The United States sets a 13.57% anti-dumping duty on TYCSA’s steel wire strand from Spain, for shipments from Oct. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce set a final 13.57% anti-dumping duty on Spanish steel wire strand from TYCSA, starting Oct. 26, 2026.<\/p>\n
The decision closes a yearly review of sales made between June 1, 2024, and May 31, 20251<\/a><\/sup>. It covers prestressed concrete steel wire strand, the steel cable used to strengthen concrete in bridges and buildings.<\/p>\n In short, a U.S. importer bringing in this strand from TYCSA must now pay a cash deposit of 13.57% of the shipment’s value at the border. Strand from Spanish makers without their own rate stays at 14.75%.<\/p>\n Commerce found that Global Special Steel Products S.A.U., which trades as Trenzas y Cables de Acero PSC, S.L. (TYCSA), sold strand in the United States below its normal value1<\/a><\/sup>. Selling below normal value is called dumping. An anti-dumping duty is an extra import tax that makes up the difference.<\/p>\n The final margin for TYCSA is 13.57%<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>. A margin is the gap between the fair price and the U.S. price, shown as a share of the U.S. price. Commerce made no changes to its calculations after the preliminary results in June1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The decision appears in a notice from the International Trade Administration (ITA), the Commerce unit that runs trade cases. It was published in the Federal Register, the U.S. government’s daily journal, on Oct. 26, 20261<\/a><\/sup>. It was signed on Oct. 20, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The rate for TYCSA has moved with each review. When the duty order began in 2021, TYCSA and all other Spanish makers faced a rate of 14.75%<\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In the previous review, covering June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024, Commerce set TYCSA’s rate at 11.32%<\/strong>3<\/a><\/sup>. That result was published on April 13, 20263<\/a><\/sup>. The new rate of 13.57% is therefore 2.25 percentage points higher than last year’s.<\/p>\n For importers, this means a larger cash deposit on each new shipment from TYCSA. On a shipment worth $100,000, the deposit rises from $11,320 to $13,570 under the new rate.<\/p>\n The duty order covers prestressed concrete steel wire strand, often called PC strand2<\/a><\/sup>. It is made from wire of steel that is neither stainless nor galvanized. It is used in concrete that is stretched before or after it is poured, known as pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The order covers:<\/p>\n The tariff codes are given for customs convenience only. The written description of the goods decides what is covered2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n One product is left out. Strand made from galvanized wire is excluded only when its zinc coating meets or exceeds 0.40 ounces per square foot, the standard in ASTM-A-4752<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The duties date back to an investigation that ended in 2021. On April 9, 2021, Commerce found that strand from Spain and six other countries was sold at unfairly low prices2<\/a><\/sup>. The other countries were Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, Tunisia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n On May 24, 2021, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), an independent agency that judges harm to U.S. industry, found that these imports had hurt American producers2<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce then issued the duty orders, applying from June 4, 20212<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The U.S. companies that asked for the duties are Insteel Wire Products Company, Sumiden Wire Products Corporation and Wire Mesh Corp.1<\/a><\/sup>. They are called the petitioners in the case.<\/p>\n Each year, companies can ask Commerce to recalculate the duty for a past period. Commerce opened this review on July 25, 2025, after timely requests4<\/a><\/sup>. It sent its questionnaire to TYCSA on Aug. 8, 20254<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The case was delayed by the federal government shutdown in late 2025. Commerce paused all deadlines by 47 days on Nov. 14, 2025, and by another 21 days on Nov. 24, 20254<\/a><\/sup>. It later extended the preliminary deadline twice, by 31 days and then by eight days4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The steps after that were these:<\/p>\n The arguments covered two points. One was early payment discounts on TYCSA’s sales in Spain. The other was which importer should be named in the instructions to customs1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The new rate affects money paid at the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the border agency, collects the cash deposits.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce decide on Spanish strand?<\/h2>\n
How does the 13.57% rate compare with earlier years?<\/h2>\n
Anti-dumping rate for TYCSA, %<\/h4>\n
Which steel strand goods does the order cover?<\/h2>\n
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Why does the United States charge duties on this strand?<\/h2>\n
How did the yearly review of TYCSA work?<\/h2>\n
Steps in the TYCSA review<\/h4>\n
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What changes for importers of Spanish strand?<\/h2>\n
Cash deposit rates from Oct. 26, 2026<\/h4>\n