Notice2025-17459
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
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September 11, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain producers and exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to 54 companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 174 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44022-44024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17459]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-888]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to certain
producers and exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length
plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) during the period
of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In
addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to 54
companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable September 11, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Accorsi or Joshua Nixon, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3149 or (202)
482-8361, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 25, 2017, Commerce published a countervailing duty (CVD)
order on CTL plate from Korea.\1\ On July 5, 2024, Commerce published a
notice of initiation of an administrative review of the Order.\2\ We
initiated an administrative review of 56 producers/exporters of CTL
plate from Korea for the POR. On July 26, 2024, Commerce selected POSCO
as the sole mandatory respondent in this administrative review.\3\
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\1\ See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from
the Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty Order, 82 FR 24103 (May
25, 2017) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 55567 (July 5, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated July 26,
2024.
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On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by seven days.\4\ On December 9, 2024,
Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the preliminary results in this
administrative review by an additional 90 days.\5\ On April 2, 2025,
Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this
review until September 5, 2025.\6\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated April
2, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included at Appendix I. 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>.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of Certain
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea; 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 CTL plate. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
It is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of a
CVD order, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no
reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which
liquidation is suspended.\8\ Normally, upon completion of an
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the CVD
assessment rate calculated for the review period.\9\ Therefore, for an
administrative review of a company to be conducted, there must be a
reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate
at the CVD assessment rate calculated for the POR.\10\ On August 23,
2024, we released a memorandum notifying interested parties that, based
on our examination of the results of the CBP data query, we intended to
rescind the administrative review for certain companies for which the
data show no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR,
and requested comments.\11\ No interested parties provided comments.
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\8\ See, e.g., Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's
Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2015, 82 FR 14349 (March 20, 2017); see also
Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe from the People's Republic
of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2017, 84 FR 14650 (April 11, 2019).
\9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in
Part,'' dated August 23, 2024 (Intent to Rescind Memo) at Attachment
1.
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According to the CBP import data, 54 companies under review did not
have reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which
liquidation is suspended.\12\ In the absence of any evidence of
shipments placed on the record, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we
are rescinding the administrative review of these companies.
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\12\ See Appendix II.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, we
preliminarily determine that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
contribution by an ``authority'' that confers a benefit to the
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\13\ For a full description
of the methodology underlying our preliminary results, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\13\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
calculated the following net countervailable subsidy rate for the
period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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POSCO Co., Ltd.\14\.................................... 4.31
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Disclosure
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\14\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
Commerce preliminarily finds the following companies to be cross-
owned with POSCO Co., Ltd.: POSCO Holdings Inc.; POSCO Future M Co.,
Ltd. ; POSCO Mobility Solution Co., Ltd.; POSCO M-Tech Co., Ltd.;
and POSCO Nippon Steel RHF Joint Venture Co., Ltd. The subsidy rate
applies to all cross-owned companies. We note that POSCO has an
affiliated trading company through which it exported certain subject
merchandise during the POR, POSCO International (aka POSCO
International Corporation). POSCO International was not selected as
a mandatory respondent, but was examined in the context of POSCO.
Therefore, there is not an established CVD rate for POSCO
International; POSCO International's subsidies are accounted for in
POSCO's total subsidy rate. Instead, entries of subject merchandise
exported by POSCO International will receive the rate of the
producer listed on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
entry form. Thus, the subsidy rate applied to POSCO and POSCO's
cross-owned affiliates is also applied to POSCO International for
entries of subject merchandise produced by POSCO.
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Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to
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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. A timeline for the
submission of case briefs and written comments will be provided to
interested parties at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues
raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after
the date for filing case briefs.\15\ 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.\16\
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\15\ 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).
\16\ 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.\17\ 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).\18\
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\17\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\18\ 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, filed electronically via
ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any of the
participants are foreign nationals; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised
in the respective case briefs. An electronically filed hearing request
must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic
records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Final Results
Unless otherwise extended, we intend to issue the final results of
this administrative review, which will include the results of our
analysis of the issues raised in the case briefs, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we preliminarily
assigned subsidy rates in the amounts shown above for the producers/
exporters shown above. Upon completion of the administrative review,
consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2),
Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties
on all appropriate entries covered by this review, for the above-listed
companies.
For the companies for which this review is rescinded, Commerce will
instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries
at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, during the period January 1, 2023, through December 31,
2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). We intend to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
For the companies remaining in the review, we intend 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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce
intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts
shown for the companies listed above on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final results of this
administrative review, except, where the rate calculated in the final
results is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required. For
all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company. These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
These preliminary results of review are issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4) and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: September 5, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of Korea's Economy
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
Appendix II
Companies for Which Commerce Is Rescinding the Review
1. Ajin Industrial Co., Ltd.
2. BDP International
3. Blue Track Equipment
4. Boxco
5. Boxco, Inc.
6. Bukook Steel Co., Ltd.
7. Buma CE Co., Ltd.
8. China Chengdu International Techno-Economic Cooperation Co., Ltd.
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9. Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd.
10. Daehan Tex Co., Ltd.
11. Daeik Eng Co. Ltd.
12. Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.
13. Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd.
14. Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd.
15. Daewoo International Corp.
16. Dong Yang Steel Pipe
17. DKC
18. DK Corporation
19. DK Dongshin Co., Ltd.
20. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
21. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.
22. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.
23. EAE Automotive Equipment
24. EEW KHPC Co., Ltd.
25. Eplus Expo Inc.
26. GS Global Corp.
27. Haem Co., Ltd.
28. Han Young Industries
29. Hyeon Dae Jong Hap Gong Gu Co. Ltd.
30. Hyosung Corp.
31. Hyundai Steel Co.
32. Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd.
33. Khana Marine Ltd.
34. Kindus Inc.
35. Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.
36. Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd.
37. LG Electronics Inc.
38. Menics
39. Qian'an Rentai Metal Products Co., Ltd.
40. Samjin Lnd Co., Ltd.
41. Samsun C&T Corp.
42. Samsung
43. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
44. Seogio O/A
45. Shinko
46. Shipping Imperial Co., Ltd.
47. Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd.
48. SK Networks Co., Ltd.
49. SNP Ltd.
50. Steel N People Ltd.
51. Summit Industry
52. Sungjin Co., Ltd.
53. Wonbang Tech Co., Ltd.
54. Young Sun Steel
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