US imposes 73.33% duty on Algerian steel wire rod over subsidy findings
A new U.S. tariff raises the cost of Algerian steel wire rod and can redirect trade flows away from that source.
Source →The trace
How it reaches your house.
Starting from Steel Wire Rod (Feedstock for Wire Drawing), we walked the supply graph hop by hop to the goods you buy and the companies you own. Each step is the engine’s reasoning, scored for confidence and cited where a source backs it.
First impact
Steel and iron products →Prices riseSteel wire rod imports from Algeria
A 73.33% countervailing duty directly raises the landed U.S. price of Algerian wire rod, making those imports less competitive and likely reducing volumes.
“The United States has imposed a 73.33% countervailing duty on steel wire rod imports from Algeria.”
98% confidenceCited →Steel and iron products →Shortage riskSPA Algerian Qatar Steel (AQS)
The order specifically targets AQS, so its U.S. sales are directly constrained by the duty and likely to fall.
“The measure specifically targets SPA Algerian Qatar Steel (AQS), the only Algerian producer subject to an individual review.”
95% confidenceCited →Steel Wire Rod (Feedstock for Wire Drawing) →Hop 2
Mattresses & bedding →DelaysFoam & Spring Production
The tariff raises steel wire rod costs, which slows the spring-production portion of mattress manufacturing and lengthens lead times at this step.
79% confidenceHardware & fasteners →Prices riseCold-Heading-Quality (CHQ) Steel Wire Rod
Hardware & fasteners are highly dependent on CHQ steel wire rod, so a tariff that raises Algerian rod costs should pass through as higher input cost for this critical feedstock.
70% confidenceHop 3
Cold-Heading-Quality (CHQ) Steel Wire Rod →Prices easeAlgeria supplies 1.5% of CHQ steel wire rod, so the 73.33% duty directly pressures that source by reducing U.S. demand and export pricing.
89% confidenceCold-Heading-Quality (CHQ) Steel Wire Rod →Prices riseHardware & fasteners is critically dependent on CHQ steel wire rod, so a tariff-driven cost increase on the Algerian supply share can pass through as a small input-cost increase.
71% confidence
Where it lands
What you buy, and what you own.
Goods you buy
Mattresses & bedding · Hardware & fasteners · Sporting goods & fitness equipment
Companies you may own
SPA Algerian Qatar Steel (AQS)
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