Notice2026-18707
Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China, India, and Mexico: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
September 14, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 176 (Monday, September 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58067-58071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18707]
[[Page 58067]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-241, C-533-953, C-201-871]
Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof From the
People's Republic of China, India, and Mexico: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable September 8, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasia Byrd at (202) 482-1240 or
Andrew Hart at (202) 482-1058 (People's Republic of China (China)),
Stefan Smith at (202) 482-4342 (India); and Howard Smith at (202) 482-
5193 (Mexico), 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 July 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of
certain linear hydraulic cylinders and parts thereof (linear hydraulic
cylinders) from China, India, and Mexico, filed in proper form on
behalf of the Hydraulic Cylinders Fair Trade Coalition and its
individual members, Aggressive Hydraulics Inc., Hol-Mac Corporation,
Ligon Hydraulics, Prince Manufacturing Corporation, PTC Alliance LLC,
Rosenboom Machine and Tool Inc., Scot Industries Inc., Stillwell Inc.,
and Texas Hydraulics Inc. (collectively, the petitioners), domestic
producers of hydraulic cylinders.\1\ The Petitions were accompanied by
antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of linear hydraulic
cylinders from Canada, China, India, the Republic of Korea, and
Mexico.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated July 29, 2026
(Petitions).
\2\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Between August 3 and September 2, 2026, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions
in supplemental questionnaires.\3\ Between August 6 and September 4,
2026, the petitioners filed timely responses to these requests for
additional information.\4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``General Issues Supplemental
Questions,'' dated August 3, 2026 (First General Issues
Questionnaire); First Country-Specific CVD Supplemental
Questionnaires: China CVD Supplemental and Mexico CVD Supplemental,
dated August 4, 2026; India CVD Supplemental, dated August 20, 2026;
Second Country-Specific CVD Supplemental Questionnaires: Second
India CVD Supplemental, dated September 1, 2026; ``Second General
Issues Supplemental Questionnaire,'' dated September 2, 2026 (Second
General Issues Questionnaire)
\4\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioners' Response to the
Department's Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding the Petition for
the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports from China,''
dated August 7, 2026; ``Petitioners' Response to the Department's
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding the Petition for the Imposition
of Countervailing Duties on Imports from Mexico,'' dated August 7,
2026; ``Response to the General Issues Supplemental Questions,''
dated August 11, 2026 (First General Issues Supplement);
``Petitioners' Response to the Department's Supplemental
Questionnaire Regarding the Petition for the Imposition of
Countervailing Duties on Imports from India,'' dated August 24,
2026; ``Petitioners' Response to the Department's Supplemental
Questionnaire Regarding the Petition for the Imposition of
Countervailing Duties on Imports from India,'' dated September 2,
2026; and ``Response to the General Issues Supplemental Questions,''
dated September 4, 2026 (Second General Issues Supplement).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On August 18, 2026, Commerce extended the initiation deadline by 20
days to poll the domestic industry in accordance with subsections
702(c)(1)(B) and (4)(D) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), because ``it is not clear from the Petitions whether the industry
support criteria have been met. . . .'' \5\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\5\ See Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the
Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions:
Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Canada,
the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and
Mexico, 91 FR 53848 (August 20, 2026) (Initiation Extension Notice).
