Notice2026-11689
Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Portugal: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
June 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from Portugal for the period of review (POR) January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35462-35463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11689]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-471-808]
Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Portugal: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
paper shopping bags (paper bags) from Portugal for the period of review
(POR) January 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
DATES: Applicable June 11, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin Thrasher, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3004.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 18, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD
order on paper bags from Portugal.\1\ Commerce received timely requests
for review of the AD order from Finieco Ind[uacute]stria e
Com[eacute]rcio de Embalagens, SA (Finieco) and the petitioner, Novolex
Holdings, LLC (Novolex).\2\ On August 22, 2025, Commerce published in
the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review
of the Order for the POR, in accordance with section 75l(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, Colombia,
India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China,
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 89
FR 58334 (July 18, 2024) (Order).
\2\ See Novolex's Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review,''
dated July 31, 2025; see also Finieco's Letter ``Request for
Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order,'' dated July 31,
2025.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 41043, 41047 (August 22, 2025).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On September 5, 2025, we placed on the record U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) data for entries of the subject merchandise
during the POR.\4\ On September 25, 2025, we selected Finieco, as the
sole mandatory respondent.\5\ On September 23 and 26,
[[Page 35463]]
2025, the two parties that requested an administrative review of
Finieco's entries during the POR, Novolex and Finieco, withdrew their
respective requests for an administrative review with respect to
Finieco.\6\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated September 5, 2025.
\5\ See Memornadum, ``Respondent Identification,'' dated
September 25, 2025.
\6\ See Novolex's Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated September 23, 2025; see also
Finieco's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
of Antidumping Duty Order and Request to Suspend Deadlines Pending
Rescission,'' dated September 26, 2025.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\7\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents
that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an
additional 21 days.\8\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On December 5, 2025, Commerce selected Industria de Diseno Textil,
S.A. (Inditex) as the new mandatory respondent.\9\ Following Inditex's
Section A Questionnaire submission,\10\ and a teleconference with
counsel to Inditex,\11\ Commerce suspended all pending deadlines to
review whether Inditex was the appropriate mandatory respondent. This
decision was based on Inditex's contention that it simply resold the
subject merchandise from a producer with full knowledge that the goods
were destined for the United States.\12\ Commerce issued a supplemental
questionnaire requesting documentation that demonstrated that the
manufacturer of the subject merchandise knew the goods were destined
for the United States.\13\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Second Respondent Identification
Memorandum,'' dated December 5, 2025.
\10\ See Inditex's Letter, ``Section A Response,'' dated January
12, 2026.
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Teleconference with Counsel for Industria
de Diseno Textil S.A.,'' dated January 20, 2026.
\12\ Id.
\13\ See Inditex's Letter, ``Supplemental Section A Response,''
dated February 25, 2026, at Exhibits SA-6 through SA-9.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On April 29, 2026, Commerce placed CBP entry documents on the
record.\14\ On May 6, 2026, Inditex submitted comments on the CBP entry
documents, arguing that they support the claim that Inditex purchased
subject merchandise from Finieco and exported such merchandise to the
United States with Finieco's full knowledge that the merchandise was
destined for the United States.\15\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\14\ See Memorandum, ``Release of Customs Entry Documentation,''
dated April 29, 2026.
\15\ See Inditex's Letter, ``Comments on CBP Information,''
dated May 6, 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On May 8, 2026, Commerce notified all interested parties of its
intent to rescind the review in full because there were no suspended
entries of subject merchandise by any company subject to this
administrative review and invited interested parties to comment.\16\ No
party submitted comments regarding Commerce's intent to rescind the
administrative review.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\16\ See Memorandum, ``Intent to Rescind Review,'' dated May 8,
2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review in the
Federal Register. With respect to Fineco, the petitioner and Finieco
timely withdrew their requests for review by the 90-day withdrawal
deadline, and no other parties requested a review of this company.
Because all parties timely withdrew their requests for a review of this
exporter, consistent with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(l), Commerce is rescinding
this review with respect to this company.
Furthermore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will
rescind an administrative review of an AD order where there are no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is
suspended. Because we conclude that Inditex made no shipments of
subject merchandise during the POR, consistent with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3), Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to this
company.
Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the
suspended entries are liquidated at the AD rates calculated for the
review period. Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted,
there must be a reviewable, suspended entry of subject merchandise that
Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the calculated AD rates for
the review period. Accordingly, in the absence of reviewable, suspended
entries of subject merchandise during the POR for the companies under
review, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review in its
entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1) and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).
Cash Deposit Requirements
As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this
administrative review, no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly,
the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice 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, which continues to govern business proprietary information in
this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the
return or destruction of the APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation, which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 4, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-11689 Filed 6-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on June 11, 2026.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.