Notice2026-08039
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Mexico: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
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April 24, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that imports of certain chassis and subassemblies thereof (chassis) from Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22140-22143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08039]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-865]
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Mexico: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
imports of certain chassis and subassemblies thereof (chassis) from
Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at
less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 24, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Cloyd, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 29, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination in this investigation and invited interested parties to
comment.\1\ Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government
shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in
administrative proceedings by 47 days.\2\ Additionally, 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 an additional 21 days.\3\ Accordingly, the deadline for
this final determination is now April 20, 2026.
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\1\ See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of
Provisional Measures, 90 FR 46557 (September 29, 2025) (Preliminary
Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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For a complete description of the events that occurred since the
Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/frnotices">https://access.trade.gov/frnotices</a>.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value in
the Investigation of Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from
Mexico,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are chassis from Mexico.
For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
During the course of this investigation, Commerce received scope
comments from interested parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum to address these comments and set aside a period of
time for parties to address scope issues in scope-specific case and
rebuttal briefs.\5\ Between August and September 2025, Commerce
received scope case and rebuttal briefs from interested parties.\6\ On
February 10, 2026, the petitioner requested a scope exclusion.\7\ After
analyzing these comments, we made changes to the scope of the
investigation published in the Preliminary Determination, as noted in
Appendix I.\8\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Less Than Fair Value and Countervailing
Duty Investigations of Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof
from Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated July 28, 2025
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
\6\ See PJ Trailers Seminole Inc.'s Letter, ``PJ Trailers
Seminole Inc.'s Scope Case Brief,'' dated August 27, 2025; see also
Hyundai de Mexico S.A. de C.V.'s Letter, ``HT's Scope Case Brief,''
dated August 27, 2025; and Petitioner's Letter, ``Scope Rebuttal
Brief,'' dated September 5, 2025.
\7\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request Scope Exclusion,'' dated
February 10, 2026.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Less Than Fair Value and Countervailing
Duty Investigations of Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof
from Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final
Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Verification
Because Hyundai de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (HYMEX), the mandatory
respondent in this investigation, did not provide information requested
by Commerce, and Commerce has determined that HYMEX has been
uncooperative, Commerce did not conduct verification. For further
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information, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. For a list of the issues addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made no
changes from the Preliminary Determination for this final
determination.
All-Others Rate
Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), provides that the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for
all other producers and exporters not individually investigated shall
be equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or determined
entirely under section 776 of the Act. When there is no individually
calculated dumping margin that is not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act directs
Commerce to ``use any reasonable method to establish the estimated all-
others rate for exporters and producers not individually
investigation.'' \9\ The SAA provides that when the dumping margin for
all individually investigated companies are determined entirely on the
basis of facts available or are zero or de minimis, ``{t{time} he
expected method in such cases will be to weight-average the zero and de
minimis margins and the margins determined pursuant to the facts
available, provided that volume data {are{time} available.'' \10\
However the SAA also instructs that, ``if this {expected{time} method
is not feasible, or if it results in an average that would not be
reasonably reflective of potential dumping margins for non-investigated
exporters or producers, Commerce may use other reasonable methods.''
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\9\ See section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act; see also Albemarle
Corp. v. United States, 821 F.3d 1345, 1352 (Fed. Cir. 2016)
(Albemarle) (``. . . when all individually examined respondents are
assigned de minimis margins, Commerce is expected to calculate the
separate rate by taking the average of those margins. Commerce may
use `other reasonable methods,' but only if Commerce reasonably
concludes that the expected method is `not feasible' or `would not
be reasonably reflective of potential dumping margins.' (internal
citations omitted)'').
\10\ See Statement of Administrative Action Accompanying the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc. 103-316, Vol. 1. (1994)
(SAA) at 873.
\11\ Id.
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In the Preliminary Determination, we assigned a dumping margin of
32.37 percent, the sole estimated dumping margin from the Petition,
pursuant to the Initiation Checklist.\12\ As noted in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, we received no comments in opposition to the all-
others rate established in our Preliminary Determination, which is
derived from the only reliable information available from which to
establish an all-others rate in the absence of an individually-
calculated dumping margin that is not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts available nor information which allows for weight-
averaging of more than one margin; thus, use of the sole petition
margin conforms to the ``any reasonable method'' standard. Therefore,
we continue to assign a dumping margin of 32.37 percent as the all-
others rate for this final determination.
