SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Commerce published its Preliminary Results in this NSR of the antidumping duty (AD) Order  ^[1] on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 26, 2025.^[2] On December 16, 2025, Essen Steel submitted a case brief.^[3] On January 5, 2026, Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corporation (collectively, the petitioners) submitted a rebuttal brief.^[4] No party requested a hearing in this matter.

Analysis of Comments Received

The issue discussed in the case and rebuttal briefs is addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.^[5] The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (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 accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/​frn/​. The sole issue raised in the case brief is listed in the appendix to this notice.

Scope of the Order

The merchandise covered by this Order is PC strand from the UAE. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of the Antidumping New Shipper Review

For the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, Commerce continues to find that the sale made by Essen Steel is not a bona fide sale for purposes of the AD law. Commerce reached this conclusion based on the totality of evidence, including, among other things, the sales timing, price, and quantity. Because Essen Steel made no bona fide sales during the period of review (POR), we are rescinding the NSR.

Assessment Rates

As Commerce is rescinding this NSR, Essen Steel's status with respect to the ( printed page 27255) AD Order on PC strand from the UAE remains unchanged. Essen Steel's entries of subject merchandise into the United States during the POR will be assessed at the all-others' rate.

Cash Deposit Requirements

Because we are rescinding this NSR, we are not determining a company-specific cash deposit rate for Essen Steel. Essen Steel continues to be subject to the all-others' rate of 170.65 percent.^[6]

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, 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 this rescission in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

Appendix

List of Sections in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. Changes since the Preliminary Results

V. Discussion of the Issue

Comment: Whether Essen Steel's Sale is Bona Fide

VI. Recommendation

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