Notice2026-02850
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
February 12, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sales of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Mexico were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with respect to seven companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6617-6620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-830]
Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Mexico: Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
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determines that sales of carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire
rod) from Mexico were made at less than normal value during the period
of review (POR), October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024.
Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this administrative review with
respect to seven companies. We invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable February 12, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Palmer, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1678.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 29, 2002, Commerce published the antidumping duty order
on wire rod from Mexico in the Federal Register.\1\ On October 1, 2024,
we published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request
an administrative review of the Order.\2\ On November 14, 2024,
pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), Commerce initiated an administrative review of the Order \3\
on wire rod from Mexico covering the following nine \4\ exporters/
producers: ArcelorMittal Mexico S.A. de C.V. (AMM); Comercializadora
Eloro S.A. (Comercializadora Eloro); Deacero S.A. de C.V./Deacero
S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Deacero); Deacero Summit S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Deacero
Summit); Grupo Villacero S.A. de C.V. (Villacero); Ingeteknos
Estructurales S.A. (Ingeteknos); Optimatiks S.A. de C.V. (Optimatiks);
TA 2000 S.A. de C.V. (TA 2000); and Ternium Mexico S.A. de C.V.
(Ternium).
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova,
Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine, 67 FR 65945 (October 29, 2002)
(Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 68098 (October 3,
2023).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 89955, 89958 (November 14, 2024)
(Initiation Notice).
\4\ We note that the Initiation Notice shows that we initiated
on eleven companies, which otherwise includes two entities that were
collapsed in a prior proceeding and includes two additional entities
with a minor spelling variation. See Initiation Notice; Memorandum,
``Administrative Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon and
Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico; 2023-2024: Respondent
Selection,'' dated December 23, 2024 (Respondent Selection
Memorandum); see also Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from
Mexico: Final Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 90 FR 36421 (August 4, 2025)
(showing that in the prior administrative review, Commerce found TA
2000 to be the successor-in-interest to Talleres y Aceros S.A. de
C.V. (Talleres y Aceros). As a result, and consistent with our prior
determination, we continue to treat TA 2000 and Talleres y Aceros as
one entity and therefore find that, for this proceeding, Commerce
initiated on nine companies).
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline to issue the
preliminary results in this administrative review by 90 days to October
1, 2025.\5\ On September 30, 2025, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, Commerce extended the time period for issuing the preliminary
results of this review by an additional 30 days, until October 31,
2025.\6\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government
shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative proceedings by 47 days.\7\ Additionally, due to a
backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on
November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by an additional 21 days.\8\ On December 29, 2025, Commerce
extended the time period for issuing the preliminary results of this
review by an additional 30 days.\9\ Accordingly, the deadline for these
preliminary results is now February 6, 2026.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September
30, 2025.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\9\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated Decmber
29, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\10\
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via
ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results and Partial Rescission of the Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod
from Mexico; 2023-2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is wire rod, in coils, of
approximately round cross section, 5.00 mm or more, but less than 19.00
mm, in solid cross-sectional diameter. A full description of the scope
of the Order is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
As noted above, we initiated this review with respect to nine
companies.\11\ During the course of the review, we selected two
mandatory respondents, Deacero and Deacero Summit.\12\ Thus, there are
seven companies upon which this review was requested, and which were
not selected for individual examination: (1) AMM; (2) Comercializadora
Eloro; (3) Villacero; (4) Ingeteknos; (5) Ternium; (6) Optimatiks; (7)
and TA 2000.
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\11\ See Initiation Notice.
\12\ See Respondent Selection Memorandum.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review when there are no reviewable suspended entries.
Based on analysis of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
information, seven companies listed in the Initiation Notice had no
entries of subject merchandise during the POR, specifically: AMM;
Commercialiazadora Eloro; Villacero; Ingeteknos; Optimatiks; TA 2000;
and Ternium. On March 12, 2025, Commerce notified parties of its intent
to rescind this administrative review with respect to the above-
referenced seven companies that had no reviewable suspended entries
during the POR.\13\ On March 24, 2025, Commerce received a request for
clarification on our Intent to Rescind Memorandum from Deacero.\14\ On
March 26, 2025, we notified parties of our intent to continue this
administrative review with respect to Deacero and Deacero Summit,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.302(d).\15\ As a result, we are rescinding this
review, in part, with respect to a total of seven companies, which are
referenced above.\16\
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\13\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind
Review, In Part,'' dated March 12, 2025 (Intent to Rescind
Memorandum).
\14\ See Deacero's Letter, ``Second Request for Clarification
and Extension Request for Supplemental,'' dated March 24, 2025.
\15\ See Memorandum, ``Request for Extension of Deadline for
Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Deacero Summit S.A.P.I. de C.V. to
Submit its Response to Commerce's Supplemental Questionnaire,''
dated March 26, 2025.
\16\ Id. (we note that TA 2000 and Talleres y Aceros are treated
as one entity).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Constructed export price was calculated in
accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Normal value was calculated
in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the
following estimated weighted-average dumping margin exists for the POR:
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\17\ Commerce preliminarily determines that Deacero and Deacero
Summit are a single entity. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum; see
also Memorandum, ``Preliminary Affiliation and Collapsing
Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Weighted-
average
Producer/ exporter dumping
margin
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Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V./Deacero Summit S.A.P.I. de C.V.... 15.97
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in these preliminary results within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs no later
than 21 days after the date of publication of this notice.\18\ Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no
later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\19\ Parties
who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1)
a table of contents listing each issue; and, (2) a table of
authorities.\20\
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\18\ Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for the filing of case
briefs. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
\19\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Procedures).
\20\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we
request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their
briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their
briefs.\21\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\22\
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\21\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\22\ See APO and Service Procedures.
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS and received successfully
in its entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice.\23\ Requests should contain: (1) the
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of
participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3)
a list of issues to be discussed.. Issues raised in the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If a request
for a hearing is made, we will inform parties of the scheduled date for
the hearing at a time and location to be determined.\24\ Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing no
fewer than two days before the scheduled date. Parties are reminded
that all briefs and hearing requests must be filed electronically using
ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the due date.
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\23\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\24\ See 19 CFR 351.310.
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon issuance of the
final results, Commerce will determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.\25\ If a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is above
de minimis in the final results of this review, we will calculate an
importer-specific assessment rate based on the ratio of the total
amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the
total entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).\26\ Where the respondent did not report entered value,
we calculated a per-unit assessment rate for each importer by dividing
the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales made to
that importer by the total quantity associated with those sales. To
determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de
minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also calculated an
importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values.
If a respondent's weighted-average dumping margin or an importer-
specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis in the final results of
review, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties in accordance with the Final
Modification for Reviews.\27\
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\25\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
\26\ In these preliminary results, Commerce applied the
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
\27\ See Final Modification for Reviews, 77 FR at 8103; see also
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each
respondent which did not know that its merchandise was destined for the
United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the
all-others rate in the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation (i.e., 20.11 percent) \28\ if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
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The final results of this administrative review shall be the basis
for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise
covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of
estimated duties, where applicable.\29\ We intend to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 41 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a).
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\29\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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For the companies for which this administrative review is
rescinded, antidumping duties shall be assessed at a rate equal to the
cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in
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accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions for the seven companies listed in the ``Partial
Rescission of Review'' section of this notice, above, to CBP no earlier
than 41 days after the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping
duties will be effective upon publication of the notice of final
results of this administrative review for all shipments of wire rod
from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication as provided by section 751(a)(2) of the
Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the firms listed above will be equal
to the dumping margins established in the final results of this review,
except if the ultimate rates are de minimis within the meaning of 19
CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rates will be zero;
(2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in
this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this
proceeding in which the producer or exporter participated; (3) if the
exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the
original less-than-fair-value investigation but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most
recently completed segment of the proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 20.11 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.\30\ These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\30\ See Order, 67 FR at 65947.
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Final Results of Review
Unless the deadline is extended, we intend to issue the final
results of this administrative review, which will include the results
of our analysis of all issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs,
within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the
Federal Register.\31\
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), and
19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: February 6, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Rescission of Review, in Part
V. Affiliation And Single Entity Treatment
VI. Discussion of Methodology
VII. Currency Conversion
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-02850 Filed 2-11-26; 8:45 am]
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