Notice2026-18088
Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
September 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain steel nails (nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman (Oman), Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to lead to the 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 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56633-56634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18088]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-874, A-557-816, A-523-808, A-583-854, A-552-818]
Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the
Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final
Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty
Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain steel nails (nails) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea), Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman (Oman),
Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely
to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable September 3, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Davis, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 1, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the
second sunset reviews of the Orders \1\ on nails from Korea, Malaysia,
Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On May 15, 2026, Commerce received
notices of intent to participate from Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc.
(Mid Continent) within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Mid Continent claimed interested party status
under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of nails in the United
States. On June 1, 2026, Commerce received adequate substantive
responses to the notice of initiation from Mid Continent within the 30-
day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect
to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews. On May 22, 2026,
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it
received the Notice of Intent to Participate from domestic interested
parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset
reviews of the Orders on nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and
Vietnam.
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\1\ See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea,
Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13, 2015)
(collectively, Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 91 FR 23395
(May 1, 2026).
\3\ See Mid Continent's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Reviews,'' dated May 15, 2026.
\4\ See Mid Continent's Letters, ``Certain Steel Nails from the
Republic of Korea--Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,''
dated June 1, 2026; ``Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of
Malaysia--Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated June
1, 2026; ``Certain Steel Nails from the Sultanate of Oman--
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated June 1, 2026;
``Certain Steel Nails from the Taiwan--Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation,'' dated June 1, 2026; and Mid Continent's
Letter, ``Certain Steel Nails from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam--Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated June
1, 2026.
\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1,
2026,'' dated May 22, 2026.
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the Orders is certain steel nails. For
the full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the
Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,''
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 these sunset reviews,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and
the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail if the Orders
were revoked, is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 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
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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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 on nails from Korea,
Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail is up to 11.80 percent for Korea, up
to 39.35 percent for Malaysia, up to 9.10 percent for Oman, up to 2.24
percent for Taiwan, and up to 323.99 percent for Vietnam.
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 and this notice
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: August 31, 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 Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-18088 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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