Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-18495
Preliminary Antidumping Duty Review Results for Steel Wire Strand (Malaysia) and Cased Pencils (China)
Buyer
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce
Posted
September 10, 2026
Identifier
2026-18495
This notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, addresses preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative reviews for two imported products: - Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Malaysia - OEMs/Producers: Kiswire Sdn. Bhd., Southern PC Steel Sdn. Bhd., Wei Dat Steel Wire Sdn. Bhd. - Southern Steel Sdn. Bhd. is excluded from the review due to no entries during the period. - Weighted-average dumping margins are preliminarily set: - Kiswire Sdn. Bhd.: 1.29% - Southern PC Steel Sdn. Bhd.: 1.42% - Wei Dat Steel Wire Sdn. Bhd.: 1.36% - No specific part numbers or purchase quantities provided. - The review covers imports for the period June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. - Certain Cased Pencils from China - Multiple exporters under review; separate rate applications and exporter independence from government control are discussed. - No specific part numbers or purchase quantities provided. - The review covers imports for the period December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2025. - Notable Requirements - The notice is for trade enforcement and compliance, not procurement. - Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results. - Government Buyer - U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance, AD/CVD Operations.
Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines that producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Malaysia at less than normal value during the period of review from June 1, 2024, through May 31, 2025. The review is being rescinded in part with respect to Southern Steel Sdn. Bhd. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.