Commerce Initiates Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from Multiple Trading Partners
On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the initiation of antidumping duty (AD) investigations from corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, the Republic of Türkiye (Türkiye), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of CORE from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Vietnam.
Alleged Dumping Margins
Alleged Subsidy Rates
*de minimis = less than 1% for developed countries, less than 2% for developing countries
Case Calendar
NOTE: Commerce’s preliminary and final determination deadlines are governed by statute. For AD investigations, the deadlines are set forth in sections 733(b) and 735(a) of the Act. These deadlines may be extended under certain circumstances.
* If the International Trade Commission (ITC) makes a negative preliminary determination of injury, then the corresponding AD/CVD investigation(s) will be terminated.
** This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce.
*** This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the ITC.
Import Statistics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through S&P Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060, 7210.41.0000, 7210.49.0030, 7210.49.0040, 7210.49.0045, 7210.49.0091, 7210.49.0095, 7210.61.0000, 7210.69.0000, 7210.70.6030, 7210.70.6060, 7210.70.6090, 7210.90.6000, 7210.90.9000, 7212.20.0000, 7212.30.1030, 7212.30.1090, 7212.30.3000, 7212.30.5000, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 7212.60.0000, 7225.91.0000, 7225.92.0000, 7226.99.0110, and 7226.99.0130).
Other Case Information
- The petitioners for the AD/CVD petitions on Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Türkiye, the UAE, and Vietnam are: Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Fort Wayne, IN); Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, NC); United States Steel (Pittsburgh, PA); United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (USW) (Washington, DC); and Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc. (Follansbee, WV).
- The petitioners for the AD/CVD petitions on Canada are Steel Dynamics, Inc. and Nucor Corporation.
- The petitioners for the AD/CVD petitions on Mexico are Steel Dynamics, Inc.; United States Steel Corporation; the USW; and Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc.
- For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of initiation FAQs.
Additional case information, including the scope of the investigations, is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to the following case numbers:
- For more information on subsidy programs, please refer to the subsidies enforcement library.
- To date, Commerce maintains 708 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.