Corrosion-Resistant Steel Product
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 05/27/2021 and available online at federalregister.gov/d/2021-11247, and onBILLINGgovinfo.gov CODE: 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-580-878] Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain corrosion- resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) were sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. DATES: Applicable [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala, Elfi Blum, or Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3945, (202) 482-0197, or (202) 482-2316, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 24, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the 2018-2019 administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on CORE from Korea.1 This review covers eleven companies,2 of which we collapsed Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. and Dongbu Incheon 1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-019, 85 FR 74987 (November 24, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 The eleven companies are: Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd., Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd., Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. (Dongkuk), Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai), POSCO Ltd., POSCO Daewoo Corporation, POSCO International Corporation, POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Hoa Sen Group (HSG), Ton Dong A Corporation (TDA), and Nippon Steel and Sumikin Sales Vietnam Co. (NSSVC). Steel Co., Ltd. as single entity (i.e., Dongbu) for AD purposes, and selected Dongbu, Dongkuk, and Hyundai as mandatory respondents. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and received case and rebuttal briefs.3 On March 22, 2021, we extended the time limit for the final results of this review from 120 days to 168 days.4 On May 10, 2021, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results by an additional 10 days to May 21, 2021.5 Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Scope of the Order The products covered by this order are CORE from Korea. For a complete description of the scope of this order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.6 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised by parties in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. Changes Since the Preliminary Results 3 See Petitioners’ Letters: “Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Petitioners’ Case Brief Regarding Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.,” dated January 11, 2021; “Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Petitioners’ Case Brief Regarding Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.,” dated January 11, 2021; “Corrosion- Resistant Steel Products from South Korea: Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief Regarding Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.,” dated January 19, 2021; Dongkuk’s Letters, “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Case Brief,” dated January 11, 2021; and “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Rebuttal Brief,” dated January 19, 2021. 4 See Memorandum, “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated March 22, 2021. 5 See Memorandum, “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Second Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated May 10, 2021. 6 See Memorandum, “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019,” dated with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). Based on the comments received, we made changes for these final results which are explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Final Determination of No Shipments We received no comments regarding the no shipments claims with respect to NSSVC, HSG, and TDA since the Preliminary Results. Further, we have analyzed the questionnaire responses submitted by the respondents since the Preliminary Results and determined that the record contains no information that calls into question a finding of no shipments.7 Therefore, we find that NSSVC, HSG, and TDA had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Rate for Non-Examined Companies The statute and Commerce’s regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not selected for individual examination in an administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally “an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available}.” In this review, the final estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Dongbu and Dongkuk are not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, and for Hyundai is zero. Therefore, Commerce calculated the rate for non-examined companies using a 7 See NSSVC’s Letter, “Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea: NSSVC’s Response to the Department’s Administrative Review Questionnaire,” dated November 24, 2020; TDA’s Letters, “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Korea, 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2018 Administrative Review, Case No. A-580- 878: Initial Questionnaire Response,” dated November 23, 2020, and “Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the Republic of Korea, Case No. A-580-878: No Shipment letter,” dated October 9, 2019; and HSG’s Letter, “Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic of China-Response to Questionnaire,” dated March 11, 2020. weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for Dongbu and Dongkuk using each company’s publicly ranged values for the subject merchandise.8 Final Results of the Administrative Review We determine that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019: Weighted-Average Producer or Exporter Dumping Margin (percent) Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. / Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd.9 0.86 Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. 0.76 Hyundai Steel Company 0.00 Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies:10 POSCO, POSCO Daewoo Corporation and POSCO International 0.80 Corporation POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., Ltd. 0.80 Disclosure We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with these final results to parties in this proceeding within five days after public announcement of the final results, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Assessment Rates 8 Commerce normally calculates (A) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; (B) a simple average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents; and (C) a weighted-average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins calculated for the examined respondents using each company’s publicly ranged U.S. sale values of the subject merchandise. Commerce then selects from (B) and (C) the rate closest to (A) as the most appropriate rate for non-examined companies. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed- Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (September 1, 2010). 9 Commerce finds that that KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. and Dongbu Incheon Steel Co., Ltd. for purposes of determining AD cash deposits and liabilities. See Certain Cold- Rolled Steel Flat Products and Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products