USITC revises schedule for corrugated cardboard box trade probe

The US International Trade Commission has revised the preliminary schedule for trade-remedy investigations into corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes from China, Malaysia and Turkey, after the Department of Commerce extended its initiation-determination deadline by 20 days to no later than 19 October 2026. The Commission has not published the full replacement timetable and also renamed the case from "Corrugated Pizza Boxes" to "Corrugated Die-Cut Cardboard Boxes" to match Commerce's title.

Why this mattersA delayed timetable extends uncertainty for US corrugated box importers and overseas suppliers awaiting the outcome of the anti-dumping and countervailing duty case.

• Commerce extended its initiation-determination deadline by 20 days, to no later than 19 October 2026
• USITC's preliminary determinations are due within 25 days of receiving Commerce's initiation notice
• USITC must transmit its views to Commerce within five business days of its preliminary determinations
• The investigation was renamed from Corrugated Pizza Boxes to Corrugated Die-Cut Cardboard Boxes
• The case covers imports from China, Malaysia and Turkey
• The USITC had set an original schedule on 9 September 2026 under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930

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