Mexico reviews duties on Ukrainian imports of wire rod
In the same week it announced antidumping duties on imports of Chinese graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces and commenced investigations on wire rod imports from China, Mexico’s economy secretariat, SE, said it will review existing countervailing duties applied on imports of wire rod from Ukraine. SE said the 41 percent countervailing duties that were applied for the imports of wire rod from Ukraine will continue being applied while it... Read More
Mexico started AD investigation against wire rod imports from China
The Mexican economy secretariat, SE, has started AD investigations on imports of wire rod from China, it said on September the 1st, following recent countervailing duties applied on imports of graphite electrodes for electric arc furnaces from the Asian country. SE said it accepted the request of local producers ArcelorMittal, Deacero and Ternium, which claim the imports of the product from China had followed unfair trade practices. SE said the... Read More
US DOC publishes final results of AD review on wire rod imports from Mexico
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published Monday the amended final results of its recent administrative review of the antidumping (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico. The review covered one Mexican producer/exporter and its affiliated U.S. importer – Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deacero USA, Inc. (collectively “Deacero”) – during the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. As the result of... Read More
US DOC calculated 2.13 percent final dumping margin on Mexican wire rod
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico, on May 12th. The subject review covered one Mexican producer/exporter and its affiliated U.S. importer – Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deacero USA, Inc. (collectively “Deacero”) – during the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The DOC calculated a final... Read More
US DOC calculates lower AD margins for Mexican wire rod imports
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its preliminary results in the administrative review of the antidumping order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod imports from Mexico. The review covers one Mexican producer/exporter and its affiliated US importer – Deacero S.A. de C.V. and Deacero USA, Inc. (collectively Deacero”) – during the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. The DOC has calculated a preliminary dumping... Read More
US DOC released final determination on rebar imports from Mexico and Turkey
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) released its final determinations in the antidumping investigations of rebar from Mexico and Turkey and the countervailing duty investigation of rebar from Turkey on September 9th, Tuesday. The DOC has calculated the following final dumping duty margins on imports from Mexico: Deacero : 20.58% (preliminary determinaton was 20.59%) Grupo Simec : 66.70% (preliminary determinaton... Read More
US ITC affirms AD orders on wire rod from six countries, revokes Ukraine’s
USITC (The US International Trade Commission) made its determinations in its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine. The commission made affirmative determinations with respect to the existing countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the existing antidumping duty orders on this product from Brazil,... Read More
Preliminary AD duties on rebar imports from Mexico and Turkey to the U.S.
The U.S. Commerce Department set preliminary anti dumping duties of up to 66.7 percent on imports of reinforcing bars from Mexico and duties of up to 2.6 percent on Turkish imports, on Monday, April the 21st. A final decision is due on or about July 3rd. Such preliminary ruling set duties of 66.7 percent on imported rebars from Mexico’s Grupo Acerero S.A. de C.V. while Grupo Simec received a preliminary dumping margin of 10.66 percent. All... Read More
DeAcero suggests negotiation
Mexican steel producer DeAcero released a request on February 13th that the US Department of Commerce avoid trade disputes with Mexico and focus on the defense of NAFTA regions, which receive unfair imports from China and the European Union. The request read “Trade disputes between members of NAFTA should be resolved through negotiation and agreement rather than trade litigation.” DeAcero said “A suspension agreement in the antidumping... Read More
US DOC postponed preliminary determination on rebar imports
The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) was expected to announce its preliminary determination in the antidumping investigation on reinforcing bar imports from Mexico and Turkey on February 27th, 2014. However, the DOC announced on Feb 4th that it will make the preliminary determination by the 18th of April, 2014. Read More