Notice2025-13085

Certain Aluminum Foil From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022

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July 14, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31162-31163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13085]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-489-845]


Certain Aluminum Foil From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines 
countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of 
certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye 
(T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, 
through December 31, 2022.

DATES: Applicable July 14, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Riggs or Caroline Carroll, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3810 or (202) 482-4948, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

Background

    On December 13, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this administrative review and invited interested parties to 
comment.\1\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in 
this review by 90 days.\2\ The deadline for the final results is now 
July 8, 2025. For a full description of the events that occurred since 
the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\3\
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    \1\ See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye: 
Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2022, 89 FR 100959 (December 13, 2024) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 
Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; 2022,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order \4\
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    \4\ See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman and the 
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 62782 
(November 12, 2021) (Order).
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    The merchandise covered by this Order is aluminum foil from 
T[uuml]rkiye. For a complete description of the scope of this Order, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in interested parties' case briefs are addressed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to 
this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document 
and is on file electronically 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 Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each 
of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we find that there is a 
subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution that gives 
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\5\ For a full description of the methodology underlying all 
of Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \5\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on comments received from interested parties, we made certain 
changes to the subsidy rate calculations for Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve 
Ticaret A.S. (Assan) and Panda Aluminyum A.S. (Panda) from the 
Preliminary Results.\6\
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    \6\ For a full description of changes, see Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review

    We determine that, for the period January 1, 2022, through December 
31, 2022, the following total net countervailable subsidy rates exist:

 
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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                      (percent  ad
                                                             valorem)
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Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.\7\...............            1.10
Panda Aluminyum A.S.\8\.................................            1.46
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these 
preliminary results to interested parties within five days after public 
announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days 
of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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    \7\ As discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce 
has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Assan: 
Ispak Esnek Ambalaj Sanayi A.S.; and Kibar Holding A.S. We note that 
Assan has an affiliated trading company through which it exported 
certain subject merchandise, Kibar Dis Ticaret A.S. (Kibar Dis). 
Therefore, because Kibar Dis' subsidies are included as part of 
Assan's total subsidy rate, we have not assigned a subsidy rate to 
Kibar Dis. Entries of subject merchandise exported by Kibar Dis will 
receive the rate of the producer listed on the U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) entry form.
    \8\ We note that Panda has an affiliated trading company through 
which it exported certain subject merchandise, Seherli 
Dan[inodot][scedil]manl[inodot]k A.[Scedil]. (Seherli). Seherli was 
not selected as a mandatory respondent but was examined in the 
context of Panda. Therefore, because Seherli's subsidies are 
included as part of Panda's total subsidy rate, we have not assigned 
a subsidy rate to Seherli. Entries of subject merchandise exported 
by Seherli will receive the rate of the producer listed on the CBP 
entry form.

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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise 
in accordance with the final results of this review, for the above-
listed companies at the applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed. 
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 Rates

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends 
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed 
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or 
all-others rate (i.e., 2.60 percent) applicable to the company, as 
appropriate. These cash deposits, effective upon the publication of the 
final results of this review, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/destruction of 
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: July 8, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Subsidies Valuation
IV. Analysis of Programs
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether to Revise the Denominators for Subsidies 
Received by Assan's and Panda's Trading Companies
    Comment 2: Whether to Include Certain By-Pass Sales in Kibar 
Dis' Sales Denominators
    Comment 3: Whether to Make Certain Adjustments to Panda's Sales 
Denominators
    Comment 4: Whether to Find the Exemptions on Banking and 
Insurance Transaction Tax (BITT) Program Countervailable
    Comment 5: Whether to Find the Exemption of Exchange Tax for 
Foreign Exchange Transactions Program Countervailable
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2025-13085 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
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