TARIFF TRACKER
Commerce issues CVD orders on corrosion-resistant steel from Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Vietnam
Commerce issued countervailing duty orders on certain corrosion-resistant flat-rolled steel from Brazil, Canada, Mexico and Vietnam. Importers face company-specific cash deposit rates, with some Mexico and Vietnam producer-exporter combinations excluded.
Updated October 12, 2026
STATUS
In effect
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EFFECTIVE
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AD/CVD
RATE
1.14% to 257.83%
Company-specific CVD cash deposit rates: Brazil 4.39% to 16.84%, all others 15.99%; Canada 1.14% to 34.55%, all others 1.16%; Mexico 13.26%, all others 13.26% (Galvasid excluded at 0.00%); Vietnam 1.29% to 257.83%, all others 1.29% (Hoa Sen Group excluded at a de minimis 0.30%).
COUNTRIES
Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Vietnam
PRODUCT FAMILIES
Steel
HTS CHAPTERS
72
COVERED GOODS
Certain flat-rolled steel products clad, plated or coated with corrosion-resistant metals, including specified coils and straight lengths. Listed HTSUS items are mainly in headings 7210, 7212, 7215, 7217, 7225, 7226, 7228 and 7229, with the written scope controlling.
EXCLUSIONS
Entries of subject merchandise produced and exported by Galvasid from Mexico and HSG from Vietnam are excluded. Product exclusions include certain tin, lead, chromium, terne plate and tin free steel products, certain clad straight-length products, certain clad stainless flat-rolled products, and specified products already covered by other corrosion-resistant steel orders.
WHAT TO DO (OUR GUIDANCE, NOT LEGAL ADVICE)
Match corrosion-resistant steel SKUs to the written scope and listed HTSUS numbers, then confirm the producer and exporter before entry. Use the company-specific cash deposit rate where listed, and check whether Galvasid or HSG exclusions apply.
SOURCES
International Trade Administration notice, 90 FR 59488 (December 19, 2025)
QUOTES FROM THE SOURCE
Signed: "Dated: December 15, 2025. Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations" (source)
Effective date: "DATES: Applicable December 19, 2025." (source)
Countries: "Commerce is issuing countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)." (source)
Rate: "Commerce also intends, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as indicated below." (source)
Rate: "Ternium Mexico, S.A. de C.V.................... 13.26 Galvasid S.A. de C.V........................... 0.00 All Others..................................... 13.26" (source)
Rate: "190 Steel Pipe Co Ltd.......................... * 257.83 Vietnam Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.................... * 257.83 Vina One Steel Manufacturing Corporation....... * 257.83" (source)
Covered goods: "The products covered by these orders are certain flat-rolled steel products, either clad, plated, or coated with corrosion- resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc-, aluminum-," (source)
Covered goods: "The products subject to these orders are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers: 7210.30.0030, 7210.30.0060" (source)
Exclusions: "Because the countervailable subsidy rates are zero and de minimis for subject merchandise produced and exported by Galvasid and HSG, respectively, entries of shipments of subject merchandise from these producers/exporters are excluded" (source)
Exclusions: "All products that meet the written physical description are within the scope of these orders unless specifically excluded." (source)
Rate: "Because the countervailable subsidy rates are zero and de minimis for subject merchandise produced and exported by Galvasid and HSG, respectively, entries of shipments of subject merchandise from these producers/exporters are excluded from the countervailing duty orders on subject merchandise from Mexico and Vietnam." (source)
Rate: "All Others..................................... 1.29" (source)
Checked against source
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CVD orders applicable Dec 19, 2025 on corrosion-resistant steel: Brazil 4.39% to 16.84% (all others 15.99%), Canada 1.14% to 34.55% (all others 1.16%), Mexico 13.26%, Vietnam 1.29% to 257.83% (all others 1.29%); Galvasid and Hoa Sen Group are excluded; only a Vietnam circumvention inquiry (Mar 25, 2026) followed, no revocation.
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