Notice2023-02817
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order (Austria, Belgium, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey) and Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order (Brazil)
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Published
February 10, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Austria, Belgium, the People's Republic of China (China), France, the Federal Republic of Germany (Germany), Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), South Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders. Further, as a result of the ITC's determination that revocation of the AD order on CTL plate from Brazil is not likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is revoking the AD order on CTL plate from Brazil.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8802-8812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02817]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-433-812, A-423-812, A-351-847, A-570-047, A-427-828, A-428-844, A-
475-834, A-588-875, A-580-887, A-791-822, A-583-858, A-489-828]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France, the Federal
Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Continuation of Antidumping Duty
Order (Austria, Belgium, the People's Republic of China, France, the
Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy, Japan, South
Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey) and Revocation of
Antidumping Duty Order (Brazil)
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain carbon
and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Austria, Belgium,
the People's Republic of China (China), France, the Federal Republic of
Germany (Germany), Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea (Korea), South
Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) would likely lead
to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an
industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of
continuation of these AD orders. Further, as a result of the ITC's
determination that revocation of the AD order on CTL plate from Brazil
is not likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury
to an industry in the United States, Commerce is revoking the AD order
on CTL plate from Brazil.
DATES: AD Revocation (Brazil): Applicable February 1, 2022; AD
Continuation (Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey): Applicable February 10, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Hansen or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3683 or (202) 482-1690,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 1, 2017, Commerce published the AD orders on CTL plate
from Brazil, South Africa, and Turkey. On March 20, 2017, Commerce
published the AD order on CTL plate from China. On May 25, 2017,
Commerce published the AD orders on CTL plate from Austria, Belgium,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.\1\ On December 1,
2021, Commerce initiated,\2\ and the ITC instituted,\3\ sunset reviews
of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
Brazil, South Africa, and the Republic of Turkey: Antidumping Duty
Orders, 82 FR 8911 (February 1, 2017); Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the People's Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); and Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Austria, Belgium,
France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the Republic
of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determinations for France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR
24096 (May 25, 2017) (collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220
(December 1, 2021).
\3\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South
Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 86 FR
68269 (December 1, 2021).
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As a result of its reviews, Commerce determined, pursuant to
sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. Commerce,
therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of dumping
rates likely to prevail should these Orders be revoked.\4\ On February
3, 2023, the ITC published its determinations, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the AD orders on CTL plate from
Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South
Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey would likely lead to a continuation or
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States
within a reasonably foreseeable time, but that revocation of the AD
order on CTL plate from Brazil would not be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably
foreseeable time.\5\
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\4\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the People's Republic of China, France,
the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Korea, Italy,
Japan, South Africa, Taiwan, and the Republic of Turkey: Final
Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders, 87 FR 17066 (March 25, 2022), and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\5\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey, 88 FR 7462 (February 3, 2023); see
also Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa,
South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey, Investigation Nos. 701-TA-560-561
and 731-TA-1317-1328 (Review), USITC Pub. 5399 (January 2023).
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Scopes of the Orders
The product covered by the Orders is CTL plate. For complete
descriptions of the scopes of the Orders, see the appendix to this
notice.
Continuation of the AD Orders on CTL Plate From Austria, Belgium,
China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and
Turkey
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the AD orders on CTL plate from Austria, Belgium, China,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey
would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and
material injury to an industry in the United States, pursuant to
section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby
orders the continuation of the AD orders on CTL plate from Austria,
Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South Africa,
Taiwan, and Turkey. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will
continue to collect AD cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time
of entry for all imports of subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the AD orders on CTL
plate from Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey will be the date of publication
in the Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to
section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends
to initiate the next five-year (sunset) review of the AD orders on CTL
plate from Austria, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey not later than 30 days prior to
the fifth anniversary of the effective date of continuation.
