Notice2025-11336
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Administrative Review, Rescission, in Part, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024
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June 20, 2025
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Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding, in part, the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024. Further, Commerce preliminarily finds that Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Tainai) had no shipments during the POR and C&U Group Shanghai Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Shanghai) did not qualify for a separate rate and therefore, is considered part of the China-wide entity. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 117 (Friday, June 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26271-26273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11336]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-601]
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Administrative Review, Rescission, in Part, and Preliminary
Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding, in
part, the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished
(TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of
review (POR) June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024. Further, Commerce
preliminarily finds that Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Tainai) had
no shipments during the POR and C&U Group Shanghai Bearing Co., Ltd.
(C&U Shanghai) did not qualify for a separate rate and therefore, is
considered part of the China-wide entity. Interested parties are
invited to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable June 20, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Xiao, AD/CVD Operations, Office
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2273.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 26, 1990, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the AD order on TRBs from China.\1\ On June 3, 2024, Commerce published
in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the Order.\2\ On July 1, 2024, JTEKT Bearings
North America LLC (the domestic interested party) and Changshan Peer
Bearing Co., Ltd. (CPZ) submitted timely requests that Commerce conduct
an administrative review of the Order with respect to CPZ, Tainai, C&U
Group Shanghai Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Shanghai Bearing), Hangzhou C&U
Metallurgy Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Metallurgy Bearing), Sichuan C&U
Bearing Co., Ltd. (Sichuan C&U Bearing), Hangzhou C&U Automotive
Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Automotive Bearing), and Hangzhou C&U Bearing
Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou C&U Bearing).\3\ On July 23, 2024, CPZ withdrew its
request for a review.\4\
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\1\ See Tapered Roller Bearings from the People's Republic of
China; Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Antidumping Duty Order in Accordance with Decision Upon
Remand, 55 FR 6669 (February 26, 1990) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 47518 (June 3,
2024).
\3\ See CPZ's Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review,''
dated July 1, 2024; see also Domestic Interested Party's Letter,
``Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 1, 2024.
\4\ See CPZ's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated July 23, 2024.
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On July 29, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation of administrative review with respect to imports
of TRBs exported and/or produced by Tainai, C&U Shanghai Bearing, CPZ,
C&U Metallurgy Bearing, Sichuan C&U Bearing, C&U Automotive Bearing,
and Hangzhou C&U Bearing in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).\5\ On August 7, 2024, we placed on the record U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for entries of TRBs from China
during the POR, showing suspended entries during the POR shipped by C&U
Shanghai Bearing and invited interested parties to comment.\6\ The
domestic interested party submitted comments to Commerce regarding the
CBP data on August 14, 2024.\7\ On August 16, 2024, CPZ submitted an
additional letter requesting withdraw of its request for review.\8\ On
August 20, 2024, Tainai submitted a certification of no shipments.\9\
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\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 60871 (July 29, 2024) (Initiation
Notice).
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated August 7, 2024 (CBP Data Memo).
\7\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``JTEKT Bearings
North America LLC's Comments on CBP Data Release,'' dated August 14,
2025.
\8\ See CPZ's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated August 16, 2024.
\9\ See Tainai's Letter, ``No Shipment Certification,'' dated
August 20, 2024.
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On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline for all
administrative reviews by 90 days.\10\ On May 8, 2025, Commerce
notified interested parties of our intent to rescind this
administrative review with respect to the four companies that have no
reviewable suspended entries.\11\ No party submitted comments regarding
the Partial Intent to Rescind.
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, in
Part,'' dated May 8, 2025 (Partial Intent to Rescind).
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Scope of the Order
Imports covered by the Order are shipments of tapered roller
bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China;
flange, take up cartridge, and hanger units incorporating tapered
roller bearings; and tapered roller housings (except pillow blocks)
incorporating tapered rollers, with or without spindles, whether or not
for automotive use. These products are currently classifiable under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings
8482.20.00, 8482.91.00.50, 8482.99.15, 8482.99.45, 8483.20.40,
8483.20.80, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.80,
8708.70.60.60, 8708.99.2300, 8708.99.27.00, 8708.99.4100, 8708.99.4850,
8708.99.6890, 8708.99.8115, and 8708.99.8180. Although the HTSUS item
numbers are
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provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of the Order is dispositive.
