Notice2025-23456

Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

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Published
December 19, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) sold non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from Japan in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023, (the POR).

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 242 (Friday, December 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59501-59503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23456]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-872]


Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan: 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 
Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) sold non-oriented electrical steel 
(NOES) from Japan in the United States at prices below normal value 
(NV) during the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023, 
(the POR).

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DATES: Applicable December 19, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 11, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results in 
the Federal Register and invited interested parties to comment on those 
results.\1\ On July 31, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for 
issuing the final results of this review by 60 days until October 8, 
2025.\2\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government 
shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in 
administrative proceedings by 47 days.\3\ Accordingly, the deadline for 
these final results of review is now November 24, 2025. For details 
regarding the events that occurred subsequent to publication of the 
Preliminary Results in the Federal Register, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\4\ Commerce conducted this administrative review 
in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).
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    \1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 90 FR 
15447 (April 11, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2 \ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 31, 2025.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the 
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan; 2022-2023,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is non-oriented electrical steel 
from Japan. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties 
raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
is provided in the 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>.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain 
changes to the margin calculation for NSC. Specifically, Commerce has 
applied partial adverse facts available (AFA) to NSC in these final 
results rather than total AFA. For a discussion of these changes, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of Review

    Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average 
dumping margin exists for the period December 1, 2022, through November 
30, 2023:

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                                                              Weighted-
                                                               average
                    Exporter or producer                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                              (percent)
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Nippon Steel Corporation...................................       47.80
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Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to parties to the proceeding the 
calculations performed in connection with the final results of review 
within five days of any public announcement of the final results of 
review or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the 
date of publication of the notice of final results of review in the 
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment of Antidumping Duties

    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 covered by the final results of this 
review.\5\ Specifically, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties on subject merchandise sold by NSC and entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the POR at a rate 
equal to the weighted-average dumping margin listed in the table above. 
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the publication date of these final results of 
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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    \5\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted 
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) 
(Final Modification).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping 
duties will be effective for all shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on, or after, the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as provided 
for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for merchandise exported by 
NSC, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average 
dumping margin listed in the table above; (2) the cash deposit rate for 
an exporter not covered by this administrative review, but covered in a 
prior completed segment of this proceeding, will continue to be the 
exporter's existing company-specific cash deposit rate; (3) if the 
exporter is not covered by this administrative review, or a completed 
segment of this proceeding, but the producer of the subject merchandise 
is covered, the cash deposit rate will be the producers' existing 
company-specific cash deposit rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate for 
all other producers and exporters will continue to be 135.59 percent, 
the all-others cash deposit rate established in the Final Determination 
of the less-than-fair-value investigation in this proceeding.\6\
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    \6\ See Order, 79 FR at 71743.
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    These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

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 period of review. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility to return or destroy proprietary 
information disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction 
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby 
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO 
is a violation subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: December 15, 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Found NSC Was Affiliated 
With Certain Trading Companies
    Comment 2: Whether Use of Adverse Inferences is Warranted
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Apply Partial, Rather Than 
Total, Adverse Facts Available
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2025-23456 Filed 12-18-25; 8:45 am]
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