South Korea Cold-Rolled Steel: Prelim Results of AD/CVD Admin Reviews
The Commerce Department on Oct. 4 released the preliminary results of its antidumping and countervailing duty administrative reviews on cold-rolled steel flat products from South Korea (A-580-881/C-580-882). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set AD assessment rates for subject merchandise for the companies under review entered Sept. 1, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2022, and CV duty assessment rates for entries Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021.
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Only the exporters for which an administrative review was requested are covered by these reviews. Cash deposit rates for all other exporters will not change. Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” for entries during the period of review from all exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Messages # 2350409, 2350407).
Commerce is also ending its countervailing duty review of 44 companies that had requests for their review withdrawn. Commerce will also liquidate entries from these 44 companies as entered. See Appendix II of Commerce's notice for a full list.
AD Duty Cash Deposit Requirements
New AD cash deposit requirements may take effect beginning on the date of publication of the AD final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD cash deposit rates:
| Producer/Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Hyundai Steel Company | 1.3% |
| POSCO/POSCO International Corporation | 2.64% |
| KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. | 2.22% |
CV Duty Cash Deposit Requirements
New CVD cash deposit requirements may take effect beginning on the date of publication of the CVD final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following CVD cash deposit rates:
| Producer/Exporter | CV Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| POSCO / POSCO International Corporation / POSCO Chemical / POSCO M-Tech / Pohang Scrap Recycling Distribution Center Co., Ltd. / POSCO Nippon Steel RHF Joint Venture Co., Ltd. / POSCO Terminal / POSCO Steel Processing and Service | 0.88% |
| Hyundai Steel Company / Hyundai ITC / Hyundai Green Power | 0.78% |
No shipments. Commerce preliminarily found Hyundai Group and POSCO C&C Co., Ltd. did not have any entries of subject merchandise during the period under review. If Commerce continues that finding in the final results, it will end its reviews of Hyundai Group and POSCO C&C with no change to their cash deposit rates.
Assessment Rates
If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise exported by Hyundai Steel and POSCO during the period Sept. 1, 2021, through Aug. 31, 2022, will be assessed AD at importer-specific rates, and importers from KG Dongbu would be assessed AD at the rate listed above. In the final results, Commerce also will set CVD assessments for importers of subject merchandise entered in calendar year 2021.
(The AD duty period of review is 09/01/21 - 08/31/22, and the CV duty period of review is 01/01/21 - 12/31/21. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)