Notice2026-03207
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review
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Published
February 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that a producer/exporter subject the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk CM), is not the Successor-in-Interest (SII) to Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Old Dongkuk Steel) in the context of the CVD order on CORE from Korea.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7436-7437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03207]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-580-879]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances
Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that a
producer/exporter subject the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of
Korea (Korea), Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk CM), is not the
Successor-in-Interest (SII) to Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Old
Dongkuk Steel) in the context of the CVD order on CORE from Korea.
DATES: Applicable February 18, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler, 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) 482-6241.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 25, 2016, Commerce published the CVD order on CORE from
Korea.\1\ On August 20, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal
Register the Preliminary Results in this changed circumstances review
(CCR), finding that Dongkuk CM is not the SII to Old Dongkuk Steel.\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\ 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.\4\ On January 9, 2026, Commerce extended the
deadline for the final results of the CCR by 14 days.\5\ On February 4,
2026, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results of the CCR
by an additional seven days.\6\ The final results of the CCR are
currently due by February 12, 2026.\7\
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India,
Italy, Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 48387, (July 25, 2016) (Order).
\2\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, 90 FR 40563 (August 20, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``5th Extension of Deadline for Final
Results of Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated January 9, 2026.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``6th Extension of Deadline for Final
Results of Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated February 4, 2026.
\7\ Id.
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For a complete discussion of the events that followed the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\8\ The
Issues and 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 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\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Changed Circumstances Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products from the Republic of Korea,'' 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 this Order is CORE from Korea. For a
complete description of the scope of this Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in interested parties' case briefs are addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised by
parties, and to which Commerce responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, is provided in the appendix to this notice.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
For the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we
continue to find that Dongkuk CM is not the SII to Old Dongkuk Steel in
the context of the CVD order on CORE from Korea. We continue to find
that Old Dongkuk Steel's exclusion from the Order currently in effect
does not apply to Dongkuk CM, and we have not made changes to the
Preliminary Results. Accordingly, for entries of CORE from Korea
produced and/or exported by Dongkuk CM that are entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption in the United States on or after the
date of publication of the Preliminary Results (i.e., August 20, 2025),
importers must identify the merchandise as subject to CVDs (e.g., type
03) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Further, parties may
request annual administrative reviews of Dongkuk CM going forward,
pursuant to section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).
As also discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we are
notifying parties that any company that is excluded from a CVD order
and restructures, such as Old Dongkuk Steel, must request a CCR for
Commerce to determine whether the restructured company is essentially
the same entity as the predecessor for cash deposit purposes.\9\
Accordingly, for any
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company excluded from a CVD order, the burden is on the company to
request a CCR pursuant to section 751 of the Act in these
circumstances. Additionally, we are providing notice that importers
must identify merchandise produced and/or exported by the restructured
company as subject to CVDs (e.g., type 03) as of the date on which the
changed circumstances subject to the request occurred. For further
discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1.
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\9\ Id. at 6-7 (citing Certain Pasta from Turkey: Preliminary
Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 74 FR
47225 (September 15, 2009), unchanged in Certain Pasta from Turkey:
Final Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review,
74 FR 54022 (October 21, 2009)).
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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 concerning the return or destruction 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 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results of a CCR and
notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) and (2) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b), and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: February 12, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Set an Effective Date to
Collect Cash Deposits and Assign a Cash Deposit Rate for Subject
Merchandise Produced by Dongkuk CM
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Articulated a Clear Standard of
Analysis for SII Determinations for Companies Previously Excluded
from a CVD Order
Comment 3: Whether the Preliminary Results Are Supported by
Substantial Evidence
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Applied the Correct Standard for a
CCR
V. Recommendation
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