Tariffs Hit Steel from Neighbors: Protecting American Jobs Again
Published Date: 12/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. government is putting extra taxes on certain corrosion-resistant steel from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Vietnam starting December 19, 2025. This move helps protect American steel makers who were hurt by unfair government subsidies in those countries. Importers will need to pay these new duties, which could affect prices and trade.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.
Countervailing Duty Orders Start Dec 19, 2025
Commerce is issuing countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Vietnam effective December 19, 2025. Unliquidated entries of such merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 10, 2025 may be subject to assessment of CVDs, subject to the provisional-measures exceptions described separately.
Cash Deposit Requirement and Subsidy Rates
As of the publication of the ITC's final injury determinations (December 19, 2025), U.S. Customs and Border Protection will require cash deposits equal to the listed ad valorem subsidy rates at importation. The notice lists country 'all-others' rates of 15.99% (Brazil), 1.16% (Canada), 13.26% (Mexico), and 1.29% (Vietnam), and company-specific rates up to 257.83% (several named Vietnamese producers) and 34.55% (Nova Steel Inc., Canada).
Provisional Measures Expired June 10, 2025
The preliminary CVD suspension of liquidation published February 10, 2025 could not remain in effect for more than four months; that four-month period ended June 9, 2025. Therefore, entries of CORE made on or after June 10, 2025 and prior to the publication of the ITC's final determinations in the Federal Register are not subject to assessment of countervailing duties, except where provisional measures remained in effect for specific firms (for example, TDA).
Products and HTSUS Codes Covered
The orders cover certain flat-rolled corrosion-resistant steel products (clad, plated, or coated with zinc, aluminum, or similar alloys) meeting specified width and thickness criteria, and list many HTSUS subheadings (for example, 7210.30.0030, 7210.41.0000, 7212.30.3000, 7225.91.0000, and others). The written product description in the appendix controls scope.
Specific Producers Excluded or Zero/De Minimis
Commerce excluded entries from certain producers because their final net countervailable subsidy rates were zero or de minimis: Galvasid S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) has a 0.00% rate and is excluded; Hoa Sen Group (Vietnam) had a de minimis rate and is excluded. Ton Dong A Corporation (Vietnam) is not excluded and is subject to duties as its final rate was above de minimis.
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