Determination

On the basis of the record ^[1] developed in the subject five-year review, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that revocation of the antidumping duty order on cased pencils from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time.

Background

The Commission instituted this review on August 1, 2022 (87 FR 46998) and determined on November 4, 2022 that it would conduct an expedited review (88 FR 2372, January 13, 2023).

The Commission made this determination pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). It completed and filed its determination in this review on March 3, 2023. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5411 (March 2023), entitled Cased Pencils from China: Investigation No. 731-TA-669 (Fifth Review).