Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Mexico and Thailand: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 13452-13457 [2025-04942]
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Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
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I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Grant Interpipe a
Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Erred in
Calculating Indirect Selling Expenses
Comment 3: Whether to Classify Barge
Expenses as Movement or CEP Expenses
V. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–201–866, C–549–855]
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies
Thereof From Mexico and Thailand:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 18, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose
Rivera at (202) 482–0842 (Mexico) and
Ian Riggs at (202) 482–3810 (Thailand),
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
The Petitions
On February 26, 2025, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received countervailing duty (CVD)
petitions concerning imports of certain
chassis and subassemblies thereof
(chassis) from Mexico and Thailand
filed in proper form on behalf of the
U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition
(the petitioner),1 the members of which
are domestic producers of chassis.2 The
CVD Petitions were accompanied by
antidumping duty (AD) petitions
concerning imports of chassis from
1 The members of the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers
Coalition are Cheetah Chassis Corporation and
Stoughton Trailers, LLC.
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties,’’ dated February 26, 2025 (Petitions).
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Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam.3
Between February 28, and March 10,
2025, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to
certain aspects of the Petitions in
supplemental questionnaires.4 Between
March 4 and 11, 2025, the petitioner
filed timely responses to these requests
for additional information.5
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the
Government of Mexico (GOM) and
Government of Thailand (GOT)
(collectively, Governments) are
providing countervailable subsidies,
within the meaning of sections 701 and
771(5) of the Act, to producers of
chassis in Mexico and Thailand, and
that such imports are materially
injuring, or threatening material injury
to, the domestic industry producing
chassis in the United States. Consistent
with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged
programs on which we are initiating
CVD investigations, the Petitions were
accompanied by information reasonably
available to the petitioner supporting its
allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner
filed the Petitions on behalf of the
domestic industry, because the
petitioner is an interested party, as
defined in section 771(9)(F) of the Act.6
Commerce also finds that the petitioner
3 Id.
4 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated February 28, 2025 (First General
Issues Questionnaire); see also Country-Specific
Supplemental Questionnaires: Mexico
Supplemental and Thailand Supplemental, dated
March 3, 2025; Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with
Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated March 7, 2025
(March 7, 2025 Scope Memorandum); and
Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Supplemental Questions,’’
dated March 10, 2025 (Third General Issues
Questionnaire).
5 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitioner Response to
1st Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding
Common Issues and Injury Volume I of the
Petition,’’ dated March 4, 2025 (First General Issues
Supplement); Country-Specific CVD Supplemental
Responses: Mexico CVD Supplement, dated March
5, 2025; First Thailand CVD Supplement, dated
March 7, 2025; and Second Thailand CVD
Supplement, dated March 10, 2025; ‘‘Petitioner
Response to 2nd Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume I of
the Petition,’’ dated March 10, 2025 (Second
General Issues Supplement); and ‘‘Petitioner
Response to 3rd Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume I of
the Petition,’’ dated March 11, 2025 (Third General
Issues Supplement). The petitioner also filed a
supplement correcting a clerical error and
providing a complete replacement of Exhibit I–13
of Volume I of the Petitions. See Petitioner’s Letter,
‘‘Supplement to Exhibit I–13 of Volume I General
Issues Petition,’’ dated February 27, 2025 (Revised
Exhibit I–13).
6 The members of the petitioning coalition are
interested parties under section 771(9)(C) of the
Act.
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demonstrated sufficient industry
support with respect to the initiation of
the requested CVD investigations.7
Periods of Investigation
Because the Petitions were filed on
February 26, 2025, the period of
investigation for the Mexico and
Thailand CVD investigations is January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.8
Scope of the Investigations
The products covered by these
investigations are chassis from Mexico
and Thailand. For a full description of
the scope of these investigations, see the
appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the
Investigations
On February 28, and March 7, 2025,
Commerce requested information and
clarification from the petitioner
regarding the proposed scope to ensure
that the scope language in the Petition
is an accurate reflection of the products
for which the domestic industry is
seeking relief.9 On March 4, and 10,
2025, the petitioner provided
clarifications and revised the scope.10
The description of merchandise covered
by these investigations, as described in
the appendix to this notice, reflects
these clarifications.
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(i.e., scope).11 Commerce will consider
all comments received from interested
parties and, if necessary, will consult
with interested parties prior to the
issuance of the preliminary
determinations. If scope comments
include factual information, all such
factual information should be limited to
public information.12 Commerce
requests that interested parties provide
at the beginning of their scope
comments a public executive summary
for each comment or issue raised in
their submission. Commerce further
requests that interested parties limit
their public executive summary of each
comment or issue to no more than 450
words, not including citations.
