Notice2026-06878
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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Published
April 9, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers/ exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17941-17943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06878]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-489-840]
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers/
exporters of common alloy aluminum sheet (aluminum sheet) from the
Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) during the period of review
(POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles DeFilippo or Jacob Saude, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3797 or (202)
482-0981, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 8, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results.\1\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and the
Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines
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in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\2\ 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.\3\ On February 4, 2026, Commerce
extended the time period for issuing the final results of this review
by 53 days.\4\ Accordingly, the deadline for the final results is now
April 6, 2026.
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\1\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2023, 90 FR 38453 (August 8, 2025)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February 4, 2026.
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For a description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary
Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ 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/FRN">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRN</a> oticesListLayout.aspx.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from T[uuml]rkiye; 2023,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>6</SUP>
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\6\ See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from Bahrain, India, and the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders, 86 FR 22144 (April
27, 2021) (Order).
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The products covered by the Order are aluminum sheet from
T[uuml]rkiye. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the parties' briefs are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. The topics discussed and issues raised
by parties to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
are listed in the appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on comments received from interested parties and record
information, we made certain changes from the Preliminary Results
regarding the subsidy calculations for Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.S., Kibar Holding A.S., Kibar Dis Ticaret A.S., and Kibar
Americas, Inc. (collectively, Assan), and Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S.
(Teknik). For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
For each subsidy program found countervailable, Commerce finds that
there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution
that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\7\ For a full description of the methodology underlying all
of Commerce's conclusions, including any determination that relied upon
the use of adverse facts available, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b)
of the Act, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the
establishment of a 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 705(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for determining the all-others rate in an
investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies
that were not selected for individual examination in an administrative
review. Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that ``the individual
countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph (A) shall
be used to determine the all-others rate under section 705(c)(5) {of
the Act{time} .'' Under section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others
rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of the
countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis
countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates determined entirely {on
the basis of facts available{time} .''
Accordingly, to determine the rate for companies not selected for
individual examination, Commerce's practice is to weight average the
net subsidy rates for the selected mandatory respondents, excluding
rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts
available.\8\ In this case, Commerce found a de minimis rate for
Teknik. Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts otherwise available is the rate calculated for Assan.
Consequently, the rate calculated for Assan is also assigned as the
rate for the non-selected companies.
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\8\ See, e.g., Certain Pasta from Italy: Final Results of the
13th (2008) Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,75 FR 37386,
37387 (June 29, 2010).
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Final Results of Review
We determine that the following net countervailable subsidy rates
exist for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
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\9\ This rate is applicable to Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret
A.S. and its cross-owned companies Kibar Americas, Inc. and Kibar
D[inodot][scedil] Ticaret A.S.
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Assan Aluminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S \9\............... 4.28
Teknik Aluminyum Sanayi A.S............................. * 0.33
Non-Selected Companies Under Review..................... 4.28
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* (de minimis).
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
final results to interested parties within five days after 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).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise covered by 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 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
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to
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instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above on shipments
of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this administrative review. Because the rate calculated for Teknik is
de minimis, no cash deposit will be required on shipments of the
subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of
this review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to
continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at
the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable
to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements,
effective upon publication of these final results, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
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). 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 subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing these final results and publishing this notice
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 6, 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. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Apply Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to the
GOT
Comment 2: Whether the Corporate Tax Reduction for Manufacturers
Program is Countervailable
Comment 3: Whether the BITT--Tax Exemption for Export Loans
Program is Countervailable
Comment 4: Whether the BITT--Tax Exemption on Foreign Exchange
Transactions Program is Countervailable
Comment 5: Whether to Revise the Methodology with Regard to
Assan's Countervailable Benefits from Income Tax Incentives Under
the Regional Investment Incentive Scheme (RIIS) and Research and
Development (R&D) Law
Comment 6: Whether to Exclude Intercompany Sales from Assan's
Sales Denominators
Comment 7: Whether to Adjust the Calculation of Assistance to
Offset Costs Related to Antidumping Duty (AD)/CVD Investigations for
the Final Results
Comment 8: Whether to Apply High Inflation Adjustments to the
CVD Rate Calculations
Comment 9: Whether to Offset Teknik's AD Cash Deposit Rate by
the Amount of Any Export Subsidies Calculated in this Review
VIII. Recommendation
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