Notice2026-01457
Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From Canada, the People's Republic of China, and Mexico: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3124-3129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01457]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-122-876, C-570-218, C-201-868]
Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From Canada, the
People's Republic of China, and Mexico: Initiation of Countervailing
Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable January 20, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger or Olivia
Woolverton (Canada) at (202) 482-2517 or (202) 482-7452, respectively;
Alice Maldonado (the People's Republic of China (China)) at (202) 482-
5882; and Suresh Maniam (Mexico) at (202) 482-0176, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of van-
type trailers and subassemblies thereof (van-type trailers) from
Canada, China, and Mexico filed in proper form on behalf of the
American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition (the petitioner),\1\ the
members of which are domestic producers of van-type trailers.\2\ The
CVD Petitions were accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions
concerning imports of van-type trailers from Canada, China, and
Mexico.\3\
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\1\ The members of the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition
are Great Dane LLC, Stoughton Trailers LLC, and Wabash National
Corporation.
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Van-Type
Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from Canada, Mexico, and the
People's Republic of China,'' dated November 20, 2025 (Petitions).
\3\ Id.
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Due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal
Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative proceedings by 21 days.\4\ The revised
deadline for the initiation of these investigations was December 31,
2025. After considering comments regarding industry support, Commerce
extended the initiation deadline by 20 days to further examine the
issue of industry support, because it was not clear from the Petitions
whether the industry support criteria had been met.\5\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
\5\ See Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the
Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions:
Certain Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from Canada,
Mexico, and the People's Republic of China, 91 FR 249 (January 5,
2026) (Initiation Deadline Extension Notice).
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Between November 25 and January 13, 2026, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions
in supplemental questionnaires.\6\ Between December 4, 2025, and
January 15, 2026, the petitioner filed timely responses to these
requests for additional information.\7\
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\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
December 1, 2025 (First General Issues Questionnaire); see also
Country-Specific Supplemental Questionnaires: Mexico Supplemental,
dated November 25, 2025; Canada Supplemental and China Supplemental,
dated November 26, 2025; Commerce's Letter, ``Supplemental
Questions,'' dated December 15, 2025 (Second General Issues
Questionnaire); Commerce's Letter, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
January 7, 2026 (Third General Issues Questionnaire); and Commerce's
Letter, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated January 13, 2026 (Fourth
General Issues Questionnaire).
\7\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioner Response to the First
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume
I of the Petition,'' dated December 8, 2025 (First General Issues
Supplement); see also Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioner Response to
the 1st Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Volume III of the
Petition,'' dated December 1, 2025 (Canada CVD Supplement Part 1)
and ``Petitioner Response to items 12 through 22 of the 1st
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Volume III of the Petition,''
dated December 4, 2025 (Canada CVD Supplement Part 2) (collectively,
Canada CVD Supplement); ``Petitioner Response to the 1st
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Mexico Countervailing Duties
Volume V of the Petition,'' dated December 1, 2025 (Mexico CVD
Supplement Part 1) and ``Petitioner Response to Items 9 through 17
of the 1st Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Mexico
Countervailing Duties Volume V of the Petition (Mexico CVD
Supplement Part 2) (collectively, Mexico CVD Supplement);
``Petitioner Response to the 1st Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding China Countervailing Duties Volume VII of the Petition,''
dated December 3, 2025 (China CVD Supplement); ``Petitioner Response
to 2nd Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury
Volume I of the Petition,'' dated December 18, 2025 (Second General
Issues Supplement); Petitioner's Letter, ``Response to the Third
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume
I of the Petition,'' dated January 9, 2026 (Third General Issues
Supplement); and Petitioner's Letter, ``Response to the Fourth
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume
I of the Petition,'' dated January 15, 2026 (Fourth General Issues
Supplement).
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In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the
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Government of Canada (GOCA), Government of Mexico (GOM) and Government
of China (GOCN) (collectively, Governments) are providing
countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and
771(5) of the Act, to producers of van-type trailers in Canada, China,
and Mexico, and that such imports are materially injuring, or
threatening material injury to, the domestic industry producing van-
type trailers in the United States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged programs on which
we are initiating CVD investigations, the Petitions were accompanied by
information reasonably available to the petitioner supporting its
allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf of
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party,
as defined in section 771(9)(F) of the Act.\8\ Commerce also finds that
the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support with respect to
the initiation of the requested CVD investigations.\9\
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\8\ The members of the petitioning coalition are interested
parties under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
\9\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petitions,'' infra.
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Periods of Investigation
Because the Petitions were filed on November 20, 2025, the period
of investigation for the Canada, China, and Mexico CVD investigations
is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.\10\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigations
The products covered by these investigations are van-type trailers
from Canada, China, and Mexico. For a full description of the scope of
these investigations, see the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigations
On December 1 and 15, 2025, Commerce requested information and
clarification from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to
ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate
reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking
relief.\11\ On December 8 and 18, 2025, the petitioner provided
clarifications and revised the scope.\12\ The description of
merchandise covered by these investigations, as described in the
appendix to this notice, reflects these clarifications.
