Notice2025-12952
Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order; 2023-2024
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Published
July 11, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal for the period of review (POR) March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024. Commerce preliminarily finds that the sole producer/exporter subject to this administrative review, The Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator), made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30852-30854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-471-807]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Preliminary Results of the
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal for the period of review
(POR) March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024. Commerce preliminarily
finds that the sole producer/exporter subject to this administrative
review, The Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator), made sales of subject
merchandise at prices below normal value (NV) during the POR. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 11, 2025.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Gillis, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 3, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD
order on uncoated paper from Portugal.\1\ On May 8, 2024, Commerce
initiated an administrative review of the Order, in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ This
review covers one producer/exporter of subject merchandise, Navigator.
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\1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil,
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, and Portugal: Amended
Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Brazil and
Indonesia and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 11174 (March 3, 2016)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 38867 (May 8, 2024).
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On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by seven days.\3\ On November 13, 2024,
Commerce extended the time limit for completing the preliminary results
of this review until April 7, 2025.\4\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce
tolled deadlines for certain administrative proceedings by 90 days and
thus extended the time limit for completing the preliminary results of
this review until July 7, 2025.\5\ For details regarding the events
that occurred subsequent to the initiation of the review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal:
Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated November 13, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024; see also
Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal; 2023-2024,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the Order are certain uncoated paper
products from Portugal. For a complete description of the scope, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. We calculated constructed export price in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. We calculated normal value in accordance
with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as
an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is made available to the public via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is available at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period March 1, 2023, through February
29, 2024:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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The Navigator Company, S.A................................. 10.92
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties within
five days after public announcement of the preliminary results or, if
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of this notice.\7\
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Verification
On August 14, 2024, the petitioner requested that Commerce conduct
verification of Navigator in this review.\8\ Accordingly, as provided
in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify certain
information relied upon in making its final results of review.
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\8\ The petitioner is Domtar Corporation. See Petitioner's
Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for Verification,'' dated August 14,
2024.
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Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit
case briefs to Commerce no later than seven days after the date on
which the verification report is issued in this administrative review.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be
filed not later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\9\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), interested
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding
must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.\10\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
\10\ See 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\11\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of
each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment
summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will
accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request
that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR
351.303(f).\12\
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\11\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\12\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within
30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a
written request to the Assistant Secretary, filed electronically via
ACCESS.\13\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and
telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant
is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective
case and rebuttal briefs.\14\ If a request for a hearing is made,
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be
determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing two
days before the scheduled date. Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed electronically
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using ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the publication of this notice.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the final results of this administrative review,
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by
this review. If Navigator's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero
or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of
this review, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping
duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value
of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If
Navigator's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis in
the final results of review, or if an importer-specific assessment rate
is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. The final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties,
where applicable.\15\
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\15\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Navigator
for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the
all-others rate established in the original less-than-fair value (LTFV)
investigation (i.e., 7.80 percent) \16\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\17\
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\16\ See Order.
\17\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
finals results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Navigator in the
final results of review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin established in the final results of this administrative review
except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or
exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this
proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review or the original LTFV investigation but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established
for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the
producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be 7.80 percent,\18\ the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\18\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 7, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, Performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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