Notice2026-19107
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Algeria: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
September 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Algeria. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. In addition, Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) order on wire rod form Algeria.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59107-59109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19107]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-721-003]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Algeria: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters
of carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire rod) from Algeria. The period
of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.
In addition, Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
wire rod form Algeria.
DATES: Applicable September 18, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Schueler or Joshua Nixon, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9175 and (202)
482-8361, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 8, 2026, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Preliminary Determination in this investigation and invited interested
parties to comment.\1\ Because no comments were submitted by interested
parties, we have adopted our Preliminary Determination for purposes of
this final determination. Accordingly, no decision memorandum
accompanies this Federal Register notice.
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\1\ See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Algeria:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 91 FR
42178 (July 8, 2026) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by this investigation is wire rod from Algeria.
For a complete description of the scope of this order, see the appendix
to this notice.
Scope Comments
No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as
it appeared in the Preliminary Determination.\2\ Therefore, we made no
changes to the scope of the investigation from that published in the
Preliminary Determination.
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\2\ See Preliminary Determination, 91 FR at 42178.
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Methodology
Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the
subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce determines that
there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority''
that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\3\ In making this final determination, Commerce relied on
facts available, including with an adverse inference, pursuant to
sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.\4\
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\3\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
\4\ See Preliminary Determination PDM at the section ``Use of
Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse Inferences.''
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Verification
Because the sole respondent, SPA Algerian Qatar Steel, did not
participate in this investigation and because the Government of Algeria
did not provide information Commerce requested, Commerce did not
conduct a verification in this investigation.\5\
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\5\ See Preliminary Determination, 91 FR at 42178.
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All-Others Rate
Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that Commerce
shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not
individually examined. Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act,
if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established
for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de
minimis, or determined based entirely on section 776 of the Act,
Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated
subsidy rate for all other producers or exporters. In this
investigation, Commerce has determined the estimated subsidy rate for
the individually examined respondent under section 776 of the Act. This
is the only rate available in this proceeding for deriving the all-
others rate. Consequently, pursuant to sections 703(d) and
705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, Commerce established the all-others rate
by applying the countervailable subsidy rate assigned to the non-
responsive company listed below. For a full description of the
methodology underlying Commerce's analysis, see the Preliminary
Determination.\6\
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\6\ Id., 91 FR at 42178-42179.
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Final Determination and Estimated Countervailable Subsidy Rates
Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable
subsidy rates exist:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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SPA Algerian Qatar Steel................................ * 73.33
All Others.............................................. 73.33
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* Rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in a final determination within five days of any public
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of the final determination in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because the
program rates assigned in the Preliminary Determination are unchanged,
there are no new calculations to disclose.
Countervailing Duty Order
No material injury determination is necessary in this
countervailing duty investigation, pursuant to section 701(c)(1) of the
Act, because the United States Trade Representative has determined that
Algeria is not a ``Subsidies Agreement country'' within the meaning of
section 701(b) of the Act.\7\ Therefore, in accordance with section
705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this CVD order.
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\7\ See Status of Algeria Under the Tariff Act of 1930, as
Amended, 90 FR 34334 (July 21, 2025).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to continue the suspension of liquidation of wire rod from
Algeria, as described in Appendix I to this notice, entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in in the Federal Register, and to assess,
upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of
the Act, countervailing duties on each entry of subject merchandise in
an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates above. These
instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further
notice. Commerce also intends, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the
Act,
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to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as
indicated above. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register, CBP will require, at the same time
as importers would normally deposit estimated customs duties on the
subject merchandise, a cash deposit for each entry of subject
merchandise equal to the subsidy rates listed above. The all-others
rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as
appropriate.
ITC Notification
As noted above, no material injury determination is necessary in
this countervailing duty investigation, pursuant to section 701(c)(1)
of the Act, because the United States Trade Representative has
determined that Algeria is not a ``Subsidies Agreement country'' within
the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act.\8\ Should it later be
determined that the ITC requires information related to this
determination, we will allow the ITC access to all privileged and
business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC
confirms that it will not disclose such information either publicly or
under administrative protective order, without the written consent of
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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\8\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to
the APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists
On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the Final Rule in the
Federal Register.\9\ On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published the
Procedural Guidance in the Federal Register.\10\ The Final Rule and
Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual
inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any
interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for
circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request
on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as
well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same
country of origin.
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\9\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20,
2021) (Final Rule).
\10\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021)
(Procedural Guidance).
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In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in
the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an
annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce's online e-filing and
document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>, within five business days of publication of the
notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in
ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type
called ``AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.'' \11\
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\11\ This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment
Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in
which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was
published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary
month. For example, for an order under case number A-000-000 that
was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant
segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ``AISL-January
Anniversary.'' Note that there will be only one annual inquiry
service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will
be pre-populated in ACCESS.
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Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry
service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the
annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30
days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of
administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one
attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead
attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce
will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days
thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance,\12\ the new annual
inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when
the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is
published.
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\12\ See Procedural Guidance, 86 FR at 53206.
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Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as
needed based on interested parties' amendments to their entries of
appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and
representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or
announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the
ACCESS website at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>.
Special Instructions for the Petitioner and Foreign Governments
In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ``after an initial request
and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and
foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry
service list in the years that follow.'' \13\ Accordingly, as stated
above, the petitioner and foreign governments should submit their
initial entries of appearance after publication of this notice in order
to appear in the first annual inquiry service lists for this order.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioner and foreign
governments will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each
year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list.
However, the petitioner and foreign governments are responsible for
making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual
update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the
procedures described above.
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\13\ See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
In addition, this notice constitutes the CVD order with respect to
wire rod from Algeria, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty and CVD orders
currently in effect at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/adcvd-orders-and-suspension-agreements">https://www.trade.gov/data-visualization/adcvd-orders-and-suspension-agreements</a>.
This CVD order is issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: September 14, 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
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to this order covers certain hot-rolled
products of carbon steel and alloy steel, in coils, of approximately
circular cross section, less than 19.00 mm in actual solid cross-
sectional diameter. Specifically excluded are steel products
possessing the above-noted physical characteristics and meeting the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
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definitions for (a) stainless steel; (b) tool steel; (c) high nickel
steel; (d) ball bearing steel; or (e) concrete reinforcing bars and
rods. Also excluded are free cutting steel (also known as free
machining steel) products (i.e., products that contain by weight one
or more of the following elements: 0.1 percent or more of lead, 0.05
percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent or more of sulfur, more
than 0.04 percent of phosphorus, more than 0.05 percent of selenium,
or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium). All products meeting the
physical description of subject merchandise that are not
specifically excluded are included in this scope.
The products subject to this order are currently classifiable
under subheadings 7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 7213.91.3020,
7213.91.3093, 7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 7213.99.0030,
7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, 7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020,
7227.90.6030, and 7227.90.6035 of the HTSUS. Products entered under
subheadings 7213.90.0090 and 7227.90.6090 of HTSUS also may be
included in this scope if they meet the physical description of
subject merchandise above. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this order is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-19107 Filed 9-17-26; 8:45 am]
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