Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Recission, In Part, of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024

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 [C-580-879] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters of certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Dongkuk Coated Metal Co., Ltd (Dongkuk CM). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable October 8, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Wolfe, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0574. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 25, 2016, Commerce published a countervailing duty (CVD) order on CORE from Korea. [ 1 ] On August 22, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i) , Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order. [ 2 ] On September 30, 2025, Commerce selected Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai Steel) and KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd (KG Dongbu Steel) as the mandatory respondents in this review. [ 3 ] Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on Novemb…