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Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from Brazil, Ind...

Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
  1. [A-201-830, A-351-832, A-560-815, A-841-805, A-274-804]

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review(s)” section of this notice.

DATES:

Applicable January 9, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David De Falco, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On October 2, 2001, Commerce initiated the antidumping investigations for Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1] On October 29, 2002, Commerce published the Orders in the Federal Register .[2] On July 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this fourth sunset reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.[3]

On July 16, 2025, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review for domestic interested parties within the deadline specified in the 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[4] The domestic interested parties claimed the interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act as U.S. producers of the domestic like product.[5] On July 21, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it had received a notice of intent to participate from the domestic interested parties.[6]

On July 31, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), domestic interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive response.[7] Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On August 22, 2025, Commerce notified the ITC that it did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested parties.[8] As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Orders.

Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.[9] Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.[10] Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now January 5, 2026.

Scope of the Orders

The product covered by these Orders is carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago. For the full description of the scope of the Orders, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.[11]

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Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation of the Orders and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Orders were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.[12] A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at https://access.trade.gov/​public/​FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 94.73 for Brazil, 4.05 percent for Indonesia, 20.11 percent for Mexico, 369.10 percent for Moldova, and 11.35 percent for Trinidad and Tobago.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

Dated: January 5, 2026.

Abdelali Elouaradia,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Orders

IV. History of the Orders

V. Legal Framework

VI. Discussion of the Issues

1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping

2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail

VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews

VIII. Recommendation

Footnotes

1.   See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, and Venezuela,66 FR 50164 (October 2, 2001).

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2.   See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ukraine,67 FR 65945 (October 29, 2002) (collectively, Orders).

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3.   See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,90 FR 28722 (July 1, 2025).

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4.   See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Notice of Intent to Participate in Review,” dated July 16, 2025; Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Indonesia—Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated July 16, 2025; Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Notice of Intent to Participate in Review,” dated July 16, 2025; Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Moldova—Notice of Intent to Participate,” dated July 16, 2025; and Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: Notice of Intent to Participate in Review,” dated July 16, 2025 (Notice of Intent Letters).

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5.   See Notice of Intent Letters.

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6.   See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on July 1, 2025,” dated July 21, 2025.

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7.   See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated July 31, 2025; Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Indonesia—Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response,” dated July 31, 2025; Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated July 31, 2025; Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Moldova—Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response,” dated July 31, 2025; and Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, “Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Trinidad and Tobago: Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,” dated July 31, 2025.

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8.   See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Review Initiated on July 1, 2025,” dated August 22, 2025.

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9.   See Memorandum, “Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,” dated November 14, 2025.

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10.   See Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025.

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11.   See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, and Trinidad and Tobago,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.

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12.   Id.

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[FR Doc. 2026-00227 Filed 1-8-26; 8:45 am]

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