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Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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 du...

Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
  1. [A-557-813]

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]

Scope of the Order [4]

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 access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

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:

Producer or exporter Weighted- average dumping margin (percent)
Euro SME Sdn Bhd and Euro Nature Green Sdn. Bhd 5 (collectively, Euro SME) 0.00

Disclosure

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 ( printed page 51157) 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]

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]

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.

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

Footnotes

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).

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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).

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3.   See Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated May 29, 2026.

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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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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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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 also19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).

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7.   See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.

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8.   See Order, 69 FR at 48204.

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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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10.   See Order, 69 FR at 48204.

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[FR Doc. 2026-16185 Filed 8-6-26; 8:45 am]

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“Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024,” thefederalregister.org (August 7, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-16185/polyethylene-retail-carrier-bags-from-malaysia-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative-review-2023-2024.