Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-026, C-570-027] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from Nucor Corporation and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (collectively, the requesters), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the People's Republic of China (China), completed in Thailand using components produced in China, are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on CORE from China. DATES: Applicable July 6, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colton Dulin, AD/CVD Operations, Office II Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 26, 2026, pursuant to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226(a) and (c) , the requesters filed a circumvention inquiry request alleging that CORE completed in Thailand using components manufactured in China is circumventing the AD and CVD orders on CORE from China  [ 1 ] and, accordingly, should be included within the scope of the Orders. [ 2 ] Scope of the Orders The merchandise covered by the scope of the Orders is CORE from China. For a complete descript…