Notice2026-03795
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, in Part; 2024-2025
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Published
February 26, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. Commerce preliminarily finds that the producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the POR. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to two companies. We invite interested parties to comment on the preliminary results of this review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9562-9564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03795]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-836]
Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products From
the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, in Part; 2024-2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products (CTL plate) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is February 1,
2024, through January 31, 2025. Commerce preliminarily finds that the
producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of
subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the POR.
Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with
respect to two companies. We invite interested parties to comment on
the preliminary results of this review.
DATES: Applicable February 26, 2026
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Howard, AD/CVD Operations, Office
I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-3453.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 10, 2000, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the AD order on CTL plate from Korea.\1\ On February 3, 2025, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the Order for the POR.\2\ On March 28, 2025,
based on timely requests for an administrative review, Commerce
initiated this administrative review of the Order with respect to four
companies \3\ and subsequently selected Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.,
and Hyundai Steel Company as the mandatory respondents.\4\
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\1\ See Notice of Amendment of Final Determinations of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Cut-To-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from France, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6585
(February 10, 2000) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 90 FR 8785 (February 3,
2025).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 14081 (April 28, 2025) (Initiation
Notice).
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated April 22,
2025 (Respondent Selection Memorandum).
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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\ and, 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
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additional 21 days.\6\ On December 17, 2025, and January 16, 2026,
Commerce extended the time limit for these preliminary results,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2).\7\ Accordingly, the deadline for these
preliminary results is now February 20, 2026.
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\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 Memoranda, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated December
17, 2025, and ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated January 26, 2026.
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For a complete description of events that occurred since the
Initiation Notice, see the Preliminary Determination Memorandum.\8\ A
list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public 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 Certain Cut-to-
Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate Products from the Republic of
Korea; 2024-2025,'' 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 CTL plate from Korea. For a
full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that
requested the review withdraw their review requests within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of initiation for the requested
review.\9\ On June 26, 2025, Nucor Corporation, SSAB Enterprises, LLC,
and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. withdrew their request for the review of
Daeik Eng Co., Ltd., and MAIKO International within the 90-day
deadline.\10\ No other parties requested an administrative review of
these two companies. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding the administrative review of
Daeik Eng Co., Ltd., and MAIKO International.
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\9\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 24781.
\10\ See Nucor Corporation, SSAB Enterprises, LLC, and
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated June 26, 2025.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act. We calculated export price and
constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act, and
we calculated normal value in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period February 1, 2024, through
January 31, 2025:
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Weighted-
average
Producer and/or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd................................. 1.18
Hyundai Steel Company....................................... 0.94
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations and analysis performed to
interested parties in the preliminary results of this administrative
review within five days of the public announcement or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days after publication of this
notice.\11\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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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.\12\ 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.\13\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this administrative review
must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.\14\
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); 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).
\14\ 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.\15\ 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 of this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public 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).\16\
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\15\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\16\ 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, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce via ACCESS by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. Hearing 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 date, time, and
location of the hearing.\17\ Parties should confirm the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled hearing date.
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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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 its
analysis of issues raised 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).
Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the final results of this administrative review,
pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, Commerce shall determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered by this review.\18\ If a respondent's weighted-
average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50
percent) in the final results of this review, we intend to calculate an
importer-specific assessment rate based on the ratio of the total
amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the
total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).\19\ If the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin
or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the
final results of this review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\20\
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\18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\19\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012).
\20\ Id. at 8103; see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by
either of the individually examined respondents for which they did not
know that the merchandise was destined to the United States, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate these entries at the all-others rate if there
is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.\21\
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\21\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For the companies for which this review is rescinded with these
preliminary results, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, during the POR in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue these rescission
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
The final results of this administrative 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.\22\ We intend to issue assessment
instructions regarding the individually examined respondents 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).
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\22\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of the notice of the final results
of this administrative review for all shipments of 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)
the cash deposit rate for the individually examined respondents listed
above will be that established in the final results of this
administrative 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 merchandise
exported by companies not covered in this review but covered in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published in the completed segment for the
most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this
review, a prior review, or the investigation but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established in the most recently
completed segment for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
0.98 percent, the all-others rate established in the investigation.\23\
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
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\23\ See, e.g., Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate
Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 45373, 45374 (September
22, 2025).
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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 and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these preliminary results in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: February 20, 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
[FR Doc. 2026-03795 Filed 2-25-26; 8:45 am]
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