Japan Cold-Rolled Steel: Commerce Intends to Exempt Porcelain Enameling Steel From AD Duties
The Commerce Department intends to exempt light gage cold-rolled flat-rolled steel for porcelain enameling that meets the requirements of ASTM A424 Type 1 from antidumping duties on cold-rolled steel flat products from Japan, it said in the preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (here). The domestic steel products that originally requested AD duties on cold-rolled steel from Japan requested that Commerce create the exemption, saying they have no interest in maintaining AD duties over the product, the agency said.
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If Commerce decides to exempt light gage cold-rolled flat-rolled steel for porcelain enameling from AD duties, it will add the following language to the scope of the AD duty order on cold-rolled steel from Japan (as edited for clarity):
Also excluded from the scope of this order is certain cold-rolled flat-rolled steel for porcelain enameling meeting the requirements of ASTM 424 Type 1 and having the following characteristics:
“1. Continuous annealed cold-reduced steel in coils with a thickness of between 0.30 mm and 0.36 mm, that is in widths either from 875 mm to 940 mm or from 1,168 to 1,232 mm;
“A chemical composition, by weight, of:
- Not more than 0.004% carbon
- Not more than 0.010% aluminum
- 0.006%-0.010% nitrogen
- 0.012% - 0.030% boron
- 0.010%-0.025% oxygen
- Less than 0.002% of titanium
- Less than 0.002% by weight of vanadium
- Less than 0.002% by weight of niobium
- Less than 0.002% by weight of antimony.
“A yield strength of from 179.3 MPa to 344.7 MPa.
“A tensile strength of from 303.7 MPa to 413.7 MPa.
“2. A percent of elongation of from 28% to 46% on a standard ASTM sample with a 5.08 mm gauge length.
“3. A product shape of flat after annealing, with flat defined as less than or equal to 1 I unit with no coil set. As set forth, in ASTM A568, Appendix X5 (alternate methods for expressing flatness).”
Commerce seeks comments on its intent to partially revoke the order for cold-rolled flat-rolled steel for porcelain enameling. If it decides to create the exemption in its final results of this changed circumstances review, it will instruct CBP to end suspension of liquidation of such merchandise and refund any cash deposits collected. The final results are due in October, but could come as soon as February if all parties agree with the partial revocation.
(Federal Register 01/4/17)