Federal Register #2026-05808

This notice announces a regulatory action by the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, regarding steel imports: - The Department is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine if corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) completed in Indonesia using cold-rolled steel (CRS) from Vietnam are evading existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on CORE from Vietnam. - The inquiry was requested by Steel Dynamics Inc. and Nucor Corporation. - Products under review include flat-rolled steel products clad, plated, or coated with corrosion-resistant metals (e.g., zinc, aluminum, or alloys), possibly with additional coatings or treatments. - The investigation will assess whether the processing in Indonesia is minor or insignificant and whether the value of the Vietnamese-origin steel is a significant portion of the total value of the imported merchandise. - The notice also mentions postponed preliminary countervailing duty determinations on citric acid and citrate salts from Canada and India due to incomplete responses from mandatory respondents. - No specific OEMs or vendors are named, as this is a regulatory inquiry, not a procurement solicitation. - Key locations referenced include Indonesia, Vietnam, the United States, and the U.S. Department of Commerce headquarters in Washington, DC.

The U.S. Department of Commerce is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry in response to a request from Steel Dynamics Inc. and Nucor Corporation. The inquiry aims to determine whether imports of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) completed in Indonesia using cold-rolled steel manufactured in Vietnam are circumventing existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on CORE from Vietnam. The inquiry will assess if the assembly or completion process in Indonesia is minor or insignificant and whether the value of Vietnamese-origin steel is a significant portion of the total value of the merchandise imported into the U.S.