Notice2025-20159
Certain Collated Steel Staples From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
November 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51642-51643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20159]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-113]
Certain Collated Steel Staples From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on Certain Collated
Steel Staples from the People's Republic of China (China) would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable
subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset
Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable November 18, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Kiah, Trade Agreements Policy and
Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 240-956-8621.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 2, 2020, Commerce published the Order on steel staples from
China.\1\ On June 2, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation
of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\
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\1\ See Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People's
Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances
Determination, 85 FR 33626 (June 2, 2020) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 23310
(June 2, 2025).
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On June 17, 2025, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate in this review from KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools, Inc.
(Senco) (the domestic interested party), within the deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Senco claims that it has interested
party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as a domestic manufacturer and producer of
certain collated steel staples.\4\
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\3\ See Senco's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,'' dated June 17, 2025.
\4\ Id. at 1-2.
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On July 2, 2025, Commerce received an adequate substantive response
from Senco, within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response
from either the Government of China or a respondent interested party to
this proceeding. On July 2, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.\6\ As
a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of
the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\5\ See Senco's Letter, ``Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation,'' dated July 2, 2025.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on June 2,
2025,'' dated July 2, 2025.
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by this Order is certain collated steel staples
from China. For the full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Certain Collated Steel Staples from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order
were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS),
which is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, complete versions 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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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net
countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
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Zhejiang Best Nail Industrial Co., Ltd............... 63.24
Hai Sheng Xin Group Co., Ltd......................... 192.64
Ningbo Deli Stationery............................... 192.64
All Others........................................... 63.24
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: September 30, 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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-20159 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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