Mexico Metals Cold Rolled Steel Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Initiation
The response deadline for U.S. exporters is March 27, 2026. Late or no response can affect the duty determination.
On February 16, 2026, Mexico’s Ministry of Economy published a notice in Mexico’s Official Gazette initiating an antidumping investigation on cold rolled steel from the United States, Malaysia, and China, and a countervailing duty investigation on cold rolled steel from the United States, regardless of country of shipment.
Product Scope, Tariff Items, Mexico HTS
The product scope includes cold rolled steel sheet or foil, alloyed or non-alloyed, not clad or coated, with thickness below 4.75 mm, regardless of width, including coils, sheets, strips, and similar forms.
This is an initiation notice, no duties are in place at this stage, and any duties would only result from later determinations in the proceeding. The proceeding may include provisional measures and may conclude with definitive duties, depending on the authority’s determinations.
Primary tariff lines: 7209.15.04, 7209.16.01, 7209.17.01, 7209.18.01, 7209.25.01, 7209.26.01, 7209.27.01, 7209.28.01, 7209.90.99, 7211.23.03, 7211.29.99, 7211.90.99, 7225.50.91, 7226.92.06
Rule Eight entries (including IMMEX maquila use cases): 9802.00.01 through 9802.00.21.
Implications for U.S. exporters
This investigation is relevant for U.S. exporters because it could lead to additional duties on the covered products and because Mexico is running both an antidumping and a countervailing duty investigation on U.S. origin products. U.S. company participation and the quality of questionnaire data can affect whether a company receives its own company specific duty rate or is subject to a general rate set using the information on record.
U.S. Exporters Listed in the Initiation Notice
The initiation notice identifies more than 88 U.S. companies as potential exporters of the covered product for questionnaire purposes; inclusion does not imply any finding at this stage.
The official and detailed information is available here:
https://sidof.segob.gob.mx/notas/docFuente/5780168
U.S. exporters should coordinate with their Mexican customers to confirm product scope and tariff classification, and to plan for any duty contingency during the investigation.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Trade Remedy Compliance supports U.S. companies facing foreign trade remedy proceedings (antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard actions) and ensures foreign governments comply with their international trade obligations. Should you have any questions, please contact TRCS@trade.gov. For more information, visit Office of Trade Remedy Compliance.
U.S. Commercial Service in Mexico can assist U.S. exporters in identifying relevant resources and navigating Mexico customs compliance requirements. For questions, please email: Manuel.Velazquez@trade.gov with the subject line: MEXICO COLD ROLLED STEEL ANTIDUMPING.