Notice2026-07464
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Sweden, Germany, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 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 antidumping duty (AD) orders on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from Sweden, Germany, the People's Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, and Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, 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 20407-20408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07464]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-401-809, A-428-843, A-570-996, A-580-872, A-583-851, A-588-872]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Sweden, Germany, the People's
Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan: Final
Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping 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 antidumping duty (AD) orders on non-oriented
electrical steel (NOES) from Sweden, Germany, the People's Republic of
China (China), the Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, and Japan would
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, 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, Commerce published the Orders in the Federal
Register.\1\ On December 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of these second sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 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, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 79 FR 71741 (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 and 16, 2025, Commerce received timely and complete
notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from the
domestic interested parties \3\ within the deadline specified in the 19
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The domestic
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interested parties claimed interested party status within the meaning
of section 771(9)(C) of the Act as U.S. producers of a domestic like
product.\5\ On December 23, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) that it had received notices of
intent to participate from the domestic interested parties.\6\
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\3\ The domestic interested parties are Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
(Cleveland-Cliffs) and United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel)
(collectively, the domestic interested parties).
\4\ See Cleveland-Cliffs' 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; see also
U.S. Steel's Letters, ``Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of
Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Sweden:
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' ``Second Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
from Germany: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' ``Second Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China: Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' ''Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping
Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from South Korea: Notice
of Intent to Participate,'' ``Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from Taiwan: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' and
``Second Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan: Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' all dated December 16, 2025.
\5\ Id.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
November 3, 2025,'' dated December 23, 2025.
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On December 29 and 31, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i),
the domestic interested parties filed timely and adequate substantive
responses.\7\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any
respondent interested party. On January 23, 2026, Commerce notified the
ITC that it did not receive substantive response from any respondent
interested parties.\8\ As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting
expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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\7\ See Cleveland-Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'')
Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel
from Sweden: Domestic Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated
December 29, 2025; U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Non-Oriented Electrical
Steel from Sweden: Substantive Response of United States Steel
Corporation to Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review,'' dated December 31, 2025; Cleveland-Cliffs'
Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Germany: Domestic Interested
Party Substantive Response,'' dated December 29, 2025; U.S. Steel's
Letter, ``Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Germany: Substantive
Response of United States Steel Corporation to Commerce's Notice of
Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review,'' dated December 31,
2025; Cleveland-Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of
Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China:
Domestic Interested Party 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-Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from Korea: Domestic Interested Party Substantive
Response,'' dated December 29, 2025; U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Non-
Oriented Electrical Steel from Korea: Substantive Response of United
States Steel Corporation to Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review,'' dated December 31, 2025; Cleveland-
Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty
Order on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from Taiwan: Domestic
Interested Party Substantive Response,'' dated December 29, 2025;
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; Cleveland-Cliffs' Letter, ``Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from Japan: Domestic Interested Party Substantive
Response,'' dated December 29, 2025; and U.S. Steel's Letter, ``Non-
Oriented Electrical Steel from Japan: Substantive Response of United
States Steel Corporation to Commerce's Notice of Initiation of Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review,'' dated December 31, 2025.
\8\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
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.\9\ 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.\10\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now April 14, 2026.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\10\ 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 Sweden, Germany,
China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. For the full description of the scope
of the Orders, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.\11\
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\11\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from
Sweden, Germany, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of
Korea, Taiwan, and Japan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in
the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins
likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\12\ A list of the topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the appendix to this
notice. 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 directly accessed at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\12\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average
dumping margins up to 126.72 percent for Sweden, 98.84 percent for
Germany, 407.52 percent for China, 6.88 percent for Korea, 52.23
percent for Taiwan, and 204.79 percent for Japan.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only 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. 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(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218 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 Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-07464 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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