Commerce Hammers Duties on Cheap Omani Steel Nails in Trade Review
Published Date: 1/9/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce reviewed steel nails from Oman sold between July 2023 and June 2024. They found that Oman Fasteners sold nails at unfairly low prices and are keeping the review on them, but stopped reviewing 14 other companies. This means some companies face new duties soon, while others get a break, starting January 9, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Review Rescinded for 14 Omani Companies
Commerce is rescinding the administrative review, in part, for 14 listed Omani companies (see Appendix II) because review requests were withdrawn or there were no suspended entries during July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024. For those companies, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries at the cash-deposit-of-estimated-duties rate required at the time of entry (and, where applicable, may liquidate at the all-others rate of 9.10%).
Post-Review Cash Deposit Rules for Future Shipments
Commerce states cash-deposit requirements that will apply to shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication of the final results of this review: (1) Oman Fasteners' cash deposit will equal its final weighted-average dumping margin unless that margin is less than 0.50% (de minimis), in which case the deposit is zero; (2) previously investigated/reviewed companies keep their most recent cash deposit rate; (3) exporters without a rate use their producer's rate if available; and (4) all other producers/exporters will have the all-others rate of 9.10%.
Importer Certificate Requirement — Risk of Double Duties
Importers are reminded of their obligation under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries; failure to file this certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and result in assessment of double antidumping duties.
Oman Fasteners: 0.95% Preliminary Dumping Margin
Commerce preliminarily found that Oman Fasteners, LLC sold certain steel nails at below-normal value for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 and assigned a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.95% for that period. If finalized, Commerce will use that weighted-average dumping margin to calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment and cash deposit requirements for Oman Fasteners.
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