China Gift Boxes: Gucci Boxes Not Subject to AD Duties, Commerce Says
Gucci boxes imported by Procter & Gamble are not subject to antidumping duties under the order on folding gift boxes from China (A-570-866), said the Commerce Department in an Aug. 19 final scope ruling. The boxes are specifically excepted from coverage because they’re too thick, the agency said.
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The Gucci boxes are square or rectangular and feature the Gucci trademark and logo. They are manufactured out of paperboard measuring about 2mm thick, and are given to customers at no charge after the purchase of a Gucci product.
Commerce said the boxes are not covered by the gift boxes from China AD duty order, because the scope language excludes boxes made from paperboard that is 2mm thick. Specifically, the scope says the order “excludes gift boxes manufactured from paper or paperboard of a thickness of more than 0.8 millimeters.” With a thickness of 2mm, the Gucci boxes imported by Proctor & Gamble are not subject to AD duties, Commerce said.
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