• On December 23, 2013, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its affirmative
preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of steel threaded
rod from Thailand.
• The AD law provides U.S. businesses and workers with a transparent and internationally approved
mechanism to seek relief from the market distorting effects caused by injurious dumping of imports
into the United States, establishing an opportunity to compete on a level playing field. (…)