Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order

Issuing agencies

Abstract

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from (boltless steel shelving) the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65162-65163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20920]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-018, C-570-019]


Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From the 
People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and 
Countervailing Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty 
(CVD) orders on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from 
(boltless steel shelving) the People's Republic of China (China) would 
likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, 
countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in the 
United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these 
AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable September 29, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Galantucci, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2923.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 21, 2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
AD and CVD orders on boltless steel shelving from China.\1\ On April 1, 
2026, the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ the second 
sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce 
determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies 
and, therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of 
dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be 
revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 80 FR 63741 
(October 21, 2015); see also Boltless Steel Shelving Units 
Prepackaged for Sale from the People's Republic of China: Amended 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 63745 (October 21, 2015) 
(collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from 
China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews, 91 FR 16234 (April 1, 
2026).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 91 FR 16181 
(April 1, 2026).
    \4\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from 
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 91 FR 48373 (July 31, 
2026), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see 
also Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second 
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 91 FR 49410 (August 
4, 2026), and accompanying IDM.
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    On September 29, 2026, the ITC published its determination, 
pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of 
the Orders would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\
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    \5\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from 
China; Determinations, 91 FR 61439 (September 29, 2026).
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Scope of the Orders

    The scope of the Orders covers boltless steel shelving units 
prepackaged for sale, with or without decks (boltless steel shelving). 
The term ``prepackaged for sale'' means that, at a minimum, the steel 
vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and steel horizontal 
supports (i.e., beams, braces) necessary to assemble a completed 
shelving unit (with or without decks) are packaged together for 
ultimate purchase by the end-user. The scope also includes add-on kits. 
Add-on kits include, but are not limited to, kits that allow the end-
user to add an extension shelving unit onto an existing boltless steel 
shelving unit such that the extension and the original unit will share 
common frame elements (e.g., two posts). The term ``boltless'' refers 
to

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steel shelving in which the vertical and horizontal supports forming 
the frame are assembled primarily without the use of nuts and bolts or 
screws. The vertical and horizontal support members for boltless steel 
shelving are assembled by methods such as, but not limited to, fitting 
a rivet, punched or cut tab or other similar connector on one support 
into a hole, slot or similar receptacle on another support. The 
supports lock together to form the frame for the shelving unit and 
provide the structural integrity of the shelving unit separate from the 
inclusion of any decking. The incidental use of nuts and bolts or 
screws to add accessories, wall anchors, tie-bars or shelf supports 
does not remove the product from scope. Boltless steel shelving units 
may also come packaged as partially assembled, such as when two upright 
supports are welded together with front-to-back supports, or are 
otherwise connected, to form an end unit for the frame. The boltless 
steel shelving covered by the Orders may be commonly described as rivet 
shelving, welded frame shelving, slot and tab shelving, and punched 
rivet (quasi-rivet) shelving as well as by other trade names. The term 
``deck'' refers to the shelf that sits on or fits into the horizontal 
supports (beams or braces) to provide the horizontal storage surface of 
the shelving unit.
    The scope includes all boltless steel shelving meeting the 
description above, regardless of: (1) vertical support or post type 
(including but not limited to open post, closed post and tubing); (2) 
horizontal support or beam/brace profile (including but not limited to 
Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step beam and cargo rack); (3) number of 
supports; (4) surface coating (including but not limited to paint, 
epoxy, powder coating, zinc and other metallic coating); (5) number of 
levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape (including but not limited to 
rectangular, square, and corner units); (8) decking material (including 
but not limited to wire decking, particle board, laminated board or no 
deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by which vertical and 
horizontal supports connect (including but not limited to keyhole and 
rivet, slot and tab, welded frame, punched rivet and clip).
    Specifically excluded from the scope are:
    <bullet> wall-mounted shelving, defined as shelving that is hung on 
the wall and does not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor;
    <bullet> wire shelving units, which consist of shelves made from 
wire that incorporates both a wire deck and wire horizontal supports 
(taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single 
piece with tubular collars that slide over the posts and onto plastic 
sleeves snapped on the posts to create the finished shelving unit;
    <bullet> bulk-packed parts or components of boltless steel shelving 
units; and
    <bullet> made-to-order shelving systems.
    Subject boltless steel shelving enters under the United States 
through Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 
statistical subheadings 9403.20.0018, 9403.20.0020, 9403.20.0025, and 
9403.20.0026, but may also enter through HTSUS 9403.10.0040. While 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the scope of the Orders is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury 
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be 
September 29, 2026.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year 
reviews of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary 
of the date of the last determination by the ITC.
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    \6\ Id.
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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 terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in 
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: October 8, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-20920 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
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