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Revocation of the AD Order on CTL Plate From Brazil
As a result of the determination by the ITC that revocation of the
AD order on CTL plate from Brazil would not be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the
United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act, 19 CFR
351.222(i)(1)(iii), and 19 CFR 351.218(a), Commerce is revoking the AD
order on CTL plate from Brazil. Pursuant to section 751(d)(3) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective date of revocation is
February 1, 2022 (i.e., the fifth anniversary of the date of
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of the AD order on
CTL plate from Brazil).\6\
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\6\ See supra, n.1.
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Cash Deposits and Assessment of Duties on CTL Plate From Brazil
Commerce intends to notify CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to discontinue the collection of AD cash deposits on
entries of CTL plate from Brazil, entered or withdrawn from warehouse,
on or after February 1, 2022. Commerce intends to further instruct CBP
to refund with interest all cash deposits on unliquidated entries made
on or after February 1, 2022. Entries of subject merchandise prior to
the effective date of revocation will continue to be subject to
suspension of liquidation and AD deposit requirements and assessments.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return, destruction, or conversion to judicial
protective order 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 proceedings.
Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO
materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which may be
subject to sanctions.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(c) and (d)(2) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218(f)(4) and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(iii).
Dated: February 3, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scopes of the Orders
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy
The products covered by these Orders are certain carbon and
alloy steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other
non-metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) Universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) Except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above, and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of these Orders are
products in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2
percent or less by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the Orders if performed in the country of manufacture of
the cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of these Orders unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of
these Orders:
(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of these Orders;
(3) Stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A
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not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not exceeding 0.5, D not
exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
The products subject to these Orders are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to these Orders may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of these
Orders is dispositive.
Japan
The products covered by this order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) Universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above unless the product is already covered by
an order existing on that specific country (i.e., Certain Hot-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United
Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for
Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 (October 3, 2016), and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of these Orders unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
order:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
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<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of these Orders;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
The products subject to the Orders are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the Orders may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
Orders is dispositive.
Korea
The products covered by this order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) Universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if
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application of either the nominal or actual measurement would place
it within the scope based on the definitions set forth above unless
the product is already covered by an order existing on that specific
country (i.e., Certain Hot Rolled Steel Flat Products from
Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands,
the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final
Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the Republic
of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81
FR 67962 (October 3, 2016), and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of this order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
order:
(1) products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of this order;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) (ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured
in all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a
Yield Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of
15% or more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -
40 degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21
ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average
of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301. At the time of the filing of the petition, there was
an existing antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-length carbon-
quality steel plate products from Korea. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from Korea, 64 FR 73196
(December 29, 1999), as amended, 65 FR 6585 (February 10, 2000)
(1999 Korea AD Order). The scope of the antidumping duty order with
regard to cut-to-length plate from Korea covers only (1) subject
cut-to-length plate not within the physical
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description of cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate in the 1999
Korea AD Order, regardless of producer or exporter; and (2) cut-to-
length plate produced and/or exported by those companies that were
excluded or revoked from the 1999 Korea AD Order as of April 8,
2016. The only revoked or excluded company is Pohang Iron and Steel
Company, also known as POSCO.
The products subject to the order are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the order may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Taiwan
The products covered by this order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above unless the product is already covered by
an order existing on that specific country (i.e., Notice of
Antidumping Duty Order; Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products from Taiwan, 66 FR 59563 (November 29, 2001)); and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
cut-to-length plate
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of this order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
order:
(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of this order;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and (d) Conforming to ASTM A578-
S9 ultrasonic testing requirements with acceptance criteria 2 mm
flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
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(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
The products subject to the order are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the order may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Brazil and Turkey
The products covered by these Orders are certain carbon and
alloy steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils,
whether or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other
non-metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) Except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above unless the product is already covered by
an order existing on that specific country (i.e., Certain Hot-Rolled
Steel Flat Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United
Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for
Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and
Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 (October 3, 2016)); and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of these Orders are
products in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of
the other contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2
percent or less by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of these Orders if performed in the country of manufacture of
the cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of these Orders unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of
these Orders:
(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of these Orders;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
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<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75ksi min and UTS 95ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145ksi or
more and UTS 160ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and Reduction
of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in the
transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single value)
and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
The products subject to these Orders are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to these Orders may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of these
Orders is dispositive.
