Notice2026-00225
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
January 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Cosmo First Limited (Cosmo) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to eight companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 969-971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00225]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-824]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India:
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
determines that Cosmo First Limited (Cosmo) made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR)
July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Additionally, Commerce is
rescinding the review, in part, with respect to eight companies. We
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Saude or Thomas Cloyd, 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) 482-0981 or (202) 482-1246,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2002, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from
India.\1\ On August 14, 2024, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of: (1)
Chiripal Poly Films Limited (Chiripal); (2) Cosmo; \2\ (3) Ester
Industries Limited (Ester); (4) Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited
(Garware); (5) Jindal Poly Films Ltd. and Jindal Poly Films Ltd.
(India) (Jindal); (6) JPFL Films Private Ltd. (JPFL); (7) Polyplex
Corporation Limited (Polyplex); (8) SRF Limited (SRF); and 9) Vacmet
India Limited (Vacmet).
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order:
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India, 67 FR
44175 (July 1, 2002) (Order).
\2\ While Commerce initiated this administrative review on Cosmo
First Ltd., India, the company reported its name as Cosmo First
Limited. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 66035 (August 14, 2024) (Initiation
Notice). See also Cosmo's Letter, ``Submission of Section--A
Supplemental Questionnaire Response,'' dated July 21, 2025 at 1.
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Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary
results until October 29, 2025.\3\ Due to a lapse in appropriations and
Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in this 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 these preliminary results is now January
5, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024,''
dated June 24, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 24, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a detailed description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is available via 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>.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India;
2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is PET film. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of the notice of initiation. All requests for an
administrative review of: (1) Chiripal; (2) Ester; (3) Garware; (4)
Jindal; (5) JPFL; (6) Polyplex; (7) SRF; and (8) Vacmet were timely
withdrawn.\7\ As a result, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we
are rescinding this administrative review with respect to these eight
companies.
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\7\ See JPFL's Letter, ``Withdrawal Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated November 8, 2024; see also SRF's Letter,
``Withdrawal of Request for Anti-Dumping Duty Admin Review,'' dated
November 12, 2024; Garware's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Anti-Dumping Duty Admin Review,'' dated November 12, 2024;
Chiripal's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Anti-Dumping Duty
Admin Review),'' dated November 12, 2024; DuPont Teijin Films,
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.--Polyester Film Division, and SK
Microworks America, Inc.'s Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated November 12, 2024;
and Polyplex USA LLC's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Review,''
dated November 12, 2024.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. Because Commerce preliminarily finds
that Cosmo failed to cooperate to the best of its ability in responding
to our requests for information, Commerce relied on facts available,
with adverse inferences (AFA), in determining this company's dumping
margin, consistent with section 776 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the 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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Cosmo First Limited........................................ 24.14
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with preliminary results within five days of
any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within
five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary
results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA to
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the individually examined company, Cosmo, in accordance with section
776(a) and (b) of the Act, there are no calculations to disclose.\8\
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\8\ See the Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the section,
``Application of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences,'' for a
discussion of the AFA rate assigned to Cosmo for these preliminary
results.
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Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.\9\ 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 not later
than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\11\ Interested
parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding
must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
\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 Service Procedures).
\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), we
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
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public 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 public 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 Service Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, filed
electronically, using ACCESS. Hearing requests should contain the
party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised
in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs. An electronically filed request must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days of
the publication date of this notice. If a request for a hearing is
made, parties will be notified of the time and date of the hearing.\15\
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised by the parties in any written briefs, no
later than 120 days after the date of publication of these preliminary
results.
Assessment Rates
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final
results of this review shall be the basis for assessment of antidumping
duties on entries of merchandise covered by this review.\16\ Upon
issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Broder Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries covered by this review.\17\ 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).
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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For the final results of this review, if we continue to base
Cosmos's weighted-average dumping margin upon total facts available,
with adverse inferences, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties at a rate of 24.14 percent to all entries of subject
merchandise produced and/or exported by Cosmo.
For the companies listed above in the section ``Partial Recission
of Administrative Review'' for which Commerce is rescinding this
review, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, during the POR in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to
CBP no earlier than 35 days after the publication of these preliminary
results in the Federal Register.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final
results of this administrative review, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Cosmo will be
the rate established for Cosmo in the final results of this review
(except, if this rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be
required); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not
listed above, 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, a prior review, or the less-than-
fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 5.71 percent, the
all-others rate established in the underlying less-than-fair-value
investigation.\18\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping
duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the
amount of countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act,
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and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 5, 2026.
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. Application of Facts Available with Adverse Inferences
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-00225 Filed 1-8-26; 8:45 am]
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