Notice2026-21929
Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
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October 28, 2026
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof (van-type trailers) from the People's Republic of China (China).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67815-67819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21929]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-219, C-570-218]
Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade
Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) and
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on van-type trailers and subassemblies
thereof (van-type trailers) from the People's Republic of China
(China).
DATES: Applicable October 28, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Waddell (AD) or Christopher
Doyle (CVD), AD/CVD Operations, Offices VI and IX, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482-1369 or (202) 482-5882, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 705(d) and 735(d) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), on August 31, 2026, Commerce published its
affirmative final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV)
of van-type trailers from China,\1\ and its affirmative final
determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of van-type trailers from China.\2\
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\1\ See Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, 91 FR 55837 (August 31, 2026) (LTFV Final
Determination).
\2\ See Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 91 FR 55840 (August 31, 2026) (Final CVD
Determination).
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On October 15, 2026, pursuant to sections 705(d) and 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determinations
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason
of dumped imports of van-type trailers from China and subsidized
imports of van-type trailers from China, within the meaning of sections
705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act.\3\
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\3\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,'' dated October 15, 2026 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by these orders are van-type trailers from
China. For a complete description of the scope of the orders, see the
appendix to this notice.
AD Order
On October 15, 2026, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act,
the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination that an industry
in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of
section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of imports of van-type
trailers from China that are sold in the United States at LTFV.\4\
Therefore, in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act,
Commerce is issuing this AD order. Because the ITC determined that
imports of van-type trailers from China are materially injuring a U.S.
industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from China, entered
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
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\4\ Id.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act,
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal
to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the
export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise on all
relevant entries of van-type trailers from China. Antidumping duties
will be assessed on unliquidated entries of van-type trailers from
China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
June 15, 2026, the date of publication of the LTFV Preliminary
Determination, but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before the
publication of the ITC's final injury determination under section
705(b) of the Act, as further described in the ``Provisional Measures--
AD'' section of this notice.\5\
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\5\ See Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 91 FR 35957 (June 15, 2026) (LTFV
Preliminary Determination).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits--AD
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation on all
relevant entries of van-type trailers from China, on the date of
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the
Federal Register.
Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to require cash deposits
equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin indicated in the
table below, adjusted by the relevant subsidy offsets. Accordingly,
effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the
notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP must
require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated
customs duties on subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the
rates listed in the tables below. The rate for the China-wide entity
applies to all producers or exporter combinations not specifically
listed, as appropriate. These instructions suspending liquidation and
imposing cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until further
notice.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:
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Cash deposit rate
Weighted-average (adjusted for export
Producer/exporter dumping margin subsidy offset)
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China-Wide Entity................................................. * 130.86 129.73
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* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Provisional Measures--AD
Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a
significant proportion of export of the subject merchandise request
that Commerce extend the four-month period to no more than six months.
In the underlying investigation, Commerce published the LTFV
Preliminary Determination on June 15, 2026.\6\ Therefore, the four-
month period beginning on the date of publication ended on October 12,
2026. Pursuant to section 737(b) of the Act, the collection of cash
deposits will begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final
injury determinations.
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\6\ See LTFV Preliminary Determination.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce
will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries
of van-type trailers from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after October 16, 2026, the first day provisional
measures were no longer in effect, until and through the day preceding
the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the
Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash
deposits will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final
determination in the Federal Register.
CVD Order
As stated above, on October 15, 2026, the ITC notified Commerce of
its final determination that an industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act by reason of subsidized imports of van-type trailers from China.\7\
In accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing
this CVD order. Moreover, because the ITC determined that imports of
van-type trailers from China are materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from China, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, are subject to the
assessment of countervailing duties.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce
intends to direct CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce,
countervailing duties on relevant entries of van-type trailers from
China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
June 5, 2026, the date of publication of the CVD Preliminary
Determination,\8\ but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before the
publication of the ITC's final injury determination under section
705(b) of the Act, as further described in the ``Provisional Measures--
CVD'' section of this notice.
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\8\ See Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final
Antidumping Duty Determination, 91 FR 34222 (June 5, 2026) (CVD
Preliminary Determination).
