Notice2025-23781
Paper File Folders From Cambodia: Final Negative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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Published
December 29, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that paper file folders from Cambodia are not being, or are not likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 245 (Monday, December 29, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60612-60613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23781]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-555-005]
Paper File Folders From Cambodia: Final Negative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
paper file folders from Cambodia are not being, or are not likely to
be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The
period of investigation is October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable December 29, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger, 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) 482-2517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 29, 2025, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination
in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to comment.\1\
However, no parties submitted comments. Because no interested party
submitted comments, the only modification we have made from the
Preliminary Determination is to incorporate a finding from the cost
verification and rely on a revised cost database obtained following
issuance of the Preliminary Determination.\2\ Accordingly, an analysis
memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice.\3\
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\1\ See Paper File Folders from Cambodia: Preliminary Negative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 90 FR 22694 (May 29, 2025) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Final Determination Analysis Memorandum
for Three-Color Stone Stationery (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (TCS Final Analysis Memorandum).
\3\ Id.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\4\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents
that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24,
2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an
additional 21 days.\5\ Accordingly, the deadline for this final
determination is now December 18, 2025.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are paper file folders
from Cambodia. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see the appendix to this notice.
Scope Comments
No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as
it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. Therefore, no changes
were made to the scope of the investigation.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), in June 2025, we conducted verification of information
submitted by Three-Color Stone Stationery (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. (TCS)
for use in our final determination. We used standard verification
procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting records and
original source documents provided by TCS.\6\
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\6\ See Memoranda, ``Verification of the Sales Responses of
Three-Color Stone Stationery (Cambodia) Co., Limited in the Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Paper File Folders from Cambodia,''
dated August 4, 2025; and ``Verification of the Cost Response of
Three-Color Stone Stationery (Cambodia) Co., Limited in the Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Paper File Folders from Cambodia,''
dated August 14, 2025.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
As noted above, we have incorporated certain changes in our final
margin calculations for TCS. Specifically, we are: (1) relying on a
revised cost database submitted by TCS following the Preliminary
Determination, and (2) revising TCS's general and administrative
expense ratio to include certain expenses related to other non-
operating expenses as a result of a finding made during our cost
verification. We are making no other changes from the Preliminary
Determination. For a discussion of these changes, see the TCS Final
Analysis Memorandum.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists:
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Weighted-average
Producer/exporter dumping margin Cash deposit rate
(percent) (percent)
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Three-Color Stone Stationery 0.00 Not Applicable.
(Cambodia) Co., Ltd./Three-
Color Stone Manufacture Limited
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Commerce has not calculated an estimated weighted-average dumping
margin for all other producers and exporters pursuant to sections
735(c)(1)(B) and (c)(5) of the Act, because it has not made an
affirmative final determination of sales at LTFV.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Single-Entity Analysis for Three-Color
Stone Stationery (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. and Affiliated Companies,''
dated May 21, 2025 (Single Entity Analysis Memo). As discussed in
the Single Entity Analysis Memo, Commerce determined that TCS and
Three-Color Stone Manufacture Limited constitute a single entity.
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with this final determination to interested parties within
five days of any 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).
Suspension of Liquidation
In the Preliminary Determination, we calculated an estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for TCS that was zero percent and,
therefore, we did not suspend liquidation of entries of paper file
folders from Cambodia.8 Because Commerce has made a negative final
determination of sales at LTFV, we will not direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to suspend liquidation or to require cash deposits of
estimated antidumping duties for entries of paper file folders from
Cambodia.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its negative final determination of sales at LTFV. Because
the final determination is negative, this proceeding is terminated in
accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: December 18, 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
Scope of the Investigation
The products within the scope of this investigation are file
folders consisting primarily of paper, paperboard, pressboard, or
other cellulose material, whether coated or uncoated, that has been
folded (or creased in preparation to be folded), glued, taped,
bound, or otherwise assembled to be suitable for holding documents.
The scope includes all such folders, regardless of color, whether or
not expanding, whether or not laminated, and with or without tabs,
fasteners, closures, hooks, rods, hangers, pockets, gussets, or
internal dividers. The term ``primarily'' as used in the first
sentence of this scope means 50 percent or more of the total product
weight, exclusive of the weight of fasteners, closures, hooks, rods,
hangers, removable tabs, and similar accessories, and exclusive of
the weight of the packaging.
Subject folders have the following dimensions in their folded
and closed position: lengths and widths of at least 8 inches and no
greater than 17 inches, regardless of depth.
The scope covers all varieties of folders, including but not
limited to manila folders, hanging folders, fastener folders,
classification folders, expanding folders, pockets, jackets, and
wallets.
Excluded from the scope are:
<bullet> mailing envelopes with a flap bearing one or more
adhesive strips that can be used permanently to seal the entire
length of a side such that, when sealed, the folder is closed on all
four sides;
<bullet> binders, with two or more rings to hold documents in
place, made of paperboard or pressboard encased entirely in plastic;
<bullet> binders consisting of a front cover, back cover, and
spine, with or without a flap; to be excluded, a mechanism with two
or more metal rings that must be included on or adjacent to the
interior spine;
<bullet> non-expanding folders with a depth exceeding 2.5 inches
and that are closed or closeable on the top, bottom, and all four
sides (e.g., boxes or cartons);
<bullet> expanding folders that have: (1) 13 or more pockets;
(2) a flap covering the top; (3) a latching mechanism made of
plastic and/or metal to close the flap; and (4) an affixed plastic
or metal carry handle;
<bullet> folders that have an outer surface (other than the
gusset, handles, and/or closing mechanisms, if any) that is covered
entirely with fabric, leather, and/or faux leather;
<bullet> fashion folders, which are defined as folders with all
of the following characteristics: (1) plastic lamination covering
the entire exterior of the folder; (2) printing, foil stamping,
embossing (i.e., raised relief patterns that are recessed on the
opposite side), and/or debossing (i.e., recessed relief patterns
that are raised on the opposite side), covering the entire exterior
surface area of the folder; (3) at least two visible and printed or
foil stamped colors (other than the color of the base paper), each
of which separately covers no less than 10 percent of the entire
exterior surface area; and (4) patterns, pictures, designs, or
artwork covering no less than thirty percent of the exterior surface
area of the folder;
<bullet> portfolios, which are folders having: (1) a width of at
least 16 inches when open flat; (2) no tabs or dividers; and (3) one
or more pockets that are suitable for holding letter size documents
and that cover at least 15 percent of the surface area of the
relevant interior side or sides; and
<bullet> report covers, which are folders having: (1) no tabs,
dividers, or pockets; and (2) one or more fasteners or clips, each
of which is permanently affixed to the center fold, to hold papers
securely in place.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading
4820.30.0040. Subject imports may also enter under other HTSUS
subheadings. While the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2025-23781 Filed 12-23-25; 8:45 am]
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