US Sets Preliminary Anti-Dumping Rates of 0% and 9.10% on Omani Steel Nails

United States sets preliminary anti-dumping rates of 0% and 9.10% on Omani steel nails, published Oct. 15, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Oct. 15, 2026 set preliminary anti-dumping rates of 0% and 9.10% for steel nails from two Omani companies.

The notice in the Federal Register covers the review period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025¹. Commerce found that Oman Fasteners LLC, the main exporter examined, did not sell nails in the United States below their normal value¹.

In short, nails from Oman Fasteners would carry no anti-dumping duty if the final results confirm these figures. Nails from Gulf Nails LLC would carry a 9.10% duty, and the results are not final yet.

What did Commerce decide on Omani steel nails?

An anti-dumping duty is an extra import tax on goods sold abroad below their normal price. The United States has had such a duty on steel nails from Oman since 2015². Each year, companies can ask Commerce to check the real prices again in an administrative review, a yearly recalculation of the duty for past shipments.

This review began on Aug. 22, 2025, after requests from interested parties¹. On Sept. 22, 2025, Commerce chose Oman Fasteners as the only company it would examine in detail¹. The preliminary results set two rates for the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025:

• Oman Fasteners LLC: 0.00%, a rate calculated from the company’s own sales.
• Gulf Nails LLC: 9.10%, a rate given to a company that was not examined in detail.

Commerce also plans to end the review for 15 other companies³. It found that these companies had no shipments in the period that it could review³.

Why does Gulf Nails get a 9.10% rate?

Commerce did not examine Gulf Nails LLC itself. For companies like this, the law normally uses an average of the rates found for the companies that were examined³. But the average leaves out zero rates, and the only examined company in this review had a zero rate³.

The notice says Gulf Nails has no history of its own review under the order³. So Commerce looked for another reasonable rate. It chose the 9.10% rate from the 2015 investigation, the original case that started the duty³.

That rate was calculated for Oman Fasteners in 2015 and also applied to all other Omani exporters². Commerce says it is the only rate in the case’s history that is not zero, very small, or based on penalty data³. It found that this rate best reflects the exports of a company with no review record³.

How has the Oman Fasteners rate changed over time?

In the original 2015 investigation, Commerce found a dumping margin of 9.10% for Oman Fasteners, LLC². A dumping margin is the gap between the normal price and the export price, shown as a share of the price.

In the last review, for July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, Commerce found a final rate of 0.00% for Oman Fasteners⁴. Those final results were published on July 14, 2026⁴. Commerce said then that the company did not sell nails in the United States below normal value⁴.

The new preliminary result keeps the same 0.00% rate for the next year of shipments¹. If the final results agree, Oman Fasteners will have zero rates in two reviews in a row.

Which nails does the duty cover?

The order covers steel nails with a shaft length of up to 12 inches². This includes nails made from round wire and nails cut from flat steel sheet². They can be made of any type of steel and have any finish, head, shank or point².

The finishes named in the order include vinyl, zinc, phosphate, cement and paint². Zinc coating includes galvanized nails, whether electroplated or hot-dipped². Nails sold loose in bulk and nails joined together in any way are both covered².

The nails normally enter under U.S. tariff codes (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, HTSUS) in heading 7317.00.55, plus 7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 7317.00.75.00². They may also enter under 7907.00.60.00, 8206.00.00.00 or other codes². The written description of the goods, not the code, decides what is covered².

Which nails are left out of the order?

The order lists several kinds of nails that do not pay the duty². These are:

• Small kits with fewer than 25 nails packed with other goods.
• Short nails of 1 inch or less in unassembled furniture, doors or windows, if there are 60 nails or fewer.
• Nails that meet one industry standard: Type I, Style 20 nails in ASTM Standard F1667 (2013 revision).
• Nails for powder-driven hand tools, under codes 7317.00.20.00 and 7317.00.30.00.
• Very hard nails for gas-driven hand tools, with a hardness of at least 50 on the Rockwell C scale.
• Corrugated nails, small strips of wavy steel with sharp points on one side.
• Thumb tacks, under code 7317.00.10.00.

These exclusions come from the 2015 order². The new notice does not change them. It refers readers to a separate decision memo for the full description of the goods³.

Which Omani companies does the review drop?

Commerce intends to end the review for 15 companies listed in an annex to the notice³. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the border agency, had no record of reviewable shipments from them in the period³. Without such shipments, there is nothing for Commerce to recalculate³.

