Notice2026-10111
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025
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Published
May 20, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29453-29454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10111]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-145]
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From the People's
Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2024-2025
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain
freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from
the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is
July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
DATES: Applicable May 20, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Molokwu, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8043.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 30, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order
\1\ on freight rail couplers from China.\2\ Commerce received a timely
request for review of the Order from the Coalition of Freight Coupler
Producers (the petitioner) for certain producers/exporters of subject
merchandise.\3\ On August 13, 2025, Commerce requested clarification on
certain companies identified by the petitioner as producers and/or
exporters of subject merchandise from China.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 45138
(July 14, 2023) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 90 FR 27841 (June 30,
2025).
\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated July 29, 2025 (Petitioner Review Request).
\4\ See Commerce Letter, ``Clarification of Companies Requested
for Administrative Review,'' dated August 13, 2025.
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On August 22, 2025, Commerce published the initiation notice in the
Federal Register in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).\5\ On September 3, 2025, Commerce placed on
the record U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for the
companies subject to the review, and invited interested parties to
comment.\6\ On September 10, 2025, the petitioner submitted comments on
the lack of entries in the CBP data, stating that there may be entries
of subject merchandise that entered as a product other than an entry
for consumption (such as entries of subject merchandise that entered
mounted to railcars), the petitioner additionally clarified its request
for review of certain companies.\7\ On December 8, 2025, Commerce
republished the initiation notice in the Federal Register, clarifying
the name of one entity and removing certain companies not subject to
administrative review.\8\
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\5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 41043 (August 22, 2025).
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Release of Customs Data from U.S. Customs
and Border Protection,'' dated September 3, 2025 (CBP Data
Memorandum).
\7\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on CBP Release of Data
and Clarification of Companies,'' dated September 10, 2025
(Petitioner CBP Comments and Name Clarification).
\8\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 90 FR 56725 (December 8, 2025).
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On February 13, 2026, Commerce responded to the petitioner's CBP
entry data comments and notified interested parties of its intent to
rescind the 2024-2025 administrative review.\9\ Commerce additionally
invited interested parties to comment on the absence of reviewable
entries during the POR.\10\ We received comments from the petitioner
and U.S. importer, Greenbrier Central LLC (Greenbrier) regarding our
notice of intent to rescind.\11\ The petitioner requested Commerce to
reconsider its intent to rescind and highlighted the ongoing CBP
Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigation into Greenbrier.
Greenbrier rebutted and highlighted the absence of reviewable CBP
entries and lack of an affirmative final EAPA determination by CBP.
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Response to Comments on Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data and Intent to Rescind Memorandum,'' dated
February 13, 2026.
\10\ Id.
\11\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Comments on Intent
to Rescind Administrative Review,'' dated February 20, 2026; see
also Greenbrier's Letter, ``Rebuttal Comments On Intent To
Rescind,'' dated February 27, 2026.
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\12\ 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.\13\
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\12\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\13\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to
rescind an administrative review of an order when there are no
reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which
liquidation is suspended.\14\ Normally, upon completion of an
administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD
assessment rate for the review period.\15\ Therefore, for an
administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable,
suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the
calculated AD assessment rate for the review period.\16\ As noted
above, there were no entries of subject merchandise for the companies
subject to this review during the POR.\17\ Accordingly, in the absence
of suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we are
hereby rescinding this administrative review, in its entirety, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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\14\ See, e.g., Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length
Plate from the Federal Republic of Germany: Rescission of
Antidumping Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 4154 (January
24, 2023).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
\17\ While the petitioner argues that there may be misclassified
entries that could be subject to this review, there are nonetheless
no suspended entries in the CBP data covering the POR for the
companies under review to be liquidated as a result of this review.
See CBP Data Memorandum. CBP, not Commerce, has the ability to
address the issues the petitioner raises.
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates
equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at
the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in
the United States, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days
after the date of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal
Register
Cash Deposit Requirements
As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this
administrative review,
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no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly, the current cash
deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification Regarding the Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19
CFR.351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information
in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the
return or destruction of the APO materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation, which is 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: May 18, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-10111 Filed 5-19-26; 8:45 am]
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