1. Commerce has published in the Federal Register (84 FR 32720) on 7/09/2019 the final results of its administrative review of certain producers and/or exporters subject to the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea for the period 3/22/2016 through 9/30/2017.

2. As a result of Commerce's review, the cash deposit rates have been revised for certain companies. Therefore, for shipments of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea produced and/or exported by the firms listed below, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 7/09/2019, the required cash deposit has been revised:

Produced and/or Exporter: Hyundai Steel Company
Case number: A-580-883-001
Cash deposit rate: 5.44%

Produced and/or Exporter: POSCO
Case number: A-580-883-002
Cash deposit rate: 10.11%

Produced and/or Exporter: Daewoo International Corp.
Case number: A-580-883-003
Cash deposit rate: 7.78%

Produced and/or Exporter: Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-883-004
Cash deposit rate: 7.78%

Produced and/or Exporter: Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd.
Case number: A-580-883-005
Cash deposit rate: 7.78%

Produced and/or Exporter: Marubeni-Itochu Steel Korea
Case number: A-580-883-006
Cash deposit rate: 7.78%

Produced and/or Exporter: Soon Hong Trading Co.
Case number: A-580-883-007
Cash deposit rate: 7.78%

Produced and/or Exporter: Sungjin Co.
Case number: A-580-883-008
Cash deposit rate: 7.78%

3. If any entries of merchandise are exported by a firm other than the producer, then the following instructions apply:

A. If the exporter of the subject merchandise has its own rate, use the exporter's rate to determine the cash deposit rate.

B. If the exporter of the subject merchandise does not have its own rate but the producer has its own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the producer's rate.

C. Where neither the exporter nor the producer currently has its own rate or the producer is unknown, use the all-others rate for establishing the cash deposit rate.

4. For all producers/exporters of certain hot-rolled steel flat products from the Republic of Korea without their own rate, the cash deposit rate is 5.55 percent.

5. These cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Do not liquidate any entries of merchandise covered by the administrative review until specific liquidation instructions are issued.

6. If there are any questions by the importing 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 OV:BB.)

7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur