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BILLING CODE 3410–E2–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–908]
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck
Tires From the Republic of Korea:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2021–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
(Hankook TT), Nexen Tire Corporation
(Nexen), and Kumho Tire Co., Inc. sold
subject merchandise in the United
States at prices below normal value
during the period of review (POR)
January 6, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable February 5, 2024.
Jun
Jack Zhao or 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) 482–1396
and (202) 482–3979, respectively.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 3, 2023, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register.1 We
invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Results.
On November 21, 2023, we extended
the deadline for the final results, in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).2 The
deadline for the final results of this
review is January 30, 2024.
These final results cover three
producers and/or exporters of subject
merchandise.3 Based on an analysis of
the comments received, we made
certain changes to the weighted-average
dumping margins determined for
Hankook TT and Nexen. The weightedaverage dumping margins are listed in
the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section,
below. Commerce conducted this
review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act.
Scope of the Order 4
The merchandise covered by the
Order is passenger vehicle and light
truck tires.
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1 See
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021–
2022; 88 FR 51296 (August 3, 2023) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
the Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated November 21, 2023.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 87 FR
54463 (September 6, 2022).
4 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
From the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for
Thailand, 86 FR 38011 (July 19, 2021) (Order).
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For a complete description of the
scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.5
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted with this notice. The issues are
identified in the 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://access.trade.gov/
public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review and analysis of
the comments received from parties, we
made certain changes to Hankook TT’s
and Nexen’s margin calculations. For a
discussion of these changes, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce’s
regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to
companies not selected for individual
examination when Commerce limits its
examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the
Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the
all-others rate in a market economy
investigation, for guidance when
calculating the rate for companies
which were not selected for individual
examination in an administrative
review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of
the Act, the all-others rate is normally
‘‘an amount equal to the weightedaverage of the estimated weightedaverage dumping margins established
for exporters and producers
individually investigated, excluding any
zero or de minimis margins, and any
margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available}.’’
In this review, we have calculated a
weighted-average dumping margin for
Hankook TT and Nexen that are not
zero, de minimis, or determined entirely
on the basis of facts available.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from the Republic of Korea; 2021–
2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Accordingly, Commerce has assigned a
dumping margin to the non-examined
company, Kumho Tire Co., Inc., that is
equal to the weighted average of the
dumping margins calculated for
Hankook TT and Nexen, weighted by
the publicly ranged total U.S. sales
value for each respondent, consistent
with the guidance in section
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.6
Final Results of Review
We are assigning the following
estimated weighted-average dumping
margins to the firms listed below for the
period January 6, 2021, through June 30,
2022:
Producer or exporter
Hankook Tire & Technology Co.,
Ltd 7 .........................................
Nexen Tire Corporation ..............
Kumho Tire Co., Inc ...................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
6.30
4.29
5.40
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with these final results of review to
parties in this review within five days
after public announcement of the final
results 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).
Assessment
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.8 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
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Rate for Non-Examined
Companies,’’ dated concurrently with this notice.
7 In the original investigation, Commerce noted
that Hankook Tire Mfg. Co., Ltd. and Hankook Tire
Co., Ltd. are alternative names for Hankook Tire &
Technology Co. Ltd. See Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less than Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 86 FR 501 (January 6, 2021), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
at 2 (n. 9).
8 See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue
Liquidation Instructions After 15 Days in
Applicable Antidumping and Countervailing Duly
Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January
15, 2021).
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statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
Where the respondent reported
reliable entered values, we calculated
importer—(or customer-) specific ad
valorem rates by aggregating the
dumping margins calculated for all U.S.
sales to each importer (or customer) and
dividing this amount by the total
entered value of the sales to each
importer (or customer).9 Where
Commerce calculated a weightedaverage dumping margin by dividing the
total amount of dumping for reviewed
sales to that party by the total sales
quantity associated with those
transactions, Commerce will direct CBP
to assess importer—(or customer-)
specific assessment rates based on the
resulting per-unit rates.10 Where an
importer—(or customer-) specific ad
valorem or per-unit rate is greater than
de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent),
Commerce will instruct CBP to collect
the appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation.11 Where an importer—(or
customer-) specific ad valorem or perunit rate is zero or de minimis,
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.12
For the company not selected for
individual review, we will assign an
assessment rate based on the
methodology described in the ‘‘Rates for
Non-Examined Companies’’ section,
above.
Consistent with Commerce’s
assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by Hankook, Nexen, or the
non-examined companies for which the
producer did not know that its
merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.13
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of 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
for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
the cash deposit rates for the companies
listed in these final results will be equal
9 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
10 Id.
to the weighted-average dumping
margins established in the final results
of this review; (2) for merchandise
exported by producers or exporters not
covered in this review but covered in a
prior segment of this proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the
company-specific rate published for the
most recently completed segment in
which the company was reviewed; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be
the 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 21.74 percent,14 the
all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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 the
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
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 sanctionable violation.
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(h) and 351.221(b)(5) of
Commerce’s regulations.
11 Id.
12 See
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
13 For
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14 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
from the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for
Thailand, 86 FR 38011 (July 19, 2021).
