Vietnam paper shopping bags AD prelims 2024-2025

Commerce published preliminary results and a partial rescission in the antidumping administrative review of certain paper shopping bags from Vietnam in the October 14, 2026 Federal Register (91 FR 65174-65177; FR Doc. 2026-20935; A-552-836). Applicable October 14, 2026. POR January 3, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This is the first administrative review under the July 18, 2024 order (89 FR 58334). These are preliminary results, not final.

Prelim: IPSC 28.52% (constructed export price; NME methodology). Partial rescission after withdrawals. Vietnam-wide entity not under review; rate remains 92.34%. Deposits change only after final results.

Review posture and prelim margin

• Order: 89 FR 58334 (July 18, 2024) covering paper shopping bags from Cambodia, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. Review initiated under 90 FR 41043 (August 22, 2025), corrected 90 FR 46173 (September 25, 2025).
• Sole mandatory respondent: International Packaging Limited Company (IPSC). Preliminary weighted-average dumping margin 28.52%. Constructed export price; non-market economy methodology.
• Tolling and deadline: shutdown tolling of 47 plus 21 days; prelim deadline extended to September 30, 2026 and then to October 7, 2026.
• Vietnam-wide entity: not under review; its rate remains 92.34%.

Partial rescission, briefing, and deposits

Commerce rescinded the review under 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) after timely withdrawals for Blue Sea Pack Import Export Company Limited, Goldsun Packaging and Printing Joint Stock Company, Vietnam Red Star Industry Company Limited, and Vietnam Red Star Industry Company Limited of Vietnam (as listed in the notice). Rescinded entries will be assessed at the cash deposit rate required at entry, with instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication (by our count, no earlier than November 18, 2026).

Disclosure within five days of publication (or public announcement). Case briefs no later than 21 days after publication (by our count, November 4, 2026); rebuttals five days after case briefs; hearing requests within 30 days (by our count, November 13, 2026). If IPSC's final margin is zero or de minimis (below 0.50%), entries liquidate without AD. Cash deposits change only after final results: IPSC at its final rate; previously reviewed separate-rate exporters keep their existing rates; Vietnam-wide remains 92.34%; non-Vietnamese exporters take their Vietnamese supplier's rate. Reimbursement-certificate reminder under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Contact: Myrna Lobo (202) 482-2371.

Action items

• Identify the exporter for Vietnamese paper shopping bags (IPSC, a rescinded company, another separate-rate company, or Vietnam-wide).
• Model 28.52% prelim exposure for IPSC POR entries against deposits already paid; do not change deposits until final results.
• Consider case briefs by the deadline (by our count November 4, 2026).
• File reimbursement certificates under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) before liquidation.

This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.