Mexico's Steel Rebar Gets Tariff Scrutiny in Latest Trade Tango
Published Date: 5/12/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that two Mexican companies sold steel rebar at unfairly low prices from November 2023 to October 2024. They’re stopping the review for three other companies, and they’re asking for public comments on these early findings. This could affect import duties and prices starting May 12, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Preliminary 8.45% Dumping Margin
Commerce preliminarily found that Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and I.N.G.E.T.E.K.N.O.S. Estructurales, S.A. de C.V. (Deacero Group) dumped steel rebar at an estimated weighted-average margin of 8.45 percent for the period November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. This preliminary finding can lead to antidumping duties if finalized after the administrative review process.
Cash Deposit Rates Set by Final Results
When Commerce publishes the final results, cash deposit rates for rebar shipments entered on or after that publication date will equal the dumping margins established in the final results; if a final rate is de minimis (0.50 percent or less under 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1)), the cash deposit rate will be zero. The order’s all-others cash deposit rate remains 20.58 percent as established in the original investigation.
Importer-Specific Assessment Rules and 0.50% Threshold
If a respondent’s final weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis (greater than 0.50 percent), Commerce will calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates and instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess duties; if margins or importer-specific rates are zero or de minimis (0.50 percent or less), Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries without antidumping duties.
Review Rescinded for Three Mexican Suppliers
Commerce rescinded the administrative review for three Mexican companies listed in Appendix II because they had no entries of subject merchandise during the period November 1, 2023 through October 31, 2024. For those companies, antidumping duties will be assessed at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).
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