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Commerce releases prelim anti-dumping duties in sweeping trade case targeting CORE imports
Written by Michael Cowden
April 4, 2025
The US Commerce Department on Friday released preliminary anti-dumping margins in a trade case targeting imports of coated flat-rolled steel, or CORE, from 10 countries.
You can find the preliminary duties rates – which apply to products such as galvanized sheet and Galvalume – below. They come from a Commerce Department fact sheet. A link to that sheet is here.
Notable details
Certain countries and mills were hammered while others were largely spared. Brazilian steelmaker CSN, for example, received a preliminary rate of 137.76%. Some Turkish mills – including Boreclik and ArcelorMittal Celik Ticaret – received no dumping margin at all.
There were wide variations among producers even within the same country. In Brazil, for example, Usiminas received a comparatively modest rate of 31.53%.
Meanwhile, in Canada, ArcelorMittal Dofasco received a rate of 2.31%. Stelco – now a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs – got a rate of 5.93%. Nova Steel, in contrast, was hit with a rate of 52.08%.
Background
Recall that the original anti-dumping petition was made by domestic mills and the USW in September. They filed the case against Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.
Subsidy investigations are also ongoing against Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Vietnam. Commerce set preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) rates in February.
Rates and timelines
Commerce is scheduled to make final duty determinations on Aug. 18. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will then make a final “injury” determination on Oct. 2.
If the ITC decides that the domestic mills have been injured by imports, duty orders will be issued. If the commission makes a final determination that mills have not been injured by imports, then the duties will not apply.
Country/mill and prelim dumping margin
Exporter/producer | Preliminary Dumping rates |
---|---|
* indicates rate based on facts available with adverse inferences. | |
Australia | |
BlueScope Steel Ltd./BlueScope Distribution Pty Ltd./Fielders Manufacturing Pty Ltd./Lysaght Building Solutions Pty Ltd. | 17.01% |
All Others | 17.01% |
Brazil | |
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional; Companhia Metalurgica Prada | 137.76% |
Usiminas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A.; Unigal Ltda.; Soluçoes em Aco Usiminas | 31.53% |
All Others | 118.63% |
Canada | |
Stelco Inc. | 5.93% |
ArcelorMittal Dofasco G.P. / ArcelorMittal Coteau-du-Lac Limited Partnership | 2.31% |
Nova Steel Inc. (Cash Deposit Rate 48.06%) | 52.08%* |
All Others | 2.60% |
Mexico | |
Galvasid S.A. de C.V./Perfiles LM, S.A. de C.V. | 14.43% |
Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V./ Tenigal, S.de R.L. de C.V. (Cash Deposit Rate 1.87%) | 3.43% |
All Others (Cash Deposit Rate 5.47%) | 7.03% |
The Netherlands | |
Tata Steel IJmuiden BV / Wuppermann Staal Nederland BV / Service Center Maastricht BV | 22.59% |
All Others | 22.59% |
South Africa | |
Duferco Steel Processing PTY Ltd. | 17.90% |
All Others | 17.90% |
Taiwan | |
Yieh Phui Enterprise Co., Ltd. | 2.64% |
Sheng Yu Steel Co. Ltd. | 67.90%* |
Kounan Steel Co. Ltd. | 67.90%* |
Meglobe Co. Ltd. | 67.90%* |
All Others | 2.64% |
Turkey | |
Borcelik Celik Sanayii Ticaret AS, ArcelorMittal Çelik Ticaret A.Ş., Bamesa Celik Servıs San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. and Bamesa Muradiye Demir Çelik San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. | 0.00% |
Yıldız Demir Çelik Sanayi A.S., and Yıldız Entegre Ağaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. | 15.18% |
All Others | 15.18% |
UAE | |
Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC | 7.01% |
United Iron & Steel Company LLC / United Metal Coating | 16.37% |
All Others | 8.24% |
Vietnam | |
Hoa Sen Group/ Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company/ Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi – Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liabilities Company | 59.00% |
Ton Dong A Corporation | 39.84% |
China Steel and Nippon Steel Viet Nam Joint Stock Company | 49.42% |
Hoa Phat Steel Sheet Limited Liability Company | 49.42% |
Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Company | 49.42% |
Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company | 49.42% |
Pomina Flat Steel Joint Stock Company | 49.42% |
Sam Hwan Vina Co., Ltd. | 49.42% |
Southern Steel Sheet Co., Ltd | 49.42% |
Tay Nam Steel Manufacturing & Trading Co., Ltd | 49.42% |
TVP Steel Trading Joint Stock Company | 49.42% |
Viet Phap Steel Corrugated Joint Stock Company | 49.42% |
Vietnam-Wide Entity (Cash Deposit Rate 45.80%) | 88.12%* |
Upcoming CORE trade case events | Investigation date |
---|---|
Commerce Final Determinations | August 18, 2025 |
ITC Final Determinations* | October 2, 2025 |
Issuance of Orders* | October 9, 2025 |
* This will take place only in the event of final affirmative determinations from Commerce and the ITC.

Michael Cowden
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