The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Tuesday its affirmative final determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the Czech Republic.
The DOC determined that imports of GOES from the Czech Republic have been sold in the United States at dumping margins ranging from 13.76 percent to 35.93 percent. Mandatory respondent ArcelorMittal Frydek-Mistek A.S. received a final dumping margin of 13.76 percent. Mandatory respondent Sujani Enterprises, Inc. (Sujani) received a final dumping margin of 35.93 percent based on adverse facts available because it failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability. All other producers/exporters in the Czech Republic received a final dumping margin of 13.76 percent.
The petitioners for this investigation are AK Steel Corporation, Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, and the United Steelworkers. In 2013, imports of GOES from the Czech Republic were valued at an estimated $9.2 million.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its final injury determination on or before November 6, 2014.
