Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Japan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

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-588-872] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from Japan covering the period of review (POR) December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2025. DATES: Applicable September 3, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathaniel Ellis, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3174. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 8, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order   [ 1 ] on NOES from Japan. [ 2 ] On December 31, 2025, Commerce received a timely request from Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (Cliffs) to conduct an administrative review of the Order with respect to Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). [ 3 ] On February 20, 2026, Commerce initiated this review with respect to NSC. [ 4 ] On March 19, 2026, the sole company under review, NSC, reported that it did not export or sell NOES from Japan to, nor was its NOES entered into, the United States during the POR. [ 5 ] On June 24, 2026, Commerce notified interested parties that it intended to rescind this review because record…