Notice2026-18248
Brass Rod From Brazil: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2025
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Published
September 8, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that Termomecanica Sao Paulo S.A. (Termomecanica), a producer/exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of brass rod at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2023, through May 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 8, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57134-57136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18248]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-351-859]
Brass Rod From Brazil: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that Termomecanica Sao Paulo S.A. (Termomecanica), a
producer/exporter subject to this administrative review, made sales of
brass rod at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review
(POR), December 1, 2023, through May 31, 2025. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Romani, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 13, 2024, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on
brass rod from Brazil in the Federal Register.\1\ On July 25, 2025,
based on timely requests for an administrative review, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated this administrative review
of the Order with respect to Termomecanica.\2\
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\1\ See Brass Rod from the Republic of Korea: Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination; Brass Rod from Brazil, India,
Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa: Antidumping Duty
Orders; Brass Rod from the Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty
Order, 89 FR 50263 (June 13, 2024) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 35268, 35276 (July 25, 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.\3\ 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.\4\ On January 22, April 29, July 16, and August 5,
2026, Commerce extended the time period for issuing the preliminary
results by 53 days, 80 days, 28 days, and 5 days respectively.\5\
Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now August
31, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 25, 2025.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Administrative Review,'' dated January 22,
2026; see also Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Administrative Review,'' dated April 29,
2026; Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 16, 2026; and
Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 5, 2026.
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\6\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via ACCESS, which 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/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
on Brass Rod from Brazil; 2023-2025,'' dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order is brass rod from Brazil. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act, and NV is 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
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period December 1, 2023,
through May 31, 2025:
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Estimated
weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Termomecanica Sao Paulo S.A................................ 22.07
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Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed for these preliminary results to interested parties within
five days after public announcement, or if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice 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), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\7\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\8\ Interested parties who submit
case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit:
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(1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\9\ All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS.
An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline.
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\8\ 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 Final Rule).
\9\ 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.\10\ Further, we request that interested parties limit their
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 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).\11\
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\10\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\11\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 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 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. 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
the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is
made, Commerce will inform parties of the scheduled date for the
hearing.\12\
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\12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, upon completion of the
final results of this administrative review, Commerce will determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by
this review.
If Termomecanica's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or
de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this
review, Commerce intends to calculate an importer-specific assessment
rate based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for
each importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those
sales. Where we do not have entered values for all U.S. sales to a
particular importer, we will calculate an importer-specific, per-unit
assessment rate on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total
quantity of those sales.\13\ To determine whether an importer-specific,
per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we also will calculate an importer-specific ad valorem
ratio based on estimated entered values. If Termomecanica's weighted-
average dumping margin is zero or de minimis or where an importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.\14\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also Antidumping Proceeding:
Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment
Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR
8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).
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In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice,
for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by
Termomecanica for which it did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate
those entries at the all-others rate calculated in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\15\
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\15\ For a full discussion of this practice, 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.\16\ 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).
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\16\ See n.14 supra.
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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,\17\ as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate
will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit 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 LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 22.78 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\18\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\17\ See n.14 supra.
\18\ See Order.
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Final Results of the Review
Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in
any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
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 POR. 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 preliminary results of review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
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Dated: August 31, 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. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-18248 Filed 9-4-26; 8:45 am]
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