Notice2026-02646
Large Power Transformers From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2023-2024
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Published
February 10, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that large power transformers from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are not being sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5898-5900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02646]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-867]
Large Power Transformers 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 finds
that large power transformers from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are
not being sold in the United States at less than normal value (NV)
during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2023, through July 31,
2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Applicable February 10, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jinny Ahn or Harrison Tanchuck, AD/CVD
Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0339 or (202) 482-7421,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 31, 2012, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on large power transformers from Korea.\1\ On
September 20, 2024, based on timely requests for review, Commerce
initiated this administrative review covering four companies.\2\ We
selected two mandatory respondents in this review, HD Hyundai Electric
Co., Ltd. and Iljin Electric Co., Ltd.\3\
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\1\ See Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea:
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 53177 (August 31, 2012) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 77079, 77081 (September 20, 2024)
(Initiation Notice).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated October 30,
2024.
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative review by 90 days.\4\ Further, due to the lapse in
appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025,
Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47
days.\5\ 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.\6\ On July 16, 2025, and January 7, 2026, we extended the
deadline for issuing the preliminary results of this review.\7\
Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now February
5, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadline for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 16,
2025; see also Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January
7, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
included as an appendix 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 Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Large Power
Transformers 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 subject to the Order is large power transformers
from Korea. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed
export prices have been calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of
the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of
the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Selected Respondents
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the 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 a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, for
guidance when calculating the rate 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
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zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely on the
basis of facts available.
Where the weighted-average dumping margins for individually
examined respondents are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely
on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act provides that
Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish the estimated
all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually
investigated . . .'' In this review, Commerce preliminarily calculated
a weighted-average dumping margin of zero percent for HD Hyundai
Electric Co., Ltd. and Iljin Electric Co., Ltd. Therefore, we have
preliminarily determined to continue to assign the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins currently in effect to the non-selected
companies subject to review. For a full discussion of the rates for
non-selected companies, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist during the period August 1,
2023, through July 31, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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HD Hyundai Electric Co., Ltd................................ 0.00
Iljin Electric Co., Ltd..................................... 0.00
LS Electric Co., Ltd........................................ 16.87
Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation........................ 4.32
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\9\ 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.\10\ 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.\11\
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\9\ Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for the filing of case
briefs. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\10\ 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).
\11\ See 19 351.309(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.\12\ 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.
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\12\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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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. by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants,
and whether any participant is a foreign national; 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. If a request for a hearing
is made, parties will be notified of the time and date for the
hearing.\13\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submission, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as
hearing requests, should be filed via ACCESS.\14\ An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\15\
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\15\ See APO and Service Final Rule, 88 FR at 67069.
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 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, we intend to
calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates based on the
ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the
examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales. If any
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin in the final results is
zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an
importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.106(c)(2), 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 each respondent for
which it did not know that the merchandise it sold was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate
those entries at the all-others rate established in the original LTFV
investigation (i.e., 22.00 percent),\16\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\17\
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\16\ See Order, 77 FR 53177.
\17\ See Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 77 FR 40857
(July 11, 2012).
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For LS Electric Co., Ltd. and Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation,
the companies that were not selected for individual examination, we
intend to assign an assessment rate equal to the weighted average
dumping margins calculated in the final results of this review for the
companies selected for mandatory review, unless that rate is zero or de
minimis, in which case we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate relevant
entries at dumping margins currently in effect.
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties,
where applicable. 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
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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 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 companies
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 previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit 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, or the LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 22.00 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\18\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\18\ See Order, 77 FR 53177.
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Final Results of the Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any 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
Commerce is issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), and
19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: February 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. Deadline for Submission of Updated Sales and Cost Information
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Rate for Non-Selected Companies
VI. Discussion of the Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
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