A-588-869: antidumping duty order on Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products from Japan

A-588-869 is the US Department of Commerce case number for the antidumping duty order on Diffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products from Japan, in force since May 29, 2014, and continued after a sunset review on April 9, 2025. If your goods are in scope, you pay an antidumping cash deposit at entry on top of the normal duty.

Reviewed September 2026 against the ITA order list and the Federal Register.

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Case numberA-588-869Antidumping duty (AD), market economy
ProductDiffusion-Annealed Nickel-Plated Flat-Rolled Steel Products ITA commodity group: Steel-Related
CountryJapan
StatusCurrent Order
Order dateMay 29, 2014 79 FR 30816
Latest continuationApril 9, 2025 90 FR 15221
Next sunset reviewMarch 2030 the month Commerce is due to start the five-year review

Rates published in the order notice

45.42%All-others weighted-average dumping margin

As printed in the order notice (79 FR 30816, May 29, 2014). Your deposit today may differ: it is the rate the latest administrative review assigned to the exporter or producer on your invoice, which can be higher or lower. A company that has never been reviewed keeps the all-others rate. Check your supplier's current rate in Commerce's ACCESS case record before you price an order.

HTS numbers named in the scope

The notice lists these subheadings for convenience only. The written scope decides whether goods are covered, and goods entered under other HTS numbers can still be in scope.

Scope, from the order notice

Scope of the Order The diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated flat-rolled steel products included in this order are flat-rolled, cold-reduced steel products, regardless of chemistry; whether or not in coils; either plated or coated with nickel or nickel-based alloys and subsequently annealed (i.e., ``diffusion-annealed''); whether or not painted, varnished or coated with plastics or other metallic or nonmetallic substances; and less than or equal to 2.0 mm in nominal thickness. For purposes of this order, ``nickel-based alloys'' include all nickel alloys with other metals in which nickel accounts for at least 80 percent of the alloy by volume. Imports of merchandise included in the scope of this order are classified primarily under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7212.50.0000 and 7210.90.6000, but may also be classified under HTSUS subheadings 7210.70.6090, 7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7219.90.0020, 7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060, 7219.90.0080, 7220.90.0010, 7220.90.0015, 7225.99.0090, or 7226.99.0180. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Excerpt from 79 FR 30816. Later scope rulings and circumvention findings can change the scope; check the Federal Register notices below.

What A-588-869 means when you import

Cash deposit at entry. For every entry of goods in scope, CBP collects an estimated antidumping duty cash deposit at the rate assigned to the exporter or producer on the entry, on top of the Column 1 duty and any Chapter 99 trade-remedy lines.

Your supplier sets your rate. The same product from two plants in Japan can deposit at different rates. Before you price the order, ask the supplier which legal entity will appear as exporter and as producer on the invoice.

Deposit now, final duty later. The deposit is not the final duty. The entry stays unliquidated until Commerce completes the administrative review for the period it was entered in. CBP then liquidates it at the rate that review sets and bills or refunds the difference with interest. AD/CVD entries can stay open for years, and the importer of record carries the difference. A review happens only if Commerce is asked for one in the order's anniversary month; if nobody asks, entries liquidate at the deposit rate.

Reimbursement certificate. Before liquidation, the importer files a certificate under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) stating whether the exporter has paid or reimbursed the antidumping duty. Without it, Commerce may presume reimbursement and deduct the duty a second time in the margin calculation. Brokers file it with the entry summary; make sure yours does.

Entry reporting. The AD/CVD case number goes on the 7501 line alongside the HTS number, and any Chapter 99 lines the goods carry are reported in the order CBP prescribes; the tariff updates tracker carries the current Chapter 99 sequence and the actions behind it.

Shipping from a third country doesn't change the origin. Goods finished, cut or packaged in a third country stay in scope if the notice's written scope covers them. A change of shipping origin is not a change of AD/CVD origin.

Estimating the stack. The tariff simulator returns the Column 1 rate and the Chapter 99 additional duties for an HTS number and origin. It does not include antidumping or countervailing deposits, so add the deposit at your supplier's current rate on top. Airlift USA does not hold a US customs broker license; entries on cargo we move are filed through our licensed broker network.

Federal Register notices

All 31 notices on docket A-588-869 at federalregister.gov → · Case record in Commerce's ACCESS →

Other AD/CVD cases on goods from Japan

A-588-881 Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates ADA-588-704 Brass Sheet & Strip ADA-588-850 Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (Over 4.5 Inches) ADA-588-851 Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe (Under 4.5 Inches) ADA-588-875 Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate ADA-588-602 Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings ADA-588-838 Clad Steel Plate ADA-588-873 Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products ADA-588-878 Glycine ADA-588-815 Gray Portland Cement And Cement Clinker ADA-588-874 Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products ADA-588-883 Lattice Boom Crawler Cranes AD

Search all AD/CVD orders in place by product, country or case number →

Case list: AD/CVD Orders and Suspension Agreements, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance — ITA dashboard, export of September 2026. Notices, rates and HTS numbers: Federal Register API v1. Both are US Government works in the public domain. This page is a reference, not legal or customs advice.

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