China Small Vertical Shaft Engines: Commerce Begins Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on Dual-Piston Engines
The Commerce Department will consider whether imports of dual-piston engines from China are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225 cc from China (A-570-124/C-570-125), it said in a notice released April 22 announcing the initiation of an anti-circumvention inquiry.
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Briggs & Stratton requested the proceeding. It says the dual-piston engines constitute only a minor alteration from the small vertical shaft engines already included under the scope. It also says the dual-piston engines were developed after the orders were issued in an attempt to get around AD/CVD orders. Commerce recently issued a scope ruling that the dual-piston engines aren’t covered by the current scope of AD/CVD (see 2201270051).
Commerce will apply its findings country-wide, to all dual-piston engines produced in China and exported to the U.S. that otherwise meet the requirements of the scope of the small vertical engines orders.
Commerce will direct CBP to "continue the suspension of liquidation of entries of products subject to the circumvention inquiry that were already subject to the suspension of liquidation under the Orders." If Commerce finds circumvention in the preliminary determination of this inquiry, the agency will direct CBP to suspend liquidation for unliquidated entries on or after April 25, though the agency may decide to suspend liquidation prior to that date.