Notice2026-00191
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
January 8, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) were not sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 680-682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00191]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-878]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results 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
determines that certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from
the Republic of Korea (Korea) were not sold in the United States at
less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1,
2023, through June 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment
on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable January 8, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore or Noah Wetzel, 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) 482-3640 or (202)
482-7466, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on CORE from Korea.\1\ On August 14, 2024,
Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order covering 13
companies,\2\ in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).\3\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India,
Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and
Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for
India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390 (July 25,
2016) (Order); see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of
Korea, and Taiwan: Notice of Correction to the Antidumping Duty
Orders, 81 FR 58475 (August 25, 2016).
\2\ The 13 companies are: (1) Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.;
(2) Dongkuk; (3) Dongkuk International, Inc.; (4) Dongkuk Steel Mill
Co., Ltd.; (5) Hyundai; (6) KG Steel Corporation; (7) KG Dongbu
Steel Co., Ltd.; (8) POSCO; (9) POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co.,
Ltd.; (10) POSCO International Corporation; (11) POSCO STEELEON Co.,
Ltd.; (12) SeAH Coated Metal Corporation; and (13) SeAH Steel
Corporation. We note that Commerce previously found that KG Steel
Corporation is the successor-in- interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co.,
Ltd. For further information, see Certain Cold-Rolled Steel Flat
Products and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, 87 FR 64013 (October 21, 2022).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 66039 (August 14, 2024).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by ninety days.\4\ On June 17, 2025, we
extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this review until
October 29, 2025.\5\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal
Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.\6\ Additionally,
due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\7\
Accordingly, the current deadline for the final results of this review
is January 5, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated June 17,
2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a detailed description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as an appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
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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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of
Korea; 2023-2024,'' 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 CORE. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and (2) of the Act. We calculated constructed export price
for both mandatory respondents in accordance with section 772(b) of the
Act. We calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Examined Companies
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the
establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act.
Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which
provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an
antidumping duty investigation, for guidance when calculating the
weighted-average dumping margin for companies which were not selected
for individual examination in an administrative review.
Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is
normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and
producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis
margins, and any margins determined entirely on the basis of facts
available.'' Where the rates for the individually examined companies
are all zero, de minimis, or determined entirely using facts available,
section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act instructs that Commerce ``may use any
reasonable method to establish the estimated all-others rate for
exporters and producers not individually investigated, including
averaging the estimated weighted average dumping margins determined for
the exporters and producers individually investigated.'' One such
reasonable method is to weight average the zero and de minimis rates,
and the rates determined entirely pursuant to facts available. In fact,
the SAA states that this is the ``expected'' method in such
circumstances.\9\
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\9\ See Statement of Administrative Action Accompanying the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc. 103-316, vol. 1 (1994) (SAA)
at 873.
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In this review, we have preliminarily calculated a weighted-average
dumping
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margin for each of the mandatory respondents, Dongkuk Coated Metal Co.,
Ltd. (Dongkuk) and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai), that is zero
percent. Accordingly, we preliminarily assign to the non-selected
companies a dumping margin of zero percent consistent with section
735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
Preliminary Results
We preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping
margins 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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Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd.................. 0.00
Hyundai Steel Company.......................... 0.00
Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.................. 0.00
Dongkuk International, Inc..................... 0.00
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.................... 0.00
KG Steel Corporation; KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 0.00
POSCO.......................................... 0.00
POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd............ 0.00
POSCO International Corporation................ 0.00
POSCO STEELEON Co., Ltd........................ 0.00
SeAH Coated Metal Corporation.................. 0.00
SeAH Steel Corporation......................... 0.00
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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.\10\ Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested
parties to submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 21 days after
the date of the publication of this notice. 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.\11\ 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.\12\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii); see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for
general filing requirements).
\11\ 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).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\13\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public 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).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ 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 (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. If a
request for a hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled
date for the hearing at a time and location to be determined.\15\
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For any individually
examined respondent whose weighted-average dumping margin is not zero
or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of
this review and the respondent reported entered values, we will
calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates for the
merchandise based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the examined sales made during the POR to each importer
and the total entered value of those same sales, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(b)(1). If the respondent has not reported entered values,
we will calculate a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by
dividing the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales
made to that importer by the total quantity associated with those
transactions. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),
we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on
estimated entered values.
Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de
minimis in the final results of review, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). If a respondent's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis in the final results of
review, we will instruct CBP not to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.\16\
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\16\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102 (February 14,
2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by any of
the above-referenced respondents for which they did not know that the
merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate those entries at the all-others rate in the original less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation (as amended) \17\ if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\18\
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\17\ See Order; see also Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in
Harmony with Final Determination of Investigation and Notice of
Amended Final Results, 83 FR 39054 (August 8, 2018) (Timken and
Amended Final Results).
\18\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For the companies that were not selected for individual
examination, the antidumping duty assessment rate will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin calculated for each company in the
final results of this review.
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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the notice of final results of this administrative
review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for
subject merchandise exported by one of the companies listed above, the
cash deposit rate for each specific company listed above will be that
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 an exporter of subject merchandise previously reviewed or
investigated companies not participating in 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 participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the underlying investigation, but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established
for the most recent segment for the producer of the merchandise; and
(4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will
continue to be 8.31 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation (as amended).\19\ These cash deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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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 our
analysis of issues raised by the parties in written briefs, no later
than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 POR. 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.
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 19 CFR
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 5, 2026.
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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
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