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Final Affirmative Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Algeria

Final Affirmative Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of, and Issuance of Countervailing Duty Order in, Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Algeria

On September 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its final affirmative determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Algeria. 

Final Subsidy Rate

CompanySubsidy Rate (percent ad valorem)
SPA Algerian Qatar Steel 73.33*
All Others 73.33

*This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Next Steps 

  • Because the United States Trade Representative has determined that Algeria is not a “Subsidies Agreement country” within the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, no material injury determination from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is necessary in this countervailing duty investigation, pursuant to section 701(c)(1) of the Act.  Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is also issuing the CVD order with the final determination. 

Other Case Information

  • The petitioner are Charter Steel (Saukville, WI), Commercial Metals Company (Irving, TX), Liberty Steel USA (Peoria, IL), Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, NC), and Optimus Steel, LLC (Beaumont, TX).
  • For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of FAQs for the final determination.
  • Additional case information, including the scope of the investigations, is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to the following case number C-721-003.
  • To date, Commerce maintains 844 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

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