Federal Register #2026-16017

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Review for Korean Steel Plate; Circumvention Inquiries on Aluminum Containers

This notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, provides preliminary results for the administrative review of countervailing duties on carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Korea. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance - OEMs and Vendors Mentioned: - POSCO Co., Ltd. (and cross-owned affiliates) - Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd. - Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - LG Electronics Inc. - Products/Services Requested: - Carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Korea (no specific part numbers or quantities listed) - Disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids (subject to circumvention inquiries, not procurement) - Notable Requirements and Details: - Preliminary subsidy rate of 1.14% ad valorem for POSCO Co., Ltd. and affiliates - Review rescinded for 54 companies due to no reviewable entries - No procurement, purchase, or award activity is requested or announced in this notice - The scope is limited to carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Korea - Circumvention inquiries initiated for disposable aluminum containers from China completed in Indonesia and Malaysia - Interested parties may comment on the preliminary results

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to certain producers and exporters of certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from the Republic of Korea during the period of review January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Commerce is also rescinding this review with respect to 54 companies that had no reviewable entries during the period. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.

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