Notice2026-07505
Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
April 17, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK) made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20638-20639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07505]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-895]
Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the Republic of Korea: 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
Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc. (TAK) made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review
(POR), August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 17, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Araya, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 10, 2026, Commerce published the Preliminary Results
and invited interested parties to comment.\1\ On March 3, 2026, TAK
submitted a timely-filed case brief.\2\ No other interested party filed
a case or rebuttal brief.
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\1\ See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2023-2024, 91 FR 5892 (February 10, 2026) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See TAK's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated March 3, 2026.
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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.\3\ 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.\4\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now June 10, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ 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 the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS System. 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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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Low Melt
Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea; 2023-2024,''
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 Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of
Korea and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Orders, 83 FR 40752 (August 16,
2018) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is synthetic staple fibers,
not carded or combed, specifically bi-component polyester fibers having
a polyester fiber component that melts at a lower temperature than the
other polyester fiber component (low melt PSF). For a full description
of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
The issue raised in TAK's case brief is addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comment received from TAK
regarding the Preliminary Results, we made no changes to the margin
calculations for TAK.\7\
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\7\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of the Administrative Review
As a result of this review, we determine that the following
estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period August
1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Toray Advanced Materials Korea, Inc........................ 3.02
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of the notice of the final results in
the Federal Register,in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However,
because we have made no changes to the Preliminary Results, there are
no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered by this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), where the respondent reported the
entered value of its U.S. sales, 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. Where the respondent did not report entered
value, we calculated 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. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment
rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), in accordance with 19
CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also calculated an importer-specific ad valorem
rate based on estimated entered values. Where either the respondent's
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by TAK for
which it did not know that its merchandise was destined for the United
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-
others rate established in the
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less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation (i.e., 16.27 percent) \8\ if
there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.\9\
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\8\ See Order, 83 FR at 40753.
\9\ 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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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 Instructions
Upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 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, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company
subject to this review will be equal to the company-specific weighted-
average dumping margin established in the final results of the review;
(2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in
this review but covered in a prior completed segment of the 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, a prior review, or
the original LTFV investigation, but the producer has been covered in a
prior completed segment of this proceeding, then the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established in the completed segment for the most
recent period for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
16.27 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation for this proceeding.\10\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\10\ See Order, 83 FR at 40753.
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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 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.
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 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 sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 13, 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 Issue
Comment: Whether to Correct the Importer/Customer Name in the
Liquidation Instructions
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-07505 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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