Standard Steel Welded Wire Mesh From Mexico: Final Affirmative Determination of Circumvention

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-201-853, C-201-854] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain low-carbon steel (LCS) wire that are produced in Mexico and assembled or completed into standard steel welded wire mesh (welded wire mesh) in the United States are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on welded wire mesh from Mexico. DATES: Applicable March 25, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayden Jenson, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0967. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 16, 2025, and September 25, 2025, respectively, Commerce published in the Federal Register its Preliminary Determination   [ 1 ] that imports of LCS wire produced in Mexico and completed into welded wire mesh in the United States are circumventing the Orders. [ 2 ] Commerce conducted this circumvention inquiry pursuant to section 781(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226(h) . Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. [ 3 ] Additionally, due to a backlog of documen…