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Commerce lays out final results for CVD review on certain Korean CR products
Written by Ethan Bernard
May 16, 2025
The US Commerce Department has determined the final results of its countervailing duty (CVD) administrative review for certain cold-rolled (CR) products from South Korea.
The period under review is Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022.
The preliminary results were published on Oct. 11, 2024.
To see the entire document in the Federal Register, click here.
Final results of the review
Commerce said the following total net countervailable subsidy rates exist:


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