US Hits Steel from 10 Nations with Antidumping Duties – Trade Tensions Rise
Published Date: 12/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce is putting antidumping duties on corrosion-resistant steel from 10 countries, including Brazil, Mexico, and Australia, to protect American businesses from unfairly cheap imports. They also fixed some mistakes in the duties for Brazil and Mexico. These changes start December 19, 2025, and could affect prices and trade for steel products from these countries.
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Antidumping Duties and Cash Deposits
If you import corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) from the listed countries, U.S. Customs will require cash deposits equal to the dumping margins listed in this notice. Examples of the listed margins include Australia 19.10%, Brazil (all others) 161.52%, Mexico (all others) 17.42%, and multiple Vietnam producers at 94.89%; duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries entered on or after April 10, 2025, and these instructions are effective December 19, 2025.
Higher Steel Prices and Trade Effects
The Commerce Department issued antidumping orders on CORE from 10 countries, effective December 19, 2025, and the notice says these changes could affect prices and trade for steel products from those countries. If you buy or use these steel products, import costs and supply chains could change because of the new orders and required cash deposits.
Corrections to Brazil and Mexico Rates
Commerce corrected ministerial errors in the Brazil and Mexico final determinations, which changes the final adjusted cash deposit rates for certain named exporters and the all-others rates. For example, Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (Brazil) is shown with a cash deposit rate of 26.15% (adjusted 22.22%), and Galvasid S.A. de C.V./Perfiles LM, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) is shown with a cash deposit rate of 24.09%; these corrections are reflected in the notice and apply as stated.
Retroactive Suspension Termination and Refunds
Commerce will terminate the retroactive suspension of liquidation for certain periods and instruct Customs to liquidate without regard to antidumping duties for CORE entries entered or withdrawn from warehouse on or after October 7, 2025 through the day before the ITC's final publication; where applicable (e.g., UAE critical-circumstances negative), Customs will refund cash deposits collected for those retroactive suspensions. Suspension and cash-deposit requirements resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final determinations.
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