The
US Department of Commerce on Thursday formally initiated the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of grain-oriented electrical steel from
China and the antidumping (AD) investigations of grain-oriented electrical steel from
China, the Czech Republic,
Germany,
Japan,
Korea,
Poland, and
Russia.
The DOC has identified 14 subsidy programs that it will examine in connection with the CVD investigation of
China.
The estimated dumping margins, based on the allegations in the petitions, are as follows: (a)
China – 159.21 percent; (b) the Czech Republic – 68.46 to 235.50 percent; (c)
Germany – 38.54 to 241.91 percent; (d)
Japan – 44.95 to 172.30 percent; (e)
Korea – 49.51 to 257.61 percent; (f)
Poland – 56.69 to 99.51 percent; and (g)
Russia – 43.52 to 119.88 percent.