Today, in a victory for American producers of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made an affirmative final determination in the antidumping (AD) investigation of rebar from Algeria, finding that U.S. rebar producers have been materially injured by unfairly dumped imports. This determination paves the way for the imposition of an AD order by the U.S. Department of Commerce requiring payment of the applicable duty deposit on imports of Algerian rebar.
"We are very pleased with the ITC's results, which confirm that unfairly traded imports of rebar from Algeria are harming U.S. producers and workers," said Alan H. Price, co-chair of Wiley's International Trade Practice and counsel to the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC), whose membership includes Byer Steel, Commercial Metals Company, Gerdau Ameristeel U.S. Inc., Nucor Corporation, Optimus Steel, and Steel Dynamics, Inc. "Rebar is a vital steel product, critical to both the construction industry and U.S. infrastructure, and we are proud to have helped secure a level playing field on behalf of the domestic industry," Price further noted.
The ITC determination follows a June 2025 petition filed by RTAC alleging material injury to the domestic rebar industry by reason of dumped imports from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam, and subsidized rebar from Algeria, Egypt, and Vietnam. The U.S. Department of Commerce later published an affirmative final determination of dumping for Algeria with a margin of 127.32%.
The Commerce Department has also issued an affirmative final determination of subsidization in the Algeria investigation, imposing a subsidy duty rate of 72.94%, and the ITC will likely vote on that investigation later this month. The Commerce Department is expected to issue final determinations in the remaining investigations on Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam in July, with the ITC's final vote on these investigations expected in August 2026.
"We commend the ITC and the Commerce Department for their ongoing hard work in these investigations, and we will continue working with federal enforcement agencies to ensure fair competition in the U.S. rebar market," added Price.
The Wiley team representing the RTAC also includes International Trade partners John R. Shane, Laura El-Sabaawi, and Elizabeth S. Lee.