• Effective Date: Feb 18, 2026
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: May 28, 2026
  • Cite as: 90 FR 54302 • Cite date: Nov 26, 2025
Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions. See paragraph 3 below. 1a. On 11/27/2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final decision in the case of Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S., et al. v. United States (court no. 21-00565). On 11/17/2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the underlying decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade (court no. 24-1431). See 90 FR 54302, dated 11/26/2025. The injunction to which message 1305401, dated 11/01/2021, refers, enjoined entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Turkey (1) that were produced and/or exported by Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S.; (2) that were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey, 86 Fed. Reg. 53,279 (Dep't Commerce September 27, 2021) (final results); (3) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. As a result of the court's decision, the injunction to which message 1305401 refers, dissolved on 02/18/2026. 1b. On 11/27/2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final decision in the case of Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S., et al. v. United States (court no. 21-00565). On 11/17/2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the underlying decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade (court no. 24-1431. See 90 FR 54302, dated 11/26/2025. The injunction to which message 1327405, dated 11/23/2021, refers, enjoined entries of steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Republic of Turkey (1) that were produced and/or exported by Colakoglu Metalurji A.S. or Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S.; (2) that were the subject of the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar from the Republic of Turkey, 86 FR 53279 (Dep't Commerce Sept. 27, 2021) (final CVD results & partial rescission; 2018); (3) that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. As a result of the court's decision, the injunction to which message 1327405 refers, dissolved on 02/18/2026. 2. In Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S., et al. v. United States, Commerce determined a de minimis countervailing duty rate for the following producers and/or exporters. Accordingly, for all shipments of subject merchandise from the producers and/or exporters listed below that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2018 through 12/31/2018, assess a countervailing liability at the following percentages of entered value: Producer and/or Exporter: Kaptan Demir Celik Endustrisi ve Ticaret A.S. Case number: C-489-819-003 Final rate: 0.00% Producer and/or Exporter: Colakoglu Dis Ticaret A.S. Case number: C-489-819-007 Final rate: 0.00% Producer and/or Exporter: Colakoglu Metalurji A.S Case number: C-489-819-008 Final rate: 0.00% 3. This message constitutes the notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of steel concrete reinforcing bar from the Republic of Turkiye, you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 4. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 5. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 6. This instruction to liquidate entries covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP port officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries 7. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OI:TP) 8. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur