Korean Steel Pipes Under Fire in Dumping Review Results
Published Date: 5/13/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. checked if Korean steel pipe makers sold their products too cheaply from Nov 2023 to Oct 2024. They found Hyundai Steel and Hyundai Steel Pipe did, but Husteel didn’t. Also, the review stopped for 14 other companies, so some importers might see changes in duties soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 6 costs, 1 mixed.
Must File Reimbursement Certificate
Importers must file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties under 19 CFR 351.402(f) before liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. If an importer fails to file the required certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Preliminary Dumping Margins Announced
Commerce preliminarily found that Hyundai Steel Company and Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. had a weighted-average dumping margin of 4.19 percent for sales from November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024, while Husteel Co., Ltd. had a margin of 0.00 percent for that same period. If finalized, importers of Hyundai Steel/HSP products may face antidumping duties at the 4.19 percent rate on entries from that period.
Same 4.19% Rate for Non‑Examined Companies
Commerce preliminarily assigned the 4.19 percent dumping margin (the rate calculated for Hyundai Steel/HSP) to the six companies not selected for individual examination for the period November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. Those six companies are Aju Besteel; Kumkang Kind Co., Ltd.; Miju Steel Manufacturing; NEXTEEL Co., Ltd.; SeAH FS; and SeAH Steel Corporation.
Rescission for 14 Companies
Commerce is rescinding this administrative review for 14 companies (listed in Appendix III) because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of their merchandise during November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. For those rescinded companies, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry, and rescission instructions will be issued no earlier than 35 days after publication of this notice.
Cash Deposit Rules After Final Results
For shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this review, cash deposit requirements will follow the final results: the company-specific cash deposit rate from the final results (or zero if the rate is less than 0.50 percent), previously established company-specific rates for companies not covered by this review, manufacturer rates when the exporter is not covered, and a 4.80 percent all-others rate for all other manufacturers or exporters.
Automatic Assessment for Unknown‑Destination Entries
For entries during the POR produced by Husteel or Hyundai Steel/HSP where the producer did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the less‑than‑fair‑value investigation all‑others rate if there is no rate for intermediate companies. The all-others LTFV rate is 4.80 percent.
How Importer‑Specific Rates Are Calculated
If Hyundai Steel/HSP or Husteel have non‑zero, non‑de minimis margins in the final results, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the total entered value (or quantity) of those sales. If the importer-specific ad valorem rate is zero or de minimis (less than 0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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