Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-588-874]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From Japan: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that one of the two producers/exporters of hot-rolled steel flat products (hot-rolled steel) from Japan, Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC), sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (POR) October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable August 15, 2025. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Jun Jack Zhao or Myrna Lobo, 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) 482-1396 and (202) 482-2371, respectively. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On November 13, 2024, Commerce published the preliminary results of this review in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and invited interested parties to comment. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> From December 9 through December 20, 2024, Commerce conducted verification of Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Steel) and NSC's questionnaire responses. <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative; 2021-2022,</E> 89 FR 76170 (November 13, 2024) ( <E T="03">Preliminary Results</E> ), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memoranda, “Verification of the Sales Response of Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping Administrative Review of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan,” dated March 31, 2025; and “Verification of the Sales Response of Nippon Steel Corporation in the 22-23 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan, dated March 31, 2025. </FTNT> On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline for these final results by 90 days. <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> On May 22, 2025, we extended the deadline for the final results until July 11, 2025. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> On June 27, 2025, we further extended the deadline for the final results by an additional 30 days to August 11, 2025. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> On July 18, 2025, Commerce issued a post-preliminary differential pricing analysis. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated December 9, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023,” dated May 22, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023,” dated June 27, 2025. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Post-Preliminary Analysis of the Administrative Review of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan,” dated July 18, 2025. </FTNT> For a complete summary of the events that have occurred since Commerce published the <E T="03">Preliminary Results,</E> as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for these final results, <E T="03">see</E> the Issues and Decision Memorandum. <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan; 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1"> Scope of the Order  <E T="51">8</E> <E T="03">See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and Antidumping Duty Orders,</E> 81 FR 67962 (October 3, 2016) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> The merchandise covered by the <E T="03">Order</E> is certain hot-rolled steel flat products. For a complete description of the scope of the <E T="03">Order, see</E> the Issues and Decision Memorandum. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Analysis of Comments Received</HD> We addressed all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted with this notice. The list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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 <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Changes Since the Preliminary Results</HD> Based on our review and analysis of the comments received from parties, and minor corrections submitted at verification, we made changes to NSC's and Tokyo Steel's preliminary results margin calculations. For a discussion of these changes, <E T="03">see</E> the Issues and Decision Memorandum. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Final Results of Review</HD> Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023: <GPOTABLE COLS="2" OPTS="L2,tp0,i1" CDEF="s50,9"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Producer/exporter</CHED> <CHED H="1">Weighted-average dumping margin (percent)</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="01"> Nippon Steel Corporation/Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd./Nippon Steel Trading Corporation  <SU>9</SU> </ENT> <ENT>29.70</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd</ENT> <ENT>0.00</ENT> </ROW> </GPOTABLE> <HD SOURCE="HD1">  Commerce found in a changed circumstances review that NSC, Nippon Steel Nisshin Co., Ltd., and Nippon Steel Trading Corporation are affiliated companies that should be treated as a single entity and as the successor-in-interest to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd., and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Bussan Corporation, respectively. <E T="03">See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Japan: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review,</E> 84 FR 46713 (September 5, 2019). Because there is no information on the record of this administrative review that would lead us to revisit this determination, we are continuing to treat these companies as part of a single entity for the purposes of this administrative review. </FTNT> Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed for these final results of review within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). <HD SOURCE="HD1">Assessment</HD> Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> within 90 days of publication). Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we calculated importer- (or customer-) specific <E T="03">ad valorem</E> rates by aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered value of the sales to each importer (or customer). <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> Where Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates based on the resulting per-unit rates. <SU>11</SU> <FTREF/> Where an importer- (or customer-) specific <E T="03">ad valorem</E> or per-unit rate is greater than <E T="03">de minimis</E> ( <E T="03">i.e.,</E> 0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. <SU>12</SU> <FTREF/> Where an importer- (or customer-) specific <E T="03">ad valorem</E> or per-unit rate is zero or <E T="03">de minimis,</E> Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. <SU>13</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>11</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>12</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>13</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> 19 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 15k characters. 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