Notice2026-11263
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
June 4, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers) from Mexico were sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 3, 2023, through October 31, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33695-33697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11263]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-201-857]
Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From Mexico:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof (freight rail couplers)
from Mexico were sold in the United States at less than normal value
during the period of review (POR), May 3, 2023, through October 31,
2024.
DATES: Applicable June 4, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 30, 2026, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register, and invited interested parties to
comment on those results.\1\ For a summary of the events that occurred
since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from
Mexico: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024, 91 FR 4059 (January 30, 2026)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Mexico; 2023-2024,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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\3\ See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from
Mexico: Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 78308 (November 15, 2023)
(Order).
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The products covered by this Order are freight rail couplers from
Mexico. For a complete description of the scope, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
The sole issue raised in the case and rebuttal briefs is addressed
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics and the issue
that parties raised is attached at an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
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>. In
addition, a
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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>.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we made no
changes to the margin calculated for Amsted Rail Company, Inc.; ASF-K
de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (collectively, Amsted). However, we
intend to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
duties on an ad valorem basis, rather than the per-unit basis relied
upon in the Draft Customs Instructions Memorandum.\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Draft Customs Instructions,'' dated
February 4, 2026 (Draft Customs Instructions Memorandum), at
Attachment 2.
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Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margin exists for the period May 3, 2023, through October 31,
2024:
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Weighted-
average
Producer or exporter dumping
margin
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Amsted Rail Company, Inc.; ASF-K de Mexico, S. de R.L. de 6.50
C.V.......................................................
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose to the parties in a proceeding the
calculations performed in connection with the final results within five
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However,
because Commerce made no changes to the Preliminary Results
calculations, there are no new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), and based on the unique factors of
the instant case and the merchandise under review, we calculated the
importer-specific antidumping duty assessment rate by aggregating the
total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales of the
importer and dividing each of this amount by the total estimated
entered value associated with those sales. To determine whether an
importer-specific, per-unit assessment rate is de minimis, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also calculated an importer-
specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated entered values. Where
either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-
specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Amsted for which it did
not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a
reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
companies involved in the transaction.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 41 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register in accordance with 19 CFR 356.8(a). 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).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the company
identified above in the ``Final Results of Review'' section will be
equal to the company-specific weighted-average dumping margin
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by a company not covered in this administrative
review but covered in a completed prior segment of the proceeding, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding;
(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or completed
prior segment of this proceeding but the producer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the company-specific rate established for the most
recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to be 48.10 percent, the rate
established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.\5\ These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of
double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final 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(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5)
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: June 1, 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
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issue
Comment: Whether Commerce Should Apply an Ad Valorem Assessment
Rate
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VI. Recommendation
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