After extending the initiation deadline by 20 days, the new deadline
for initiation falls on September 7, 2026, which is a federal
holiday. Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline falls on
a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next
business day (in this instance, September 8, 2026).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Act, the petitioners
allege that the Government of China (GOC), the Government of India
(GOI), and the Government of Mexico (GOI) are providing countervailable
subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to
producers of linear hydraulic cylinders in the respective countries and
that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material
injury to, the domestic industry producing linear hydraulic cylinders
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 petitioners supporting their
allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners filed the Petitions on behalf
of the domestic industry, because the petitioners are interested
parties, as defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (F) of the Act. Commerce
also finds that the petitioners demonstrated sufficient industry
support with respect to the initiation of the requested CVD
investigations.\6\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\6\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petitions,'' infra.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Periods of Investigation (POI)
Because the Petitions were filed on July 29, 2026, the POI for each
of the CVD investigations is January 1, 2025, through December 31,
2025.\7\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\7\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by these investigations are linear hydraulic
cylinders from China, India, 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
Between August 3 and September 2, 2026, Commerce requested
information and clarification from the petitioners regarding the
proposed scope to ensure that the scope language in the Petitions is an
accurate reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is
seeking relief.\8\ Between August 11 and September 4, 2026, the
petitioners provided clarifications and revised the scope.\9\ The
description of merchandise covered by these investigations, as
described in the appendix to this notice, reflects these
clarifications.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\8\ See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also Second
General Issues Questionnaire.
\9\ See First General Issues Supplement at 3-20; see also Second
General Issues Supplement at 3-12.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commerce has concerns related to the administrability of certain
provisions in the proposed scope. For example, we find that language
pertaining to the definition of covered steel barrels (i.e.,
``{c{time} overed steel barrels . . . have otherwise been processed to
the point of having as their sole or predominant use a barrel for an
in-scope hydraulic cylinder'' and ``the addition of any part of a
hydraulic cylinder to a barrel has thereby been processed to the point
of having its sole or predominant use as a barrel for an in-scope
hydraulic cylinder'') remains an outstanding issue. While Commerce has
adopted this language for purposes of initiation, we intend to continue
evaluating the scope of these investigations, with the possibility of
making additional modifications to further clarify what products are
covered or not covered by the scope of these investigations. We
[[Page 58068]]
invite parties to this proceeding to comment on this language along
with their scope comments (as detailed below).
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).\10\ Commerce will consider all scope
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.\11\ 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 September 28, 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 October 8, 2026, which is 10 calendar
days from the initial comment deadline.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\10\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR
351.312.
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted
during that 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.\12\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the date and time it is due.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\12\ 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">https://access.trade.gov/help</a> and a handbook can be
found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/ACCESSHandbookonElectronicFilingProcedures_March2026.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/ACCESSHandbookonElectronicFilingProcedures_March2026.pdf</a>.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified the GOC, GOI, and GOM of the receipt of the Petitions and
provided an opportunity for consultations with respect to the
Petitions.\13\ Commerce held consultations with the GOI on August 12,
2026,\14\ with the GOC on August 13, 2026,\15\ and with the GOM on
August 14, 2026.\16\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\13\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated July 29, 2026.
\14\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
India,'' dated August 12, 2026; see also GOI's Letter, ``Pre-
Initiation Comments and Consultation Note on behalf of the
Government of India,'' dated August 13, 2026.
\15\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
China,'' dated August 13, 2026; see also GOC's Letters, ``Comments
on the Countervailing Duty Petition on Certain Linear Hydraulic
Cylinders and Parts Thereof from China,'' dated August 17, 2026, and
``Comments on the Countervailing Duty Petition on Certain Linear
Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Mexico: Alleged
Transnational Subsidy Programs,'' dated August 17, 2026.
\16\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
Mexico,'' dated August 18, 2026; see also GOM's Letter, ``Certain
Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof from Mexico,'' dated
August 14, 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 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,\17\ 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.\18\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\17\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\18\ 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)).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 petitioners do not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigations.\19\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the
[[Page 58069]]
record, we have determined that linear hydraulic cylinders, as defined
in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we have
analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like product.\20\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\19\ 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: Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts Thereof
from the People's Republic of China, India, 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 Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts
Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the
Republic of Korea, and Mexico (Attachment II). These checklists are
on file electronically via ACCESS.
\20\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific CVD Initiation Checklists.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On August 18, 2026, after considering comments regarding industry
support filed by several interested parties,\21\ Commerce extended the
initiation deadline by 20 days to poll the industry in accordance with
section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act, because it was ``not clear from the
Petitions whether the industry support criteria have been met. . . .''
