Notice2026-06007
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates: Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
March 27, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China (China), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14815-14816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06007]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-825, A-570-924, A-533-824, A-583-837, A-520-803]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India,
Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, and the United Arab Emirates:
Continuation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty
(CVD) orders on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET
film) from India, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China (China), and
the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would likely lead to the continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of
continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable March 24, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David De Falco, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 1, 2002, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD
orders on PET film from India and Taiwan and the CVD order on PET film
from India.\1\ On November 10, 2008, Commerce published in the Federal
Register the AD orders on PET film from China and UAE.\2\ On August 1,
2025 the ITC
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instituted,\3\ and Commerce initiated,\4\ the third and fourth sunset
review of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce
determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies,
and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of
dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be
revoked.\5\
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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 (PET Film) from
Taiwan, 67 FR 44174, (July 1, 2002); see also 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); and Notice
of Countervailing Duty Order: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) from India, 67 FR 44179 (July 1, 2002).
\2\ Id.; see also Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and
Strip from Brazil, the People's Republic of China and the United
Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for the United Arab
Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November 10, 2008) (collectively, Orders).
\3\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from
China, India, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates; Institution of
Five-Year Reviews, 90 FR 36188 (August 1, 2025).
\4\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 36139
(August 1, 2025).
\5\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from
the United Arab Emirates and the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders, 91 FR 5891 (February 10, 2026); Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from Taiwan and India: Final
Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping
Duty Orders, 91 FR 6620 (February 12, 2026); and Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from India: Final Results of
the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order,
91 FR 5890 (February 10, 2026).
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On March 24, 2026, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.\6\
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\6\ See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from
China, India, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates; Determination,
91 FR 14040 (March 24, 2026) (ITC Final Determination).
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by each of these orders are all gauges of raw,
pre-treated, or primed PET film, whether extruded or co-extruded.
Excluded are metallized films and other finished films that have had at
least one of their surfaces modified by the application of a
performance-enhancing resinous or inorganic layer more than 0.00001
inches thick. Also excluded is roller transport cleaning film which has
at least one of its surfaces modified by application of 0.5 micrometers
of SBR latex. Tracing and drafting film is also excluded. PET film is
classifiable under subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description
of the scope of these orders is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of
subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be March
24, 2026.\7\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\7\ See ITC Final Determination.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, and published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: March 24, 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.
[FR Doc. 2026-06007 Filed 3-26-26; 8:45 am]
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