On December 14, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its decision to postpone the deadline for its final determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) review of certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil for the period January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008.
The DOC has extended the time period for completion of the final results of this administrative review from February 17, 2011 to April 18, 2011.
The DOC announced the preliminary results of the administrative review on October 20. The institution calculated a combined preliminary subsidy rate of 0.02 percent (de minimis) for the respondents Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (USIMINAS) and its subsidiary Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (COSIPA) for the period in question.
The products are currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers, 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, 7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, 7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, 7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, 7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, 7211.14.00.30, 7211.14.00.90, 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, 7211.19.75.60, 7211.19.75.90, 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, and 7212.50.00.00.
Certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel covered by the order can also be found under: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, 7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, 7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, 7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and 7226.99.00.00.