United States: Commerce found that ending anti-dumping orders on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China and Russia would likely bring back dumping, in final results applicable from Oct. 5, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce has found that ending its anti-dumping duty orders on cut-to-length carbon steel plate from China and Russia would likely bring back dumping, in final results applicable from Oct. 5, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The decision closes Commerce’s part of the fifth five-year "sunset" review of the two orders. A sunset review is a check, every five years, of whether an old trade remedy is still needed2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, the extra import taxes on this steel plate from China and Russia do not end now. Commerce says that without them, dumping could return at margins of up to 128.59% for China and 185.00% for Russia1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce found that revoking the orders "would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping"1<\/a><\/sup>. Dumping means selling goods abroad below their normal price. An anti-dumping duty<\/strong> is an extra import tax that U.S. customs collects to offset that low price.<\/p>\n The notice covers two separate orders. One applies to plate from China, under case number A-570-849. The other applies to plate from Russia, under case number A-821-8081<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notice was signed on Sept. 29, 2026, by Scot Fullerton, Commerce’s acting deputy assistant secretary for anti-dumping and countervailing duty operations1<\/a><\/sup>. It appeared in the Federal Register, the U.S. government’s daily official journal, on Oct. 5, 2026<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce also had to estimate how deep the dumping would be if the orders ended. It calls this "the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail"1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Its answer is up to 128.59% for China<\/strong> and 185.00% for Russia<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. These are weighted-average margins, which means an average across sales, with larger sales counting more.<\/p>\n A margin of 185.00% means the U.S. price would be far below the normal price in the home market. Commerce reports these figures to the International Trade Commission (ITC), the U.S. agency that judges harm to American industry1<\/a><\/sup>. The notice does not say that these figures are new cash deposit rates for importers.<\/p>\n The goods are certain cut-to-length carbon steel plate, which Commerce shortens to "CTL plate"1<\/a><\/sup>. This is flat steel plate that has been cut into separate sheets of set length, rather than sold in rolls.<\/p>\n The notice gives only a short scope: "CTL plate from China and Russia." The full product description sits in a separate paper, the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which Commerce adopted with the notice1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The ITC describes the matching U.S. product as cut-to-length plate made by U.S. mills or cut from coiled plate by service centers. In past reviews it also included plate made from micro-alloy steel4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The decision rests on who took part in the review. Three U.S. steelmakers told Commerce they wanted to take part1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n These companies then filed full written responses on July 1, 2026, one for China and one for Russia1<\/a><\/sup>. No foreign producer, exporter or importer filed a full response1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Under its rules, Commerce then ran an expedited review<\/strong>, a shorter 120-day review based on the papers it already had1<\/a><\/sup>. The reasons in detail, including the likelihood of more dumping, are set out in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Its topics include separate sections for China and for Russia1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n These orders are old. Commerce first suspended its anti-dumping investigations into this plate from China, Russia and Ukraine on Oct. 24, 19974<\/a><\/sup>. A suspension means the case is paused under an agreement with the exporting country.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce decide on steel plate?<\/h2>\n
How large are the dumping margins for China and Russia?<\/h2>\n
Likely dumping margin if orders ended, %<\/h4>\n
Which steel plate goods are covered?<\/h2>\n
Why did Commerce keep the plate orders?<\/h2>\n
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How long have the steel plate orders been in force?<\/h2>\n
The two plate orders side by side<\/h4>\n