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\11\ See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also Second
General Issues Questionnaire.
\12\ See First General Issues Supplement at 2-23 and Exhibits I-
Supp-2 and I-Supp-3; see also Second General Issues Supplement at 1-
4 and Exhibits I-Supp2-1 through I-Supp2-4.
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As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).\13\ Commerce will consider all comments
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary
determinations. If scope comments include factual information, all such
factual information should be limited to public information.\14\
Commerce requests that interested parties provide at the beginning of
their scope comments a public executive summary for each comment or
issue raised in their submission. Commerce further requests that
interested parties limit their public executive summary of each comment
or issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. Commerce
intends to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the analysis of scope comments. To
facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that
scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on February
9, 2026, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this
notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual information,
and should also be limited to public information, must be filed by 5:00
p.m. ET on February 19, 2026, which is 10 calendar days from the
initial comment deadline.
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\13\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted
during that time period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigations may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent
AD and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.\15\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\15\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx</a> and a handbook
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf</a>.
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Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified the GOCA, GOM and GOCN of the receipt of the Petitions and
provided an opportunity for consultations with respect to the
Petition.\16\ Commerce held consultations with the GOM on December 5,
2025 \17\ and the GOCA on December 17, 2025.\18\ The GOCN did not
request to meet with Commerce officials.\19\
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\16\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated November 21, 2025.
\17\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
Mexico,'' dated December 5, 2025; see also GOM's Letter, ``GOM's
Submission,'' dated December 5, 2025.
\18\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
Canada,'' dated December 18, 2025; see also GOCA's Letter,
``Government of Canada's Consultation Materials,'' dated December
18, 2025; and Memorandum, ``Government of Canada's Request for
Consultations,'' dated December 31, 2025.
\19\ The GOCN submitted comments on the CVD petitions. See
GOCN's Letter, ``Comments on CVD Petition,'' dated December 5, 2025.
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Additionally, given the nature of certain subsidy programs alleged
in the Petitions, on November 21, 2025, Commerce issued a letter to the
GOCN, providing the GOCN with the opportunity to meet with Commerce
officials.\20\
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\20\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Alleged Transnational Subsidy
Programs,'' dated November 21, 2025.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition
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does not establish support of domestic producers or workers accounting
for more than 50 percent of the total production of the domestic like
product, Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or rely on other
information in order to determine if there is support for the petition,
as required by subparagraph (A); or (ii) determine industry support
using a statistically valid sampling method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry''
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the
ITC apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like
product,\21\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\22\
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\21\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\22\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F.Supp.2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.Supp.
639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigations.\23\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that van-type trailers, as
defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we
have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like
product.\24\
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\23\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support,
see Checklists, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklists: Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from Canada,
the People's Republic of China, and Mexico,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Country-Specific CVD
Initiation Checklists), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry
Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions
Covering Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from Canada,
the People's Republic of China, and Mexico (Attachment II). These
checklists are on file electronically via ACCESS.
\24\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific CVD Initiation Checklists.
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In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided the
2024 production of the domestic like product for the U.S. producers
that support the Petitions and compared this to the estimated total
production of the domestic like product in 2024 by the entire U.S. van-
type trailers industry.\25\ We relied on data provided by the
petitioner for purposes of measuring industry support.\26\
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\25\ Id.
\26\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific CVD Initiation Checklists.
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On December 23, 2025, we received timely filed comments on industry
support from Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC (UTMC), a U.S.
producer of van-type trailers.\27\ On December 23, 2025, we also
received timely filed comments on industry support from Qingdao CIMC
Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd.; Vanguard Refrigerated Trailer Co., Ltd.;
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation; and Vanguard Reefer Trailer,
Inc. (CIMC/Vanguard), a U.S. importer and foreign producer of van-type
trailers.\28\ On December 29, 2025, the petitioner responded to the
comments from UTMC and CIMC/Vanguard in a timely filed rebuttal
submission.\29\ As noted above, on December 31, 2025, Commerce extended
the initiation deadline by 20 days to further examine the issue of
industry support, because it was not clear from the Petitions whether
the industry support criteria had been met.\30\
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\27\ See UTMC's Letter, ``Comments on Initiation,'' dated
December 23, 2025.
\28\ See CIMC/Vanguard's Letter, ``Comments on Industry Support
for Petitions,'' dated December 23, 2025.
\29\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Response to Comments on Industry
Support,'' dated December 29, 2025 (Petitioner's Response).
