Notice2026-09826
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Sweden, Germany, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Orders
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Published
May 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders and countervailing duty (CVD) 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 likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28573-28574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09826]
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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; C-
570-997; and C-583-852]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Sweden, Germany, the People's
Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan:
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders and countervailing
duty (CVD) 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 likely lead to the continuation or
recurrence of dumping, and countervailable subsidies, and material
injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a
notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable May 13, 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 in the Federal Register the
AD and CVD orders on NOES from Sweden, Germany, China, Korea, Taiwan
and Japan.\1\ On December 1, 2025, the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce
initiated,\3\ the second sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a
result of its reviews, Commerce determined that revocation of the
Orders would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping
and countervailable subsidies, and therefore, notified the ITC of the
magnitude of the margins of dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail
should the Orders be revoked.\4\
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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) and 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 Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany,
Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year
Reviews 90 FR 55159 (December 1, 2025).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 55086
(December 1, 2025).
\4\ See 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 Review of the
Antidumping Duty Orders, 91 FR 20407 (April 16, 2026), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); and Non-Oriented
Electrical Steel from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan:
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Countervailing
Duty Orders, 73 FR 20409 (April 16, 2026), and accompanying IDM.
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On May 13, 2026, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.\5\
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\5\ See Non-Oriented Electrical Steel from China, Germany,
Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan; Determinations, 91 FR 27078
(May 13, 2026) (ITC Final Determination).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise subject to these Orders consists of NOES, which
includes cold-rolled, flat-rolled, alloy steel products, whether or not
in coils, regardless of width, having an actual thickness of 0.20 mm or
more, in which the core loss is substantially equal in any direction of
magnetization in the plane of the material. The term ``substantially
equal'' means that the cross grain direction of core loss is no more
than 1.5 times the straight grain direction (i.e., the rolling
direction) of core loss. NOES has a magnetic permeability that does not
exceed 1.65 Tesla when tested at a field of 800 A/m (equivalent to 10
Oersteds) along (i.e., parallel to) the rolling direction of the sheet
(i.e., B800 value). NOES contains by weight more than 1.00 percent of
silicon but less than 3.5 percent of silicon, not more than 0.08
percent of carbon, and not more than 1.5 percent of aluminum. NOES has
a surface oxide coating, to which an insulation coating may be applied.
NOES is subject to these Orders whether it is fully processed
(i.e., fully annealed to develop final magnetic properties) or semi-
processed (i.e., finished to final thickness and physical form but not
fully annealed to develop final magnetic properties). Fully processed
NOES is typically made to the requirements of ASTM specification A 677,
Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specification C 2552, and/or
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) specification 60404-8-
4. Semi-processed NOES is typically made to the requirements of ASTM
specification A 683. However, the scope of these Orders is not limited
to merchandise meeting the ASTM, JIS, and IEC specifications noted
immediately above.
NOES is sometimes referred to as cold-rolled non-oriented (CRNO),
non-grain oriented (NGO), non-oriented (NO), or cold-rolled non-grain
oriented (CRNGO) electrical steel. These terms are interchangeable.
Excluded from the scope of these Orders are flat-rolled products
not in coils that, prior to importation into the United States, have
been cut to a shape and undergone all punching, coating, or other
operations necessary for classification in Chapter 85 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the
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United States (HTSUS) as a part (i.e., lamination) for use in a device
such as a motor, generator, or transformer.
The subject merchandise is provided for in subheadings
7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, and 7226.19.9000 of the HTSUS. Subject
merchandise may also be entered under subheadings 7225.50.8085,
7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, 7226.99.0180 of
the HTSUS. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of
subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be May
13, 2026.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\6\ See ITC Final Determination.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final 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(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 violation which
is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: May 13, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-09826 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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