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Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits--CVD
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, we will instruct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation on all relevant entries of
van-type trailers from China, effective on the date of publication of
the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the Federal
Register, and to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant
to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties on each entry of
subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates below.
Commerce also intends, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, to
instruct CBP to require cash deposit amounts equal to the amounts
indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of
the ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP will
require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated
customs duties on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates
listed in the table below.\9\ The all-others rate applies to all
producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate.
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These instructions suspending liquidation and imposing cash deposit
requirements will remain in effect until further notice.
Estimated Countervailing Duty Subsidy Rates
The estimated countervailing duty subsidy rates are as follows:
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Company Subsidy rate (percent)
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CIMC Baowell Industries Co., Ltd. and Qingdao * 134.75
CIMC Reefer Trailer Co., Ltd..................
Chusheng Vehicle Group Co., Ltd................ * 134.75
CRRC Urban Traffic Co., Ltd.................... * 134.75
CSCTRUCK Limited............................... * 134.75
Henan Huayu Jujiu Vehicle Co., Ltd............. * 134.75
Henan Reddin Trading Co., Ltd.................. * 134.75
Henan Ulike Industry Co., Ltd.................. * 134.75
Hubei ChuSheng Commercial Truck................ * 134.75
Hubei Chusheng Vehicles Co., Ltd. Sales Office. * 134.75
Hubei Chusheng Vehicle Co., Ltd................ * 134.75
Jinan Shacman Truck Co., Ltd................... * 134.75
Qihang Automobile Co., Ltd..................... * 134.75
Qingdao Genron International Trade Co., Ltd.... * 134.75
Qingdao Quest Vehicles Equipment Co., Ltd...... * 134.75
Shannxi Automobile Holding Group............... * 134.75
Shandong Fuyan Special Purpose Vehicles * 134.75
Manufacturing Co., Ltd........................
Shandong Luen Auto Co., Ltd.................... * 134.75
Shandong Shodailer Automobile Manufacturing * 134.75
Co., Ltd......................................
Shandong Tengyun Special Vehicles Manufacturing * 134.75
Co., Ltd......................................
Xiagong Chusheng (Hubei) Special Purpose * 134.75
Vehicle Manufacturing Co., Ltd................
All Others..................................... 134.75
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* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Provisional Measures--CVD
Section 703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months. Commerce published the CVD
Preliminary Determination on June 5, 2026.\10\ As such, the four-month
period beginning on the date of the publication of the CVD Preliminary
Determination ended on October 2, 2026.
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Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we will
instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated
entries of van-type trailers from China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption, on or after October 3, 2026, the first day
provisional measures were no longer in effect, until and through the
day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and
the collection of cash deposits will resume on the date of publication
of the ITC's affirmative final injury determination in the Federal
Register.
Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists
On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the Final Rule in the
Federal Register.\11\ On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published
the Procedural Guidance in the Federal Register.\12\ The Final Rule and
Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual
inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any
interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for
circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request
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persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as well as
any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same country
of origin.
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\11\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September
20, 2021) (Final Rule).
\12\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021)
(Procedural Guidance).
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In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in
the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an
annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce's online e-filing and
document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>, within five business days of publication of the
notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in
ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type
called ``AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.'' \13\
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\13\ This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment
Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in
which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was
published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary
month. For example, for an order under case number A-000-000 that
was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant
segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ``AISL-January
Anniversary.'' Note that there will be only one annual inquiry
service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will
be pre-populated in ACCESS.
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Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry
service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the
annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30
days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of
administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one
attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead
attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce
will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days
thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance,\14\ the new annual
inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when
the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is
published.
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Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as
needed based on interested parties' amendments to their entries of
appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and
representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or
announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the
ACCESS website.
