The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of fabricated structural steel (FSS) from Canada (AD only), China and Mexico, and a negative final determination in the CVD investigation of FSS from Canada.
The DOC determined that producers and/or exporters from Canada, China, and Mexico have sold FSS at less than fair value in the United States at rates of: 0-6.70 percent, 61.71-154.14 percent, and 0-30.58 percent, respectively.
In addition, the DOC determined that producers and/or exporters from China and Mexico received countervailable subsidies at rates of 27.34-206.49 percent and 0.01-68.87 percent, respectively.
Because the DOC reached a negative CVD determination with respect to producers and/or exporters from Canada, this investigation is terminated and no CVD duties will be collected on imports from Canada.
In 2018, imports of FSS from Canada, China, and Mexico were valued at an estimated $722.5 million, $897.5 million, and $622.4 million, respectively.
The petitioner is the American Institute of Steel Construction Full Member Subgroup (Chicago, IL).
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is scheduled to make its final determinations on or about March 9, 2020.