DOC initiates AD investigations into WR imports from three countries

DOC initiates AD investigations into WR imports from three countries

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the initiation of formal antidumping investigations into carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod imported from China, Germany, and Turkey. The notice regarding the initiation of the investigation is expected to be released in the Federal Register this week. After reviewing the antidumping petition, the DOC slightly adjusted the alleged dumping margins, as follows:

Country                           Dumping margin

China                              321.76 percent 
Germany                            50.25-81.88 percent 
Turkey                             29.23-77.76 percent 

The margins are based on the foreign mills' responses to the antidumping questionnaire. These alleged dumping margins normally play no role in the DOC's eventual calculation of dumping margins for the foreign mills.