Cold-rolled steel coil, sheet and strip Originating in the Republic of Korea, the People’s Republic of China, and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (excluding the regions of Hong Kong and Macao)

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1. Product subject to the investigation

Name	Cold-rolled steel coil, sheet and strip
Description and Model	The subject products are 1 or 2 as listed below. 1. Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, cold-rolled, containing less than 0.6 percent by weight of carbon, with a width of 600 millimeters or more, regardless of thickness and shape, excluding products that are clad, plated, or coated. The products are classified under subheading 7209.15, 7209.16, 7209.17, 7209.18, 7209.25, 7209.26, 7209.27, 7209.28 or 7209.90 of the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System(HS). 2. Other flat-rolled products of alloy steel, cold-rolled, containing less than 0.6 percent by weight of carbon, containing 0.0008 percent or more by weight of boron, and containing other elements (other than boron) in amounts not exceeding the limits specified in Note 1(f) to Chapter 72 of the HS Nomenclature, with a width of 600 millimeters or more, regardless of thickness and shape, excluding products that are clad, plated, or coated. The products are classified under subheading 7225.50 or 7225.99 of the HS.
Characteristics	Steel strip and steel sheet that are cold-rolled at room temperature, featuring a smooth and glossy surface free of scale, and used for a wide range of applications, including automobile parts, home appliances, steel furniture, containers, battery cases, and steel pipes.

2. Status of the investigation

Status of the investigation	Date	Remarks
Application for the anti-dumping duties investigation	February 27,2026	－
Initiation of the investigation	June 1,2026	Press release(English) Notice of the Ministry of Finance (No.153, 2026) (Japanese)

3. Others

　For interested parties, etc. including exporters and importers, regarding the product subject to the investigation

A. Documents including Questionnaires for the investigation

　The table below lists documents, including Questionnaires, which are provided to the interested parties, etc. from the Minister of Finance upon the initiation of the investigation.
　For inquiries about the listed documents, please contact the Ministry of Finance (for Nos.1 to 3) or the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (for Nos.4 and 5).

NO	Parties concerned	Documents	Download
1	Foreign suppliers (Korea and China and Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu )	Request for cooperation in the anti-dumping duties investigation (common to all interested parties, etc.), Questionnaires① (Basic Questions) and Questionnaires② (Detailed Questions) to producers and exporters of the product subject to the investigation	[Zip file(Japanese)]
2	Producers of the product subject to the investigation (China)	Request for cooperation in the anti-dumping duties investigation (regarding facts that the market economy conditions regarding production and sale of the product subject to the investigation prevail in China), Questionnaires③ (Basic Questions) and Questionnaires④ (Detailed Questions)	[Zip file(Japanese)]
3	Importers	Request for cooperation in the anti-dumping duties investigation (common to all interested parties, etc.), Questionnaires① (Basic Questions) and Questionnaires⑤ (Detailed Questions) to importers of the product subject to the expiry review	[Zip file(Japanese)]
4	Domestic producers	Request for cooperation in the anti-dumping duties investigation (common to all interested parties, etc.), Questionnaires① (Basic Questions) and Questionnaires⑥ (Detailed Questions) to domestic producers of the like product	[Zip file(Japanese)]
5	Industrial users	Request for cooperation in the anti-dumping duties investigation (common to all interested parties, etc.) and Questionnaires⑦ (Detailed Questions) to industrial users of the product subject to the expiry review	[Zip file(Japanese)]

　For interested parties, etc. who have not received Questionnaires and other documents within seven days from the day of the Notice of the Ministry of Finance (No.153, 2026), please contact the Ministry of Finance (see below) with written evidence showing you are the interested parties, within fourteen days of the day of the said Notice. In addition, such interested parties are recommended to fill in the above documents including Questionnaires and submit them to the Ministry of Finance by the respective deadlines.

　If the interested parties do not respond to the Questionnaires, etc. by the due date without any justification, the investigating authorities will make a final determination vis-à-vis such interested parties on the basis of the facts available in accordance with Article 6.8 and Annex II of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994, paragraph 5 of Article 10 of the Cabinet Order Relating to Anti-Dumping Duty (hereinafter referred to as “the Cabinet Order”) and 10 of the Guidelines for Procedures Relating to Anti-Dumping Duty. (Related Laws etc.(Japanese))

B. Procedures for presenting evidence, etc.

　Parties concerned listed in the right column of the table below are allowed to present evidence, as well as replying to the Questionnaires above.
　In that case, please present the respective documents to the Minister of Finance by submitting them to the “Address for submission” below, by the respective deadlines referred to in the middle column of the table below. Please confirm the number of copies of the documents to be submitted to the “Contact information” below.

Procedures regarding the investigation	Deadlines of the procedures	Parties concerned
Presentation of evidence, etc.	September 1, 2026	Interested parties (foreign suppliers,* importers and domestic producers, etc.)
Request of meeting with parties with adverse interests	October 1, 2026	Interested parties (foreign suppliers,* importers and domestic producers, etc.)
Presentation of views	October 1, 2026	Interested parties (foreign suppliers,* importers and domestic producers, etc.), Industrial users
Provision of information	October 1, 2026	Industrial users
Inspection of the evidence	Date of the Notice of the Ministry of Finance published in the Official Gazette as provided for in Article 16 of the Cabinet Order	Interested parties (foreign suppliers, importers and domestic producers, etc.)

C. Selection of an appropriate third country.

　Parties concerned listed in the left column of the table below are allowed to express an opinion about the selection of an appropriate third country, as well as replying to the Questionnaires above.
　In that case, please present the respective documents to the Minister of Finance by submitting them to the “Address for submission” below, by the deadline. Please confirm the number of copies of the documents to be submitted to the “Contact information” below.

Parties concerned	Documents	Download
Producers of the product subject to the investigation (China), Importers, Domestic producers	Response Format、【Reference Material 1】【Reference Material 2】【Reference Material 3】	[Zip file(Japanese)]

Address for submission
Office of Trade Remedy Affairs
Tariff Policy and Legal Division
Customs and Tariff Bureau
Ministry of Finance
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8940, Japan
E-mail:ad13@mof.go.jp

Contact information of the procedures regarding the anti-dumping duty investigation
Office of Trade Remedy Affairs
Tariff Policy and Legal Division
Customs and Tariff Bureau
Ministry of Finance
3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8940, Japan
Tel: +81-(0)3-3581-8236
E-mail:ad13@mof.go.jp

Office for Trade Remedy Investigations
Trade Control Department
Trade and Economic Security Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8901, Japan
Tel: +81-(0)3-3501-3462
E-mail:bzl-qqfcbk@meti.go.jp