On December 2, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the final results of the second sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products from Brazil.
The review was requested by various domestic parties, including US Steel Corporation, SSAB N.A.D, ArcelorMittal USA, Independent Steelworkers Union and United Steelworkers of America.
The DOC said that the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the order were revoked is zero percent for Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais (USIMINAS) and its subsidiary Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (COSIPA), Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) and all other companies.
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.