[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20412-20413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07467]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-887]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-
2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
POSCO, POSCO International Corporation, POSCO Mobility Solution,
Taechang Steel Co., Ltd. and Winsteel Co., Ltd. (collectively, the
POSCO single entity), the sole exporter subject to this administrative
review, did not make sales of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-
length plate (CTL plate) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less
than normal value during the period of review (POR) May 1, 2023,
through April 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 16, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaron Moore, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3640.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 11, 2025, Commerce published the preliminary results
in this administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ We provided
interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary
Results, and only the mandatory respondent, the POSCO single entity,\2\
submitted comments.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 44008 (September 11, 2025)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ In a prior segment of this proceeding, Commerce found that
POSCO, POSCO International Corporation, POSCO Mobility Solution
((POSCO MS), formerly known as POSCO SPS), and certain distributors
and service centers (Taechang Steel Co., Ltd. and Winsteel Co.,
Ltd.) are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the Act, and
further that these companies should be treated as a single entity
(collectively, the POSCO single entity) pursuant to 19 CFR
351.401(f). See Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut- To-Length Plate from the
Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
review; 2019-2020, 87 FR 6483 (February 4, 2022). No changes to the
relationship among these entities was reported for this POR;
therefore, no change to our affiliation/collapsing finding is
warranted.
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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 March 18, 2026, Commerce extended the
deadline for the final results by 30 days.\5\ Accordingly, the deadline
for this final determination is now April 17, 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 Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 18, 2026.
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A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised
by parties for these final results, are discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\6\ The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available
to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results in the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Republic of
Korea; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order \7\
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\7\ See 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).
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The product covered by the Order is CTL plate from Korea. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\8\
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\8\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 2.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case brief field by the POSCO single
entity are listed in the appendix to this notice and
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addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Commerce examined the record and analyzed the comments in the POSCO
single entity's case brief, and made no changes to the weighted-average
dumping margin calculations for the POSCO single entity in the
Preliminary Results. We made certain changes to the assessment
instructions we will issue to CBP. For a detailed discussion of the
issues raised by the POSCO single entity and changes from the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
For these final results, we determine that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period May 1, 2023,
through April 30, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer and/or exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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POSCO, POSCO International Corporation; POSCO Mobility 0.00
Solution; Taechang Steel Co., Ltd.; and Winsteel Co.,
Ltd...................................................
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose to the parties in a proceeding the
calculations performed in connection with the final 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). However,
because Commerce made no changes to the Preliminary Results
calculations, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review. If a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is
either zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1),
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without
regard to antidumping duties.\9\ Accordingly, because the final
weighted-average dumping margin for the POSCO single entity in this
review is zero percent, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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\9\ See Order.
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Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by the POSCO single entity
for which the company did not know that the merchandise it sold to an
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate such entries at the all-others rate determined in the
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation (i.e., 7.10 percent) \10\ if
there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the
transaction.\11\
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\10\ Id., 82 FR at 24098.
\11\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2023).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 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 cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication in the Federal Register of these final results of
administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
the cash deposit rate for the POSCO single entity will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin established in these final results of
this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by companies
not covered in this review but covered in a prior completed segment of
this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published in the completed segment for the most recent
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or
the LTFV investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate
will be the cash deposit rate established for the most recently
completed segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will
continue to be the all-others rate (i.e., 7.10 percent).\12\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\12\ See Order.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the
countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is being issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: April 13, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. The POSCO Single Entity
V. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
VI. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Grant a CEP Offset to the POSCO Single
Entity
Comment 2: Whether POSCO International America Should Be the
Sole Importer of Record in POSCO's Liquidation Instructions
VII. Recommendation
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