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Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on certain steel nails (nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman (Oman), Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Reviews” section of this notice.
Applicable September 3, 2026.
Caroline Davis, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1362.
On May 1, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the second sunset reviews of the Orders [1] on nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[2] On May 15, 2026, Commerce received notices of intent to participate from Mid Continent Steel & Wire, Inc. (Mid Continent) within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[3] Mid Continent claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of nails in the United States. On June 1, 2026, Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the notice of initiation from Mid Continent within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).[4] We received no substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect to any of the orders covered by these sunset reviews. On May 22, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it received the Notice of Intent to Participate from domestic interested parties.[5] As a result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders on nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
The merchandise covered by the Orders is certain steel nails. For the full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[6]
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail if the Orders were revoked, is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at https://access.trade.gov/frnotices. ( printed page 56634)
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders on nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail is up to 11.80 percent for Korea, up to 39.35 percent for Malaysia, up to 9.10 percent for Oman, up to 2.24 percent for Taiwan, and up to 323.99 percent for Vietnam.
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective orders, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: August 31, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
1. See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders,80 FR 39994 (July 13, 2015) (collectively, Orders).
Back to Citation2. See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,91 FR 23395 (May 1, 2026).
Back to Citation3. See Mid Continent's Letter, “Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Reviews,” dated May 15, 2026.
Back to Citation4. See Mid Continent's Letters, “Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea—Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated June 1, 2026; “Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Malaysia—Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated June 1, 2026; “Certain Steel Nails from the Sultanate of Oman—Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated June 1, 2026; “Certain Steel Nails from the Taiwan—Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated June 1, 2026; and Mid Continent's Letter, “Certain Steel Nails from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam—Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated June 1, 2026.
Back to Citation5. See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on May 1, 2026,” dated May 22, 2026.
Back to Citation6. See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Back to Citation[FR Doc. 2026-18088 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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