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Dated: January 30, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
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: Hankook’s Inventory Carrying
Cost Adjustment
Comment 2: Hankook’s Freight Revenue
Offset
Comment 3: Hankook’s Affiliated-Party
Sales in the Home Market
Comment 4: Hankook’s Beginning Sale
Dates in the U.S. Market
Comment 5: Hankook’s U.S. Commissions
Comment 6: Hankook’s Tire & Technology
Co., Ltd.’s Name
Comment 7: Nexen’s Beginning Sales Dates
in the Home Market and U.S. Market
Comment 8: Nexen’s Home Market
Physical Characteristics
Comment 9: Nexen’s Levels of Trade
Comment 10: Nexen’s Home Market
Logistics Revenue
VI. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–824]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
Sheet, and Strip From India: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; Second
Correction 2021–2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
SRF Limited/SRF Limited of India/SRF
Limited Packaging Films (SRF) did not
make sales of subject merchandise to the
United States at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR) July
1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. We will
apply SRF’s rate to Jindal Poly Films
Ltd. (India) (Jindal) and Polyplex
Corporation Ltd. (Polyplex) for these
final results.
DATES: Applicable February 5, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacqueline Arrowsmith, 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) 482–5255.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-908]
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-
2022
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Hankook TT), Nexen Tire
Corporation (Nexen), and Kumho Tire Co., Inc. sold subject merchandise
in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of
review (POR) January 6, 2021, through June 30, 2022.
DATES: Applicable February 5, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao or 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) 482-1396
and (202) 482-3979, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 3, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register.\1\ We invited interested parties
to comment on the Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2021-2022; 88 FR 51296 (August 3, 2023)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
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On November 21, 2023, we extended the deadline for the final
results, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).\2\ The deadline
for the final results of this review is January 30, 2024.
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\2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated November
21, 2023.
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These final results cover three producers and/or exporters of
subject merchandise.\3\ Based on an analysis of the comments received,
we made certain changes to the weighted-average dumping margins
determined for Hankook TT and Nexen. The weighted-average dumping
margins are listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section, below.
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Act.
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review, 87 FR 54463 (September 6, 2022).
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Scope of the Order 4
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\4\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders and
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for
Thailand, 86 FR 38011 (July 19, 2021) (Order).
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The merchandise covered by the Order is passenger vehicle and light
truck tires.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from the Republic of Korea; 2021-2022,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted with this
notice. The issues are identified in the 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 https://access.trade.gov. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from
parties, we made certain changes to Hankook TT's and Nexen's margin
calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act.
Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a market
economy investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for
companies which were not selected for individual examination in an
administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-
others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted-average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero
or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available{time} .''
In this review, we have calculated a weighted-average dumping
margin for Hankook TT and Nexen that are not zero, de minimis, or
determined entirely on the basis of facts available. Accordingly,
Commerce has assigned a dumping margin to the non-examined company,
Kumho Tire Co., Inc., that is equal to the weighted average of the
dumping margins calculated for Hankook TT and Nexen, weighted by the
publicly ranged total U.S. sales value for each respondent, consistent
with the guidance in section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Rate for Non-Examined Companies,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review
We are assigning the following estimated weighted-average dumping
margins to the firms listed below for the period January 6, 2021,
through June 30, 2022:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd \7\...................... 6.30
Nexen Tire Corporation...................................... 4.29
Kumho Tire Co., Inc......................................... 5.40
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Disclosure
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\7\ In the original investigation, Commerce noted that Hankook
Tire Mfg. Co., Ltd. and Hankook Tire Co., Ltd. are alternative names
for Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. See Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 86 FR 501 (January 6, 2021), and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum at 2 (n. 9).
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Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these final results of review to parties in this review
within five days after public announcement of the final results 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).
Assessment
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.\8\ 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
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statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
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\8\ See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue Liquidation
Instructions After 15 Days in Applicable Antidumping and
Countervailing Duly Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January
15, 2021).
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Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we
calculated importer--(or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by
aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each
importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered
value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\9\ Where Commerce
calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total
amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales
quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP
to assess importer--(or customer-) specific assessment rates based on
the resulting per-unit rates.\10\ Where an importer--(or customer-)
specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e.,
0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate
duties at the time of liquidation.\11\ Where an importer--(or customer-
) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce
will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\12\
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\10\ Id.
\11\ Id.
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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For the company not selected for individual review, we will assign
an assessment rate based on the methodology described in the ``Rates
for Non-Examined Companies'' section, above.
Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Hankook, Nexen, or the
non-examined companies for which the producer did not know that its
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate
for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\13\
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\13\ 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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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of 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 for by section 751(a)(2)(C)
of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the companies listed in
these final results will be equal to the weighted-average dumping
margins established in the final results of this review; (2) for
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this
review but covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published
for the most recently completed segment in which the company was
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or
the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the 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 21.74 percent,\14\ the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\14\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Antidumping Duty Orders and
Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination for
Thailand, 86 FR 38011 (July 19, 2021).
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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 the presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the 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 sanctionable
violation.
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(h) and
351.221(b)(5) of Commerce's regulations.
Dated: January 30, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
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: Hankook's Inventory Carrying Cost Adjustment
Comment 2: Hankook's Freight Revenue Offset
Comment 3: Hankook's Affiliated-Party Sales in the Home Market
Comment 4: Hankook's Beginning Sale Dates in the U.S. Market
Comment 5: Hankook's U.S. Commissions
Comment 6: Hankook's Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.'s Name
Comment 7: Nexen's Beginning Sales Dates in the Home Market and
U.S. Market
Comment 8: Nexen's Home Market Physical Characteristics
Comment 9: Nexen's Levels of Trade
Comment 10: Nexen's Home Market Logistics Revenue
VI. Recommendation
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