# 2025-08521: Commerce Sets Duties on South Korean Steel Nails

2025-08521, Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-05-14, effective Period of review: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08521
- As of: 2026-10-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08521
- Title: Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 20454
- Published: 2025-05-14
- Effective: Period of review: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## In one line

Commerce Sets Duties on South Korean Steel Nails

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce reviewed steel nails from South Korea sold between July 2022 and June 2023 and found some were priced unfairly low. Because of this, certain Korean nail makers will face antidumping duties to keep things fair for U.S. businesses. These final results take effect on May 14, 2025, impacting importers and exporters with new cost adjustments.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that certain producers/exporters of certain steel nails (steel nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.

## Effects PRIA read

- Commerce Finds Korean Nails Dumped: mixed, low. The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain producers/exporters of steel nails from the Republic of Korea sold nails at less than normal value during the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. This is an official finding that applies to the producers/exporters covered by this administrat…
- Importers Will Face Extra Duties: cost, medium. If you import the steel nails covered by this review, expect additional antidumping duties because Commerce found dumping for sales during July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The summary notifies importers to expect changes in costs starting now.
- U.S. Nail Makers Gain Trade Relief: benefit, low. Commerce's finding is intended to keep trade fair for U.S. businesses: U.S. producers of steel nails may get protection because certain Korean producers/exporters were found to have sold at less than normal value during July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

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## Sources
- [2025-08521 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/14/2025-08521/certain-steel-nails-from-the-republic-of-korea-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative)
- [2025-08521 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-14/pdf/2025-08521.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08521 (as of 2026-10-20).