Following a March 6 finding by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) affirming its preliminary determination that Algeria sold concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) into the US at less than fair value (LTFV), preliminary determinations were announced March 10 for Egypt, Bulgaria, and Vietnam.
The later DOC preliminary announcement comes as a result of a June, 2025 investigation into unfair trading practices on the part of Algeria, Egypt, Bulgaria, and Vietnam, following a petition by the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC), alleging the four countries dumped rebar product at unfair prices into the US.
Preliminary dumping margins were set by DOC for Bulgaria at 52.8 percent, Egypt at 34.2 percent (some producers at 52.73 percent), Vietnam, most at 130.77 percent (specific producers at 121.97 percent). Final DOC determinations are expected by May 20, 2026.
Regarding Algeria, following a lack of response from all parties involved, Commerce determined March 6 that an estimated weighted-average antidumping margin of 127.32 percent now exists as its Final Determination for Algeria, based on the investigation period from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025.
In December, Commerce published in the Federal Register its preliminary determination in the LTFV investigation for Algeria, inviting parties to comment.
On January 20, 2026, the case petitioner, RTAC, submitted a case brief urging Commerce to continue relying on adverse facts available, to determine the dumping margin of the non-responsive mandatory respondent, Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algeria SPA (Tosyali), make no changes to the dumping margins determined in the Preliminary Determination for Tosyali and all other producers and exporters.
No other party submitted a case brief regarding the Preliminary Determination, and no party submitted a rebuttal brief. As Commerce received no other substantive comments requesting consideration of changes, Commerce agrees with the petitioner that no changes are warranted. As a result, the Preliminary Determination has been adopted in this Final Determination, and no decision memorandum was expected.
