Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Intent To Rescind, in Part, and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 120-123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-24215]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-874]

Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results, Preliminary Intent To Rescind, in Part, and Partial Rescission
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds
that sales of certain steel nails (nails) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) were made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Moreover, Commerce is
rescinding the review, in part, with respect to certain companies which
had no entries of subject merchandise during the POR. We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable January 2, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander or Ian Riggs, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2805 or (202) 482-3810,
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 13, 2015, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on
nails from the Korea in the Federal Register.\1\ On August 14, 2024,
based on timely requests for review, we initiated an administrative
review of the Order covering 126 companies, in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On December
9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative
proceeding by 90 days.\3\ On June 12, 2025, Commerce extended the
deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review to
October 10, 2025.\4\
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\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)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 66035 (August 14, 2024); see also
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 89 FR 77079 (September 20, 2024) (Initiation Correction).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
June 12, 2025.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by 47 days.\5\ On November 24, 2025, we
extended the preliminary results of this review to no later than
December 8, 2025.\6\ Finally, due to a backlog of documents that were
electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS)
during the Federal Government shutdown on November 24, 2025, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in

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administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.\7\ Accordingly,
the deadline for these preliminary results is now December 29, 2025.
For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation
of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2023-2024 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

The products subject to the Order are certain steel nails (steel
nails) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For a full description of
the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable entries of subject
merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended.\9\
Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended
entries are liquidated at the antidumping duty assessment rate
calculated for the review period.\10\ Therefore, for an administrative
review to be conducted, there must be a suspended entry that Commerce
can instruct CBP to liquidate at the antidumping duty assessment rate
calculated for the POR.\11\
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\9\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of Korea:
Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR
24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-
to Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Recission of
Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4157 (January
24, 2023).
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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On February 5, 2025, 119 companies listed in Appendix III because
there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise produced or
exported by these companies during the POR and we invited interested
parties to comment.\12\ We received no comments on the Intent to
Rescind Memorandum. Accordingly, Commerce is rescinding this review
with respect to the companies listed in Appendix III, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\12\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in
Part,'' dated February 5, 2025 (Intent to Rescind Memorandum).
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Methodology

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Act. We calculated export price in accordance with
section 772 of the Act. We calculated NV in accordance with section 773
of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
Appendix I to this notice.

Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to
be determined for companies not selected for individual examination
when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review
pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to
section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for
calculating the all-others rate in a market economy less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for
companies which were not selected for individual examination in an
administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-
others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero
or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the
basis of facts available{time} .''
Consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we preliminarily
calculated the weighted-average dumping margin for the non-selected
companies using the calculated rates of Je-il Co., Ltd. (Je-il) and
Korea Wire Co., Ltd. (KOWIRE), which are not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts otherwise available.\13\
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\13\ See Memorandum, ``Calculation of the Review-Specific
Average Rate for the Preliminary Results,'' dated concurrently with
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Preliminary Results of Review

As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the
period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024:

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Weighted-average
Producer/exporter dumping margin
(percent)
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Je-il Co., Ltd...................................... 1.64
Korea Wire Co., Ltd................................. 0.61
Review-Specific Rate for Non-Selected Companies \14\ 1.08
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Disclosure

Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations
performed for these preliminary results within five days of any public
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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\14\ The exporters/producers not selected for individual
examination are listed in Appendix II.
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Public Comment

Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\15\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\16\ Interested parties who
submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a
table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\17\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\18\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\19\
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\18\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\19\ See APO and Service Final Rule.

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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the
hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled
date and time for the hearing.\20\
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\20\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates

Upon issuing the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because both
respondents reported the entered value for their U.S. sales, we
calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined
sales to the total entered value of those sales. Where either the
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific
rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Je-il or KOWIRE for
which these companies did not know that the merchandise they sold to an
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP
to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\21\
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\21\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
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For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we
intend to assign an assessment rate based on the review-specific rate,
calculated as noted in the ``Rate for Companies Not Selected for
Individual Examination'' section, above. The final results of this
review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by this review and for future deposits
of estimated duties, where applicable.
For the companies listed in Appendix III for which we are
rescinding this review, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit
of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i).
Commerce intends to issue these rescission instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
For Je-il, KOWIRE, and the non-selected companies, Commerce intends
to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after
the date of publication of the final results of this review in the
Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies
listed above will be equal to the weighted average dumping margin
established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is
less than 0.50 percent and therefore, de minimis within the meaning of
19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero;
(2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not covered in
this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed
segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, or the LTFV
investigation, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be
the rate established for the most recently completed segment for the
producer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other producers or exporters will continue to be 11.80 percent, the
all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.\22\ These
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\22\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review

Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h)(1).

Notification to Importers

This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(h), and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).

Dated: December 29, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation

Appendix II

Companies Not Selected for Individual Examination

1. Koram Inc.
2. Daejin Steel Company
3. Hanmi Staple Co., Ltd.
4. Nailtech Co., Ltd.
5. Peace Industries Ltd. Korea

Appendix III

Companies for Which Commerce Is Rescinding the Review

1. Agl Co., Ltd.
2. Americana Express (Shandong) Co., Ltd.
3. Ansing Fasteners Co. Ltd.
4. Beijing Catic Industry Limited.
5. Beijing Jinheung Co., Ltd.
6. Big Mind Group Co., Ltd.

