USITC Determines to Continue Trade Orders on Steel Wire Rod

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Filed February 10th, 2026

Detected February 11th, 2026

Summary

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined to continue existing trade remedy orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago. These orders will remain in place following the five-year sunset reviews.

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What changed

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has made affirmative determinations in its five-year sunset reviews concerning carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago. Consequently, the existing countervailing duty order on steel wire rod from Brazil and the antidumping duty orders on steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago will remain in effect, as revoking them was found likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury.

This decision means that importers and exporters dealing with these products will continue to be subject to the existing trade remedy measures. Companies involved in the trade of steel wire rod from these countries should ensure their compliance with the ongoing duty orders. The full report detailing the Commission's findings will be available by March 19, 2026.

What to do next

Review USITC's final report on steel wire rod reviews by March 19, 2026.
Ensure continued compliance with existing countervailing and antidumping duty orders on steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago

February 10, 2026
News Release 26 - 021
Inv. No(s).

  701-TA- 417,

  731-TA-953,

  731-TA-957-959,

  731-TA-961

Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819 USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) today determined that revoking the existing countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil and the antidumping duty orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

As a result of the Commission’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of this product from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago will remain in place.

Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns voted in the affirmative.

Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.

The Commission’s public report, Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-417 and 731-TA-953, 731-TA-957-959, and 731-TA-961 (Fourth Review), USITC Publication 5706, February 2026), will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the reviews.

The report will be available by March 19,2026; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website.

BACKGROUND

The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.

The Commission’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the Commission concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the Commission will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the Commission conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.

The Commission generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the Commission’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.

The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago were instituted on July 1, 2025.

On November 24, 2025, the Commission determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate, and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews.

A record of the Commission’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-417 and 731-TA-953, 731-TA-957-959, and 731-TA-961 (Fourth Review).