High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-351-867] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of high purity dissolving pulp (HPDP) from Brazil during the period of investigation, January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. DATES: Applicable October 16, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Keith or Gorden Struck, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0264 or (202) 482-8151, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 25, 2026, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to comment. [ 1 ] In accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4) , Commerce aligned the deadline for the final determination in this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation with the deadline for the final determination in the companion less-than-fair-value investigation of HPDP from Brazil. [ 2 ] On September 11, 2026, Commerce issued a post-preliminary determination regarding certain subsidy programs. [ 3 ] For a complete description of the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary…