Notice2026-06559
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of Türkiye: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
April 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17246-17247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06559]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-489-829]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye:
Final Results 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) determines that
certain producers/exporters of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar)
from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye (T[uuml]rkiye) subject to this
administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than
normal value during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2023, through
June 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Evans, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2420.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 12, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results in
the Federal Register and invited comments from interested parties.\1\
On September 2, 2025, the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (the petitioner)
and Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. and Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.
(collectively, Colakoglu) submitted case briefs.\2\ On September 11,
2025, the petitioner and Colakoglu submitted rebuttal briefs.\3\
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\1\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 90 FR 38743
(August 12, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``RTAC's Case Brief,'' dated
September 2, 2025; see also Colakoglu's Letter, ``Colakoglu's Case
Brief,'' dated September 2, 2025.
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``RTAC's Rebuttal Brief,'' dated
September 11, 2025; see also Colakoglu's Letter, ``Colakoglu's
Rebuttal Case Brief,'' dated September 11, 2025.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\4\ 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.\5\ On February 10, 2026, Commerce extended the
final results of this review by 15 days.\6\ On March 2, 2026, Commerce
extended the final results of this review by an additional 14 days.\7\
Finally, on March 17, 2026, Commerce extended the final results until
March 31, 2026.\8\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is
now March 31, 2026.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated February
10, 2026.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 2,
2026.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results of
2023-2024 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated March 17,
2026.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\ The
Issues and 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 Issues
and 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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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye; 2023-
2024,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\10\ See Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of
T[uuml]rkiye and Japan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty
Determination for the Republic of T[uuml]rkiye and Antidumping Duty
Orders, 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017), as amended by Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony with the Amended Final Determination in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation; Notice of Amended Final
Determination, 87 FR 934 (January 22, 2022) (Amended Final)
(collectively, Order).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>10</SUP>
The merchandise covered by the Order is steel concrete reinforcing
bar from T[uuml]rkiye. For a full description of the scope of the
Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the
appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made no
changes to the margin calculation for Colakoglu. For further
discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, we determine the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period July 1, 2023,
through June 30, 2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.; Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S........ 18.87
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose to the parties in a proceeding the
calculations performed in connection with the final 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). However,
because Commerce made no changes to the Preliminary Results
calculations, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Colakoglu reported the
entered value for its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the
total amount of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to
the total entered value of those same sales. Where an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
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liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Colakoglu for which
it did not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g.,
a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate (i.e., 3.90 percent),\11\ if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\12\
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\11\ See Amended Final, 87 FR at 935.
\12\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for Colakoglu will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin that is established in
the final results of this review; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered in this review, 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 company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review,
or the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer
is, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate established for
the most recently completed segment for the producer of the subject
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or
exporters will continue to be 3.90 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.\13\ These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\13\ See Amended Final, 87 FR at 935.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing
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 and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties, and/or increase in the amount of antidumping duties
by the amount of the countervailing duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO
of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 30, 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Differential Pricing Analysis
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Include Reported Inward
Processing Certificates (IPC) in Colakoglu's Duty Drawback
Calculation
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Used the Appropriate Date of Sale
for Colakoglu's U.S. Sales
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Recalculate Medtrade
Incorporated's (Medtrade) Indirect Selling Expense (ISE) Ratio
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should Grant Colakoglu a Scrap
Offset
V. Recommendation
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