Notice2026-06327
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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Published
April 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of February 2026.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16183-16184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06327]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope
ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to
determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of
antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that
Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance
with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing
of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of February
2026.
DATES: Applicable April 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3813.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the
public of the following scope ruling applications related to AD and CVD
orders and findings filed in or around the month of February 2026. This
notification includes, for each scope application: (1) identification
of the AD and/or CVD orders at issue (19 CFR 351.225(c)(1)); (2)
concise public descriptions of the products at issue, including the
physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional and technical
characteristics) of the products (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the
countries where the products are produced and the countries from where
the products are exported (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full
names of the applicants; and (5) the dates that the scope applications
were filed with Commerce and the name of the scope segment where the
scope applications can be found on Commerce's online e-filing and
document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\1\ This notice does not include
applications which have been rejected and not properly resubmitted. The
scope ruling applications listed below are available on ACCESS at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>.
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\1\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316
(September 20, 2021) (``It is our expectation that the Federal
Register list will include, where appropriate, for each scope
application the following data: (1) identification of the AD and/or
CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary of the product's
description, including the physical characteristics (including
chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the product;
(3) the country(ies) where the product is produced and the country
from where the product is exported; (4) the full name of the
applicant; and (5) the date that the scope application was filed
with Commerce.'').
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Scope Ruling Applications
Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of China (China)
(A-570-922/C-570-923); Fun with Letters Magnet Activity Set, Set of
144+ Board; Magnetic Place Value Disks & Headings: Grades 1-3; Magnetic
Numerals, Set of 100; and Magnetic Place Value Disks & Headings: Grades
3-6, Set of 147; \2\ produced in and exported from China; submitted by
Adams Magnetic Products Co.; February 12, 2026; ACCESS scope segment
``SCO--Scope Inquiry--Adams Magnetic Products Fun with Letters''
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\2\ The products are an array of learning aids and calendars
consisting of a magnetic board that measures 9'' x 12'', magnetic
letter tiles of 1\3/8\'' in length, printed alphabets that are up to
1'' in length, disks measuring 1'' in diameter, headings
(rectangular tiles) measuring 6'' W x 2'' H backed with laminated
magnetic sheets, numerical tiles backed by laminated magnetic sheets
measuring 0.88'' x 0.88,'' and grids composed of multicolor printed
laminated magnetic sheets, including a blank dry-erase grid and
labeled printed tiles featuring years, seasons, months, days, dates,
birthdays, holidays, weather terms and symbols, and temperature
indicators measuring 17.50'' W x 16'' H.
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Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from China (A-570-891); TIM-
401 Heavy-Duty Industrial 3-Wheel Cart; \3\ produced in and exported
from China; submitted by American Lubrication Equipment Corporation
(American Lube); February 20, 2026; ACCESS scope segment ``SCO--Scope
Inquiry--American Lube--TIM-401 Raised Cart''
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\3\ The products are steel carts made from bent sheet metal. The
handle of the vertical frame of the product is forty-two inches from
the floor. To the rear of the vertical frame's base is one caster
wheel (8'' x 1.5'') with a locking brake. The horizontal frame of
the product is not flush with the floor, does not project outward,
and is elevated four inches off the ground. The horizontal tray is
not angled and remains four inches off the ground for twenty inches
of its twenty-two inch depth. The last two inches of its depth are
bent down but remain two and three-quarter inches from the floor.
The remaining three sides of the product has guide walls that
prevent it from sliding under loads. The product has a single leg in
the rear and two fixed wheels (8'' x 1.5'') in the front that
prevent the horizontal tray from sliding under a load to lift and
move it.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This list of scope ruling applications is not an identification of
scope inquiries that have been initiated. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(d)(1), if Commerce has not rejected a scope ruling application
nor initiated the scope inquiry within 30 days after the filing of the
application, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope
inquiry will be deemed initiated the following day 31.\4\ Commerce's
practice generally dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend,
Federal holiday, or other non-business day, the appropriate deadline is
the next business day.\5\ Accordingly, if the 30th day after the filing
of the application falls on a non-business day, the next business day
will be considered the ``updated'' 30th day, and if the application is
not rejected or a scope inquiry initiated by or on that particular
business day, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope
inquiry will be deemed initiated on the next business day which follows
the ``updated'' 30th day.\6\
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\4\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within 30 days
after the filing of a scope ruling application, if Commerce
determines that it intends to address the scope issue raised in the
application in another segment of the proceeding (such as a
circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered merchandise
inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will notify the applicant that it
will not initiate a scope inquiry, but will instead determine if the
product is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative
segment.
\5\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to
the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
\6\ This structure maintains the intent of the applicable
regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be
separate business days.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD
and CVD orders covering the same merchandise from the same country of
origin, the scope inquiry will be conducted on the record of the AD
proceeding. Further, note that pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1),
Commerce may either apply a scope ruling to all products from the same
country with the same relevant physical characteristics (including
chemical, dimensional, and technical characteristics) as the product at
issue, on a country-wide basis, regardless of the producer, exporter,
or importer of those products, or on a company-specific basis.
For further information on procedures for filing information with
Commerce through ACCESS and participating in scope inquiries, refer to
the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling Application Guide
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf</a>. Interested
parties, apart from the scope ruling applicant, who wish to participate
in a scope inquiry and be added to the public service list for that
segment of the proceeding must file an entry of appearance in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1) and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4).
Interested parties are advised to refer to the case segment in ACCESS
as well as 19 CFR 351.225(f) for further information on the scope
inquiry procedures, including the timelines for the submission of
comments.
Note that this notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and
CVD proceedings may be published before any potential initiation, or
after the initiation, of a given scope inquiry based on a scope ruling
application identified in this notice. Therefore, refer to the case
segment on ACCESS to determine whether a scope ruling application has
been accepted or rejected and whether a scope inquiry has been
initiated.
Interested parties who wish to be served scope ruling applications
for a particular AD or CVD order may file a request to be included on
the annual inquiry service list during the anniversary month of the
publication of the AD or CVD order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(n)
and Commerce's procedures.\7\
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\7\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).
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Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of
this monthly list of scope ruling applications received by Commerce.
Any comments should be submitted to Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#195a7674747c6b7a7c5a554c596d6b787d7c377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bc8e4e6e6eef9e8eec8c7decbfff9eaefeea5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD
proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).
Dated: March 30, 2026.
Steven Presing,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2026-06327 Filed 3-31-26; 8:45 am]
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