The United States International Trade Commission (US ITC) today affirmed the US Department of Commerce’s (US DOC) final determinations in the investigation of imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Belarus, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates.

As a result of the US ITC’s affirmative determinations, the US DOC will issue antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from Belarus, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. Final antidumping duties were as follows:

• Belarus             : 280.02 percent
• Russia               : 436.80-756.93 percent
• UAE                   :    84.10 percent

The US ITC also made a negative finding concerning critical circumstances with regard to imports of this product from Russia.  As a result, imports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Russia will not be subject to retroactive antidumping duties.