Belgian Steel Plates Hit Duties While Rival Ships Zero in Review
Published Date: 5/15/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Industeel Belgium sold certain steel plates to the U.S. at unfairly low prices from May 2023 to April 2024, so antidumping duties will apply. Meanwhile, NLMK Belgium didn’t ship any steel plates to the U.S. during that time, so no duties are needed for them. These results take effect on May 15, 2026, impacting importers and steel sellers with updated duty rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Importer Certificate Requirement; Risk of Double Duties
Importers must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) before liquidation of relevant entries for this review period. If importers fail to file the certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
5.78% Antidumping Duty for Industeel
The Department of Commerce found that Industeel Belgium S.A. sold certain carbon and alloy cut-to-length plate to the U.S. at dumped prices for May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024 and calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 5.78 percent. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will assess antidumping duties at that 5.78% ad valorem rate on entries of Industeel merchandise during that period.
Cash Deposit Rule Effective May 15, 2026
Starting on the publication date of the final results (May 15, 2026), cash deposit requirements apply for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after that date. The cash deposit rate for Industeel will equal the 5.78% weighted-average dumping margin, and the all-others rate will remain 5.40 percent.
NLMK Belgium Found to Have No Shipments
Commerce determined that NLMK Belgium (a group of NLMK entities) had no shipments of the subject CTL plate to the United States during May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024, so no antidumping duties are assessed on NLMK Belgium for that period. CBP will liquidate any existing entries of NLMK Belgium exported by other parties at the rate of the intermediate reseller, if available, or at the all-others rate.
Timing of Assessment and Possible Stay
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the Federal Register publication of these final results. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, Commerce will instruct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the period for parties to request a statutory injunction has expired (within 90 days of publication).
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