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HTS Numbers

3923.21.00.85
3923.21.00.90
3926.90.99.80

Scope of the Order

The merchandise subject to this antidumping duty order are polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs), which also may be referred to as t-shirt sacks, merchandise bags, grocery bags, or checkout bags. The subject merchandise is defined as non-sealable sacks and bags with handles (including drawstrings), without zippers or integral extruded closures, with or without gussets, with or without printing, of polyethylene film having a thickness no greater than 0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and no less than 0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm), and with no length or width shorter than 6 inches (15.24 cm) or longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of the bag may be shorter than 6 inches (15.24 cm) but not longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm). PRCBs are typically provided without any consumer packaging and free of charge by retail establishments, e.g., grocery, drug, convenience, department, specialty retail, discount stores, and restaurants to their customers to package and carry their purchased products. The scope of this antidumping duty order excludes (1) PRCBs that are not printed with logos or store names and that are closeable with drawstrings made of polyethylene film and (2) PRCBs that are packed in consumer packaging with printing that refers to specific end-uses other than packaging and carrying merchandise from retail establishments, e.g., garbage bags, lawn bags, trash-can liners. Imports of merchandise included within the scope of this antidumping duty order are currently classifiable under statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). This subheading may also cover products that are outside the scope of this antidumping duty order. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this antidumping duty order is dispositive.

Final Scope Rulings, Circumvention Determinations, and Changed Circumstance Determinations

Record Type Final Signature Date Product Description Decision In Scope? Scope Determination HTS Change(s) Scope Language Change(s)
Scope Inquiry 10/22/2019 Nashville Wraps Gift Bags View Document No We recommend that the Department determine that, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(k)(2). the gift bags identified in Attachment 1 and imported by Majestic are not \Vi thin the scope of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from the PRC.
Scope Inquiry 09/21/2017 Pan Pacific Seal2Go View Document No We recommend that the Department determine, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(d) and (k)(1), that the Pan Pacific Seal2Go Model A bag is outside the scope of the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from the PRC because it is a sealable bag and the scope of the Order covers non-sealable bags and sacks.
Scope Inquiry 10/12/2016 Non-Woven Polypropylene Bags View Document No We recommend that the Department determine that the scope language of the Order and the descriptions of the product contained in the Scope Ruling Request are dispositive and that L.S. Wholesale, Inc.'s LS Eco-Bags are not within the scope of the Order because they are made of 100 percent non-woven polypropylene textile materials and not of polyethylene film.
Scope Inquiry 12/16/2015 Reusable Environmentally Friendly Bags View Document Yes We recommend determining that certain bags identified as "Green T-Shirt Bags Reusable" which Grand A imports from the PRC are within the scope of the Order.
Anti Circumvention Review 03/19/2014 Sealed Plastic Bag (Domestic Producers) View Document Yes The Department determines that imports of unfinished polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are circumventing the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from the PRC
Scope Inquiry 10/05/2012 NextDoor Design Valet Laundry Bags View Document Yes We recommend determining that NextDoor' s valet laundry bag is not within the scope of the ·antidumping duty order on polybags from the PRC.
Scope Inquiry 07/06/2012 Bunzl Distribution USA, Inc. -- Ice Bags View Document No We recommend finding that the ice bags in question are not within the scope of the order.
Scope Inquiry 10/01/2010 Patient-Belongings Bags No The Department determined that all four bags in question are imported in consumer packaging which satisfies the order's second exclusion criterion, we conclude that all four types of bags should be found to be outside the scope of the order.
Scope Inquiry 07/17/2009 Bags for Hospital Use View Document No We recommend determining that Care Line's patient-belonging bags and Care Line's bags for patient-care kits are outside the scope of the Order pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1).
Scope Inquiry 07/07/2009 120 Gift Bags View Document No We recommend determining that 68 of the 120 types of polyethylene bags imported by Majestic and identified herein are not within the scope of the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from the PRC. The Department has already found the remaining 52 of the 120 types of bags submitted in the Scope Request to be outside the scope of the Order in a separate determination dated October 20, 2008.
Scope Inquiry 10/20/2008 Polyethylene Gift Bags View Document No We recommend that the Department determine that, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225.(k)(2), the gift bags imported by Majestic are not within the scope of the antidumping duty Order.
Scope Inquiry 10/02/2008 Promotional Bag View Document Yes We recommend that the Department determine, pursuant to 19 CFT 351.225(d), that the F-OPPAPEJZLG bag is within the scope of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from the PRC.
Scope Inquiry 10/01/2008 Tee and Jacket Bags View Document Yes The Department has determined that the products fall within the scope of the Order.
Scope Inquiry 07/14/2008 Certain Polyethylene Bag View Document Yes We recommend determining that the HOLIDAYINN-8410 bag is within the scope of the order.
Scope Inquiry 05/08/2008 Hospital Patient Belongings Bags View Document Yes The Department has determined that four of the ten bags lifted in the Medline's scope request are outside the scope of the orders while the remaining six models are within the scope of the Orders.
Scope Inquiry 01/08/2008 MABIS Healthcare Hospital Bags View Document No The Department has determined that all 43 bags listed in DMS's scope request are outside the scope of the Order.
Scope Inquiry 10/02/2006 Hospital Patient Belongings Bags View Document No We recommend that the Department determine that the specific plastic bags imported by Consolidated are outside the scope of the Order.
Scope Inquiry 06/05/2006 Polyethylene Retail Career Bags View Document No We recommend that the Department determine that the 35 plastic bags are outside the scope of the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from the PRC.
Scope Inquiry 09/29/2005 Bags with Molded Handles View Document Yes We determine that the PRCBs imported by PAK 2000 are within the scope of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from China, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Scope Inquiry 05/06/2005 Polyethylene Sample Bags View Document Yes We determine that the sample bags produced by Dimensions are within the scope of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from Malaysia, Thailand, and the PRC.