Notice2026-08780
Certain Aluminum Foil From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
May 6, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Oman Aluminium Rolling Company SPC (OARC) sold certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24515-24517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08780]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-523-815]
Certain Aluminum Foil From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary
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) preliminarily
determines that Oman Aluminium Rolling Company SPC (OARC) sold certain
aluminum foil (aluminum foil) from the Sultanate of Oman (Oman) in the
United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR) November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable May 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla, 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) 482-4956.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 12, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the antidumping duty (AD) order on aluminum foil from Oman.\1\ On
November 1, 2024, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request
an administrative review of the Order for the POR in the Federal
Register.\2\ On December 18, 2024, based on timely requests for review,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order with respect to OARC.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of Armenia,
Brazil, the Sultanate of Oman, the Russian Federation, and the
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 62790 (November
12, 2021) (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 87338 (November
1, 2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 102856 (December 18, 2024).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the
preliminary results in administrative reviews for which the opportunity
to request the review was published in December 2024, by 90 days.\4\
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\ On December 18, 2025, Commerce extended the
deadline to issue these preliminary results by 61
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days.\7\ Finally, on February 9, 2026, Commerce extending the deadline
to issue these preliminary results by an additional 52 days.\8\ The
deadline for these preliminary results is now April 30, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Proceedings,'' dated December 9,
2024.
\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.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated December
18, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Second Extension of Deadline for the
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''
dated February 9, 2026.
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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 included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as an appendix 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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Aluminum Foil from the Sultanate of Oman; 2023-2024,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is aluminum foil from Oman.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with
section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the period of
November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024:
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Weighted-average
Producer or exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Oman Aluminium Rolling Company SPC.................. 0.58
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
preliminary results to interested parties 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 accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(l)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\10\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\11\ Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\12\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\11\ 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 Final Rule).
\12\ 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.\13 \Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the 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 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).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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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 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Requests should
contain: (1) the requesting 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 the issues the party intends to
discuss at the hearing. Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing.\15\ Parties should confirm the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled hearing date.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon completion
of the administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries covered by this review.\16\ If the 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 will calculate
importer-specific ad valorem AD assessment rates based on the ratio of
the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined
sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\17\ Where an importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results of the
review, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.\18\ If OARC's weighted-average
dumping margin or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results of the review, we will instruct CBP not to
assess duties on any of its entries in accordance with the Final
Modification for Reviews, i.e., ``{w{time} here the weighted-average
margin of dumping for the exporter is determined to be zero or de
minimis, no antidumping duties will be assessed.'' \19\
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\16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\17\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
\18\ Id., 77 FR at 8102; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\19\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012) (Final Modification for Reviews).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
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entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by OARC for
which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United
States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-
others rate (i.e., 3.89 percent) \20\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company (or companies) involved in the transaction.
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\20\ See Certain Aluminum Foil from the Republic of Armenia,
Brazil, the Sultanate of Oman, the Russian Federation, and the
Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 62790 (November
12, 2021) (Order).
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The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.\21\ 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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\21\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of final results
final results of this administrative review for all shipments of
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 companies
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review, except
if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within
the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit
rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed
companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published for the
most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
a prior review, or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but
the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most recent segment for the manufacturer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 3.89 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.\22\ These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\22\ See Order.
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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 the written comments,
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.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: April 30, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-08780 Filed 5-5-26; 8:45 am]
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