Turkiye rebar AD prelims 2024-2025: Colakoglu 13.11%

Commerce published preliminary results of the antidumping administrative review of steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from the Republic of Turkiye (A-489-829) covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The notice is applicable October 5, 2026 (91 FR 63270; FR Doc. 2026-20294).

Preliminary margin 13.11% for Colakoglu (sole mandatory respondent) and for non-examined Ekinciler. Cash deposits change only after final results; all-others stays 3.90%.

Background and preliminary margins

Review initiated August 22, 2025 (90 FR 41043). On September 9, 2025, Commerce selected Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.; Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. (collectively, Colakoglu) as the sole mandatory respondent. Deadlines were tolled 47 days and an additional 21 days for the shutdown; the prelim deadline was extended 70, 28, and 14 days to September 29, 2026. Methodology uses constructed export price under section 772 of the Act. Order: 82 FR 32532 (July 14, 2017), as amended 87 FR 934 (January 22, 2022).

Partial rescission

Commerce is rescinding the review (no reviewable suspended entries) for Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S.; Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane ve Ulasim A.S.; and Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. and Kaptan Metal Dis Ticaret ve Nakliyat A.S. Entries of those companies will be assessed at the cash deposit rate required at entry. Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication (by our count, no earlier than November 9, 2026).

Briefing, assessment, and cash deposits

• Case briefs: due 21 days after publication, which by our count is October 26, 2026. Rebuttal briefs five days after case briefs. Hearing requests within 30 days (by our count, November 4, 2026). Disclosure within five days. File via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. ET.
• Assessment if not de minimis: importer-specific rates for Colakoglu. Automatic assessment at the LTFV all-others rate for Colakoglu-produced entries where Colakoglu did not know the U.S. destination and no intermediary rate exists. Ekinciler gets the review-specific rate.
• Cash deposits: change only after final results. The all-others rate stays 3.90 percent. These are preliminary; do not treat 13.11 percent as the final deposit rate yet.
• Reimbursement: certificate reminder under 19 CFR 351.402(f).

Action items

• Identify the producer for Turkiye rebar entries in the POR (Colakoglu and Ekinciler model at 13.11 percent vs rescinded companies vs all-others 3.90 percent).
• Model POR exposure at the preliminary 13.11 percent for Colakoglu and Ekinciler, remembering cash deposits wait for finals.
• Calendar briefs: case briefs by our count October 26, 2026; hearing requests by our count November 4, 2026.
• File reimbursement certificates under 19 CFR 351.402(f) before liquidation.

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.