\22\ On August 20, 2026, Commerce issued polling questionnaires to all
known producers identified in the Petitions.\23\ We requested that the
companies complete the polling questionnaire and certify their
responses by the due date specified in the cover letter to the
questionnaire.\24\ The petitioners provided comments on the polling
questionnaire responses on August 31, 2026.\25\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\21\ Id.
\22\ See Initiation Extension Notice, 91 FR at 53848.
\23\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Polling Questionnaire,'' dated
August 20, 2026.
\24\ Id.
\25\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitioners' Comments on
Responses to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Polling
Questionnaire,'' dated August 31, 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our analysis of the data we received in the polling questionnaire
responses indicates that the domestic producers and workers who support
the Petitions account for at least 25 percent of the total production
of the domestic like product and 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.\26\
Accordingly, Commerce determines that the industry support requirements
of section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act have been met and that the Petitions
were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of
section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\27\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\26\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation
Checklists.
\27\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Injury Test
Because China, India, 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
China, India, and/or Mexico materially injure, or threaten material
injury to, a U.S. industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioners allege that imports of the subject merchandise are
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioners
allege that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided
under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\28\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\28\ 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 Certain Linear Hydraulic Cylinders and Parts
Thereof from Canada, the People's Republic of China, India, the
Republic of Korea, and Mexico.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The petitioners contend that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant increase in the volume of subject imports;
reduced market share; underselling and price depression and
suppression; lost sales and revenues; decline in U.S. shipments,
production, capacity utilization; and negative impact on financial
performance.\29\ 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.\30\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\29\ Id.
\30\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 linear hydraulic cylinders from China, India, and
Mexico benefit from countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOC,
GOI, and GOM. 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.
China
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 21 programs
alleged by the petitioners. 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.
India
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 33 programs
alleged by the petitioners. For a full discussion of the basis for our
decision to initiate on each program, see the India 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 23 programs
alleged by the petitioners. 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.
Respondent Selection
In the Petitions, the petitioners identified 38 companies in China,
42 companies in India, and 55 companies in Mexico as producers/
exporters of linear hydraulic cylinders.\31\ 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 companies is large, and it
cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's
resources, Commerce intends to select mandatory respondents based on
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports of
linear hydraulic cylinders from China, India, and Mexico during the POI
under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the Investigations'' in the
appendix.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\31\ See Petitions at Volume I (Exhibit GEN-5); see also First
General Issues Supplement at 3 and Exhibit GEN-5-Supp.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
On September 8, 2026, Commerce released CBP data on imports of
linear hydraulic cylinders from China, India, and Mexico under
administrative protective order (APO) to all parties with access to
information protected by APO and indicated that interested parties
wishing to comment on CBP data and/or respondent selection must do so
within three business days of the publication date of the notice of
initiation of these investigations.\32\ Comments must be filed
electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed
[[Page 58070]]
document must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS by
5:00 p.m. ET on the specified deadline. Commerce will not accept
rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\32\ See Country-Specific Memoranda, ``Release of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection Entry Data,'' dated September 8, 2026.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 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 have been
provided to the GOC, GOI, 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 linear hydraulic cylinders from China, India, and/or Mexico are
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\33\ A negative ITC determination for any country will result
in the investigation being terminated with respect to that country.\34\
Otherwise, these CVD investigations will proceed according to statutory
and regulatory time limits.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\33\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\34\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 \35\ 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.\36\ 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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\35\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\36\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.\37\ 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.\38\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\37\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\38\ 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>.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\39\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\40\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\39\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\40\ 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://www.trade.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/FAQ%20for%20Certifications.pdf?v=1787683944756">https://www.trade.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/FAQ%20for%20Certifications.pdf?v=1787683944756</a>.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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).\41\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\41\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
67069 (September 29, 2023).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: September 8, 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 scope of these investigations covers certain linear acting
hydraulic cylinders (also known as hydraulic power engines) and
certain components thereof. Covered linear acting hydraulic
cylinders have barrels made of steel, a bore size (inner diameter)
of 25.4 mm (one inch) or more, and a return (retracted) length of
101.6 mm (four inches) or more (hydraulic cylinders). For purposes
of this scope, the return (retracted) length is the overall end-to-
end measurement of the hydraulic cylinder unit when in the retracted
position. The scope covers all hydraulic cylinders meeting the
physical description above, including but not limited to the
following hydraulic cylinder designs: tie-rod, welded body,
telescopic, plunger, rodless, differential, position sensing, single
acting, double acting, displacement, ram type, piggy-back, double
rod, rod-fed, and spring return hydraulic cylinders. All hydraulic
cylinders are hydraulically activated. The incorporation of a spring
into the design of a hydraulic cylinder otherwise meeting the
description above does not exclude a product from the scope.
