Notice2025-15264
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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August 12, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with respect to two companies which had no reviewable entries in the U.S. Customs and Border Production (CBP) data. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38743-38745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15264]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-829]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar
(rebar) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) made sales of
subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value
(NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30,
2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding the review, in part, with
respect to two companies which had no reviewable entries in the U.S.
Customs and Border Production (CBP) data. We invite interested parties
to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable August 12, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Evans, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 14, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on rebar from T[uuml]rkiye.\1\ On August 14,
2024, based on timely requests for review, Commerce initiated an
administrative review of the Order covering three companies, in
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
Turkey and Japan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty
Determination for the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty
Orders, 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017), as amended by Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony with the Amended Final Determination in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of Amended Final
Determination, 87 FR 934 (January 22, 2022) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 66035 (August 14, 2024).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by 90 days.\3\ On June 23, 2025, we extended
the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review
to July 30, 2025,\4\ and on July 30, 2025, we extended the deadline for
the preliminary results of this administrative review to August 6,
2025.\5\ For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary
Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
June 23, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 30,
2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; 2022-
2023,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is rebar from T[uuml]rkiye.
For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a) of the Act. We calculated export price and constructed export
price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in
accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the
methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics included in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.\7\
Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended
entries are liquidated at the antidumping duty assessment rate
calculated for the review period.\8\ Therefore, for an administrative
review of a company to be conducted, there must be a suspended entry
that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the antidumping duty
assessment rate calculated for the POR.\9\
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\7\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea:
Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR
24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of
Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4157 (January
24, 2023).
\8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S.
On September 27, 2024, we notified parties of our intent to rescind
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administrative review, in part, with respect to Icdas Celik Enerji
Tersane ve Ulasim Sanayi A.S. (Icdas) because it had no suspended
entries of subject merchandise during the POR in the CBP data, and we
invited interested parties to comment.\10\ We received no comments from
interested parties. Therefore, in the absence of any suspended entries
of subject merchandise from Icdas during the POR, we are rescinding the
administrative review for Icdas, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
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Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.
On September 5, 2024, we received comments from Kaptan Demir Celik
Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. on the CBP data, claiming that Kaptan \11\
had no shipments to the United States during the POR,\12\ as well as
comments from the Rebar Trade Action Coalition, the petitioner in this
proceeding.\13\ We obtained CBP entry documentation regarding the
entries in question,\14\ and on January 3 and January 8, 2025, we
received timely comments and rebuttal comments, respectively, on the
Kaptan Entry Documents from Kaptan and the petitioner.\15\ After
analyzing these comments, on January 27, 2025, we notified parties of
our intent to rescind this administrative review, in part, with respect
to Kaptan because we found that Kaptan had no reviewable entries of
subject merchandise into the United States during the POR.\16\
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\11\ Commerce has previously found Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi
ve Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret Ve Nakliyat A.S.
(collectively, Kaptan) to be a collapsed entity. See Steel Concrete
Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Turkey: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of
No-Shipments; 2019-2020, 87 FR 7118, 7119 (February 8, 2022).
\12\ See Kaptan's Letter, ``Kaptan's Comments on Re-Issued CBP
Data,'' dated September 5, 2024.
\13\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on CBP Data and
Respondent Selection,'' dated September 5, 2024.
\14\ See Memorandum, ``CBP Entry Summary Documentation,'' dated
December 19, 2024 (Kaptan Entry Documents).
\15\ See Kaptan's Letter, ``Kaptan's Comments on CBP Entry
Summary Documentation,'' dated January 3, 2025; see also
Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on Kaptan CBP Documents,'' dated
January 3, 2025; Kaptan's Letter, ``Kaptan's Rebuttal Comments on
CBP Entry Summary Documentation,'' dated January 8, 2025; and
Petitioner's Letter, ``Rebuttal Comments on Kaptan CBP Documents,''
dated January 8, 2025.
\16\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
Part,'' dated January 27, 2025 (Kaptan Intent to Rescind
Memorandum).
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On February 4 and February 10, 2025, we received timely comments
and rebuttal comments, respectively, on the Kaptan Intent to Rescind
Memorandum from the petitioner and Kaptan.\17\ We analyzed these
comments, as well as the information on the record regarding the
entries at issue,\18\ and continue to find that the information on the
record of this review demonstrates that Kaptan had no reviewable
entries of subject merchandise into the United States during the POR.
Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review for Kaptan, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\17\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on the Department's
Notice of Intent to Rescind,'' dated February 3, 2025; see also
Kaptan's Letter, ``Kaptan's Rebuttal Comments In Response to RTAC's
Comments on the Department's Notice of Intent to Rescind,'' dated
February 10, 2025.
\18\ Because our analysis includes the discussion of certain
business proprietary information that cannot be discussed here, for
further discussion see Memorandum, ``Kaptan Analysis Memorandum,''
dated concurrently with this notice.
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Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30,
2024:
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Weighted-average
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.; Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S 18.87
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be filed no later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\19\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\20\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\19\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\20\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings, we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide, at the beginning of their briefs, a public
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\21\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of
each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment
summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will
accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request
that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR
351.303(f).\22\
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\21\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\22\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce
within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised
in the respective case briefs. Oral
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presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the
briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of
the time and date for the hearing.\23\
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\23\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review.\24\ The final results of this review
shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries
of merchandise covered by this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.\25\ Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
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\24\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\25\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Colakoglu reported the
entered value for its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the
total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to
the total entered value of those same sales. Where either Colakoglu's
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific rate is zero
or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\26\
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Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Colakoglu for which
it did not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g.,
a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 3.90 percent) \27\ if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\28\
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\27\ See Order, 87 FR at 935.
\28\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
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For the companies for which we are rescinding this review (i.e.,
Icdas and Kaptan), we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period July 1,
2023, through June 30, 2024, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue these rescission
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated
companies not covered by this review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which the company was
reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
prior review, or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the
producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the
most recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers
or exporters will continue to be 3.90 percent, the all-others rate
established in the amended final determination of the LTFV
investigation.\29\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\29\ See Order, 87 FR at 935.
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Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of issues raised in written briefs, no later than 120 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register,
pursuant to 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping
duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the
amount of the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213, and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: August 6, 2025.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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