Japan's Steel Dumped Cheaply: Commerce Slaps Preliminary Duties
Published Date: 4/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Nippon Steel Corporation sold non-oriented electrical steel from Japan to the U.S. at unfairly low prices between December 2022 and November 2023. This means antidumping duties might change, affecting import costs and pricing. Businesses involved should watch for final decisions and get ready to respond by early 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Preliminary 204.79% Dumping Finding
The Department of Commerce preliminarily found that Nippon Steel Corporation sold non-oriented electrical steel in the U.S. at a weighted-average dumping margin of 204.79% for the period December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023. If Commerce keeps this result in the final review, importers of NSC's product could face antidumping duties at that rate on covered entries from the period.
Retroactive Assessment of Duties on POR Entries
Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of the merchandise that were entered or withdrawn for consumption during the period of review (December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results, and liquidation may be delayed if a timely summons is filed.
Cash Deposit Rules for Future Shipments
If and when the final results are published, cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping duties will apply to shipments entered on or after the publication date of the final results. For merchandise exported by NSC, the cash deposit rate will equal NSC's weighted-average dumping margin from the final results unless that rate is de minimis (less than 0.5%); the 'all-others' cash deposit rate remains 135.59 percent.
Importer Certificate and Double-Duty Risk
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to file the certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and to assess double antidumping duties.
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