The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has announced its initiation of an antidumping (AD) duty investigation regarding imports of rebar from Japan, Taiwan and Turkey and a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation into imports of Turkish rebar, following the application lodged by the Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC), a coalition of US rebar producers.
The commission is expected to reach a preliminary decision in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations by November 4, 2016.
The products in question currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Numbers 7213.10.00, 7214.20.00, and 7228.30.80.