Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Paper Clips From the People's Republic of China

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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