Notice2025-18338
Forged Steel Fittings From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
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Published
September 22, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd. (Samyoung), a producer/exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of forged steel fittings at less than normal value. The period of review (POR) is December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45374-45376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18338]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-904]
Forged Steel Fittings From the Republic of Korea: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd. (Samyoung), a producer/exporter subject to
this administrative review, made sales of forged steel fittings at less
than normal value. The period of review (POR) is December 1, 2022,
through November 30, 2023.
DATES: Applicable September 22, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trinity Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0114.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 21, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results in
the Federal Register and invited comments from interested parties.\1\
From April 11 to 21, 2025, interested parties submitted case and
rebuttal briefs.\2\ On June 17, 2025, Commerce held a hearing on issues
raised in case and rebuttal briefs.\3\ On June 24, 2025, Commerce
extended the deadline for the final results until September 17,
2025.\4\ On July 30, 2025, Commerce issued its Post-Preliminary
Analysis and invited parties to comment.\5\ From August 7 to 12, 2025,
interested parties submitted case and rebuttal briefs pertaining to the
Post-Preliminary Analysis.\6\
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\1\ See Forged Steel Fittings from the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 90 FR
13339 (March 21, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Samyoung's Letter, ``Case Brief of Samyoung Fitting Co.,
Ltd.,'' dated April 11, 2025; see also Petitioners' Letter,
``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated April 21, 2025.
\3\ See Hearing Transcript, ``The Administrative Review of
Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel Fittings from the Republic of
Korea,'' dated July 17, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
June 24, 2025
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Post-Preliminary Analysis in the 2022-2023
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Forged Steel
Fittings from the Republic of Korea,'' dated July 30, 2025 (Post-
Preliminary Analysis); see also Memorandum, ``Briefing Schedule for
Post-Preliminary Analysis,'' dated July 30, 2025.
\6\ See Samyoung's Letter, ``Case Brief of Samyoung Fitting Co.,
Ltd. Addressing Post-Preliminary Determination,'' dated August 7,
2025; see also Petitioners' Letter, ``Rebuttal Brief,'' dated August
12, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that have occurred since
Commerce published the Preliminary Results, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by parties for these final results, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ Commerce conducted this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Forged Steel Fittings from the Republic of Korea; 2022-2023,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of the issues that
parties raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via 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 Issues and 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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\8\ Id.
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Scope of the Order <SUP>9</SUP>
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\9\ See Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of
Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 80014 (December 11, 2020), as
corrected in Forged Steel Fittings from India and the Republic of
Korea: Notice of Correction to the Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 81876 (December 17, 2020)
(collectively, Order).
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The product covered by this Order is forged steel fittings from
Korea. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results and the Post-
Preliminary Analysis, we made certain changes to the preliminary
weighted-average dumping margins calculated for Samyoung Fittings Co.,
Ltd. For a detailed discussion of these changes, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin
exists for the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Samyoung Fitting Co., Ltd................................... 5.68
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose our calculations and analysis performed to
interested parties in this final determination within five days of the
date of publication in the Federal Register of these final results of
review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Samyoung reported the entered
value of its U.S. sales such that we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of
the sales for which entered value was reported. Where either the
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Samyoung for which
the company did not know that the merchandise it sold to the
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 17.08 percent
\10\ if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.
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\10\ See Order, 85 FR at 66302.
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Commerce intends to issue liquidation 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
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of the final results of this
administrative review 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 identified above in the ``Final Results of Review''
section will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is
less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the meaning of
19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero;
(2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific cash
deposit rate published for the most recently completed segment; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the original
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for the
most recently completed segment for the producer of the merchandise;
and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will
continue to be 17.08 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation.\11\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further notice.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 proceeding.
Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping 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.
Dated: September 17, 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
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results And Post-Preliminary
Analysis
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Reclassification of Samyoung's Customized Products in
the Preliminary Results
Comment 2: Whether Commerce's New Differential Pricing
Methodology Provides a Reasonable Basis for Departing from the
Average-to-Average Methodology
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Comment 3: Whether the Preliminary Results Incorrectly Dropped
Certain U.S. Sales in the Margin Calculation
VI. Recommendation
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