The US Department of Commerce (DOC) today announced its affirmative final determinations that steel producers in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan are dumping imports of carbon and alloy steel plate in the United States.
Margins in the dumping investigations were, in certain instances, based on adverse findings against non-cooperative responding parties. The DOC also determined that critical circumstances exist in three investigations, allowing for collection of duties for a retroactive period of 90 days before the preliminary determination, spanning back to August 16, 2016.
The final dumping margins are as follows:
Country |
Exporter/Producer |
Dumping Rates |
Austria |
Voestalpine |
53.72% |
Austria |
All others |
53.72% |
Belgium |
Industeel Belgium S.A. |
5.40% |
Belgium |
NLMK Belgium |
51.78% |
Belgium |
All others |
5.40% |
France |
Dillinger France S.A. |
8.62% |
France |
Industeel France S.A. |
148.02% |
France |
All others |
8.62% |
Germany |
AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke |
5.38% |
Germany |
Salzgitter |
22.90% |
Germany |
All others |
21.03% |
Italy |
NLMK Verona SpA |
22.19% |
Italy |
Officine Tecnosider |
6.08% |
Italy |
Marcegaglia SpA |
22.19% |
Italy |
All others |
6.08% |
Japan |
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing |
14.79% |
Japan |
JFE Steel Corporation |
48.67% |
Japan |
Shimabun Corporation |
48.67% |
Japan |
All others |
14.79% |
Korea |
POSCO |
7.39% |
Korea |
All others |
7.39% |
Taiwan |
Shang Chen Steel Co., Ltd. |
3.62% |
Taiwan |
China Steel Corp. |
6.95% |
Taiwan |
All others |
5.29% |
Additionally, the DOC found that Korea is providing unfair subsidies to its producers of steel plate at a CVD rate of 4.31 percent for POSCO and “all others.”
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its final injury determinations on or about May 15.
The products subject to the investigations are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.
The products subject to the investigations are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, and 7226.91.5000.