Notice2026-06678
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
April 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that POSCO and POSCO International Corporation (collectively, POSCO), a producer/ exporter subject to this administrative review, did not make sales of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less than normal value. The period of review (POR), May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17630-17631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06678]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-891]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From the Republic of Korea: 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) finds that POSCO
and POSCO International Corporation (collectively, POSCO), a producer/
exporter subject to this administrative review, did not make sales of
carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) at less than normal value. The period of review (POR), May 1,
2023, through April 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 7, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2316.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 4, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Results and invited comments from interested parties.\1\ In
September 2025, POSCO requested a public hearing and subsequently
withdrew its request,\2\ and filed a case brief.\3\ No other party
filed a case or rebuttal brief.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of
Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 36419 (August 4, 2025) (Preliminary
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See POSCO's Letters, ``Request for Public Hearing,'' dated
September 3, 2025, and ``Withdrawal of Request for Public Hearing,''
dated September 16, 2025.
\3\ See POSCO's Letter, ``POSCO's Case Brief,'' dated September
2, 2025 (Case Brief).
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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.\4\ 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.\5\ On February 3, 2026, we extended the final
results of this review by 30 days.\6\ Accordingly, the deadline for the
final results is now March 10, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024,'' dated February
3, 2026.
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A summary of the events that occurred since the Preliminary
Results, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ 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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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Administrative Review of Carbon and Alloy Steel
Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case brief are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that POSCO raised and to
which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as
an appendix to this notice.
Scope of the Order <SUP>8</SUP>
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\8\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, the Republic
of Korea, Spain, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom:
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Duty Determinations for Spain and the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR
23417 (May 21, 2018) (Order); see also Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire
Rod from the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom: Notice of
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 84
FR 13888 (April 8, 2019), and Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from
the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 84 FR 27582 (June 13, 2019).
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The product covered by the Order is certain hot-rolled products of
carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately round cross
section, less than 19.00 mm in actual solid cross-sectional diameter.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.\9\
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\9\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from POSCO
regarding the Preliminary Results, we made certain changes to the
preliminary weighted-average dumping margin calculated for POSCO. For a
detailed discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Final Results of the Review
We determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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POSCO/POSCO International Corporation \10\................. 0.00
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Disclosure
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\10\ In the 2020-2021 administrative review of the Order, we
found that POSCO and POSCO International Corporation (PIC) are
affiliated and should be treated as a single entity. See Carbon and
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 87 FR 33468
(June 2, 2022), and accompanying PDM at 5-10, unchanged in Carbon
and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Republic of Korea: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021 (October 4,
2022). In the absence of information demonstrating any changes, we
are continuing to treat POSCO and PIC as a single entity for purpose
of this administrative review.
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Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with these final results of review to interested parties
within five days after public announcement of the final results or, if
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of final results 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. Where the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is
zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), then
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\11\ Accordingly, because the final weighted-average
dumping margin for POSCO is de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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\11\ See Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14,
2012).
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For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by POSCO
for which it did not know that the merchandise it sold to the
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such
entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 41.10 percent) \12\ if there is
no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.\13\
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\12\ See Order, 83 FR at 23419.
\13\ 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 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 for all
shipments of 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 POSCO will be will be the rates
established in these final results of the 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 rates will be
zero; (2) for previously-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 producer or exporter participated; (3) if the
exporter is not covered in this review, a prior review, or the original
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the
rate established for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
the all-other rate established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation (i.e., 41.10 percent).\14\ These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\14\ See Order, 83 FR at 23419.
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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 Commer's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also 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 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 in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h)
and 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 30, 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: Whether to Smooth Costs for Coal
Comment 2: Whether to Grant a Constructed Export Price Offset
VI. Recommendation
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