Notice2026-02561
Steel Propane Cylinders From Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
February 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Sahamitr Pressure Container Public Company Limited (also known as Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc.) (SMPC) made sales of steel propane cylinders from Thailand at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5901-5903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02561]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-839]
Steel Propane Cylinders From Thailand: Preliminary Results 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 finds
that Sahamitr Pressure Container Public Company Limited (also known as
Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc.) (SMPC) made sales of steel propane
cylinders from Thailand at less than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR), August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024. We
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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DATES: Applicable February 10, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 15, 2019, Commerce published the antidumping duty order
on steel propane cylinders from Thailand.\1\ On August 1, 2024,
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On August 28, 2024,
Commerce received a timely request to conduct an administrative review
of the Order from SMPC, and on August 30, 2024, Worthington Industries
(the petitioner) requested a review of SMPC.\3\ On September 20, 2024,
based on timely requests for review and in accordance with section
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the
Order.\4\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue
the preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days.\5\
Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results until December 1, 2025.\6\ Due to
the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on
November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\7\ 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.\8\ Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary
results is now February 5, 2026.
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\1\ See Steel Propane Cylinders from the People's Republic of
China and Thailand: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 41703 (August 15,
2019) (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 62714 (August 1,
2024).
\3\ See SMPC's Letter, ``Request for Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,'' dated August 28, 2024; see also
Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated August 30, 2024.
\4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 77079, 77085 (September 20, 2024).
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 16,
2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\8\ 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.\9\
A list of the topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as the appendix 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="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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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Steel Propane Cylinders from Thailand; 2023-2024,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order are steel propane cylinders from
Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\10\
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\10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Scope of the
Order.''
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. Export price was calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. NV was calculated in accordance with section
773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying
these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period August 1, 2023, through July 31,
2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Sahamitr Pressure Container Public Company Limited......... 1.32
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in 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 the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
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.\11\ 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.\12\ 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.\13\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
\12\ 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).
\13\ 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.\14\ 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 of 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).\15\
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\14\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\15\ 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. within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Hearing requests
should contain: (1) the party's name, address and telephone number; (2)
the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is a foreign
national; and (4) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those raised by each party in their
respective 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.\16\
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\16\ 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 our
analysis of the issues raised in any case briefs, not later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, 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. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions 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).
If SMPC's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis
(i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review,
Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the
basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each
importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those sales.
Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular
importer, we will calculate an importer-specific, per-unit assessment
rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total quantity of
those sales.\17\ To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),
we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on
estimated entered values. If SMPC's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis or where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment
rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\18\
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\18\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SMPC for
which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United
States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the
all-others rate in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation (i.e., 10.77 percent) \19\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\20\
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\19\ See Order, 84 FR at 41704.
\20\ 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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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 company-specific cash deposit rate for
SMPC will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established
in the final results of this administrative review, except if the rate
is 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 reviewed or
investigated 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 in the LTFV investigation but the producer is, the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be the all-others rate of 10.77 percent, the
rate established in the LTFV investigation of this proceeding.\21\
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)(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
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: February 4, 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. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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