Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and Rescission, in Part; 2024

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Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to SRF Limited (SRF), a producer and exporter of polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review with respect to nine companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65169-65171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20940]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-533-825]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From India: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and 
Rescission, in Part; 2024

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to SRF 
Limited (SRF), a producer and exporter of polyethylene terephthalate 
film, sheet, and strip (PET film) from India. The period of review 
(POR) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. In addition, 
Commerce is rescinding the review with respect to nine companies. 
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable October 14, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Vachon or Suresh Maniam, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3572 or (202) 482-0176, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2002, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
countervailing duty order on PET film from India.\1\ On August 22, 
2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice of 
initiation of an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On September 
30, 2025, Commerce selected Polyplex Corporation, Ltd. (Polyplex) and 
SRF as the mandatory respondents in this administrative review.\3\ On 
November 20, 2025, interested parties timely withdrew their review 
request for with respect to all companies under review except SRF; the 
petitioners did not withdraw their request for review regarding SRF.\4\ 
Therefore, on November

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25, 2025, because SRF was the only company remaining for which a review 
was requested and not withdrawn, we sent the initial questionnaire to 
SRF as it is the sole mandatory respondent in this review.\5\
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    \1\ See Countervailing Duty Order; Polyethylene Terephthalate 
Film Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) from India, 67 FR 44179 (July 1, 
2002) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 41043 (August 22, 2025).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection Memorandum,'' dated 
September 30, 2025.
    \4\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,''; see also Chiripal Poly 
Films Limited's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Countervailing 
Duty Admin Review 2024 of Chiripal Poly Films Limited,'' dated 
November 20, 2025, and Polyplex USA LLC's Letter, ``Withdrawal of 
Request for Review for Polyplex USA LLC,'' dated November 20, 2025.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated September 
30, 2025.
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    Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, 
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative 
proceedings by 47 days.\6\ 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.\7\ On May 15, 2026, Commerce extended the deadline 
for issuing the preliminary results of this review to no later than 
September 30, 2026.\8\ On September 30, 2026, Commerce further extended 
the deadline for the preliminary results by seven days, until October 
7, 2026.\9\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated 
November 24, 2025.
    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated May 
15, 2026.
    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated 
September 30, 2026.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.\10\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is included in Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via 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 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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    \10\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results and Partial Rescission of the Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, 
and Strip from India; 2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is PET film from India. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. Commerce received timely filed 
withdrawal requests with respect to nine companies. Because the 
withdrawal requests were timely filed, and no other parties requested a 
review of these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 
Commerce is rescinding this review of the Order with respect to the 
nine companies. For a complete list of companies for which we are 
rescinding this administrative review, see Appendix II.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). For each subsidy program found countervailable, we preliminarily 
find that there is a subsidy (i.e., a financial contribution by an 
``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that 
the subsidy is specific).\11\ For a full description of the methodology 
underlying our conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on adverse 
facts available (AFA) pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \11\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Commerce preliminary determines that the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period January 1, 2024, 
through December 31, 2024:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                        Company                            (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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SRF Limited............................................            3.98
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results 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)(1)(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.\12\ 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.\13\ Interested parties who 
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this review must submit: (1) a 
table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of 
authorities.\14\ 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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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
    \13\ 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 Procedures).
    \14\ 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.\15\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their 
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not 
including citations. We intend to use the public 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 public 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).\16\
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    \15\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \16\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's 
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants, 
and whether any participant is a foreign national; and

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(3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing 
will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a 
hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for 
the hearing.\17\
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily determined subsidy rates in the 
amounts shown above for SRF. Upon completion of the administrative 
review, consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review. We intend 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).
    For the companies for which the review is rescinded with these 
preliminary results, we will instruct CBP to assess countervailing 
duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit 
of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions directly to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 
intends upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to 
collect cash deposits of the estimated countervailing duties in the 
amount shown for SRF on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review. If the rate calculated 
in the final results is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be 
required on shipments of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of 
the final results of this review.
    For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or 
the most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the 
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.

Final Results

    Unless extended, we intend to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, which will include the results of our analysis 
of the issues raised in the case briefs, 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) 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 Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping 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 
351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 7, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies for Which All Review Requests Were Withdrawn

    1. Chiripal Poly Films Limited
    2. Cosmo First Ltd.
    3. Ester Industries Limited
    4. Garware Hi-Tech Films Limited
    5. Garware Polyester Ltd.
    6. Jindal Poly Films Ltd.
    7. JPFL Films Private Limited
    8. Polyplex Corporation Ltd.
    9. Vacmet India Ltd.

[FR Doc. 2026-20940 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
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