Notice2026-16007
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Belgium: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
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Published
August 6, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025. In addition, we are making a preliminary determination of no shipments by NLMK Clabecq S.A., NLMK Plate Sales S.A., NLMK Sales Europe S.A., NLMK Manage Steel Center S.A., and NLMK La Louviere S.A. (collectively, NLMK Belgium), and rescinding the review for one company. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50773-50776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-16007]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-423-812]
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Belgium:
Preliminary Results, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and
Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-
2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that sales of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length
plate (CTL plate) were made at less than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR), May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025. In
addition, we are making a preliminary determination of no shipments by
NLMK Clabecq S.A., NLMK Plate Sales S.A., NLMK Sales Europe S.A., NLMK
Manage Steel Center S.A., and NLMK La Louviere S.A. (collectively, NLMK
Belgium), and rescinding the review for one company. Interested parties
are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable August 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Xiao, AD/CVD Operations, Office
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 25, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review of the
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antidumping duty order on CTL plate from Belgium.\1\ This review covers
eight companies.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 26967 (June 25, 2025); see also
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Austria,
Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping
Determinations for France, the Federal Republic of Germany, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 82 FR
24096 (May 25, 2017) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation Notice, 90 FR at 26969. We note that, while
the Initiation Notice listed the NLMK Belgium companies separately,
they were collapsed previously in the LTFV investigation. See
Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Belgium:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final
Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 82 FR 16378 (April
4, 2017).
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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.\3\ 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.\4\ In March 2026, we extended the preliminary
results of this review.\5\ Accordingly, the deadline for the
preliminary results is now July 31, 2026.\6\
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 20,
2026.
\6\ December 26, 2025, is a federal holiday. Commerce's practice
is that when a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See Notice of
Clarification: Application of ``Next Business Day'' Rule for
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\7\
A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system. 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate from Belgium;
2024 2025,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is CTL plate from Belgium. For
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
NLMK Belgium filed a statement reporting it made no sales or
exports of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\8\
We received no information from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) that contradicts this no-shipment claim. Consequently, we
preliminarily determine NLMK Belgium had no shipments of the subject
merchandise during the POR. Consistent with Commerce's practice, we
find that it is not appropriate to rescind the review with respect to
NLMK Belgium, but rather to complete the review and issue appropriate
instructions to CBP based on the final results of this review.\9\
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\8\ See NLMK Belgium's Letter, ``No Shipment Certification,''
dated August 11, 2025.
\9\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no reviewable
entries of subject merchandise during the POR subject to the AD order
for which liquidation is suspended, Commerce may rescind an
administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular
exporter or producer.\10\ At the end of the administrative review, any
suspended entries are liquidated at the assessment rate computed for
the review period.\11\ Therefore, for an administrative review to be
conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry to be liquidated
at the newly calculated assessment rate.
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\10\ See, e.g., Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 85 FR 71317,
71318 (November 9, 2020); see also Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy
Steel Pipe from Mexico: Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 54084 (October 26, 2018).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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Based on our analysis of CBP information, we preliminarily
determine that one company, NLMK Dansteel A.S. (Dansteel), had no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR. On July 17, 2026, we
notified parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review
with respect to the Dansteel.\12\ No interested party submitted
comments in response to this notice. Accordingly, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3), we are rescinding the administrative review for
Dansteel.
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\12\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In
Part,'' dated July 17, 2026.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price is
calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated
in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rate for Non-Examined Company
The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment
of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual
examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative
review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce
looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for
guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not
selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an
amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted average
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins
determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .'' In this
administrative review, the sole calculated rate--which is not zero, de
minimis or based entirely on AFA--is the rate calculated for Industeel.
Therefore, we are preliminarily assigning Industeel's rate of 7.55
percent to Nialco S.A., which was not selected for individual
examination in this review, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of
the Act.
Preliminary Results of Review
We preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist for the period May 1, 2024, through April 30,
2025:
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Weighted-
average
Producer/exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Industeel Belgium S.A....................................... 7.55
Nialco SA................................................... 7.55
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties for these preliminary results 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 accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\13\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\14\ Interested parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
(1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\15\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\16\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\17\
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\16\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\17\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and
whether any participants are foreign nationals; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the
hearing.\18\
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment
of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by this review
and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\19\ If
Industeel's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis
(i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review,
Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates on the
basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each
importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those sales.
Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a particular
importer, we will calculate an importer-specific, per-unit assessment
rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total quantity of
those sales.\20\ To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),
we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on
estimated entered values. If Industeel's weighted-average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis or where an importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\21\
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\19\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
\20\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\21\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Industeel
for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the
United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at
the all-others rate calculated in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation (i.e., 5.40 percent) \22\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company involved in the transaction.\23\
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\22\ See Order, 82 FR at 24098.
\23\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For Nialco, which was not selected for individual review, we will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries
based on the review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the
``Preliminary Results of Review'' section, above.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding
Industeel and Nialco 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).
With regard to Dansteel, for which the review is being rescinded,
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce
intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following 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
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section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the
company listed above will be that established in the final results of
this 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 rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise
exported by a company not covered in this review but covered in a prior
segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific cash deposit rate published in the completed
segment for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm
covered in this review, a previous segment, or the LTFV investigation,
but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate
established for the most-recently completed segment of this proceeding
for the producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for
all other producers or exporters will continue to be 5.40 percent, the
all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\24\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\24\ See Order, 82 FR at 24098.
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Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is otherwise extended, Commerce intends to
issue the final results of this administrative review, including the
results of its analysis of issues raised by interested parties in the
written briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary
results in the Federal Register.\25\
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\25\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act; see also 19 CFR
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: July 31, 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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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