\30\ See Initiation Deadline Extension Notice.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petitions, the First General
Issues Supplement, the Second General Issues Supplement, the Third
General Issues Supplement, the Fourth General Issues Supplement, and
the Petitioner's Response and other information readily available to
Commerce indicates that the petitioner has established industry support
for the Petitions.\31\ First, the Petitions established support from
domestic producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product and, as such,
Commerce is not required to take further action in order to evaluate
industry support (e.g., polling).\32\ Second, the domestic producers
(or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry support under
section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or
workers) who support the Petitions account for at least 25 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product.\33\ Finally, the
domestic producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for
industry support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the
domestic producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account for
more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like product
produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or
opposition to, the Petitions.\34\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that
the Petitions were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the
meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\35\
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\31\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists.
\32\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\33\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists.
\34\ Id.
\35\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because Canada, China, and Mexico are ``Subsidies Agreement
Countries'' within the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section
701(a)(2) of the Act applies to these investigations. Accordingly, the
ITC must determine whether imports of the subject merchandise from
Canada, China, and/or Mexico materially injure, or threaten material
injury to, a U.S. industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that
subject imports exceed the negligibility
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threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\36\
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\36\ For further discussion, see Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence
of Material Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Van-Type Trailers and
Subassemblies Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China,
and Mexico.
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The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant increase in the volumes of subject
imports; increased market share of subject imports; underselling and
price depression and/or suppression; lost sales and revenues; declines
in production, capacity utilization, U.S. shipments, and employment
variables; adverse impact on financial performance; and negative impact
on industry development and investment returns.\37\ We assessed the
allegations and supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat
of material injury, causation, as well as negligibility, and we have
determined that these allegations are properly supported by adequate
evidence, and meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\38\
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\37\ Id.
\38\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigations
Based upon the examination of the Petitions and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating CVD investigations to determine
whether imports of van-type trailers from Canada, China, and Mexico
benefit from countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOCA, GOCN, and
GOM, respectively. In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary
determinations no later than 65 days after the date of this initiation.
Canada
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 25 of the 26
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the Canada CVD
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for
this investigation is available on ACCESS.
Mexico
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 21 of the 22
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the Mexico CVD
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for
this investigation is available on ACCESS.
China
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 52 of the 53
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the China CVD
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for
this investigation is available on ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
The petitioner identified seven companies in Canada, 11 companies
in Mexico, and 37 companies in China as producers and/or exporters of
van-type trailers.\39\ Commerce intends to follow its standard practice
in CVD investigations and calculate company-specific subsidy rates in
these investigations. In the event that Commerce determines that the
number of known producers/exporters is large, and it cannot
individually examine each company based upon Commerce's resources,
Commerce intends to select mandatory respondents based on quantity and
value (Q&V) questionnaires issued to the potential respondents.
Commerce normally selects mandatory respondents in CVD investigations
using U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S.
imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings listed in the scope of the investigations.
However, for these investigations, the main HTSUS subheadings under
which the subject merchandise would enter (i.e., 8716.39.0040 and
8716.90.5060) are basket categories under which non-subject merchandise
may also enter. Therefore, instead of relying on CBP entry data in
selecting respondents, we intend to issue Q&V questionnaires to each
potential respondent for which there is complete address information on
the record.
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\39\ See Petitions at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit I-13); see
also First General Issues Supplement at 1-2 and Exhibit I-Supp-1.
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Notwithstanding the decision to rely on Q&V questionnaires for
respondent selection, due to the large number of producers and/or
exporters identified in the Petitions for China, Commerce has
determined to limit the number of Q&V questionnaires that it will issue
to exporters and producers based on CBP data for van-type trailers from
China during the POI under the appropriate HTSUS subheadings listed in
the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix. Accordingly, for
China, Commerce will send Q&V questionnaires to the largest producers
and exporters that are identified in the CBP data for which there is
complete address information on the record.
Commerce will post the Q&V questionnaires along with filing
instructions on Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-case-announcements">https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-case-announcements</a>. Exporters/producers of van-type trailers from
Canada, China, and Mexico that do not receive Q&V questionnaires by
mail may still submit a response to the Q&V questionnaire and can
obtain the Q&V questionnaire from Enforcement and Compliance's website.
Responses to the Q&V questionnaire must be submitted by the relevant
producers/exporters no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on February 3, 2026,
which is two weeks from the signature date of this notice. All Q&V
responses must be filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically
filed document must be received successfully, in its entirety, by
ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the deadline noted above.
