[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36093-36095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-135]


Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce 
is issuing its antidumping duty (AD) order on certain chassis and 
subassemblies thereof (chassis) from the People's Republic of China 
(China).

DATES: Applicable July 8, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477 or (202) 482-1785, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 17, 2021, Commerce published its affirmative final 
determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of 
chassis from China.\1\ On July 1, 2021, the ITC notified Commerce of 
its affirmative final determination that, pursuant to sections 
735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the Act, an industry in the United States 
is materially injured by reason of imports of subject merchandise from 
China that are sold in the United States at LTFV.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value, 86 FR 26694 (May 17, 2021).
    \2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final 
Determination,'' dated July 1, 2021 (ITC Notification Letter)
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are certain chassis and 
subassemblies thereof from China. For a full description of the scope 
of this order, see the appendix of this notice.

AD Order

    On July 1, 2021, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination 
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason 
of imports of chassis from China that are sold in the United States at 
LTFV.\3\ Therefore, in accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the Act, we 
are issuing this AD order. Because the ITC determined that imports of 
chassis 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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    \3\ Id.
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    Therefore, in accordance with sections 736(a)(1) of the Act, 
Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (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 for all relevant 
entries of chassis from China. Antidumping duties will be assessed on 
unliquidated entries of chassis from China entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after March 4, 2021, the date of 
publication of the AD 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

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determination under section 735(b) of the Act, as further described in 
the ``Provisional Measures'' section of this notice.\4\
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    \4\ See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the 
People's Republic of China People's Republic of China: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 85 FR 
12616 (March 4, 2020) (AD Preliminary Determination), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
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Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits

    Except as noted in the ``Provisional Measures'' section of this 
notice, in accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce 
will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant 
entries of chassis from China. These instructions suspending 
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
    Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to 
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated in the table 
below, adjusted by the export subsidy offset.\5\ 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 deposit estimated normal customs duties on 
subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the 
table below.
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    \5\ See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from the 
People's Republic of China; Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination, 86 FR 15186 (March 22, 2021), and accompanying Issues 
and Decision Memorandum; see also 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).

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                                                              Estimated
                                                              weighted-
                                                 Estimated     average
                                                 weighted-     dumping
                                                  average       margin
               Producer/exporter                  dumping      adjusted
                                                   margin     for export
                                                 (percent)     subsidy
                                                              offset(s)
                                                              (percent)
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China-Wide Entity.............................      188.05       177.05
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Provisional Measures

    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. Commerce published the AD Preliminary 
Determination in this investigation on March 4, 2021.
    The provisional measures period, beginning on the date of 
publication of the AD Preliminary Determination, ends on July 1, 2021. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our 
practice, Commerce will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, 
unliquidated entries of chassis from China entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption after July 1, 2021, the final day on which 
the provisional measures were in effect, until and through the day 
preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice constitutes the AD order with respect to chassis from 
China pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can 
find a list of AD orders currently in effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
    This order is published in accordance with sections 736(a) of the 
Act, and 19 CFR 351.211(b).

    Dated: July 1, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order consists of chassis and 
subassemblies thereof, whether finished or unfinished, whether 
assembled or unassembled, whether coated or uncoated, regardless of 
the number of axles, for carriage of containers, or other payloads 
(including self-supporting payloads) for road, marine roll-on/roll-
off (RORO) and/or rail transport. Chassis are typically, but are not 
limited to, rectangular framed trailers with a suspension and axle 
system, wheels and tires, brakes, a lighting and electrical system, 
a coupling for towing behind a truck tractor, and a locking system 
or systems to secure the shipping container or containers to the 
chassis using twistlocks, slide pins or similar attachment devices 
to engage the corner fittings on the container or other payload.
    Subject merchandise includes, but is not limited to, the 
following subassemblies:
     Chassis frames, or sections of chassis frames, 
including kingpin assemblies, bolsters consisting of transverse 
beams with locking or support mechanisms, goosenecks, drop 
assemblies, extension mechanisms and/or rear impact guards;
     Running gear assemblies or axle assemblies for 
connection to the chassis frame, whether fixed in nature or capable 
of sliding fore and aft or lifting up and lowering down, which may 
or may not include suspension(s) (mechanical or pneumatic), wheel 
end components, slack adjusters, axles, brake chambers, locking 
pins, and tires and wheels;
     Landing gear assemblies, for connection to the chassis 
frame, capable of supporting the chassis when it is not engaged to a 
tractor; and
     Assemblies that connect to the chassis frame or a 
section of the chassis frame, such as, but not limited to, pintle 
hooks or B-trains (which include a fifth wheel), which are capable 
of connecting a chassis to a converter dolly or another chassis.
    Importation of any of these subassemblies, whether assembled or 
unassembled, constitutes an unfinished chassis for purposes of this 
order.
    Subject merchandise also includes chassis, whether finished or 
unfinished, entered with or for further assembly with components 
such as, but not limited to: Hub and drum assemblies, brake 
assemblies (either drum or disc), axles, brake chambers, suspensions 
and suspension components, wheel end components, landing gear legs, 
spoke or disc wheels, tires, brake control systems, electrical 
harnesses and lighting systems.
    Processing of finished and unfinished chassis and components 
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 chassis does not remove the product from 
the scope.
    Individual components entered and sold by themselves are not 
subject to the order, but components entered with or for further 
assembly with a finished or unfinished chassis are subject 
merchandise. A finished chassis is ultimately comprised of several 
different types of subassemblies. Within each subassembly there are 
numerous components that comprise a given subassembly.
    This scope excludes dry van trailers, refrigerated van trailers 
and flatbed trailers. Dry van trailers are trailers with a wholly 
enclosed cargo space comprised of fixed sides, nose, floor and roof, 
with articulated panels (doors) across the rear and occasionally at 
selected places on the sides, with the cargo space being permanently 
incorporated in the trailer itself. Refrigerated van trailers are 
trailers with a wholly enclosed cargo space comprised of fixed 
sides, nose, floor and roof, with articulated panels (doors) across 
the rear and occasionally at selected places on the sides, with the 
cargo space being permanently incorporated in the trailer and being 
insulated, possessing specific thermal properties intended for use 
with self-contained refrigeration systems. Flatbed (or platform) 
trailers consist of load-carrying main frames and a solid, flat or 
stepped loading deck or floor permanently incorporated with and 
supported by frame rails and cross members.
    The finished and unfinished chassis subject to this order are 
typically classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060. 
Imports of

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finished and unfinished chassis may also enter under HTSUS 
subheading 8716.90.5010. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise under order is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2021-14561 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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