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USITC Makes Determinations on Hot-Rolled Steel from Brazil, Japan and Russia
May 20, 2011 The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that terminating the existing suspended antidumping duty (AD) investigation on imports of hot-rolled, flat-rolled, carbon-quality steel products (hot-rolled steel) from Russia would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The Commission also determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty (CVD) order on imports of hot-rolled steel from Brazil and the existing AD orders on imports of hot-rolled steel from Brazil and Japan would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determination, the existing suspended AD investigation on imports of these products from Russia will remain suspended. As a result of the Commission's negative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from Brazil and Japan will be terminated.
With regard to Russia, all six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
Regarding Brazil and Japan, Chairman Deanna Tanner Okun, Vice Chairman Irving A. Williamson, and Commissioners Daniel R. Pearson and Shara L. Aranoff voted in the negative. Commissioners Charlotte R. Lane and Dean A. Pinkert voted in the affirmative.
The action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
The sunset reviews concerning hot-rolled steel products from Brazil, Japan, and Russia were instituted on April 1, 2010. On July 6, 2010, the Commission voted to conduct full reviews. All six Commissioners found that both the domestic and the respondent group responses were adequate and voted for full reviews.