Today, the US Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of certain steel wheels from China, finding that exporters from China have been dumping this product in the United States at a margin of 231.70 percent.
As a result of the decision, the DOC will instruct US Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from importers of certain steel wheels from China based on these preliminary rates.
In 2017, US imports of certain steel wheels from China were valued at an estimated $388 million. The petitioners are Accuride Corporation (Evansville, IN) and Maxion Wheels Akron LLC (Akron, OH).
The DOC is scheduled to announce the final determination on or about January 8, 2019.
If the final determination is affirmative, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) will be scheduled to make its final injury determination on February 21, 2019.