Tariffs & HTS
Mexico extends duties on Russian and Ukrainian hot-rolled steel
Mexico completed its sunset review and extended the existing antidumping duties on covered hot-rolled steel sheet originating in Russia and Ukraine for another five years counted from March 29, 2025. The rates remain 21% for Russian origin and 25% for Ukrainian origin; the September 25, 2026 decision did not create a new company rate. The decision took effect the day after publication, September 26, and applies regardless of the country through which the steel is shipped.
What changed
The reviewed product is unalloyed hot-rolled sheet and certain boron-alloy sheet at least 600 mm wide and under 4.75 mm thick, regardless of length.
The resolution lists tariff lines 7208.10.03, 7208.26.01, 7208.27.01, 7208.38.01, 7208.39.01, 7225.30.91 and 7225.40.91, while explicitly allowing coverage under another line when the written product description is met.
The 21% measure also covers the specified boron-alloy Russian steel addressed in the earlier circumvention determination. The five-year extension is counted from March 29, 2025, not from this announcement, so import teams should not reset the review clock to 2026.
The ordinary import tariff on the listed lines is discussed separately in the resolution and must not be mistaken for the antidumping rate. An importer that proves origin outside Russia and Ukraine is not required to pay these measures, even if the goods came through one of those countries.
The decision closes this sunset review; it does not remove normal entry, classification or origin-documentation duties.
What an import team should check
- Compare mill certificates and specifications against the written width, thickness, alloy and boron scope, not just the tariff line.
- Confirm true origin and preserve the supporting records when the shipment passes through a third country.
- Keep the 21% Russia or 25% Ukraine antidumping measure separate from the ordinary tariff when estimating landed cost and checking the broker entry.