Notice2026-01601
Thermal Paper From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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January 27, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that the thermal paper from the Republic of Korea (Korea) is not being sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3428-3430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01601]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-911]
Thermal Paper From the Republic of Korea: 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 the thermal paper from the Republic of Korea (Korea) is
not being sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV)
during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 31,
2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable January 27, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Beuley, 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) 482-3269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 22, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the antidumping duty order on thermal paper from Korea.\1\ On November
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 December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the
preliminary results in administrative reviews for which the opportunity
to request the review was published in November or December 2024, by 90
days.\3\ The opportunity notice to request this administrative review
was published on November 1, 2024.\4\ On December 18, 2024, based on
timely requests for review, we initiated an administrative review of
the Order covering 17 companies in accordance 751(a) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act).\5\
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\1\ See Thermal Paper from Germany, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, and Spain: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 66284 (November 22,
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 87338 (November 1, 2024)
(Opportunity Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\4\ See Opportunity Notice.
\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 102856 (December 18, 2024).
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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,\6\ and, 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.\7\ On December 22, 2025, we extended the preliminary results of
this review.\8\ Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results
is now January 21, 2026.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Antidumping Administrative Review,'' dated
December 22, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\9\
A list of the topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://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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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of 2023-2024 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Thermal Paper from the Republic of Korea,'' 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 thermal paper from Korea.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. We calculated constructed export price in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in accordance with
section 773 of the Act.
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For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary
results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review
when there are no entries of subject merchandise during the POR for
which liquidation is suspended.\10\ Normally, upon completion of an
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the
antidumping duty assessment rate calculated for the review period.\11\
Therefore, for an administrative review of a company to be conducted,
there must be a suspended entry that Commerce can instruct U.S Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the AD assessment rate
calculated for the POR.\12\
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\10\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of
Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022,
88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut- to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany:
Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR
4157 (January 24, 2023).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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On February 4, 2025, we notified parties of our intent to rescind
this administrative review regarding the companies listed in Appendix
II because there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise
produced or exported by these companies during the POR, and we invited
interested parties to comment.\13\ No parties commented on our intent
to rescind the review, in part. In the absence of any suspended entries
of subject merchandise from these companies during the POR, we are
rescinding this administrative review for the companies listed in
Appendix II, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\13\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind'' dated
February 4, 2025 (Intent to Rescind Memorandum).
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Rate for Company Not Selected for Individual Examination
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to be
applied to companies not selected for individual examination when
Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to
section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section
735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, for
guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not
selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally an
amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins
determined entirely on the basis of facts available.
Where the weighted-average dumping margins for individually
examined respondents are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely
on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that
Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish the estimated
all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually
investigated . . .'' In this review, Commerce preliminarily calculated
a weighted-average dumping margin of zero percent for Hansol Paper
Company (Hansol). Therefore, we are preliminarily assigning a rate of
zero percent to Tele-Paper (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Tele-paper), the company not
selected for individual examination in this review, in accordance with
section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period November 1, 2023, through
October 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Hansol Paper Company \14\................................... 0.00
Tele-Paper (M) Sdn. Bhd..................................... 0.00
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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\14\ Hansol Paper Company is also known as Hansol Paper Co.,
Ltd. See, e.g., Hansol's Letter, ``Section A Questionnaire
Response,'' dated February 10, 2025, at A-1 and Exhibit Appendix I;
see also Thermal Paper from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR
96640 (December 5, 2024), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum at 1.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these 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 this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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. 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.\15\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this administrative review
must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.\16\ All briefs must be filed electronically using
ACCESS.\17\ 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 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023).
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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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.\18\ 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 administrative
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).\19\
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\18\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\19\ See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67077.
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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 within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised
in the respective case briefs. Oral presentations at the hearing will
be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing
is made, parties
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will be notified of the time and date for the hearing.\20\
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\20\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by
this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable.\21\ 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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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), if Hansol's weighted-average
dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent)
in the final results of this review, we intend to calculate importer-
specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the
ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the
examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales. If
Hansol's weighted-average dumping margin in the final results is zero
or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an
importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.106(c)(2), 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 Hansol 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 those
entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 6.19 percent),\22\ if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\23\
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\22\ See Order, 86 FR at 66286.
\23\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For Tele-Paper, the company that was not selected for individual
examination, we intend to assign an assessment rate equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the final results of this
review for Hansol, unless that rate is zero or de minimis, in which
case we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate relevant entries without
regards to antidumping duties..
For the companies for which we are rescinding this review, we 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, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue
these rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
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 the companies
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
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 rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit 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, or the LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 6.19 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\24\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).
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 duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. 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.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 21, 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 I
List of Topics in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Rescinded From Review
1. Akon Rulo Kagit Plastik Imalat IHR ITH. SAN. TIC. A.S.
2. Amtress (M) Sdn. Bhd.
3. Besto Sdn. Bhd.
4. Convertidoras PCM, S.A. de C.V.
5. Dor Etiket San VE Tic. Ltd.
6. Engin Kagir Mamulleri San. Tic.
7. Formas para Negocios, S.A. de C.V.
8. Formularios de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
9. Kagit Mamulleri San. Tic. Ltd., Stl.
10. Kooka Paper Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.
11. Papeles y Conversiones de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
12. Sailing Paper (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
13. ShenZhen Sailing Paper Co., Ltd.
14. Wellden (M) Sdn. Bhd.
15. Wingle Industrial (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
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