The 15 companies are³:

• Al Ansari Teqmark LLC
• Al Kiyumi Global LLC
• Al Sarah Building Materials LLC
• Buraimi Iron & Steel, LLC
• CL Synergy (Pvt) Ltd.
• Diamond Foil Trading LLC
• Gulf Nails Manufacturing, LLC
• Gulf Steel Manufacturers, LLC
• Modern Factory for Metal Products
• Muscat Industrial Company, LLC
• Muscat Nails Factory Golden Asset Trade, LLC
• Oman Ocean Trading LLC
• Omega Global Uluslararasi Tasimacilik Ticaret Ltd. Sti
• Platinum Fasteners
• WWL Indian Private Ltd.

The list includes Gulf Nails Manufacturing, LLC, which is a different name from Gulf Nails LLC. The 9.10% rate applies to Gulf Nails LLC³. For the dropped companies, the deposit rates from earlier steps of the case keep applying³.

What changes for importers of Omani nails?

Nothing changes at the border today. The new rates do not apply to shipments until Commerce publishes its final results³. From that date, CBP will collect cash deposits, an advance payment of the expected duty, at the final rates³.

Under the deposit rules in the notice:

1. A company in this review will pay the rate set in the final results.
2. If that rate is below 0.50%, it counts as too small to matter, and the deposit is zero.
3. A company reviewed before, but not now, keeps its rate from the latest review that included it.
4. If only the maker of the nails has a rate, the shipment uses the maker’s rate.
5. All other Omani makers and exporters keep paying the all-others rate of 9.10%.

These rules follow the same pattern as the July 2026 final results⁴. The deposits stay in place until Commerce gives further notice³.

For past shipments, CBP will charge the final duty when it settles each import entry. If the final Oman Fasteners rate is zero or below 0.50%, CBP will settle its entries without anti-dumping duties³. Oman Fasteners nails sold through a trader that did not know the goods were going to the United States face a different rule. CBP would charge them the 9.10% all-others rate if the trader has no rate of its own³.

What paperwork must U.S. importers file?

The notice reminds importers that they must file a certificate about duty reimbursement before CBP settles their entries³. This certificate states whether the foreign seller paid back the anti-dumping duty to the importer.

If an importer does not file it, Commerce may assume that the duty was paid back³. The result can be double anti-dumping duties on those entries³. The July 2026 final results gave the same warning for the earlier review period⁴.

When will the final rates for Omani nails be set?

The review has faced long delays. A U.S. government shutdown led Commerce to pause all case deadlines by 47 days on Nov. 14, 2025¹. It added 21 more days on Nov. 24, 2025 because of a backlog of filings¹.

Commerce then extended the deadline for these results by 113 days on May 20, 2026¹. It added 7 more days on Sept. 29, 2026, setting the deadline at Oct. 7, 2026¹. The notice was signed on that date and published on Oct. 15, 2026³.

The next steps follow fixed time limits:

1. Commerce will share its calculations with the parties within 5 days of publication³.
2. Parties may file written arguments, called case briefs, within 21 days of publication³. Counted from Oct. 15, 2026, that is Nov. 5, 2026.
3. Replies to those arguments are due 5 days after the case brief deadline³.
4. Parties may ask for a hearing within 30 days of publication³.

Commerce will then publish final results. In the last review, the final results came about six months after the preliminary ones, on July 14, 2026⁴. CBP received settlement orders no earlier than 35 days after those final results⁴.

Key points on the Omani steel nails review

The table sums up the preliminary results.

Until the final results appear, CBP keeps collecting deposits at the current rates. Parties have until 21 days after Oct. 15, 2026 to argue for changes to the 0% and 9.10% rates.

Sources

1. ↩ Federal Register :: Certain Steel Nails From the Sultanate of Oman: Preliminary Results and Intent To Rescind, in Part, Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/15/2026-21043/certain-steel-nails-from-the-sultanate-of-oman-preliminary-results-and-intent-to-rescind-in-part
2. ↩ Federal Register :: Certain Steel Nails From the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty Orders https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/07/13/2015-17239/certain-steel-nails-from-the-republic-of-korea-malaysia-the-sultanate-of-oman-taiwan-and-the
3. ↩ AGENCY: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/10/15/2026-21043.html
4. ↩ Federal Register :: Certain Steel Nails From the Sultanate of Oman: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/14/2026-14145/certain-steel-nails-from-the-sultanate-of-oman-final-results-of-antidumping-duty-administrative