[[Page 58071]]
The scope also covers the following components of hydraulic
cylinders: (1) steel barrels, (2) steel piston rods, and (3) any
part or component of a hydraulic cylinder that is attached to,
assembled with or shipped with a covered steel barrel or a covered
piston rod.
Covered steel barrels include processed welded or seamless steel
tubes four inches (101.6 mm) or more in length with an inner
diameter of one inch (25.4 mm) or more, that have had their inner
diameter precision machined (such as through honing or skiving and
burnishing), and have otherwise been processed to the point of
having as their sole or predominant use a barrel for an in-scope
hydraulic cylinder. Such processing may include but is not limited
to cutting-to-length, end finishing (e.g., machine-threading,
chamfering, etc.), port drilling, and the addition of any weldments,
ports, valves, sensors, end caps, gaskets, seals, rings, or any
other part, component or attachment for a hydraulic cylinder, or any
combination thereof. The addition of any part of a hydraulic
cylinder to a barrel has thereby been processed to the point of
having as its sole or predominant use as a barrel for an in-scope
hydraulic cylinder.
Covered piston rods are solid or hollow steel bars or steel
tubes at least four inches (101.6 mm) in length that have been hard
chrome plated or chrome coated, cut to length, and machined to be a
piston rod.
Included in the scope are any other attachments, parts, or
components that are imported with, attached to, or invoiced with a
hydraulic cylinder or covered barrel or rod, including but not
limited to cylinder mounting parts (e.g., flanges, trunnions,
clevises, lugs, etc.), connectors attached to pistons or piston
rods, pistons, rings, gaskets, seals, valves, sensors or hydraulic
tubing or hydraulic lines (regardless of material) such as for
connections to a hydraulic pump. The scope does not cover such
attachments, parts, or components when imported or invoiced
separately from a hydraulic cylinder.
Also included in the scope are any hydraulic cylinders and parts
meeting the physical description above attached to or imported with
any equipment or parts of equipment classified in Chapter 84 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). When a
hydraulic cylinder is attached to or imported with any equipment or
parts of equipment classified in Chapter 84 of the HTSUS, only the
hydraulic cylinder is covered by the scope. The covered hydraulic
cylinder in that regard includes everything in between and including
the mounting pins (e.g., cylinder pin and rod pin) on either end of
the cylinder.
Subject merchandise also includes covered hydraulic cylinders,
barrels and rods that undergo assembly or minor processing in a
third country in any manner that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of these investigations if performed in
the country of manufacture of the in-scope hydraulic cylinder.
Subject merchandise also includes covered hydraulic cylinders,
barrels and rods that are attached to any imported equipment or
parts of equipment classified in Chapter 84, as discussed in the
immediately preceding paragraph, if such attachment occurs in a
third country.
The products subject to these investigations are currently
classified in the HTSUS under statistical reporting numbers
8412.21.0015, 8412.21.0030, 8412.21.0045, 8412.21.0060,
8412.21.0075, and 8412.90.9005. The HTSUS subheadings above are
provided for convenience and Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-18707 Filed 9-11-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
</pre></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on September 14, 2026.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.