Analysis
July 29, 2026
Galvasid wins remand in US CORE dumping case
Written by Laura Miller
The US Court of International Trade (CIT) has ordered the Commerce Department to redo its final dumping determination for Mexico’s Galvasid SA de CV in the corrosion-resistant (CORE) steel investigation.
A CIT judge ruled that Commerce improperly applied partial adverse facts available when it raised Galvasid’s dumping margin to 24.05%. Commerce claimed Galvasid failed to disclose freight and insurance revenue in US sales. The court said the record did not support that.
Galvasid, a coil coater and processor with five locations throughout Mexico, told Commerce that all US sales were made on DDP or CIF terms. Under those terms, freight and insurance are part of the delivered price, not separately negotiated charges. Commerce’s own verification supported that. The court noted that “none of the commercial invoices show charges for insurance, freight, warranty, or transportation.”
Commerce argued that Galvasid should have created separate fields for freight and insurance revenue. However, the court disagreed. It said Commerce had no evidence that Galvasid’s US customers negotiated those charges separately or paid them as distinct line items. Without that evidence, Commerce could not lawfully apply adverse inferences.
The judge held that Commerce’s determination was not supported by substantial evidence. She ordered the agency to recalculate Galvasid’s margin without using facts available tied to freight or insurance revenue.
Commerce must file its remand results within 60 days.
