Notice2026-05441
Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
March 19, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that The Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator), the sole producer or exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review. The period of review (POR) is March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13289-13291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05441]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-471-807]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final 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) determines that The
Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator), the sole producer or exporter
subject to this administrative review, made sales of certain uncoated
paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal in the United States at prices
below normal value (NV) during the period of review. The period of
review (POR) is March 1, 2023, through February 29, 2024.
DATES: Applicable March 19, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Gillis, 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) 482-6384
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 11, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results of this administrative review.\1\ From July 28,
2025 through July 31, 2025, Commerce conducted verification of
Navigator's questionnaire responses.\2\ On September 30, 2025, Commerce
extended the deadline for the final results to January
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7, 2026.\3\ On December 12, 2025, we invited interested parties to
comment.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order; 2023-2024; 90 FR 30852 (July 11, 2025)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Verification of the Sales Responses of The
Navigator Company, S.A.,'' dated December 11, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September 30, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Establishment of Briefing Schedule,''
dated December 12, 2025.
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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.\5\ 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.\6\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now March 16, 2026.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since
Commerce published the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\7\ The Issues and 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 Issues and 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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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain
Uncoated Paper from Portugal; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order \8\
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\8\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil,
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, and Portugal: Amended
Final Affirmative Determinations for Brazil and Indonesia and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 11174 (March 3, 2016) (Order).
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The merchandise subject to the Order is certain uncoated paper from
Portugal. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the
appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached to this notice as an Appendix.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record, we made certain changes to the
preliminary margin calculations for Navigator. For a detailed
discussion of the changes since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margin for the period March 1, 2023, through February
29, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter or producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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The Navigator Company, S.A................................. 10.91
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for the final
results of this review to parties in this proceeding within five days
after public announcement of the final results or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of
this notice in the Final Register, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).\9\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, 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.
Because Navigator'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 calculated importer-specific assessment rates based on the
ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's
examined sales and the total entered value of those same sales in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent),
the entries by that importer will be liquidated without regard to
antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Navigator for which
it did not know that the merchandise it sold to the intermediary (e.g.,
a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\10\
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\10\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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).
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 date of publication of the
final results as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) the cash
deposit rate for subject merchandise exported by Navigator will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in these final
results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by
producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a
prior completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published in the completed
segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review or a completed prior segment of this proceeding
but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the cash
deposit rate established for the most recently completed segment of
this proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will
continue to be 7.80 percent,\11\ the all-others rate established in the
less-than-fair-value investigation.
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These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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
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during the 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.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 the terms of an APO is a violation
subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 16, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment: Revised Differential Pricing Analysis
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-05441 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am]
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