Matchbooks From India: Final Results of Third Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order

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Commodity Matchbooks From India: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

A Notice by the International Trade Administration on 04/10/2026

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  • Background
  • Scope of the Order
  • Analysis of Comments Received
  • Final Results of Sunset Review
  • Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
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| Date | | Action | Title |
| | 2026-04-10 | | Commodity Matchbooks From India: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order |
| | 2020-07-10 | | Commodity Matchbooks From India: Final Results of the Second Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order |
| | 2015-03-11 | | Commodity Matchbooks From India: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order |
| | 2009-12-11 | | Commodity Matchbooks from India: Countervailing Duty Order |
| | 2009-10-22 | | Commodity Matchbooks From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination |
| | 2009-04-06 | | Commodity Matchbooks from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination |
| | 2009-01-07 | | Commodity Matchbooks From India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation |
| | 2008-11-24 | | Commodity Matchbooks From India: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation |
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Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

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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 commodity matchbooks from India 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 April 10, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David De Falco, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 11, 2009, the Commerce published the Order on commodity ( printed page 18403) matchbooks from India. [1 ] On October 3, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c). [2 ]

On December 23, 2025, the domestic interested party filed a request for extension of time to file the notice of intent to participate. [3 ] On January 2, 2026, Commerce granted the request for an extension through January 12, 2026. [4 ] On January 8, 2026, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate in this review from the domestic interested party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). [5 ] The domestic interested party claims that it has interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as a producer of the domestic like product. [6 ]

On January 9, Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested party, within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). [7 ] Commerce did not receive a substantive response from either the Government of India or a respondent interested party to this proceeding. On January 20, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties. [8 ] 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).

Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. [9 ] Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. [10 ] Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now April 7, 2026.

Scope of the Order

The product covered by this Order is commodity matchbooks from India. For the full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. [11 ]

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 accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. [12 ] 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 ACCESS, which 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.

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 following net countervailable subsidy rates:

| Producers/exporters | Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent ad valorem) |
| --- | --- |
| Triveni Safety Matches Pvt. Limited | 9.88 |
| All Others | 9.88 |

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 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. 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: April 7, 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. 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

Footnotes

1. See Commodity Matchbooks from India: Countervailing Duty Order, 74 FR 65740 (December 11, 2009) (Order).

Back to Citation 2. See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 48048 (October 3, 2025).

Back to Citation 3.

                     
                    See 
                     Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Commodity Matchbooks from India (A-533-848 and C-533-849): Petitioner's Request for Extension of Time to File Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated December 23, 2025.

Back to Citation 4.

                     
                    See 
                     Commerce's Letter, “Re: Commodity Matchbooks from India (A-533-848 and C-533-849): Petitioner's Request for Extension of Time to File Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated January 2, 2026.

Back to Citation 5.

                     
                    See 
                     Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Commodity Matchbooks from India (A-533-848 and C-533-849): Petitioner's Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated January 8, 2026.

Back to Citation 6. Id. at 2.

Back to Citation 7.

                     
                    See 
                     Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Commodity Matchbooks from India (C-533-849): Petitioner's Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated January 9, 2026 (*Substantive Response*).

Back to Citation 8.

                     
                    See 
                     Commerce's Letter, “Commodity Matchbooks from India Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 3, 2025,” dated January 20, 2026.

Back to Citation 9.

                     
                    See 
                     Memorandum, “Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,” dated November 14, 2025.

Back to Citation 10.

                     
                    See 
                     Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025.

Back to Citation 11.

                     
                    See 
                     Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Commodity Matchbooks from India,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.

Back to Citation 12. Id.

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