Notice2026-10344
Certain Superabsorbent Polymers From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
May 22, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain superabsorbent polymers (SAP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024. Commerce preliminarily determines that LG Chem, Ltd. (LGC) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30278-30280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10344]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-914]
Certain Superabsorbent Polymers From the Republic of Korea:
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) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
superabsorbent polymers (SAP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The
period of review (POR) is December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024.
Commerce preliminarily determines that LG Chem, Ltd. (LGC) did not make
sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the
POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable May 22, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles DeFilippo, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On December 3, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD
order on SAP from Korea.\1\ On January 27, 2025, based on timely
requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we
initiated an administrative review of the Order.\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to RequestAdministrative Review
and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 95737 (December 3,
2024).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 8187 (January 27, 2025) (Initiation
Notice); see also Certain Superabsorbent Polymers from the Republic
of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Final
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended
Final Determination; Notice of Amended Antidumping Duty Order, 90 FR
302 (January 3, 2025) (Order).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the
preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days.\3\ Due to
the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on
November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\4\ 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.\5\ On February 9, 2026, Commerce extended the
deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this review by 101
days.\6\ The deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now
May 19, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for 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.\7\
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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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on
Certain Superabsorbent Polymers from the Republic of Korea,'' 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 SAP from Korea. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Constructed export prices have been calculated in accordance with
section 772(b) of the Act. Normal value 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. A
list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the
period December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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LG Chem, Ltd................................................ 0.00
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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 the Federal Register,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs to Commerce no later than 21 days after the date of the
publication of this notice. 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.\8\ Interested parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table
of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\9\ 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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\8\ 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).
\9\ 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.\10\ 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).\11\
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\10\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\11\ 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. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to
those raised in the respective case briefs. An electronically filed
hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by
Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time
within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise
covered by this review.\12\ If the weighted-average dumping margin for
an individually examined respondent is not zero or de minimis (i.e.,
less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, we will
calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment
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rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered
value of such sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\13\ For
any individually examined respondent whose weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis in the final results of review, or if an
importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\13\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012).
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Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by LGC for which it did
not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a
reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\14\
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\14\ 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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In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final
results of this 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. 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 deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of final results of this
administrative review 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 LGC will be that established in the final
results of this 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
reviewed or investigated companies not covered by this review, the cash
deposit will continue to be the company-specific 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,
or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer
is, 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 and/or exporters will
continue to be 26.05 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation.\15\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\15\ 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 its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice 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) 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 the Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: May 19, 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
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