The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has released its final results in the administrative review of the antidumping order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod from Mexico.

The review covered two Mexican producers/exporters – ArcelorMittal Las Truchas S.A. de C.V. and Deacero S.A.P.I. de C.V. – during the period from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015.

The DOC assigned a final dumping margin of 40.52% to Deacero.  This result is based on adverse facts available (AFA) because Deacero allegedly made significant and unsubstantiated changes to its cost database but mischaracterized those changes as minor.  The DOC concluded that it had no confidence in Deacero’s original and revised cost information and, without reliable cost information, the DOC was unable to calculate a margin for Deacero.  Consequently, the DOC assigned the highest dumping margin in the petition to Deacero as AFA.

The DOC determined that ArcelorMittal Las Truchas made no shipments of subject wire rod to the United States during the period of review.

Accordingly, the dumping duty deposit rate becomes 40.52% for Deacero and remains 2.59% for ArcelorMittal Las Truchas.

If you have questions about this review, please contact Fred Waite, fpwaite@vorys.com or Kim Young, kryoung@vorys.com.