Notice2026-03892
Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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February 26, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain lined paper products (lined paper) from India was sold in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR), September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to certain companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9559-9562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03892]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-843]
Certain Lined Paper Products 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 certain lined paper products (lined paper) from India
was sold in the United States at prices below normal value during the
period of review (POR), September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024.
Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with
respect to certain companies. We invite interested parties to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, 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) 482-0012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 28, 2006, Commerce published the antidumping duty (AD)
order on lined paper from India.\1\ On September 3, 2024, we published
in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the Order.\2\ On October 17, 2024, pursuant to
section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order covering ten
entities.\3\ On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in
this administrative proceeding by 90
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days.\4\ On August 11, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for these
preliminary results to October 2, 2025.\5\ On September 12, 2025,
Commerce further extended the deadline for these preliminary results to
December 19, 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
25, 2026.
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's
Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined
Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of
China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949 (September 28, 2006)
(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 71254 (September
3, 2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 83644, 83646 (October 17, 2024)
(Initiation Notice).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August
11, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Second Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated September 12, 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 complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\9\
A list of topics discussed 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="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 the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Lined
Paper Products 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 products covered by this Order are lined paper from India. A
full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Review, in Part
As noted above, we initiated this review with respect to ten
companies.\10\ During the course of the review, we selected two
mandatory respondents, Lotus Global Private Limited and Navneet
Education Ltd. (Navneet).\11\ Furthermore, we have preliminarily
collapsed Lotus Global Private Limited and its affiliate LGPL Paper
Industries Private Limited, and have treated these companies as a
single entity (collectively, Lotus Global).\12\ Consequently, there are
eight companies upon which a review was requested and which were not
selected for individual examination.
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\10\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 83646.
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated November
13, 2024.
\12\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at section ``Affiliaton
and Single Entity Treatment.''
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries.
Based on our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
information, four companies listed in the Initiation Notice had no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. On February 20, 2025, we
notified parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review
with respect to the four companies that had no reviewable suspended
entries during the POR.\13\ No party to the proceeding provided
comments on our Intent to Rescind Memorandum. As a result, we are
rescinding this review, in part, with respect to the four entities
which had no entries during the POR, and for which withdrawal requests
were not previously received from all parties requesting review.\14\
Therefore, we are rescinding this review, in part, with respect to a
total of four companies.\15\
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\13\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
Part,'' dated February 20, 2025 (Intent to Rescind Memorandum).
\14\ See Appendix II.
\15\ Id.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Export price was calculated in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. Normal value was calculated in accordance with
section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to individual companies not
selected for 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 market
economy investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for
companies which were not selected for individual review 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{time} .'' Section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act
provides that, where all rates are zero, de minimis, or based entirely
on facts available, Commerce may use ``any reasonable method'' for
assigning the rate to all other respondents.
In this administrative review, we preliminarily calculated
estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Lotus Global and Navneet
that are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise
available. Thus, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, we
are preliminarily assigning to the companies not individually examined
a margin of 1.58 percent, which is the weighted average of the
estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for Lotus Global
and Navneet based on publicly ranged U.S. sales values.\16\ The
companies not selected for individual examination are listed in
Appendix III.
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\16\ With two respondents under examination, Commerce normally
calculates: (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a
simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins
calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average
of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the
examined respondents using each company's publicly-ranged U.S. sales
values for the merchandise under consideration. Commerce then
compares (B) and (C) to (A) and selects the rate closest to (A) as
the most appropriate rate for all other producers and exporters.
See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances
Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53662
(September 1, 2010), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
at Comment 1. As complete publicly ranged sales data were available,
Commerce based the rate for the non-examined companies on the
publicly ranged sales data of the mandatory respondents. See
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Companies Not Selected For
Individual Examination;'' see also Memorandum, ``Calculation of
Margin for Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,''
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following estimated weighted-average dumping
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margins exist for the period September 1, 2023, through August 31,
2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Lotus Global Private Limited/LGPL Paper Industries 5.29
Private Limited........................................
Navneet Education Ltd................................... 0.61
Non-Individually Examined Companies \17\................ 1.58
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Verification
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\17\ See Appendix III.
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Commerce received a timely request from the petitioner \18\ to
verify the information submitted in this administrative review,
pursuant to 19 CFR 307(b)(1)(iv).\19\ As provided in section 782(i)(3)
of the Act, Commerce intends to verify information reported by Navneet
prior to issuing the final results of this administrative review.
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\18\ The petitioner is the Association of American School Paper
Suppliers, and its individual members.
\19\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Verification,''
dated January 27, 2025.
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed to
interested parties in this review 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
Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than seven days
after the date on which the verification report is issued in this
administrative review.\20\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in
the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date
for filing case briefs.\21\ 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.\22\
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\20\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\21\ 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).
\22\ 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.\23\ 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).\24\
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\23\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\24\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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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 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.\25\ Requests should contain: (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants, and whether any participant is a foreign national; 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. If a request
for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date
for the hearing.\26\ Parties should confirm by telephone the date,
time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.
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\25\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\26\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 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.\27\ 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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\27\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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If the respective weighted-average dumping margins are above de
minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, we
will calculate importer-specific ad valorem antidumping duty assessment
rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same
sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\28\ If the respondent
has not reported entered values, we will calculate a per-unit
assessment rate for each importer by dividing the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined sales made to that importer by the
total quantity associated with those sales. Where either the
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or
an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
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\28\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (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 the
respondents for which they did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
entries not reviewed at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
For the companies which were not selected for individual
examination, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at an ad
valorem assessment rate equal to the company-specific weighted-average
dumping margin determined in these final results. For the companies for
which the administrative review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall
be assessed at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(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 cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of the final results of the administrative
review for all shipments of lined paper from India entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse,
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for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final
results, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash
deposit rate for each company listed above will be equal to the dumping
margins established in the final results of this review, except if the
ultimate rate is de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1),
in which case the cash deposit rates will be zero; (2) for merchandise
exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative
review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, 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
producer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-
value investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of
the proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
3.91 percent, the all-others rate established in the antidumping duty
investigation.\29\ 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 our
analysis of issues raised by the parties in any written briefs, within
120 days of publication of these preliminary results 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)(2) 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 the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: February 23, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment
V. Rescission of Review, In Part
VI. Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination
VII. Discussion of Methodology
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies Rescinded From Administrative Review
1. Dinakar Process Private Limited
2. JC Stationery (P) Ltd
3. M/s. Bhaskar Paper Products
4. SGM Paper Products
Appendix III
Non-Individually Examined Companies Receiving a Review-Specific Rate
1. Cellpage Ventures Private Limited
2. ITC Limited
3. Pioneer Stationery Private Limited
4. PP Bafna Ventures Private Limited
[FR Doc. 2026-03892 Filed 2-25-26; 8:45 am]
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