U.S. Continues Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel from Six Countries
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On September 23, 2025, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the Department of Commerce announced the continuation of antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products. The countries affected are India, Indonesia, the People’s Republic of China (China), Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine.
Why Did This Happen?
The ITC and the Department of Commerce found that removing these duties would likely lead to more dumping and subsidies. This could hurt industries in the United States. Because of these findings, the duties will stay in place.
What Are These Duties About?
Antidumping duties are extra taxes on foreign products sold at unfairly low prices. Countervailing duties are extra taxes on goods that get unfair help from foreign governments. These duties help U.S. companies compete fairly.
History of These Orders
The duties on these steel products started between November 29 and December 3, 2001. Since then, the government reviews whether to keep these orders every five years. The most recent reviews, called “sunset reviews,” began on July 1, 2024. In these reviews, both the Commerce Department and the ITC agreed that ending the orders would hurt U.S. businesses.
Scope of the Orders
The steel products covered include hot-rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel in rectangular shapes. These are at least 0.5 inch wide and less than 4.75 mm thick. The steel must also meet certain chemical requirements, such as having low amounts of manganese, silicon, copper, and other elements.
Some steel products are excluded, like:
- Alloy hot-rolled steel with higher levels of certain elements
- Steel grades SAE/AISI 2300 and up
- Ball bearing steel
- Tool steel
- Silicon electrical steel with high silicon
- Some specialty and abrasion-resistant steels
The affected steel is mainly listed under certain tariff codes in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
What Happens Next?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will keep collecting the AD and CVD cash deposits on these steel imports. The effective date for this continuation is September 23, 2025.
The Department of Commerce will review these orders again within five years.
Legal References
This decision is based on sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as well as related federal regulations.
For More Information
For details, contact:
- Yang Jin Chun (AD India, Indonesia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine): (202) 482-5760
- Peter Zukowski (CVD India and Indonesia): (202) 482-0189
- Thomas Cloyd (CVD Thailand): (202) 482-1246
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