Notice2025-15307
Certain Superabsorbent Polymers From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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Published
August 12, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that superabsorbent polymers (SAP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) were not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 7, 2022, through November 30, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38725-38727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15307]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-914]
Certain Superabsorbent Polymers From the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2025.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
superabsorbent polymers (SAP) from the
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Republic of Korea (Korea) were not sold in the United States at less
than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), June 7, 2022,
through November 30, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles DeFilippo, 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) 482-3797.
Background
On April 9, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of the 2022-2023 administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on SAP from Korea.\1\ On July 18, 2025, Commerce
issued a post-preliminary analysis memorandum replacing the Cohen's d
test with the ``price difference test.'' \2\ We invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and the post-preliminary
analysis; however, no interested party submitted comments. Accordingly,
we made no changes to the post-preliminary analysis, and thus, no
decision memorandum accompanies this notice. Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Certain Superabsorbent Polymers from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2022-2023, 90 FR 15228 (April 9, 2025) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis for the
Administrative Review of Certain Superabsorbent Polymers from the
Republic of Korea,'' dated July 18, 2025 (Post-Preliminary
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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\3\ See Certain Superabsorbent Polymers from the Republic of
Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended
Final Determination; Notice of Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 90 FR
302 (January 3, 2025) (Order).
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The merchandise subject to the Order is SAP. For a full description
of the scope, see the Preliminary Results PDM.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
On June 13 and June 16, 2025, respectively, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) issued mandates based
on the Federal Circuit's opinions in Marmen and Stupp.\4\ In its
opinions, the Federal Circuit held that it is unreasonable to use the
Cohen's d test when the Cohen's d test is applied to data that do not
satisfy certain statistical criteria. Accordingly, to comply with the
Federal Circuit's holdings regarding the Cohen's d test, Commerce
revised the differential pricing analysis used in the Preliminary
Results in a post-preliminary analysis.\5\ Commerce has made no other
changes for these final results.
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\4\ See Marmen Inc. v. United States, 134 F.4th 1334 (Fed. Cir.
2025) (Marmen); Stupp Corp. v. United States, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS
9616 (Fed. Cir. 2025) (non-precedential) (Stupp).
\5\ See Post-Preliminary Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review
In the Preliminary Results, we determined that LG Chem, Ltd. (LGC)
did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than NV during the
POR. As noted above, Commerce received no comments concerning the
Preliminary Results or the post-preliminary analysis. Therefore, for
these final results, we continue to determine the below final weighted-
average dumping margin exists for the period June 7, 2022, through
November 30, 2023,:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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LG Chem, Ltd............................................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However,
because we have made no changes to the Preliminary Results other than
those discussed in the Post-Preliminary Memorandum, for which we
received no comments, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries in this review, in accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19
CFR 351.212(b)(1). Because we calculated a zero percent margin in the
final results of this review for LGC, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by LGC,
for which it did not know that its merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication
of the final results of this administrative 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
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for LGC will be
zero, the rate established in the final results of this review; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated companies not covered in this
review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific
rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review or in the original less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recent period for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the producer is a firm
covered in this review or the LTFV investigation, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be 26.05 percent, which is the all-others rate
established by Commerce in the LTFV investigation.\6\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\6\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also 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 double antidumping duties.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a 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), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 the terms of an APO is a violation which
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These results are being issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: August 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.
[FR Doc. 2025-15307 Filed 8-11-25; 8:45 am]
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