South Africa
The products covered by this order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) Except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above; and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of this order if performed in the country of manufacture of
the cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of this order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
order:
(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
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<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80;
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of this order;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350 HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and (d) Conforming to ASTM A578-
S9 ultrasonic testing requirements with acceptance criteria 2 mm
flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75 ksi min and UTS 95 ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: A Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145 ksi or
more and UTS 160 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and
Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in
the transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single
value) and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3
specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
The products subject to this order are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to this order may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of this
order is dispositive.
China
The products covered by this order are certain carbon and alloy
steel hot-rolled or forged flat plate products not in coils, whether
or not painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-
metallic substances (cut-to-length plate). Subject merchandise
includes plate that is produced by being cut-to-length from coils or
from other discrete length plate and plate that is rolled or forged
into a discrete length. The products covered include (1) universal
mill plates (i.e., flat-rolled products rolled on four faces or in a
closed box pass, of a width exceeding 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250
mm, and of a thickness of not less than 4 mm, which are not in coils
and without patterns in relief), and (2) hot-rolled or forged flat
steel products of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and of a width
which exceeds 150 mm and measures at least twice the thickness, and
which are not in coils, whether or not with patterns in relief. The
covered products described above may be rectangular, square,
circular or other shapes and include products of either rectangular
or non-rectangular cross-section where such non-rectangular cross-
section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e.,
products which have been ``worked after rolling'' (e.g., products
which have been beveled or rounded at the edges).
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For purposes of the width and thickness requirements referenced
above, the following rules apply:
(1) except where otherwise stated where the nominal and actual
thickness or width measurements vary, a product from a given subject
country is within the scope if application of either the nominal or
actual measurement would place it within the scope based on the
definitions set forth above unless the product is already covered by
an order existing on that specific country (e.g., Notice of the
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat
Products From the People's Republic of China, 66 FR 59561 (November
29, 2001)); and
(2) where the width and thickness vary for a specific product
(e.g., the thickness of certain products with non-rectangular cross-
section, the width of certain products with non-rectangular shape,
etc.), the measurement at its greatest width or thickness applies.
Steel products included in the scope of this order are products
in which: (1) iron predominates, by weight, over each of the other
contained elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less
by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cut-to-length plate that has been
further processed in the subject country or a third country,
including but not limited to pickling, oiling, levelling, annealing,
tempering, temper rolling, skin passing, painting, varnishing,
trimming, cutting, punching, beveling, and/or slitting, or any other
processing that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the
scope of the order if performed in the country of manufacture of the
cut-to-length plate.
All products that meet the written physical description, are
within the scope of this order unless specifically excluded or
covered by the scope of an existing order. The following products
are outside of, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope of this
order:
(1) Products clad, plated, or coated with metal, whether or not
painted, varnished or coated with plastic or other non-metallic
substances;
(2) military grade armor plate certified to one of the following
specifications or to a specification that references and
incorporates one of the following specifications:
<bullet> MIL-A-12560,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560H,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560J,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-12560K,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-32332,
<bullet> MIL-A-46100D,
<bullet> MIL-DTL-46100-E,
<bullet> MIL-46177C,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY80,
<bullet> MIL-S-16216K Grade HY100,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-80,
<bullet> MIL-S-24645A HSLA-100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HY100,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA80,
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Grade HSLA100, and
<bullet> T9074-BD-GIB-010/0300 Mod. Grade HSLA115,
except that any cut-to-length plate certified to one of the above
specifications, or to a military grade armor specification that
references and incorporates one of the above specifications, will
not be excluded from the scope if it is also dual- or multiple-
certified to any other non-armor specification that otherwise would
fall within the scope of this order;
(3) stainless steel plate, containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of carbon by
weight;
(4) CTL plate meeting the requirements of ASTM A-829, Grade E
4340 that are over 305 mm in actual thickness;
(5) Alloy forged and rolled CTL plate greater than or equal to
152.4 mm in actual thickness meeting each of the following
requirements:
(a) Electric furnace melted, ladle refined & vacuum degassed and
having a chemical composition (expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.20,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.60,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 1.0,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.007,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-2.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.80,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness falling within one of the following ranges:
(i) 270-300 HBW,
(ii) 290-320 HBW, or
(iii) 320-350 HBW;
(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not
exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole;
(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, Ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.23-0.28,
<bullet> Silicon 0.05-0.15,
<bullet> Manganese 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Nickel not greater than 0.4,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.20-1.50,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.35-0.55,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not
exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5;
(c) Having the following mechanical properties:
(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 237 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 75 ksi min and UTS 95 ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or
more and Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -75
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 15 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens) and conforming to the requirements of NACE MR01-75; or
(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 240 HBW measured in
all parts of the product including mid thickness; and having a Yield
Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or
more and Reduction of area 30% or more; having charpy V at -40
degrees F in the longitudinal direction equal or greater than 21 ft.
