Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Temporary Steel Fencing from the People’s Republic of China

Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Temporary Steel Fencing from the People’s Republic of China

On August 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary affirmative determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of temporary steel fencing from the People’s Republic of China (China). Commerce is also conducting a concurrent countervailing duty investigation of temporary steel fencing from China.

Preliminary Dumping Rates

China

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

Import Statistics

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through S&P Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 7308.90.9590. Imports of temporary steel fencing enter under an HTSUS subheading that may cover subject and non-subject merchandise. Therefore, publicly available import data may not accurately reflect actual imports of temporary steel fencing covered by the scope of the investigations.

Next Steps

• Based on the date this preliminary determination is published in the Federal Register, the final determinations for both the AD and CVD investigations should be announced on or around January 2, 2026
• The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is running a concurrent injury determination investigation.  For more information related to the ITC’s timeline, please refer to the ITC’s calendar.
   

Other Case Information

• The  petitioner is ZND US Inc. (Statesville, NC). 
• For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of preliminary FAQs.
• Additional case information, including the scope of the investigations, are on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Once you log in, please refer to case number A-570-198.
• To date, Commerce maintains 777 AD and countervailing duty orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.