Special Instructions for Petitioner and Foreign Governments
In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ``after an initial request
and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and
foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry
service list in the years that follow.'' \15\ Accordingly, as stated
above, the petitioner and the Government of China (GOC) should submit
their initial entries of appearance after publication of this notice in
order to appear in the first annual inquiry service lists for these
orders. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioner and the GOC
will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each year to
continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list. However,
the petitioner and the GOC are responsible for making amendments to
their entries of appearance during the annual update to the annual
inquiry service list in accordance with the procedures described above.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the AD and CVD orders with respect to van-
type trailers from China, pursuant to sections 706(a) and 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of AD and CVD orders currently
in effect at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/data-visualizations/adcvd-orders-and-suspension-agreements">https://www.trade.gov/data-visualizations/adcvd-orders-and-suspension-agreements</a>.
These orders are published in accordance with sections 706(a) and
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: October 22, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
Appendix
Scope of the Orders
The product within the scope of these orders is certain van-type
trailers and subassemblies thereof, whether finished or unfinished,
whether assembled or unassembled, regardless of the number of axles,
for carriage of goods. Van-type trailers are typically, but not
limited to, rectangular cuboid trailers with a fully enclosed cargo
space consisting of a front nose (with or without a refrigeration
unit), side walls (with or without doors), movable rear panels
(whether roll-up doors, swing doors, or another configuration), a
floor and subframe, an affixed or removable roof, a suspension and
axle system, wheels and tires, brakes, a lighting and electrical
system, landing gear, and coupling for towing behind a truck tractor
or a connection system for training behind another van-type trailer.
Covered van- type trailers are those with a gross vehicle weight
rating of greater than 26,000 pounds.
Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the
following subassemblies:
<bullet> Van-type trailer subframes, or sections of van-type
trailer frames, typically consisting of welded crossmembers and
slider rails for attaching the running gear;
<bullet> Nose wall, side wall, and roof subassemblies, whether
insulated or non insulated, and with or without top, bottom, or side
rails;
<bullet> Rear door frame, whether for swing or roll-up doors,
with or without installed doors, bumpers, bumper plates, or
reinforcing plates for liftgate;
<bullet> Door assemblies, whether for rear swing doors, roll-up
doors, side doors or any other configuration, with or without
lockrods, handles, hinges, or hinge pins;
<bullet> Rear impact guard subassemblies, typically consisting
of a fabricated horizontal structural component (such as a guard
tube) and uprights for connection to the underside of the rear
frame;
<bullet> Coupler assembly for connection to truck tractor's
fifth wheel, typically consisting of main beams and cross members,
support plates, and front nose wrap, and with or without kingpin
installed;
<bullet> Running gear subassemblies or axle assemblies for
connection to the subframe, which may or may not include
suspension(s), wheel end components, slack adjusters, dressed axles,
brake chambers, locking pins, wheels, and tires; and
<bullet> Landing gear subassemblies, typically consisting of two
landing legs, a cross channel, braces, bracketing, a cross shaft,
and a crank handle.
These subassemblies are within the scope of the orders, whether
entered alone or with other subassemblies and whether assembled or
unassembled and whether finished or unfinished. The absence of any
subassembly from an otherwise finished or unfinished van-type
trailer does not remove the van-type trailer from coverage.
Subject merchandise also includes components entered with (i.e.,
on the same bill of lading as) van-type trailers and subassemblies,
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, wheels, tires, brake control systems, electrical
harnesses and lighting systems, lift gate systems, tire inflation
systems, or refrigeration units (with or without evaporators or fuel
tanks) whether assembled or unassembled, whether as part of a kit or
not, and whether or not accompanied by additional components that
constitute as part of an unfinished and/or unassembled van-type
trailer and subassemblies thereof that are within the scope of the
orders.
Processing of finished and unfinished van- type trailers and
subassemblies, 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 van-type trailer
does not remove the product from the scope.
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Specifically excluded are subassemblies covered by the scope of
the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain chassis
and subassemblies thereof from the People's Republic of China. See
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic
of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 86 FR 36093 (July 8, 2021) and
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the People's Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Order and Amended Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 86 FR 24844 (May 10, 2021).
The finished and unfinished van-type trailers within the scope
of the orders are typically classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 8716.39.0040,
8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060. Imports of finished and unfinished
subassemblies may also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7308.30.5050,
7308.90.9590, 7326.90.8688, 8708.29.1500, 8708.99.8180,
8716.90.5010. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of these orders is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2026-21929 Filed 10-27-26; 8:45 am]
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