Notice2025-16368
Thermal Paper From the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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Published
August 27, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that thermal paper from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) was not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41810-41811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16368]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-850]
Thermal Paper From the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
thermal paper from the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany) was not
sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period
of review (POR) November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable August 27, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Entz, 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) 482-3845.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 13, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results
and invited comments from interested parties.\1\ On January 13, 2025,
Domtar Corporation and Appvion, LLC (collectively, the petitioners)
submitted a case brief.\2\ On the same day, Matra Americas LLC and
Matra Atlantic GmbH (collectively, Matra) and Koehler Paper SE and
Koehler Kehl GmbH (collectively, Koehler) submitted letters in lieu of
a case brief.\3\ On January 21, 2025, Matra and Koehler filed a joint
rebuttal brief.\4\
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\1\ See Thermal Paper from Germany: Preliminary Results and
Rescission, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2022-2023, 89 FR 100961 (December 13, 2024) (Preliminary Results),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Case Brief,'' dated
January 13, 2025.
\3\ See Matra's Letter, ``Matra Letter In Lieu of Case Brief,''
dated January 13, 2025; see also Koehler's Letter, ``Koehler Letter
In Lieu of Case Brief,'' dated January 13, 2025.
\4\ See Matra and Koehler's Letter, ``Joint Rebuttal Brief of
Koehler Paper SE and Matra Americas, LLC and Matra Atlantic GmbH,''
dated January 21, 2025.
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On June 30, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for the final
results until September 8, 2025.\5\ On July 18, 2025, Commerce issued a
post-preliminary analysis in this administrative review and invited
interested parties to comment.\6\ We received no comments from
interested parties.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated June 30, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis for the 2022-
2023 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Thermal Paper from
Germany,'' dated July 18, 2025; see also Memorandum, ``Establishment
of Briefing Schedule for Post-Preliminary Results,'' dated July 21,
2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Thermal Paper from the Federal Republic of Germany; 2022-2023,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>8</SUP>
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\8\ See Thermal Paper from Germany, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, and Spain: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 66284 (November 22,
2021) (Order).
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The products subject to the Order are thermal paper from Germany.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the
appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. 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
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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>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made no
changes to the weighted-average dumping margin calculations for
Koehler. For further discussion, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
For these final results, we determine the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period November 1, 2022,
through October 31, 2023:
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Weighted-
average dumping
Producer or exporter margin
(percent)
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Koehler Paper SE; Koehler Kehl GmbH.................... 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 made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are no
new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review. Because Koehler's weighted-average dumping margin is zero,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Koehler for which it
did not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a
reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.
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
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin that
is established in the final results of this review (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, 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 company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
a prior review, or the LTFV investigation, but the producer is, the
cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the
most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 2.90 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.\9\ These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\9\ See Order, 79 FR at 30816.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition 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 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 sanctionable violation.
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.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 21, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Duty Absorption
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Apply Facts Available to
Koehler's Reporting of U.S. Sales
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Attribute Accrued Interest on
Unpaid Antidumping Duties to Matra Americas LLC's U.S. Sales
Comment 3: Revisions to Final Customs Instructions
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-16368 Filed 8-26-25; 8:45 am]
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