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Preliminary Results Announcement: 5/4/2027
Extension Days Remaining: 120
Period Covered: 8/1/2025 – 7/31/2026
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is laminated woven sacks. Laminated woven sacks are bags or sacks consisting of one or more plies of fabric consisting of woven polypropylene strip and/or woven polyethylene strip, regardless of the width of the strip; with or without an extrusion coating of polypropylene and/or polyethylene on one or both sides of the fabric; laminated by any method either to an exterior ply of plastic film such as biaxially-oriented polypropylene (“BOPP”) or to an exterior ply of paper that is suitable for high quality print graphics; “Paper suitable for high quality print graphics,” as used herein, means paper having an ISO brightness of 82 or higher and a Sheffield Smoothness of 250 or less. Coated free sheet is an example of a paper suitable for high quality print graphics. printed with three colors or more in register; with or without lining; whether or not closed on one end; whether or not in roll form (including sheets, lay-flat tubing, and sleeves); with or without handles; with or without special closing features; not exceeding one kilogram in weight. Laminated woven sacks are typically used for retail packaging of consumer goods such as pet foods and bird seed.
Effective July 1, 2007, laminated woven sacks are classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) subheadings 6305.33.0050 and 6305.33.0080. Laminated woven sacks were previously classifiable under HTSUS subheading 6305.33.0020. If entered with plastic coating on both sides of the fabric consisting of woven polypropylene strip and/or woven polyethylene strip, laminated woven sacks may be classifiable under HTSUS subheadings 3923.21.0080, 3923.21.0095, and 3923.29.0000. If entered not closed on one end or in roll form (including sheets, lay-flat tubing, and sleeves), laminated woven sacks may be classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings including 3917.39.0050, 3921.90.1100, 3921.90.1500, and 5903.90.2500. If the polypropylene strips and/or polyethylene strips making up the fabric measure more than 5 millimeters in width, laminated woven sacks may be classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings including 4601.99.0500, 4601.99.9000, and 4602.90.0000. At the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”), the Department added the USHTS subheading 6305.33.0040 to the ACE CRF for the antidumping duty order. See “Memorandum to the File, from Irene Gorelik, Analyst, re: Addition of U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (“USHTS”) Numbers to the Automated Commercial Enterprise (“ACE”) Case Reference File (“CRF”),” dated September 24, 2014. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the 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 | 12/23/2020 | Certain Models of Reusable Shopping Bags (HL) | View Document | Yes | We recommend finding the bags as described by HL Packaging Group Inc. (HL Packaging) in its scope ruling request are covered by the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on laminated woven sacks (LWS) from the People’s Republic of China. | ||
| Anti Circumvention Review | 02/19/2013 | ADM Anticirc LWS AD | View Document | No | The Department continues to determine that the laminated woven sacks subject to this inquiry are not circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on laminated woven sacks from the PRC. | ||
| Anti Circumvention Review | 02/29/2012 | Laminated Woven Sacks (Shapiro & Petitioners) | View Document | No | The Department of Commerce ("the Department") continues to determine that the laminated woven sacks subject to this inquiry are not circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on laminated woven sacks from the People's Republic of China. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 05/18/2011 | SuperPoly | View Document | No | We recommend that the department determine that the laminated woven sacks described in SPP's request are not within the scope of the Orders. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 07/29/2009 | Shapiro | View Document | No | The Department has determined that Shapiro's three imported sacks are not merchandise covered by the scope of the Orders. | ||
| Scope Inquiry | 02/17/2009 | Six Types of Bags (ADMC) | View Document | Yes | ADM labeled its imports of six different types of bags as "Product A," "Product B," "Product C," "Product D," "Product E" and "Product F." In accordance with 19 CPR § 351.225(d) and 19 CPR § 351.225(k)(1), the Department has determined that Products A and B are merchandise covered by the scope of the Orders while Products C, D, E and F are outside the scope of the Orders. |

