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CIT Grants Remand for Korea C-R Carbon Steel Flat Products AD Review

Union Steel Manufacturing Co, Ltd. of Korea sued over the final results of the August 2006 -- July 2007 AD administrative review of corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea. Union challenged the International Trade Administration’s calculation of expense ratios;…

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its model match using comparisons of painted products sold in the U.S. to both painted and laminated product sales in Korea; and its “zeroing” of U.S. sales sold at or above fair value (i.e., excluding non-dumped sales) when calculating the weighted average dumping margin. The Court of International Trade denied Union’s expense ratio and zeroing complaints, but granted the plaintiff’s request that the model-matching be reconsidered (the ITA also requested a voluntary remand on the question). (Slip Op. 11-18, dated 02/15/11)