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Carbazole Violet Pigment-23 From India: Final Results, and Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted an administrative review of Navpad Pigments Private Limited (Navpad) regarding the countervailing duty order on carbazol...

Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
  1. [C-533-839]

AGENCY:

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

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has conducted an administrative review of Navpad Pigments Private Limited (Navpad) regarding the countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to one company.

DATES:

Applicable October 26, 2026

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dan Alexander, 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) 482-4313

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 23, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of this administrative review and invited interested parties to comment.[1] For a complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[2] 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 System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at access.trade.gov. In addition, the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of the Order 3

The merchandise subject to the Order is carbazole violet pigment-23 from India. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular exporter or producer, if during the period covered by the review, there were no entries, exports, or sales of the subject merchandise, as the case may be. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) import data on the record, the following company subject to this review did not have reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended: Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited. Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to this company, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).[4]

Methodology

Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e. , a government-provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.[5] For a full description of the methodology underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this review are listed in the appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

Based on our analysis of the comments received from interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain changes to the countervailable subsidy rate calculated for Navpad. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of Review

Commerce determines that the following net countervailable subsidy rate exists for the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:

Producer/exporter Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem)
Navpad Pigments Private Limited 2.81

Disclosure

Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis performed in connection with the final results of this administrative review to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the publication date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. For Navpad, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties at the subsidy rate listed in the table above. Because we have rescinded the review with regard to Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited, as discussed above, Commerce 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, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).

Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of these Final Results 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. In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amount shown for the company listed above 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 administrative review.

For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company or the all-others rate, as appropriate. 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 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 has occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice also serves as a 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), 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).

Dated: October 21, 2026.

Scot Fullerton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. Subsidies Valuation

V. Analysis of Programs

VI. Discussion of the Issue

Comment: Calculation Error in the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee (ECLG) Scheme

VII. Recommendation

Footnotes

1.   See Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India: Preliminary Results, Intent To Rescind, and Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023, 91 FR 37392 (June 23, 2026) ( Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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2.   See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results, and Rescission, in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Carbazole Violet Pigment-23 from India; 2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

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3.   See Notice of Countervailing Duty Order: Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from India, 69 FR 77995 (December 29, 2004) ( Order).

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4.   See Memorandum, “Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Entry Data,” dated February 24, 2025.

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5.   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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