Freight Rail Couplers: Details of AD Duty Order on Mexico
The Commerce Department issued an antidumping duty order on freight rail couplers from Mexico (A-201-857). The order sets permanent antidumping duties, which will remain in place unless revoked by Commerce in a sunset or changed circumstances review. Commerce will now begin conducting annual administrative reviews, if requested, to determine final assessments of AD on importers and make changes to cash deposit rates.
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The order details a “gap period” of no AD liability for subject merchandise entered Oct. 30, 2023, through Nov. 12, 2023. Commerce may only suspend liquidation for six months after its preliminary AD determination, issued May 3, 2023, without the ITC having found injury. Commerce will order CBP to liquidate, without regard to duties, any entries during this gap period.
Commerce also recently issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on freight rail couplers from China (see 2307130026).
AD Suspension of Liquidation Instructions
Suspension of liquidation resumes for all entries of subject merchandise from Mexico entered on or after Nov. 13, the date that the final ITC affirmative injury determination was published.
AD Cash Deposit Instructions
An AD cash deposit requirement is also back in effect for subject merchandise entered on or after Nov. 13, equal to the rates listed below:
| Exporter/Producer | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| ASF-K de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. | 48.1% |
| All Others | 48.1% |
(See the notice for additional details, including the full scope description, etc. See 2309200027 for a summary of the final AD determination.)