• Effective Date: Feb 10, 2025
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
  • Cite as: 90 FR 9235 • Cite date: Feb 10, 2025
1. On 02/10/2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of certain corrosion-resistant steel products from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (subject merchandise) (90 FR 9235). Additionally, Commerce has aligned the deadline for the final determination in the CVD investigation with the deadline for the final determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of the same merchandise, currently scheduled to be issued no later than 06/17/2025. 2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is described in message 4277403, dated 10/03/2024. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number C-552-844. 4. Cash Deposits for the companies identified below. 4a. CBP shall suspend liquidation of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/10/2025 (the date of publication of the preliminary determination), and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the percentages of entered value for the producers and/or exporters listed below. Producer and/or Exporter: 190 Steel Pipe Co Ltd. Case Number: C-552-844-003 Cash Deposit: 140.05 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Vietnam Germany Steel JSC Case Number: C-552-844-004 Cash Deposit: 140.05 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Vietnam Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-552-844-005 Cash Deposit: 140.05 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Vina One Steel Manufacturing Corporation Case Number: C-552-844-006 Cash Deposit: 140.05 percent Producer and/or Exporter: VNSTEEL - Thang Long Coated Sheets Joint Stock Company Case Number: C-552-844-007 Cash Deposit: 140.05 percent Producer and/or Exporter: VNSTEEL - Vietnam Steel Corp Case Number: C-552-844-008 Cash Deposit: 140.05 percent Producer and/or Exporter: All Others Case Number: C-552-844-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 46.73 % 4b. Commerce found a zero or de minimis subsidy rate on imports of subject merchandise for the producer/exporter combination identified below. Accordingly, CBP is directed not to suspend liquidation of imports of shipments from these producer/exporter combinations. Producer: Hoa Sen Group and its cross-owned companies: Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi-Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liability Company, Hoa Sen Phu My One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Steel One Member Company Limited. Exporter: Hoa Sen Group and its cross-owned companies: Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi-Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liability Company, Hoa Sen Phu My One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Steel One Member Company Limited. Case Number: C-552-844-001 Merchandise exported by Hoa Sen Group and its cross-owned companies: Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi-Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liability Company, Hoa Sen Phu My One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Steel One Member Company Limited that is produced by any company other than Hoa Sen Group and its cross-owned companies: Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi-Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liability Company, Hoa Sen Phu My One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Steel One Member Company Limited, and merchandise produced by Hoa Sen Group and its cross-owned companies: Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi-Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liability Company, Hoa Sen Phu My One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Steel One Member Company Limited that is exported by any company other than Hoa Sen Group and its cross-owned companies: Hoa Sen Nghe An One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Nhon Hoi-Binh Dinh One Member Limited Liability Company, Hoa Sen Phu My One Member Limited Liabilities Company, Hoa Sen Steel One Member Company Limited is not subject to this exclusion from suspension of liquidation. Such merchandise, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/10/2025, should be entered under case number C-552-844-000 and suspended at the all-others cash deposit rate. Producer: Ton Dong A Corporation Exporter: Ton Dong A Corporation Case Number: C-552-844-002 Merchandise exported by Ton Dong A Corporation that is produced by any company other than Ton Dong A Corporation and merchandise produced by Ton Dong A Corporation that is exported by any company other than Ton Dong A Corporation is not subject to this exclusion from suspension of liquidation. Such merchandise, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 02/10/2025, should be entered under case number C-552-844-000 and suspended at the all-others cash deposit rate. 5. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:TP.) 6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur