Section 232 on steel, aluminum and their derivatives: list changes, duty assessed on metal content, melt-and-pour and smelt-and-cast reporting, quotas and negotiated arrangements, and what derivative coverage means for downstream products.
Commerce preliminarily determines that steel wire garment hangers completed in Cambodia using steel wire, or steel wire and paper accessories, produced in China or Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping duty order on hangers from China and the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on hangers from Vietnam. The determination applies September 22, 2026, and interested parties are invited to comment. The notice does not state cash deposit rates or the treatment of entries.
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Egypt and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, applicable September 18, 2026, based on its affirmative final determinations and the ITC's affirmative final injury determinations. The orders follow final affirmative less-than-fair-value determinations published at 91 FR 48084 (Bulgaria), 91 FR 48066 (Egypt) and 91 FR 48063 (Vietnam). Commerce states it is not making an export subsidy offset for Bulgaria or Egypt.
Why it matters: Entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Egypt and Vietnam are subject to the antidumping duty orders as of September 18, 2026.
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Commerce determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Algeria, with a period of investigation of January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, and issues the countervailing duty order on that wire rod, applicable September 18, 2026. The final determination follows the preliminary affirmative determination published at 91 FR 42178. The notice does not state the cash deposit rates.
Commerce is issuing countervailing duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Egypt, based on affirmative final determinations by Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. The orders are applicable September 18, 2026. Commerce continues to find nine named companies cross-owned with Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company.
Why it matters: Entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Vietnam and Egypt are subject to the CVD orders as of September 18, 2026, with cash deposit rates set in the July 30, 2026 final determinations at 91 FR 48074 and 91 FR 48068.
CBSA has concluded its expiry review investigation and determined, under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of SIMA, that the expiry of the June 4, 2021 finding in inquiry NQ-2020-004 is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping of certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam. The CITT initiated the expiry review on April 20, 2026 and CBSA initiated its investigation on April 21, 2026; a Statement of Reasons will be issued within 15 days.
Why it matters: Importers of certain concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam remain within the SIMA expiry review process while the CITT's injury inquiry runs to a decision due no later than February 24, 2027.
The CBSA concluded its expiry review investigation and determined, under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of SIMA, that the expiry of its June 4, 2021 finding in inquiry NQ-2020-005 is likely to result in the continuation or resumption of dumping of certain concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from Oman and Russia. The CITT initiated the expiry review on April 20, 2026 and will now conduct an inquiry into whether expiry is likely to result in injury to the domestic industry, issuing its decision no later than February 24, 2027. A Statement of Reasons with additional details will be issued within 15 days.
Why it matters: Importers of certain concrete reinforcing bar from Oman and Russia remain within the SIMA expiry review process while the CITT injury inquiry runs to a decision due no later than February 24, 2027.
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Commerce preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of tin mill products from the People's Republic of China, with the period of investigation January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, applicable September 15, 2026. Commerce also made a preliminary affirmative critical circumstances determination and aligned the final countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty determination. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary determination.
Commerce determined in the final results of the 2023-2024 antidumping duty administrative review of certain steel racks and parts thereof from China that the exporters under review either sold at prices below normal value during the period September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024, or did not establish eligibility for a separate rate and remain part of the China-wide entity. The notice applies September 15, 2026, and rescinds the review in part. The China-wide entity includes Guangdong Xinmiao Storage Equipment Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Kingmore Storage Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Starshine Industry Equipment Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Peter Logistics Equipment Co., Ltd.
Why it matters: The final results set the liquidation rate for reviewed entries of certain steel racks and parts thereof from China during the September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024 period, and the notice does not state the cash deposit rates.
The USITC determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Bulgaria, Egypt and Vietnam, provided for in HTSUS 7213.10.00, 7214.20.00 and 7228.30.80, that Commerce found to be sold at less than fair value and, for Egypt and Vietnam, subsidized. The determinations were made under section 735(b) of the Tariff Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) in Investigation Nos. 701-TA-769-770 and 731-TA-1752-1754 (Final) and filed on September 11, 2026. Commissioners Thanhauser and Foley did not participate.
Why it matters: The affirmative injury determinations cover rebar from Bulgaria, Egypt and Vietnam classified in HTSUS 7213.10.00, 7214.20.00 and 7228.30.80, clearing the way for AD/CVD orders on those entries.
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 1170 that, effective October 1, 2026, importers of aluminum products under General Import Permit No. 83 must report and keep records of the country of largest smelt, country of second-largest smelt (if any) and country of most recent cast.
The Canada Border Services Agency advises that the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) has been amended to grant relief of surtaxes paid or payable under the United States Surtax Order (2025-1), the United States Surtax Order (2026), the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025) and the United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025) for eligible goods, including goods imported for use in Canadian manufacturing, processing and food and beverage packaging, and for public health, health care, public safety and national security uses.
Why it matters: Importers claiming relief under the amended Order must file with the CBSA within two years of importation, meet the applicable importation deadline and hold documents substantiating the goods' eligible use.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a final injury inquiry, NQ-2026-005, into whether the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury. The inquiry follows a notice from the Canada Border Services Agency that preliminary determinations were made on the dumping and subsidizing of the goods. The Tribunal will determine on December 31, 2026, whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury to the domestic industry. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
Why it matters: Parties with an interest in certain steel racks from China have until the Tribunal's December 31, 2026 injury determination to file Form I—Notice of Participation in inquiry NQ-2026-005.
The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained in full the U.S. International Trade Commission's final negative determination in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam, in Slip Op. 26-101, Court No. 24-00209, and denied plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the agency record. The Commission found the domestic industry was neither materially injured nor threatened with material injury by reason of subject imports during the January 2021 to March 2024 period of investigation.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found in inquiry NQ-2026-001 that dumping of certain oil and gas well casing originating in or exported from Austria has not caused injury and is not threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry, so anti-dumping duties will not be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainants were Algoma Tubes Inc., Tenaris Global Services (Canada) Inc. and Hydril Canadian Company LP, collectively Tenaris Canada. The Tribunal will issue its reasons on September 16, 2026.
Why it matters: Entries of certain oil and gas well casing from Austria will not be subject to anti-dumping duties following the CITT's no-injury finding in NQ-2026-001.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal continued its December 10, 2020 order on the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods from China, following expiry review RR-2025-005, finding that expiry of the order was likely to result in injury. The Canada Border Services Agency will therefore continue to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on these goods. The order was originally made in expiry review RR-2019-005.
The U.S. Court of International Trade granted Mirror Metals, Inc.'s motion for judgment on the agency record in Court No. 24-00260 and remanded Commerce's denials of its 63 requests to exclude flat-rolled stainless steel products from Section 232 tariffs, in Slip Op. 26-89 dated August 11, 2026. The court found Commerce ignored the regulations' requirements for objections and failed to explain the denials in light of Mirror Metals' rebuttal evidence. The subject steel covers #8 non-directional finish, bright annealed finish and #4 satin finish products; the exclusion requests were filed between October 2022 and March 2024, when the December 14, 2020 exclusion regulations applied.
Why it matters: Importers of the #8 non-directional, bright annealed and #4 satin finish flat-rolled stainless steel at issue remain subject to Commerce's denial on remand, which returns the exclusion requests to the agency for reconsideration or further explanation.
The U.S. Court of International Trade remanded Commerce's final affirmative antidumping duty determination on certain corrosion-resistant steel products from Mexico, covering the July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 period of investigation, in Galvasid S.A. de C.V. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-80, Court Nos. 25-00235 and 26-00825. The court held that Galvasid's challenge, filed October 28, 2025, was timely under 19 U.S.C. § 1516a(g)(3)(A)(i) because no binational panel review was requested, and dismissed the later complaint in Court No. 26-00825. Commerce had assigned Galvasid a 24.05% weighted-average dumping margin using partial facts available with an adverse inference, amended to 24.09% after a ministerial error correction.