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Preliminary Affirmative Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam

Preliminary Affirmative Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam

On January 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its preliminary affirmative determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Algeria, Egypt, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).

Preliminary Subsidy Rates

Algeria

Exporter/ProducerSubsidy Rate (percent)
Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algeria SPA72.94*
All Others72.94

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

Egypt

Exporter/ProducerSubsidy Rate (percent)
Al-Ezz Dekheila Steel Alexandria Company (SAE); Ezz Steel Company S.A.E.; Ezz Rolling Mills Company (SAE); Al-Ezz Flat Steel Company (SAE); Contra Steel Co.; Al-Ezz Group Holding Company for Industry & Investment29.51
All Others29.51

Vietnam

Exporter/ProducerSubsidy Rate (percent)
Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Company1.08
All Others1.08

Import Statistics 

Algeria202220232024
Volume (KG)363,625,298440,722,04591,543,926
Value (USD)$274,667,750$268,967,498$50,201,882
Egypt202220232024
Volume (KG)0243,114,309205,788,311
Value (USD)0$145,230,674$114,757,150
Vietnam202220232024
Volume (KG)43,68227,768,90356,402,952
Value (USD)$43,279$16,809,858 $29,779,414

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, accessed through S&P Global Trade Atlas (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7213.10.0000, 7214.20.0000, and 7228.30.8010).

Next Steps

  • Unless postponed, the final determination in the CVD investigation of rebar from Algeria is currently scheduled to be announced on March 25, 2026, while the final determinations in the CVD investigations of rebar from Egypt and Vietnam are currently scheduled to be announced on May 27, 2026.
  • Commerce is also conducting a concurrent antidumping duty investigations of rebar from Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam.
  • The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is running concurrent injury determination investigations. For more information related to the ITC’s timeline, please refer to the ITC’s calendar.  

Other Case Information

  • The petitioner is the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members (Byer Steel Corporation (Cincinnati, OH), Commercial Metals Company (Irving, TX), Gerdau Ameristeel US Inc. (Tampa, FL), Nucor Corporation (Charlotte, NC), Optimus Steel LLC (Beaumont, TX), and Steel Dynamics Inc. (Fort Wayne, IN)).
  • For general information and next steps, please refer to a list of preliminary FAQs. 

  • 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 numbers:

    Trading PartnerCVD Case Number
    AlgeriaC-721-002
    EgyptC-729-806
    VietnamC-552-854
  • For more information on subsidy programs, please refer to the subsidies enforcement library.
  • To date, Commerce maintains 801 AD and CVD orders that provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

 

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