 1994]
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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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