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\12\ See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Mexico,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 90 FR 13457, 13460 (March 24, 2025),
and accompanying Initiation Checklist, ``Certain Chassis and
Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico,'' dated March 18, 2025.
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Rate for Non-Responsive Companies
In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce found that the following
nine exporters and/or producers of chassis from Mexico withheld
necessary information that was requested of them, failed to provide
information within the deadlines established, significantly impeded
this proceeding, and failed to cooperate to the best of their ability
in this investigation by not responding to Commerce's quantity and
value questionnaire: (1) BRD Trailers, S.A. de C.V.; (2) Carrocerias
Gallegos S.A. de C.V.; (3) Commercializadora Nimmka; S.A. de C.V. (d/b/
a Atro Remolques y Carroceria); (4) Carrocerias Corpus Christi S.A. DE
C.V.; (5) Fruehauf de Mexico; S.A. de C.V.; (6) Lodi Trailers; (7)
Norstar Trailers Mexico S de R.L. de C.V. (d/b/a Iron Bull Trailers);
(8) Semiremolques El Paisano S.A. de C.V.; and (9) Ventura Trailers
(collectively, the non-responsive companies). Accordingly, pursuant to
sections 776(a)(1) and (2)(A)-(C) of the Act, Commerce based the
antidumping duty (AD) rate for the non-responsive companies on facts
otherwise available, including adverse inferences pursuant to section
776(b) of the Act. For further information, see the Preliminary
Determination. We received no comments from interested parties opposing
the rate established for the non-responsive companies in the
Preliminary Determination and accordingly continue to determine a
weighted-average dumping margin of 32.37 percent exists with respect to
the non-responsive companies for this final determination.
Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
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Cash deposit rate
Weighted-average (adjusted for
Exporter/producer dumping margin subsidy offset(s))
(percent) (percent) \13\
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Hyundai de Mexico S.A. de C.V.. * 32.37 0.00
BRD Trailers, S.A. de C.V...... * 32.37 0.00
Carrocerias Gallegos S.A. de * 32.37 0.00
C.V...........................
Commercializadora Nimmka, S.A. * 32.37 0.00
de C.V. (d/b/a Atro Remolques
y Carroceria).................
Carrocerias Corpus Christi S.A. * 32.37 0.00
DE C.V........................
Fruehauf de Mexico, S.A. de C.V * 32.37 0.00
Lodi Trailers.................. * 32.37 0.00
Norstar Trailers Mexico S de * 32.37 0.00
R.L. de C.V. (d/b/a Iron Bull
Trailers).....................
Semiremolques El Paisano S.A. * 32.37 0.00
de C.V........................
Ventura Trailers............... * 32.37 0.00
All Others..................... 32.37 0.00
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.
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Disclosure
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\13\ We adjusted the cash deposit rates for export subsidies of
37.32 percent (comprised of 0.21 percent for Program for the
Manufacturing Industry, Maquiladora, and Export Services (IMMEX),
13.62 percent for Eight Rule Permit, 13.62 percent for Duty
Drawback, 6.55 percent for Bancomext Financing, 3.32 percent for
State of Coahuila de Zaragoza--Law of Economic Development. See
unpublished Federal Register notice, ``Certain Chassis and
Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination,'' signed and dated concurrently with this
Federal Register notice.
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Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of
preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce applied AFA to the
individually examined company HYMEX in this investigation, in
accordance with section 776 of the Act, and the applied AFA rate is
based solely on the Petition, there are no calculations to disclose.
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all entries of chassis, as described in Appendix
I of this notice, which were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after September 29, 2025, the date of publication of
the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.
Pursuant to sections 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties
as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed in the
table above that exported the subject merchandise will be equal to the
company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined
in this final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a company
identified in the table above, but the producer is, then the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-
average dumping margin established for that producer; and (3) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin for all other producers and
exporters listed in the table above. These suspension of liquidation
instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV.
Because the final determination is affirmative, in accordance with
section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination
as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially
injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or
sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of chassis from
Mexico no later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC
determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be
terminated, all cash deposits posted will be refunded, and suspension
of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that such injury
does exist, Commerce will issue an AD order directing CBP to assess,
upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports
of chassis from Mexico entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation, as discussed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation'' section above.
