Japan Hot-Rolled Steel: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department on Nov. 18 released the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on hot-rolled steel flat products from Japan (A-588-874). Rates calculated in this review will be used to set assessment rates for importers of subject merchandise from 24 producers and exporters that was entered October 2019 through September 2020.
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Commerce has already ordered liquidation as entered, at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry, for entries during the period of review from all exporters not under review (i.e., all except the 24 listed in Commerce's notice) (ADCVDWeb Message # 0358424).
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies, beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register.
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Nippon Steel Corporation/Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd./Nippon Steel Trading Corporation | 26.81% |
| Hanwa Co., Ltd | 26.81% |
| Higuchi Manufacturing America, LLC | 26.81% |
| Higuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd | 26.81% |
| Hitachi Metals, Ltd. | 26.81% |
| JFE Steel Corporation / JFE Shoji Trade Corporation | 26.81% |
| JFE Shoji Trade America | 26.81% |
| Kanematsu Corporation | 26.81% |
| Kobe Steel, Ltd. | 26.81% |
| Metal One Corporation | 26.81% |
| Miyama Industry Co., Ltd. | 26.81% |
| Nakagawa Special Steel Inc. | 26.81% |
| Nippon Steel & Sumikin Logistics Co., Ltd. | 26.81% |
| Okaya & Co. Ltd. | 26.81% |
| Panasonic Corporation | 26.81% |
| Saint-Gobain K.K. | 26.81% |
| Shinsho Corporation | 26.81% |
| Sumitomo Corporation | 26.81% |
| Suzukaku Co., Ltd. | 26.81% |
| Suzukaku Corporation | 26.81% |
| Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 26.81% |
| Toyota Tsusho Corporation Nagoya | 26.81% |
No Shipments. Commerce preliminarily found Honda Trading Canada, Inc., and Mitsui & Co. Ltd., had no shipments to the U.S. during the period under review. If Commerce continues this finding in its final results, cash deposit requirements for these three companies will not change as a result of this review. Any entries under their case numbers will be liquidated at the 5.58% all others rate.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate final AD duty assessments on importers of subject merchandise exported by the companies under review that was entered between Oct. 1, 2019, and Sept. 30, 2020. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, importers of subject merchandise from Nippon Steel Corporation/Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd./Nippon Steel Trading Corporation would be assigned importer-specific rates. Entries of subject merchandise from all other companies subject to this review would be liquidated at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 10/01/19 - 09/30/20. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)