Notice2026-07463
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
April 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from the People's Republic of China (China) and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20409-20410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07463]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-997, C-583-852]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From the People's Republic of China
and Taiwan: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the
Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) orders on non-oriented
electrical steel (NOES) from the People's Republic of China (China) and
Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable April 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David De Falco, Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 3, 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the Orders on NOES from China and Taiwan.\1\ On December 1,
2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the second sunset
reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c) with an effective
initiation date of November 3, 2025.\2\
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\1\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the People's Republic
of China and Taiwan: Countervailing Duty Orders, 79 FR 71749
(December 3, 2014) (Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 55086
(December 1, 2025).
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On December 9, 2025 and December 16, 2025, Commerce received notice
of intent to participate in these reviews from the domestic interested
parties,\3\ within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic interested parties claim to have
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as a U.S. producer of the domestic
like product.\5\
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\3\ The domestic interested parties are Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
(Cleveland-Cliffs) and the United States Steel Corporation (U.S.
Steel).
\4\ See Cleveland-Cliff's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review Of Antidumping & Countervailing Duty Orders On Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from the People's Republic of China, Germany,
Japan, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan: Notice Of Intent To
Participate In Sunset Reviews,'' dated December 9, 2025; U.S.
Steel's Letter, ``Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from China: Notice of Intent to Participate,''
dated December 16, 2025; and U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Second Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan: Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated December 16, 2025.
\5\ Id.
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On December 29, 2025 and December 31, 2025, Commerce received
adequate substantive responses from the domestic interested parties,
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from the Government of
China, the Taiwan Authority, nor a respondent interested party to these
proceedings. On January 23, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.\7\ As
a result, Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the
Orders, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\6\ See Cleveland-Cliff's Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
from China: Substantive Response,'' dated December 29, 2025; U.S.
Steel's Letter, ``Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China:
Substantive Response of United States Steel Corporation to
Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review,''
dated December 31, 2025; Cleveland-Cliff's Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from Taiwan: Substantive Response,'' dated December
29, 2025; and U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
from Taiwan: Substantive Response of United States Steel Corporation
to Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review,'' dated December 31, 2025.
\7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated December
1, 2025,'' dated January 23, 2026.
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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.\8\ 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.\9\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now April 14, 2026.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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Scope of the Orders
The product covered by these Orders is NOES from China and Taiwan.
For the full description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum.\10\
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the
Countervailing Duty Orders on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from the
People's Republic of China and Taiwan,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Orders
were to be revoked, is contained in the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\11\ A list of the topics discussed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS, which is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, complete versions 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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\11\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the China Order would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates
listed below.
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Net
countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
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Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd......................... 158.88
All Others............................................ 158.88
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Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Taiwan Order would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the rates
listed below.
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Net
countervailable
Producers/exporters subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
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Leicong Industrial Company, Ltd....................... 17.12
All Others............................................ 8.61
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or
conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: April 14, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-07463 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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