US sets final duties in rebar trade case

The US Department of Commerce has set final duties in the trade case investigating rebar imports from Vietnam, Egypt, and Bulgaria, according to announcements published in the Federal Register.

The case began in June 2025 after unfair trade petitions were filed by the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC), which represents Nucor, Steel Dynamics, CMC, Gerdau, Byer Steel, and Optimus Steel.

The periods of investigation are the 2024 calendar year for the subsidy probes and the year ended March 31, 2025, for the dumping investigations.

The US International Trade Commission will make the final injury determination within 45 days of Commerce’s final duty decisions.

Vietnam

Commerce set a final subsidy rate of 6.80% for Hoa Phat Group Joint Stock Co., as well as all producers and exporters.

A final weighted-average dumping margin of 128.53% was assigned to the Hoa Phat group companies, with the rest of the Vietnam-wide entity assigned a 136.57% rate.

Egypt

While considering rebar imports from Egypt, Commerce set final subsidy rates at 23.27% for the Ezz Group and all others.

Initial dumping margins were found to be 34.20% for the Ezz Group, 52.73% for El Marakby Steel and Suez Steel Co., and 34.20% for all others.

Bulgaria

Promet Steel JSC of Bulgaria received a final dumping margin of 53.27%. All other Bulgarian producers and exporters were assigned the same rate.

Bulgaria is not a part of the subsidy investigation and therefore was not assigned a subsidy rate.

Algeria

Algeria is a part of the rebar trade investigation, but its final AD and CVDs were set before the others’.

Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algeria received a final subsidy rate of 72.94% and dumping rate of 127.32%. The rates also apply to all other Algerian companies.

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.