Mexico CORE steel AD: Galvasid CIT amended final
Timken notice after CIT sustains Galvasid remand. Galvasid 14.54%; All Others 14.29%. Applicable Oct 29. Revised CBP deposit instructions.
Commerce is amending its final determination and antidumping duty order, in part, for corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from Mexico after the Court of International Trade sustained a remand that revised the Galvasid S.A. De C.V. margin and the all-others rate (A-201-863). Amended margins: Galvasid 14.54%; All Others 14.29%. Applicable October 29, 2026. The notice was placed on public inspection October 30, 2026 at 8:45 a.m. and is scheduled for publication November 2, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-22351). Dated October 28, 2026, Scot Fullerton. Contact: Katerina Katsiadas, (202) 482-4929.
Mexico CORE Timken notice: Galvasid 14.54%; All Others 14.29%. Applicable October 29, 2026. Commerce will issue revised cash deposit instructions to CBP.
Litigation path
- POI: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
- Final Determination: 90 FR 42187 (August 29, 2025).
- Amended Final Determination and Order: 90 FR 59494 (December 18, 2025).
- CIT remand: July 24, 2026 (Slip Op. 26-80), directing Commerce to reconsider Galvasid's margin without applying facts available with an adverse inference predicated on Galvasid's failure to separately report U.S. freight or insurance revenue.
- Final Remand: September 22, 2026. Commerce reversed partial AFA, removed the adjustment to Galvasid's reported U.S. gross unit price, and revised the all-others margin.
- CIT final judgment: October 19, 2026, sustaining the remand (Galvasid S.A. De C.V. v. United States, Slip Op. 26-128, Consol. Court No. 25-00235).
Amended margins: Galvasid 14.54% · All Others 14.29% · Applicable Oct 29, 2026
Timken notice (Timken, 893 F.2d 337; Diamond Sawblades, 626 F.3d 1374) · CIT Slip Op. 26-128 (Oct 19, 2026)
Final Determination 90 FR 42187 (Aug 29, 2025) · Amended Final/Order 90 FR 59494 (Dec 18, 2025)
What a Timken notice does
Under Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 1990), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010), Commerce must publish a notice when a court decision is not in harmony with its determination. The notice treats the CIT judgment as final for that purpose. Commerce is amending the final determination and the resulting AD order with respect to Galvasid and all other producers and/or exporters, and will issue revised cash deposit instructions to CBP.
The notice does not restate the earlier margins. This article does not state or estimate prior rates, and does not say whether the amended rates went up or down.
Antidumping duties are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h). Ordinary customs duties on the same CORE entries can still qualify when merchandise is exported or destroyed (or used to manufacture exported goods) and the claim otherwise qualifies. See AD/CVD drawback exclusion and how to file a duty drawback claim.
Action items
- Update deposit modeling to Galvasid 14.54% and All Others 14.29% for Mexico CORE entries, effective applicable date October 29, 2026.
- Watch for revised CBP cash deposit instructions implementing the amended order rates.
- Keep Timken timing distinct from publication: the amended rates are applicable October 29, 2026; the FR notice itself is scheduled for November 2, 2026.
- FR Doc. 2026-22351 (A-201-863): Timken notice and amended Mexico CORE AD final/order after CIT sustains Galvasid remand. Public inspection Oct 30; scheduled publication Nov 2, 2026.
- Amended margins: Galvasid 14.54%; All Others 14.29%. Applicable October 29, 2026. Commerce will issue revised cash deposit instructions to CBP.
- CIT remanded July 24, 2026 (Slip Op. 26-80); Final Remand Sep 22, 2026 reversed partial AFA on U.S. freight/insurance revenue; CIT sustained Oct 19, 2026 (Slip Op. 26-128).
- AD duties are not drawback-eligible; ordinary duties on the same entries may still qualify when the claim otherwise meets the statute.
- Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from Mexico: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended Final Determination; Notice of Amended Antidumping Duty Order, In Part (FR Doc. 2026-22351; A-201-863) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from Mexico: Timken notice and amended final (public inspection PDF) · Federal Register Public Inspection
- Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.