Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

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Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. In addition, we are rescinding the review with respect to three companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64331-64334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20694]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-874]


Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary 
Results 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 producers/exporters subject to this review made sales 
of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period 
of review (POR), July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. In addition, we 
are rescinding the review with respect to three companies. Interested 
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

DATES: Applicable October 8, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander or Bushra Bani-
Salman, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2805 
or (202) 482-9170, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 22, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative 
review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain steel nails (steel 
nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea).\1\ On September 29, 2025, 
Commerce selected Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd. (Je-il) and Korea 
Wire Co., Ltd. (KOWIRE) as the mandatory respondents in this review.\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 41043 (August 22, 2025); see also 
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) (Order).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated September 
29, 2025.
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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\ On May 8, July 22, and September 25, 2026, 
Commerce extended the deadline for these preliminary results.\5\ 
Accordingly, the deadline for Commerce to issue these preliminary 
results is now no later than October 5, 2026
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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 2024-2025 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated 
May 8, 2026; see also Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for 
Preliminary Results of 2024-2025 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review,'' dated July 22, 2026; and Memorandum, ``Extension of 
Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2024-2025 Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review,'' dated September 25, 2026.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\6\ 
A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
is attached as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary 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, 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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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 
on Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea; 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 steel nails from Korea. For 
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), it is Commerce's practice to 
rescind an administrative review of an AD order where it concludes that 
there were no suspended entries of subject

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merchandise during the POR.\7\ Normally, upon completion of an 
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD 
assessment rate for the review period.\8\ Therefore, for an 
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, 
suspended entry that Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the AD assessment rate calculated for 
the POR.\9\
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    \7\ See, e.g., Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to Length 
Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of Antidumping 
Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4154 (January 24, 2023).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \9\ See, e.g., Shanghai Sunbeauty Trading Co. v. United States, 
380 F.Supp.3d 1328, 1337 (CIT 2019), at 12 (referring to section 
751(a) of the Act, the U.S. Court of International Trade held that 
``{w{time} hile the statute does not explicitly require that an 
entry be suspended as a prerequisite for establishing entitlement to 
a review, it does explicitly state the determined rate will be used 
as the liquidation rate for the reviewed entries. This result can 
only obtain if the liquidation of entries has been suspended''; see 
also Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 36102, and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 4; and Solid 
Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate from the Russian Federation: 
Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 
FR 65532 (October 29, 2012) (noting that ``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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    Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind 
the instant review regarding Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd. (Inmax), Jinsco 
International Corp. (Jinsco), and Peace Korea Co., Ltd. (Peace Korea) 
because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject 
merchandise from these companies during the POR and invited interested 
parties to comment.\10\ No party commented on this memorandum. In the 
absence of any suspended entries of subject merchandise from these 
companies during the POR, we are rescinding this administrative review 
for the three companies listed above, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(3).
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    \10\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in 
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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-Individually Examined Companies

    The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment 
of a rate to apply 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 rates that are zero, 
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), or determined entirely on the 
basis of facts available. Where the weighted-average dumping margin for 
each of the individually examined companies is zero, de minimis, or 
based entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act 
provides that Commerce may use ``any reasonable method to establish the 
estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually 
investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually 
investigated.''
    For these preliminary results, because the rate calculated for 
KOWIRE is de minimis, we are preliminarily assigning to the companies 
under review that were not selected for individual examination a 
dumping margin based on the rate calculated for Je-il.

Preliminary Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the 
following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the 
period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025:

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                                                                average
                      Producer/exporter                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Je-il Co., Ltd..............................................        3.07
Korea Wire Co., Ltd.........................................        0.00
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review\11\............        3.07
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    \11\ The exporters/producers not selected for individual 
examination are listed in Appendix II.
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    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 the Federal Register, 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.\12\ 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.\13\ Interested parties who 
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a 
table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of 
authorities.\14\ 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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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); 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 Final Rule).
    \14\ 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.\15\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their 
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not 
including citations. We intend to use the 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 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).\16\
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    \15\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \16\ See APO and Service Final Rule.

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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 participant is a foreign national; 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 and time for 
the hearing.\17\
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in 
accordance with the final results of this review.
    If Je-il's and KOWIRE's weighted-average dumping margins are 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 reach 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.\18\ To determine whether an import-
specific, per-unit assessment 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 either Je-il's or KOWIRE'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.\19\
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    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
    \19\ 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 Je-il or 
KOWIRE for which they 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 if there is no rate for the intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\20\
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    \20\ 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 the companies listed in Appendix II which were not selected for 
individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the 
review-specific rate, calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Non-
Individually Examined Companies'' section, above. 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.\21\
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    \21\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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    For Inmax, Jinsco, and Peace Korea 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)(l)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue these rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 
35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.
    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding 
Je-il, KOWIRE, and the companies not selected for individual review 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).

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 section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies 
listed above will be equal to the weighted average dumping margin 
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 previously investigated or reviewed companies not covered in 
this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed 
segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the LTFV 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will 
be the rate established for the most recently completed segment for the 
producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other producers or exporters will continue to be 11.80 percent, the 
all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\22\ These cash 
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \22\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice 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 doubled 
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.213(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: October 5, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation

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Appendix II

Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

1. Daejin Steel Co.
2. Hanmi Staple Co., Ltd.
3. Koram Inc.
4. Nailtech Co., Ltd.

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