The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced on October 25 that it has rescinded its administrative review of the antidumping (AD) order on certain hot rolled flat-rolled carbon quality steel flat products from Brazil.
The review covers four producers/exporters of hot rolled steel from Brazil, all mandatory respondents: Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, and its subsidiary Companhia Siderurgica Paulista (Cosipai), Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao (CST) and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN).
Based on the withdrawal of requests from Nucor Corporation (Nucor) and United States Steel Corporation, domestic producers of hot rolled steel, the DOC has rescinded the administrative review, which was to cover the period from March 1, 2009, through February 28, 2010.
The duties currently in force on the mentioned product for COSIPA, USIMINAS, CSN, CST and all other producers are 43.40 percent, 43.40 percent, 0 percent, 0 percent and 42.12 percent respectively.
The merchandise subject to this order is classified in the HTSUS at subheadings: 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, 7212.50.00.00.
Some products may also enter under the following tariff numbers: 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 7226.99.01.80.