US Busts Open Steel Dumping Case Over Fraud Suspicions
Published Date: 8/28/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published its final results of the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review in the Federal Register on April 7, 2026, in which Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent for the sole mandatory respondent, POSCO/POSCO International Corporation. Commerce is reopening the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review, reopening the record, and reconsidering those final results in light of new evidence of possible fraud that potentially affects the integrity of those final results.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Review Reopened After Fraud Evidence
On April 7, 2026 Commerce published final results finding a 0.00 percent dumping margin for POSCO/POSCO International Corporation. Commerce is reopening the 2023-2024 antidumping administrative review effective August 28, 2026 and will reconsider those final results because of new evidence of possible fraud.
Suspension of Liquidation for Covered Entries
Commerce will notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries covered by the 2023-2024 review during its reconsideration. This suspension is effective during the reconsideration that began August 28, 2026 and can delay final duty assessments on those entries.
Possible Update to Cash Deposit Rate
If the reconsideration revises the cash deposit rate and that revision has not been superseded by a later review, Commerce intends to update the cash deposit rate for future entries. A revised deposit rate would change the amount importers must post with future entries covered by this order.
New Assessment Instructions Timing
Commerce intends to issue new assessment instructions, if appropriate, no earlier than 35 days after the date Commerce publishes the reconsideration of the review in the Federal Register. That timing determines when Customs will receive instructions to assess duties on the covered entries.
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