USITC Finalizes Determination on Chinese Cased Pencils

Summary

The US government has made a final determination that certain cased pencils imported from the People's Republic of China were sold at less than fair value. This decision was made by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) in response to a complaint filed by a US company, Faber-Castell, which alleged that Chinese exporters were selling the pencils at below-market prices.

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