Rescission of Review, in Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if all parties that
requested a review withdraw their requests within 90 days of the
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review in
the Federal Register. As noted above, CPZ timely withdrew its request
for an administrative review of itself. Because no other party
requested a review of CPZ, consistent with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to CPZ.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to
rescind an administrative review of an AD order when there are no
reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which
liquidation is suspended.\12\ Normally, upon completion of an
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD
assessment rate calculated for the review period.\13\ Therefore, for an
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable,
suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the AD
assessment rate calculated for the review period.\14\
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\12\ See, e.g., Dioctyl Terephthalate from the Republic of
Korea: Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2021-2022,
88 FR 24758 (April 24, 2023); see also Certain Carbon and Alloy
Steel Cut-to-Length Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany:
Recission of Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR
4157 (January 24, 2023).
\13\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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The record indicates there were no entries of subject merchandise
for C&U Metallurgy Bearing, Sichuan C&U Bearing, C&U Automotive
Bearing, and Hangzhou C&U Bearing during the POR.\15\ In particular,
CBP data placed on the record at the outset of this proceeding
indicates no entries of merchandise from these companies.\16\
Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise
during the POR, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review,
with respect to these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3).
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\15\ See CBP Data Memo.
\16\ Id.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Tanai, an exporter that received a separate rate in a previous
segment of the proceeding and is subject to this review, reported that
it had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. We requested
that CBP report any contrary information. Our analysis of the CBP data
and additional information collected from CBP indicates that all
entries suspended during the POR were produced by Tanai, exported by
C&U Shanghai Bearing, and entered under the China-wide rate.\17\ The
record does not indicate that Tanai was involved in the exportation of
its products to the United States.
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\17\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
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Therefore, based on our analysis of information from CBP and the
certification provided by Tainai, we preliminarily determine that Tanai
made no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during
the POR. Further, consistent with Commerce's practice, we find that it
is not appropriate to rescind the review with respect to Tanai, but
rather to complete the review and issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP based on the final results of review.\18\
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\18\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties,76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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China-Wide Entity
Because C&U Shanghai Bearing does not have a separate rate nor did
it file a separate rate application in this proceeding, it is
ineligible for a separate rate and we are unable to select it for
individual examination.\19\ Accordingly, Commerce finds that C&U
Shanghai Bearing, a company under review, has not established
eligibility for a separate rate and is considered to be part of the
China-wide entity for these preliminary results.
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\19\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 60873.
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Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative review.\20\ Under this policy,
the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party
specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity,
the entity is not under review and the entity's rate of 92.84 percent
is not subject to change.
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\20\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose the calculations used in its
analysis to parties in this review within five days of the date of
publication of the notice of preliminary results in the Federal
Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, here Commerce
only applied the China-wide rate, which was established in the
underlying investigation,\21\ to C&U Shanghai Bearing. Thus, there are
no calculations to disclose.
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\21\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 3987, 3989 (January
22, 2009).
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Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii), we have modified the deadline for interested parties
to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the
date of the publication of this notice.\22\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days
after the date for filing case briefs.\23\ Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; and (2) a table of
authorities.\24\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>.
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\22\ See 19 CFR 351.309.
\23\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\24\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\25\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary
of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the issues and decision
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memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative
review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue.
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\25\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via
ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised
in the respective case briefs. An electronically-filed hearing request
must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold
the hearing at a time and date to be determined.\26\
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\26\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, including case and rebuttal briefs, as well as
hearing requests, must be filed electronically using ACCESS.\27\ An
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its
entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established
deadline. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\28\
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\27\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
\28\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Assessment Rates
For the companies for which this review is being rescinded Commerce
will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the
cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). With respect to the recission of this
review, in part, Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to
CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
When Commerce determines that an exporter under review made no
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR, upon issuing the final
results, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate any suspended entries
of subject merchandise that entered under that exporter's cash deposit
requirement, i.e., under the exporter's CBP case number, during the POR
at the weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide entity (i.e.,
92.84 percent).\29\
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\29\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
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With respect to Tainai, Commerce intends to issue assessment
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this review in the Federal
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of
publication).
For the final results, if we continue to treat C&U Shanghai Bearing
as part of the China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to apply an ad
valorem assessment rate of 92.84 percent to all entries of subject
merchandise during the POR which were produced and/or exported by this
company. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by
the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated
duties, where applicable.
Cash Deposit Rates
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for all Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the existing
rate for the China-wide entity of 92.84 percent; and (2) for all non-
China exporters of subject merchandise which have not received their
own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the
China exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Final Results of Review
Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis of issues raised by the parties in the written comments,
within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the
Federal Register, no later than 120 days after the date of publication
of this notice, unless otherwise extended.\30\
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 2, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-11336 Filed 6-18-25; 8:45 am]
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