Notice2025-13694
Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Taiwan: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
July 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from Taiwan were not sold at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Commerce preliminarily finds that the producer/exporter subject to this review did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than NV. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34431-34433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13694]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-869]
Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Taiwan:
Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires)
from Taiwan were not sold at less than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Commerce
preliminarily finds that the producer/exporter subject to this review
did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than NV. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable July 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 19, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping (AD) order on passenger tires from Taiwan.\1\ On July 1,
2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of
opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the
POR.\2\ On August 14, 2024, based on timely requests for a review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review of the Order with respect to Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd.
(Cheng Shin) and Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd. (Nankang).\3\
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\1\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders and
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for
Thailand, 86 FR 38011 (July 19, 2021) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 54437 (July 1,
2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 66035 (August 14, 2024).
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On October 29, 2024, we received a timely withdrawal request for
the administrative review of Cheng Shin.\4\ On December 9, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by
90 days.\5\ On June 25, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for these
preliminary results by 14 days.\6\ The current deadline for the
preliminary results is July 15, 2025.
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\4\ See Cheng Shin's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated October 29, 2024 (Cheng Shin
Withdrawal Request).
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated June 25,
2025.
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For a detailed description of the events that occurred since the
Initiation Notice, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\ The
Preliminary 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from Taiwan;
2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the scope of the Order is passenger
tires from Taiwan. For a full description of the scope of the Order,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
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\8\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 2-6.
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Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. Cheng Shin timely withdrew its
request for review of its company.\9\ No other interested party
requested an administrative review of Cheng Shin. Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this
administrative review with respect to Cheng Shin.
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\9\ See Cheng Shin Withdrawal Request.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price
is calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results,
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30,
2024:
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd....................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days after public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\11\ Interested parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.\12\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\11\ 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 Final Service Rule).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), in
prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this administrative 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.\13\ 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 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).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ See APO and Final Service Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address,
and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the respective case briefs.\15\ If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be
determined and will notify the parties through ACCESS.\16\ Parties
should confirm the date, time, and location of the hearing two days
before the scheduled date. All submissions, including case and rebuttal
briefs, as well as hearing requests, should be filed using ACCESS. An
electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce will
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.\17\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instruction to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results
in the Federal Register.
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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If Nankang's final weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de
minimis, or where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is
zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.\18\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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For Cheng Shin, for which this review is being rescinded,
antidumping duties shall be assessed on entries at rates equal to the
cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission
instructions to CBP for Cheng Shin no earlier than 35 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
The final results of this administrative 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.\19\
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\19\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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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 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
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for each specific
company listed above 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 rates will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the producer or
exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in
this review, a prior review, or the original investigation but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of
the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be the all-others rate
established in the original less-than-fair-value investigation (i.e.,
84.75 percent).\20\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\20\ See Order, 86 FR 38011, 38012.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 review period. 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.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the preliminary results of this
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: July 15, 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. Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-13694 Filed 7-21-25; 8:45 am]
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