lbs (single value) and equal or greater than 31 ft. lbs (average of
3 specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301;
(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate over 407 mm in
actual thickness and meeting the following requirements:
(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, ladle refined &
vacuum degassed, alloy steel with the following chemical composition
(expressed in weight percentages):
<bullet> Carbon 0.25-0.30,
<bullet> Silicon not greater than 0.25,
<bullet> Manganese not greater than 0.50,
<bullet> Nickel 3.0-3.5,
<bullet> Sulfur not greater than 0.010,
<bullet> Phosphorus not greater than 0.020,
<bullet> Chromium 1.0-1.5,
<bullet> Molybdenum 0.6-0.9,
<bullet> Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12,
<bullet> Boron 0.002-0.004,
<bullet> Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm,
<bullet> Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and
<bullet> Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm;
(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with ASTM E45 method A
(Thin and Heavy): A not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not exceeding
1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not
exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h);
(c) Having the following mechanical properties: a Brinell
hardness not less than 350 HBW measured in all parts of the product
including mid thickness; and having a Yield Strength of 145 ksi or
more and UTS 160 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and
Reduction of area 35% or more; having charpy V at -40 degrees F in
the transverse direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs (single
value) and equal or greater than 25 ft. lbs (average of 3
specimens);
(d) Conforming to ASTM A578-S9 ultrasonic testing requirements
with acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; and
(e) Conforming to magnetic particle inspection in accordance
with AMS 2301.
Excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty order on cut-to-
length plate from the People's Republic of China are any products
covered by the existing antidumping duty order on certain cut-to-
length carbon steel plate from the People's Republic of China. See
Suspension Agreement on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
from the People's Republic of China; Termination of Suspension
[[Page 8812]]
Agreement and Notice of Antidumping Duty Order, 68 FR 60081 (October
21, 2003), as amended, Affirmative Final Determination of
Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length
Carbon Steel Plate from the People's Republic of China, 76 FR 50996-
97 (August 17, 2011). On August 17, 2011, the U.S. Department of
Commerce found that the order covered all imports of certain cut-to-
length carbon steel plate products with 0.0008 percent or more
boron, by weight, from China not meeting all of the following
requirements: aluminum level of 0.02 percent or greater, by weight;
a ratio of 3.4 to 1 or greater, by weight, of titanium to nitrogen;
and a hardenability test (i.e., Jominy test) result indicating a
boron factor of 1.8 or greater.
The products subject to the order are currently classified in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045,
7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030,
7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005,
7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the order may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000,
7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 7211.19.1500,
7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590,
7211.90.0000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000,
7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 7214.91.0015,
7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090,
7225.11.0000, 7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130,
7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 7225.99.0090,
7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000,
7226.91.0500, 7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530,
7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, and 7226.99.0180.
The HTSUS subheadings above are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2023-02817 Filed 2-9-23; 8:45 am]
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