The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final results for its antidumping duty administrative review of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from the Republic of Korea. The review covers November 1, 2023, through October 31, 2024. The notice is dated November 2, 2026, and the Federal Register published it on November 5, 2026.
Commerce found that Husteel Co., Ltd. did not sell the pipe at less than normal value. It put the company's estimated weighted-average dumping margin at 0.00 percent. Hyundai Steel Company and Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. (HSP) did sell at less than normal value, Commerce determined. Their estimated weighted-average dumping margin is 4.20 percent.
Companies not picked for individual examination receive a review-specific rate of 4.20 percent. Commerce used the Hyundai Steel/HSP rate for them because Husteel's calculated margin was zero. Appendix II of the notice lists these companies as Aju Besteel, Kumkang Kind Co., Ltd., Miju Steel Manufacturing, NEXTEEL Co., Ltd., SeAH FS and SeAH Steel Corporation.
Commerce said it changed the margin calculations for Husteel and Hyundai Steel/HSP after the preliminary results. The changes rest on its review of the record and its analysis of comments received. The Issues and Decision Memorandum gives the details.
Commerce published the preliminary results on May 13, 2026. On August 25, 2026, it extended the deadline for final results by 53 days, to November 2, 2026. During May, June and August 2026, Commerce carried out on-site verification of the sales and cost data from Husteel and Hyundai Steel/HSP. The notice sends readers to the Issues and Decision Memorandum for the full description of the merchandise covered by the order.
Cash deposits
Commerce set new cash deposit requirements for shipments entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results. They stay in effect until further notice. Companies in this review deposit at the rates set in the final results.
An exporter not covered by this review, but covered in an earlier segment, uses its company-specific rate from the most recently completed segment. If the exporter is not covered but its producer is, the producer's company-specific rate from that segment applies. All other producers or exporters face a 4.80 percent rate, the all-others rate from the investigation.
Commerce also said the Hyundai Steel cash deposit rate will apply to HSP once the final results are complete. It bases this on an earlier determination that HSP is Hyundai Steel's successor-in-interest.
Assessment and liquidation
Commerce intends to send assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for Husteel, Hyundai Steel/HSP and the Appendix II companies. It will not do so until at least 35 days after the final results are published in the Federal Register.
Commerce said it will tell CBP to liquidate entries without regard to antidumping duties in certain cases. Those cases are where a respondent's margin is zero or de minimis, or where an importer-specific assessment rate is de minimis. An importer-specific rate counts as de minimis when it is below 0.5 percent.
If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries. That hold would last until the period for requesting a statutory injunction has expired, which falls within 90 days of publication.
One further rule covers unreviewed entries of merchandise that Husteel and Hyundai Steel/HSP produced or exported during the review period. Commerce will tell CBP to liquidate such entries at the 4.80 percent all-others rate. This applies if the respondent did not know that merchandise sold to an intermediary was destined for the United States. It also applies only if no rate exists for the intermediate company or companies involved in the transaction.
