Algerian long products face new US import duties

Long products from Algeria are facing the wrath of the US legal system.

Rebar

In a final injury ruling last month, the US International Trade Commission determined rebar imports from the North African nation are harming the US industry.

The ruling cleared the way for the Commerce Department to officially issue an AD order on April 29.

Imports of Algerian rebar are now subject to anti-dumping duties of 127.32%. That rate applies to Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algeria SPA and all other producers and exporters.

In 2025, the US imported 83,124 metric tons (mt) of rebar from Algeria. The only other Algerian steel product imported into the US last year was 29,805 mt of wire rod. There have been no imports of either product from the country since last summer, according to US government data.

Wire rod

Algerian wire rod is also under fire.

On May 1, Commerce’s International Trade Administration initiated a subsidy investigation into the imports.

The move came after a coalition of US wire rod producers filed a petition seeking countervailing duties on wire rod from Algeria last month.

The coalition includes Nucor, Commercial Metals Co., Charter Steel, Liberty Steel, and Optimus Steel.

Laura Miller

Laura Miller is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. She has held various editorial positions with steel industry publications, associations, and mills since 2007. She joined the SMU team in 2022. She is a member of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries and a past-president of the AWMI Pittsburgh Chapter. She holds a BA in Latin American Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.