[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 162 (Monday, August 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41381-41382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16229]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-109]
Ceramic Tile From People's Republic of China: Final Results of
the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on ceramic tile from
the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable August 25, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 1, 2020, Commerce published the CVD order on ceramic tile
from China.\1\ On May 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.218(c).
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\1\ See, Ceramic Tile From the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 85 FR 33119 (June 1, 2020) (Order).
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On May 16, 2025, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this review from The Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic
Tile (the Coalition or the domestic interested party), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\2\ The domestic
interested party claims that it has interested party status within the
meaning of section 771(9)(E) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(vii)
as a trade or business association, a majority of whose members
manufacture, produce, or wholesale a domestic like product in the
United States.\3\
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\2\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Sunset Review
Ceramic Tile from China: Petitioner's Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated May 16, 2025.
\3\ Id. at 2.
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On June 2, 2025, Commerce received an adequate substantive response
from the Coalition, within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response
from either the Government of China or a respondent interested party to
this proceeding. On June 20, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.\5\ As
a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of
the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Substantive
Response of the Coalition for Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile to the
Notice of Initiation of First Five-Year Sunset Review of Ceramic
Tile from China,'' dated June 2, 2025.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1,
2025,'' dated June 20, 2025.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this Order is ceramic tile from China. For a
full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Ceramic Tile from the People's Republic of China,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order
were to be revoked, is contained in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\7\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is attached as 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 https://access.trade.gov. In
addition, complete versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
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following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate (percent
ad valorem)
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Temgoo International Trading Limited........... 358.81
Foshan Sanfi Imp & Emp Co., Ltd................ 358.81
All Others..................................... 358.81
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Notification Regarding 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. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: August 20, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-16229 Filed 8-22-25; 8:45 am]
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