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under an
administrative protective order (APO) in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(b). As stated above, instructions for filing such applications
may be found on Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions
In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petitions has been
provided to the GOCA, GOCN, and GOM via ACCESS. To the extent
practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of
the Petitions to each exporter named in the Petitions, as provided
under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by
section 702(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determinations by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 25 days after the date
on which the ITC receives notice from Commerce of initiation of the
investigations, whether there is a reasonable indication that imports
of van-type trailers from Canada, China, and/or Mexico are
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materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\40\ A negative ITC determination for either country will
result in the investigation being terminated with respect to that
country.\41\ Otherwise, these CVD investigations will proceed according
to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\40\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\41\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors of production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or
to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2);
(iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other
than factual information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of
Commerce's regulations requires any party, when submitting factual
information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)
the information is being submitted \42\ and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on
the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information
already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut,
clarify, or correct.\43\ Time limits for the submission of factual
information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific
time limits based on the type of factual information being submitted.
Interested parties should review the regulations prior to submitting
factual information in these investigations.
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\42\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\43\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.\44\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in these investigations.\45\
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\44\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\45\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits;
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final
Rule), available at <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm</a>.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\46\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\47\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\46\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\47\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
<a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf">https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf</a>.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate
in these investigations should ensure that they meet the requirements
of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of
appearance). Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\48\
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\48\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: January 20, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these investigations consists of
certain van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof, whether
finished or unfinished, whether assembled or unassembled, regardless
of the number of axles, for carriage of goods. Van-type trailers are
typically, but not limited to, rectangular cuboid trailers with a
fully enclosed cargo space consisting of a front nose (with or
without a refrigeration unit), side walls (with or without doors),
movable rear panels (whether roll-up doors, swing doors, or another
configuration), a floor and subframe, an affixed or removable roof,
a suspension and axle system, wheels and tires, brakes, a lighting
and electrical system, landing gear, and coupling for towing behind
a truck tractor or a connection system for training behind another
van-type trailer. Covered van-type trailers are those with a gross
vehicle weight rating of greater than 26,000 pounds.
Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the
following subassemblies:
<bullet> Van-type trailer subframes, or sections of van-type
trailer frames, typically consisting of welded crossmembers and
slider rails for attaching the running gear;
<bullet> Nose wall, side wall, and roof subassemblies, whether
insulated or non insulated, and with or without top, bottom, or side
rails;
<bullet> Rear door frame, whether for swing or roll-up doors,
with or without installed doors, bumpers, bumper plates, or
reinforcing plates for liftgate;
<bullet> Door assemblies, whether for rear swing doors, roll-up
doors, side doors or any other configuration, with or without
lockrods, handles, hinges, or hinge pins;
<bullet> Rear impact guard subassemblies, typically consisting
of a fabricated horizontal structural component (such as a guard
tube) and uprights for connection to the underside of the rear
frame;
<bullet> Coupler assembly for connection to truck tractor's
fifth wheel, typically consisting of main beams and cross members,
support plates, and front nose wrap, and with or without kingpin
installed;
<bullet> Running gear subassemblies or axle assemblies for
connection to the subframe, which may or may not include
suspension(s), wheel end components, slack adjusters, dressed axles,
brake chambers, locking pins, wheels, and tires; and
<bullet> Landing gear subassemblies, typically consisting of two
landing legs, a cross channel, braces, bracketing, a cross shaft,
and a crank handle.
These subassemblies are subject to the investigations, whether
entered alone or with other subassemblies and whether assembled or
unassembled and whether finished or unfinished. The absence of any
subassembly from an otherwise finished or unfinished van-type
trailer does not remove the van-type trailer from coverage.
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Subject merchandise also includes components entered with (i.e.,
on the same bill of lading as) van-type trailers and subassemblies,
such as, but not limited to: hub and drum assemblies, brake
assemblies (either drum or disc), bare axles, brake chambers,
suspensions and suspension components, wheel end components, landing
gear legs, wheels, tires, brake control systems, electrical
harnesses and lighting systems, lift gate systems, tire inflation
systems, or refrigeration units (with or without evaporators or fuel
tanks) whether assembled or unassembled, whether as part of a kit or
not, and whether or not accompanied by additional components that
constitute as part of an unfinished and/or unassembled van-type
trailer and subassemblies thereof that are subject to the
investigations.
Processing of finished and unfinished van-type trailers and
subassemblies, such as trimming, cutting, grinding, notching,
punching, drilling, painting, coating, staining, finishing,
assembly, or any other processing either in the country of
manufacture of the in-scope product or in a third country does not
remove the product from the scope. Inclusion of other components not
identified as comprising the finished or unfinished van-type trailer
does not remove the product from the scope.
Specifically excluded are subassemblies covered by the scope of
the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain chassis
and subassemblies thereof from the People's Republic of China. See
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic
of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 86 FR 36093 (July 8, 2021) and
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Order and Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 86 FR 24844 (May 10, 2021).
The finished and unfinished van-type trailers subject to these
investigations are typically classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 8716.39.0040
and 8716.90.5060. Imports of finished and unfinished subassemblies
may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7308.30.5050, 7308.90.9590,
7326.90.8688, 8708.29.1500, 8708.99.8180, 8716.90.5010. While the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the merchandise under investigation is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-01457 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
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