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 sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This final determination and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: April 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 I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of
chassis and subassemblies thereof whether finished or unfinished,
whether assembled or unassembled, whether coated or uncoated,
regardless of the number of axles, for carriage of containers, or
other payloads (including self-supporting payloads) for road, marine
roll-on/roll-off (RORO) and/or rail transport. Chassis are
typically, but are not limited to, rectangular framed trailers with
a suspension and axle system, wheels and tires, brakes, a lighting
and electrical system, a coupling for towing behind a truck tractor,
and a locking system or systems to secure the shipping container or
containers to the chassis using twistlocks, slide pins or similar
attachment devices to engage the corner fittings on the container or
other payload.
Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the
following subassemblies:
<bullet> Chassis frames, or sections of chassis frames,
including kingpin assemblies, bolsters consisting of transverse
beams with locking or support mechanisms, goosenecks, drop
assemblies, extension mechanisms and/or rear impact guards;
<bullet> Running gear assemblies or axle assemblies for
connection to the chassis frame, whether fixed in nature or capable
of sliding fore and aft or lifting up and lowering down, which may
or may not include suspension(s) (mechanical or pneumatic), wheel
end components, slack adjusters, dressed axles, brake chambers,
locking pins, and tires and wheels; and
<bullet> Assemblies that connect to the chassis frame or a
section of the chassis frame, such as but not limited to, pintle
hooks or B-trains (which include a fifth wheel), which are capable
of connecting a chassis to a converter dolly or another chassis.
Importation of any of these subassemblies, whether assembled or
unassembled, constitutes an unfinished chassis for purposes of this
investigation.
Subject merchandise also includes chassis, whether finished or
unfinished, entered with components 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, spoke or disc wheels, tires,
brake control systems, electrical harnesses and lighting systems.
Processing of finished and unfinished chassis and components
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 chassis does not remove the product from
the scope.
Individual components entered and sold by themselves are not
subject to the investigation, but components entered with a finished
or unfinished chassis are subject merchandise. A finished chassis is
ultimately comprised of several different types of subassemblies.
Within each subassembly there are numerous components that comprise
a given subassembly.
This scope excludes dry van trailers, refrigerated van trailers
and flatbed trailers. Dry van trailers are trailers with a wholly
enclosed cargo space comprised of fixed
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sides, nose, floor and roof, with articulated panels (doors) across
the rear and occasionally at selected places on the sides, with the
cargo space being permanently incorporated in the trailer itself.
Refrigerated van trailers are trailers with a wholly enclosed cargo
space comprised of fixed sides, nose, floor and roof, with
articulated panels (doors) across the rear and occasionally at
selected places on the sides, with the cargo space being permanently
incorporated in the trailer and being insulated, possessing specific
thermal properties intended for use with self-contained
refrigeration systems. Flatbed (or platform) trailers consist of
load carrying main frames and a solid, flat or stepped loading deck
or floor permanently incorporated with and supported by frame rails
and cross members.
The scope also excludes fully and permanently assembled trailers
that have permanently incorporated floors welded to the frame
without a locking mechanism, a gross axle weight ratings of 8,000
lbs or less, and that connect to Federal Highway Administration
Class 3 or Class 5 vehicles with a coupler rated for SAE J684
Standard Class 4, whether entered with or without neck, ramp, dove
tail, or dump/safety arm components. The scope also excludes fully
dressed axle subassemblies with a gross axle weight rating of 8,000
lbs or less, an outer diameter of the axle beam of three inches or
less, and eight or fewer lug nuts.
The finished and unfinished chassis subject to this
investigation are typically classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 8716.39.0090
and 8716.90.5060. Imports of finished and unfinished chassis may
also enter under HTSUS subheading 8716.90.5010. While the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise under investigation is
dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce's Decision to Reject New Factual
Information (NFI) Submitted by Hyundai de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
(HYMEX) was Contrary to Law
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Erred in its Decision to Apply Total
Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to HYMEX
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Abused its Discretion By Canceling
Verification
IV. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2026-08039 Filed 4-23-26; 8:45 am]
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