US DOC initiates circumvention inquiry into Mexican rebar

The US Department of Commerce announced the initiation of a circumvention inquiry into imports of steel concrete reinforcing steel bar from Mexico, to determine if imports of reinforcing bars that are bent at one or both ends circumvent the existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders. In 2018, imports of reinforcing bars from Mexico were valued at an estimated $51 million. The inquiry was initiated in response to requests from... Read More

US DOC claims Deacero circumvented wire rod exports to the US

The US Department of Commerce announced Friday that Mexican steelmaker Deacero has circumvented exports of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod. According to the US Department of Commerce, Deacero’s exports of the product with actual diameters less than 4.75 mm both produced or exported by Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V are “circumventing the antidumping (AD) duty order on wire rod from Mexico.” As a result of Deacero’s circumvention practices,... Read More