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7. Changzhou Kya Trading Co., Ltd.
8. China Staple Enterprise Tianjin Co. Ltd.
9. CMT Co. Ltd.
10. D&F Material Products Ltd.
11. De Well Group Korea Co., Ltd.
12. Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co. Ltd.
13. DLF Industry Co., Limited.
14. Dong Yang Chemical Co. Ltd.
15. Doublemoon Hardware Company Ltd.
16. DT China (Shanghai) Ltd.
17. Duo-Fast Korea Company Limited; Jinheung Steel Corporation; and
Jinsco International Corp.\23\
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\23\ These companies are part of a collapsed entity that
Commerce excluded from the Order. 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,
39996 (July 13, 2015). Therefore, this review only covered this
entity for subject merchandise produced in Korea where the entity
acted as either the manufacturer or exporter, but not both. See also
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 89 FR 77079 (September 20, 2024).
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18. Dugwoo Co. Ltd.
19. Ejen Brothers Limited.
20. England Rich Group (China) Ltd.
21. Ever Leading International Inc.
22. Fastgrow International Co., Inc.
23. Glovis America, Inc.
24. GWP Industries (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.
25. Haas Automation Inc.
26. Han Express Co., Ltd.
27. Handuk Industrial Co., Ltd.
28. Hanwoo Industrial Co. Ltd.
29. Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.
30. Hebei Longshengyuan Trade Co Ltd.
31. Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd.
32. Hebei Shinyee Trade Co. Ltd.
33. Hengtuo Metal Products Company Limited.
34. Home Value Co., Ltd.
35. Hongyi (Hk) Hardware Products Co., Limited.
36. Hongyi (Hk) Industrial Co., Limited.
37. Huanghua RC Business Co., Ltd.
38. Huanghua Yingjin Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
39. HWA Shin Bolt Ind. Co. Ltd.
40. Inmax Industries Sdn. Bhd.
41. JCD Group Co., Limited.
42. Jining Jufu International Trade Co.
43. Joo Sung Sea & Air Co., Ltd.
44. Jushiqiangsen (Tianjin) International Trade Co., Ltd.
45. Kabool Fasteners Co. Ltd.
46. KB Steel
47. Kerry-Apex (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
48. KPF Co., Ltd.
49. Kuehne & Nagel Ltd.
50. Linyi Double-Moon Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
51. Linyi Flyingarrow Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.
52. Linyi Jianchengde Metal Hardware Co.
53. Linyi Yitong Chain Co., Ltd.
54. Manho Rope and Wire Ltd.
55. Max Co., Ltd.
56. Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
57. Nanjing Senqiao Trading Co., Ltd.
58. Needslink, Inc.
59. Ocean King International Industries Limited.
60. Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
61. Peace Korea Co., Ltd.
62. Qingdao Ant Hardware Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
63. Qingdao Best World Industry-Trading Co., Ltd.
64. Qingdao Cheshire Trading Co., Ltd.
65. Qingdao Hongyuan Nail Industry Co., Ltd.
66. Qingdao JCD Machinery Co., Ltd.
67. Qingdao Jiawei Industry Co., Limited.
68. Qingdao Jisco Co., Ltd.
69. Qingdao Master Metal Products Co., Ltd.
70. Qingdao Meijialucky Industry and Co.
71. Qingdao Mst Industry and Commerce Co., Ltd.
72. Qingdao Ruitai Trade Co., Ltd.
73. Qingdao Shantron Int'l Trade Co., Ltd.
74. Qingdao Shenghengtong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
75. Qingdao Sunrise Metal Products Co., Ltd.
76. Qingdao Tian Heng Xiang Metal Products Co., Ltd.
77. Qingdao Top Metal Industrial Co., Ltd.
78. Rewon Systems, Inc.
79. Rise Time Industrial Ltd.
80. Salt International Co. Ltd.
81. Shandong Dominant Source Group Co., Ltd.
82. Shandong Guomei Industry Co., Ltd.
83. Shanghai Curvet Hardware Products Co., Ltd.
84. Shanghai Goldenbridge International Co., Ltd.
85. Shanghai Pinnacle International Trading Co., Ltd.
86. Shanghai Zoonlion Industrial Co., Ltd.
87. Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industrial Co., Ltd.
88. Shanxi Sanhesheng Trade Co., Ltd.
89. Shaoxing Bohui Import & Export Co., Ltd.
90. Shijiazhuang Tops Hardware Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
91. Shijiazhuang Yajiada Metal Products Co., Ltd.
92. Shin Jung TMS Corporation Ltd.
93. Shinheung Industry Co.
94. SSS Hardware International Trading Co., Ltd.
95. Storeit Services LLP.
96. Tangshan Jason Metal Materials Co., Ltd.
97. Test Rite International Co., Ltd.
98. The Inno Steel Industry Company.
99. Tianjin Bluekin Industries Limited.
100. Tianjin Coways Metal Products Co., Ltd.
101. Tianjin Hweschun Fasteners Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
102. Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd.
103. Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli Industry and Business Co., Ltd.
104. Tianjin Jinzhuang New Material Sci Co., Ltd.
105. Tianjin Lianda Group Co., Ltd.
106. Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co., Ltd.
107. Tianjin Zhonglian Times Technology Co., Ltd.
108. Un Global Company Limited.
109. Unicorn (Tianjin) Fasteners Co., Ltd.
110. United Company for Metal Products.
111. W&K Corporation Limited.
112. Weifang Wenhe Pneumatic Tools Co., Ltd.
113. Wulian Zhanpengmetals Co., Ltd.
114. WWL India Private Ltd.
115. Xian Metals And Minerals Import And Export Co., Ltd.
116. Youngwoo Fasteners Co., Ltd.
117. Youone Fastening Systems
118. Zhangjiagang Lianfeng Metals Products Co., Ltd.
119. Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd.

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