AD/CV Potential Duties on Brake Drums from China and Turkey

Trade Update • June 26, 2024

n June 26, 2024, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning brake drums imported from China and Turkey. These investigations aim to determine whether these imports are being sold at less than fair value and whether they are receiving unfair subsidies from their governments.

Dumping and Subsidization

Imports of brake drums from China and Turkey, provided for in subheading 8708.30.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and to be subsidized by the Governments of China and Turkey. The alleged average dumping margins are 300.83% for China and 168.34% for Turkey with respect to brake drums.

Comment Period Open

Anyone can submit a written brief with information and arguments about the investigations to the Commission by July 16, 2024. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. If you are presenting at the conference, you must submit your written testimony and extra materials by noon on July 10, 2024.

All written submissions must follow the Commission’s rules. For more details, you can check the Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures on their website here.

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