Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Algeria: Countervailing Duty Order

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 [C-721-002] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Algeria. DATES: Applicable July 6, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Wolfe or Shane Subler, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0574 or (202) 482-6241, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on March 27, 2026, Commerce published its affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of rebar from Algeria. [ 1 ] On May 18, 2026, pursuant to section 701(c) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its closure of the ITC CVD investigation of steel concrete ( printed page 40971) reinforcing bar from Algeria. [ 2 ] The ITC stated that the Office of the United States Trade Representative has advised the ITC of its determination that Algeria is not a Subsidies Agreement country as described under section 701(b) of the Act. [ 3 ] As such, the ITC did not make a final determination for the count…