Notice2026-04611
Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
March 10, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. (Toyo Kohan), the sole producer/exporter subject to this administrative review, did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11507-11508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04611]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-588-869]
Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products From
Japan: Final 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) determines that
Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. (Toyo Kohan), the sole producer/exporter subject
to this administrative review, did not make sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR)
May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable March 10, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6412.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 22, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and
invited comments from interested parties.\1\ On August 12, 2025, Toyo
Kohan submitted its case brief. On August 18, 2025, Thomas Steel Strip
Corporation (the petitioner) submitted its rebuttal brief. Due to the
lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November
14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings
by 47 days.\2\ 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.\3\ Finally, on January 22, 2026, we extended the final results of
this review by 35 days, until March 2, 2026.\4\
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\1\ See Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel
Products from Japan: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 34416 (July
22, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of the Deadline for Final
Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
January 22, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2023-2024 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-
Rolled Steel Products from Japan,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>6</SUP>
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\6\ See Diffusion-Annealed, Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel
Products from Japan: Antidumping Duty Order, 79 FR 30816 (May 29,
2014) (Order).
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The products subject to the Order are diffusion-annealed, nickel-
plated flat-rolled steel products from Japan. For a full 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 listed in the
appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. 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>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain
changes to the weighted-average dumping margin calculations for Toyo
Kohan.\7\
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\7\ For a full description of these changes, see Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Review
For these final results, we determine the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period May 1, 2023,
through April 30, 2024:
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Weighted-
average dumping
Producer or exporter margin
(percent)
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Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.................................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for Toyo
Kohan in connection with these final results to interested parties
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 the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
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 in accordance with the final results of
this review.
Because the weighted-average dumping margin for Toyo Kohan is zero,
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 Toyo Kohan for which it did not know that the merchandise
it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or
exporter) was destined for the United States. In such instances, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others
rate established in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation
(i.e., 45.42 percent),\8\ if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\9\
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\8\ See Order, 79 FR at 30816.
\9\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice 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 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 Toyo Kohan will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin that is established in
the final results of this review (i.e., zero percent); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed companies not listed above, 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 LTFV investigation, but
the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate
established for the most recently completed segment for the producer of
the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be 45.42 percent, the all-
others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\10\ These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\10\ See Order, 79 FR at 30816.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition 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 return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
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 review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 2, 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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Date of Sale
Comment 2: Errors in Toyo Kohan's Margin Calculations
VI. Recommendation
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