Notice2026-16185
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
August 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia were not sold in the United States 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 151 (Friday, August 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51156-51157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16185]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-813]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Malaysia: 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
polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia were not sold in
the United States at less than normal value during the period of review
(POR), August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable August 7, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Clahane, 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) 482-5449.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 10, 2026, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to
comment on those results.\1\ For a summary of the events that occurred
since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). On May 29, 2026, we extended the deadline for these
final results to July 31, 2026.\3\
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\1\ See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-
2024, 91 FR 5924 (February 10, 2026) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review:
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia; 2023-2024,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated May 29, 2026.
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Scope of the Order <SUP>4</SUP>
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\4\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags
from Malaysia, 69 FR 48203 (August 9, 2004) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by this Order is polyethylene retail
carrier bags from Malaysia. For a complete description of the scope,
see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties
raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
is attached at an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain
changes to the margin calculation for Euro SME Sdn Bhd and Euro Nature
Green Sdn. Bhd (collectively, Euro SME or respondent). For a discussion
of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Euro SME Sdn Bhd and Euro Nature Green Sdn. Bhd \5\ 0.00
(collectively, Euro SME)..................................
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Disclosure
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\5\ In the 2018-2019 review, Commerce treated Euro SME and Euro
Nature Green Sdn. Bhd. (Nature Green) as a single entity. See
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 85 FR 83515
(December 22, 2020), and accompanying PDM at 3-5, unchanged in
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-19, 86 FR 22019 (April
26, 2021). Our treatment of Euro SME and Nature Green remains
unchanged in this review.
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Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed for these final results in this review within five days of
the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b), 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 of subject
merchandise covered this review. Because the respondent's weighted-
average dumping margins or importer-specific assessment rate is zero,
we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\6\ The final results of this
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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.\7\
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\6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102-03 (February 14,
2012); see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\7\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Euro SME for which the
company 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
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 84.94 percent),\8\ if
there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.\9\
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\8\ See Order, 69 FR at 48204.
\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 Requirements
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 publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the company
identified above in the ``Final Results of Review'' section will be
equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by a company not covered in this administrative
review but covered in a completed prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding;
(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or completed
prior segment of this proceeding but the producer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the company-specific rate established for the most
recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be 84.94 percent, the rate
established in the investigation of this proceeding.\10\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\10\ See Order, 69 FR at 48204.
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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 POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (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 the return or
destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective
order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and
the 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)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5)
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: July 31, 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 Issues
Comment 1: Treatment of the Constructed Export Price (CEP)
Profit Ratio
Comment 2: Treatment of Certain Indirect Selling Expenses
Comment 3: Treatment of Marine Insurance and U.S. Duties
Comment 4: Treatment of Movement Expenses and Commissions
VI. Recommendation
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