Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the People's R...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand (PC strand) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of the Sunset Review” section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable August 4, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Zukowski, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 7, 2010, Commerce published the
Order
on PC strand from China.[1]
On April 1, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the
Order,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2).[2]
On April 16, 2026, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation, and Wire Mesh Corp. (collectively, the domestic interested parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[3]
The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as producers of the domestic like product.
On May 1, 2026, Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).[4]
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any government or respondent interested party to this proceeding. On May 20, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.[5]
As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this
Order
is PC strand from China. For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[6]
Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the
Order
were to be revoked, is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an
( printed page 49412)
appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov.
In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at
https://access.trade.gov/frnotices.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine that revocation of the
Order
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy rates:
Producers/Exporters
Net countervailable subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
Fasten Group Corporation, Fasten Group Import & Export Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Hongsheng Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Fasten Steel Products Co., Ltd., Jiangyin Hongyu Metal Products Co., Ltd., and Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd. (collectively, the Fasten Companies)
9.42
Xinhua Metal Products Company, Xinyu Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Company, and Xingang Iron and Steel Joint Stock Limited Liability Company (collectively, the Xinhua Companies)
45.85
All Others
27.64
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition 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 order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: July 30, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the
Order
IV. History of the
Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
Footnotes
1.
See Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People 's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty Order,75 FR 38977 (July 7, 2010) (
Order).
6.
See
Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 49411
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order,” thefederalregister.org (August 4, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-15749/prestressed-concrete-steel-wire-strand-from-the-people-s-republic-of-china-final-results-of-the-expedited-sunset-review-.