Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Determinations of No Shipments in the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; 2024, 2020-2021

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Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that there were no shipments of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) covering the period June 17, 2020, through September 25, 2021, and January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, for one producer of hardwood plywood subject to the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) reviews.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55515-55516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17620]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-051, C-570-052]


Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Determinations of No Shipments in the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews; 2024, 2020-2021

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that there 
were no shipments of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood 
plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) during the period 
of review (POR) covering the period June 17, 2020, through September 
25, 2021, and January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, for one 
producer of hardwood plywood subject to the antidumping duty (AD) and 
countervailing duty (CVD) reviews.

DATES: Applicable August 28, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kabir Archuletta, 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) 482-2593.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Background

    Commerce is conducting administrative reviews of the AD and CVD 
Orders on hardwood plywood from China in accordance with section 751(a) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On April 24, 2026, 
Commerce published the Preliminary Results of these administrative 
reviews \2\ and invited interested parties to comment. On May 15, 2026, 
Taraca Pacific Inc. (Taraca Pacific), an importer of hardwood plywood, 
submitted a case brief.\3\ No other interested party submitted case or 
rebuttal briefs.
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    \1\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); 
and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018) 
(collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments and 
Rescission, In Part; 2024, 2020-2021, 91 FR 22126 (April 24, 2026) 
(Preliminary Results).
    \3\ See Taraca Pacific's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated May 15, 
2026, resubmitted at Commerce's request on August 13, 2026, with 
revised bracketing of business proprietary information; see also 
Taraca Pacific's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated August 13, 2026; and 
Memorandum, ``Request to Revise Bracketing in Brief,'' dated August 
12, 2026.
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    The deadline for these final results is August 24, 2026. A complete 
summary of the events that occurred since publication of the 
Preliminary Results can be found in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\4\ 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), which is available to registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://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>.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from 
the People's Republic of China; 2024, 2020-2021,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Orders

    The product covered by the Orders is hardwood plywood from China. 
For a full description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comment Received

    The issue raised in the case brief is addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice in the appendix.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and sole comment received from 
interested parties, we revised the draft customs instructions for Hai 
Hien Bamboo Wood Joint Stock Company (Hai Hien) issued with the 
Preliminary Results.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Draft U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Liquidation Instructions,'' dated April 20, 2026, at Attachments I 
and II.

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Final Determination of No Shipments

    Hai Hien certified in this review that it had shipments only of 
non-subject plywood to the United States during the POR,\6\ and 
Commerce preliminarily made a no shipments finding with respect to 
those entries.\7\ No party challenged this finding. In these final 
results, we continue to find that Hai Hien made no shipments of subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POR.
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    \6\ See Hai Hien's Letter, ``Response to Request for 
Certifications,'' dated March 9, 2026.
    \7\ See Preliminary Results, 91 FR at 22128-29.
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Assessment Rates--AD and CVD

    Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping and countervailing duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by these reviews.\8\ For all entries of 
merchandise exported by Hai Hien, we intend to instruct CBP to 
liquidate the entries without regard to antidumping and countervailing 
duties.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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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--AD

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of the AD administrative review for 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results 
of the administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 
the Act: (1) for previously investigated or reviewed exporters that 
have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed 
segment of this proceeding in which Commerce assigned a rate to that 
company; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have 
not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate for the China-wide entity; (3) for all non-Chinese 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese 
exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter, where available, or 
the rate for the China-wide entity, if no alternate rate is available. 
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until further notice.

Cash Deposit Requirements--CVD

    CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated 
countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent 
company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These 
cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 315.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. 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, and/or an 
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the 
countervailing duties.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only 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). 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 terms of an APO 
is a violation subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(5).

    Dated: August 24, 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 Orders
IV. Changes from the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment: Whether to Revise the Liquidation Instructions
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2026-17620 Filed 8-27-26; 8:45 am]
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