Polyethylene Bag Importer Found to Have Evaded AD/CVD

Pursuant to an examination of the record in Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) Investigation 7404, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has determined that there is substantial evidence that Mac Swed, Inc. (Mac Swed) entered merchandise covered by antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CVD) duty orders A -552-806 and C-552-805 into the customs territory of theUnited States through evasion. Substantial evidence demonstrates that Mac Swed imported polyethylene retail carrier bags (polyethylene bags) into the United States from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) by misclassifying the merchandise under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and misrepresenting the country of origin. Mac Sweddid not declare that the merchandise was subject to the AD/CVD orders upon entry and, as a result, no cash deposits were collected on the merchandise