The US Department of Commerce (USDOC) and the US International Trade Commission (USITC) found that it may lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and subsidies if the anti-dumping (AD) duty on non-oriented electrical steel from China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, and Taiwan, and the countervailing duty (CVD) on China and Taiwan are canceled.

The products involved are classified under HS codes 7225.19.0000, 7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7225.50.8085, 7225.99.0090, 7226.92.5000, 7226.92.7050, 7226.92.8050, and 7226.99.0180.