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U.S. Pizza Box Industry Gains Momentum Following ITC Investigation

In a recent development that holds significant implications for the U.S. pizza box manufacturing sector, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made an affirmative preliminary determination. This decision, reported on October 30, 2026, symbolizes a critical win for American producers facing stiff competition from imported pizza boxes originating from China, Malaysia, and Turkey.

The ITC's ruling stems from petitions lodged on September 9, 2026, by the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition, which includes esteemed U.S. manufacturers like Smurfit Westrock and Pratt Industries. Alongside them, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union supported this initiative, highlighting the detrimental impact that unfairly traded imports have had on the domestic industry.

The Investigation and Its Significance

The core issue revolves around allegations that pizza boxes imported from these countries are being dumped at unfairly low prices in the U.S. market, coupled with subsidies provided by foreign governments. Specifically, the ITC’s investigation focuses on corrugated die-cut cardboard boxes, which predominantly encompass the pizza packaging sector.

According to Robert E. DeFrancesco, lead counsel for the Coalition, “U.S. pizza box producers and the thousands of American manufacturing jobs they support are being harmed as a result of dumped and subsidized imports.