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7 See
section on ‘‘Determination of Industry
Support for the Petitions,’’ infra.
8 See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
9 See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also
March 7, 2025, Memorandum.
10 See First General Issues Supplement at 2–6 and
Exhibits I-Supp-4 through I-Supp-6; see also Second
General Issues Supplement at 1–8 and Exhibits ISupp2–1 and I-Supp2–2.
11 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing
Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19,
1997) (Preamble).
12 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information’’).
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Commerce intends to use the public
executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the
analysis of scope comments. To
facilitate preparation of its
questionnaires, Commerce requests that
scope comments be submitted by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 7, 2025,
which is 20 calendar days from the
signature date of this notice. Any
rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, and should also be
limited to public information, must be
filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on April 17, 2025,
which is 10 calendar days from the
initial comment deadline.
Commerce requests that any factual
information that parties consider
relevant to the scope of these
investigations be submitted during that
time period. However, if a party
subsequently finds that additional
factual information pertaining to the
scope of the investigations may be
relevant, the party must contact
Commerce and request permission to
submit the additional information. All
scope comments must be filed
simultaneously on the records of the
concurrent AD and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be
filed electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS),
unless an exception applies.13 An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
the time and date it is due.
Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i)
and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified
the GOM and GOT of the receipt of the
Petitions and provided an opportunity
for consultations with respect to the
Petition.14 Commerce held
consultations with the GOM on March
13 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System
Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014), for details
of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements,
effective August 5, 2011. Information on using
ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/
help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https://
access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_
Filing_Procedures.pdf.
14 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Invitation for
Consultations to Discuss the Countervailing Duty
Petition,’’ dated February 27, 2025.
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14, 2025,15 and the GOT on March 12,
2025.16
Additionally, given the nature of
certain subsidy programs alleged in the
Petitions, on February 27, 2025,
Commerce issued a letter to the
Government of the People’s Republic of
China (China), providing the
Government of China (GOC) with the
opportunity to meet with Commerce
officials.17 The GOC did not request to
meet with meet with Commerce
officials.18
Determination of Industry Support for
the Petitions
Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires
that a petition be filed on behalf of the
domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A)
of the Act provides that a petition meets
this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the
petition account for: (i) at least 25
percent of the total production of the
domestic like product; and (ii) more
than 50 percent of the production of the
domestic like product produced by that
portion of the industry expressing
support for, or opposition to, the
petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D)
of the Act provides that, if the petition
does not establish support of domestic
producers or workers accounting for
more than 50 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product,
Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or
rely on other information in order to
determine if there is support for the
petition, as required by subparagraph
(A); or (ii) determine industry support
using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ‘‘industry.’’
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines
the ‘‘industry’’ as the producers as a
whole of a domestic like product. Thus,
to determine whether a petition has the
requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers
and workers who produce the domestic
like product. The U.S. International
Trade Commission (ITC), which is
responsible for determining whether
‘‘the domestic industry’’ has been
injured, must also determine what
constitutes a domestic like product in
15 See Memorandum, ‘‘Consultations with the
Government of Mexico,’’ dated March 14, 2025; see
also GOM’s Letter, ‘‘GOM’s Submission,’’ dated
March 14, 2025.
16 See Memorandum, ‘‘Consultations with the
Government of Thailand,’’ dated March 12, 2025;
see also GOT’s Letter, ‘‘Statement for the
Consultations Regarding the Petition to Initiate a
Countervailing Duty Investigation,’’ dated March
12, 2025.
17 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Alleged Transnational
Subsidy Programs,’’ dated February 27, 2025.
18 The GOC submitted comments on the CVD
petitions. See GOC’s Letters, ‘‘Alleged
Transnational Subsidy Programs,’’ dated March 14,
2025.
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order to define the industry. While both
Commerce and the ITC apply the same
statutory definition regarding the
domestic like product,19 they do so for
different purposes and pursuant to a
separate and distinct authority. In
addition, Commerce’s determination is
subject to limitations of time and
information. Although this may result in
different definitions of the like product,
such differences do not render the
decision of either agency contrary to
law.20
Section 771(10) of the Act defines the
domestic like product as ‘‘a product
which is like, or in the absence of like,
most similar in characteristics and uses
with, the article subject to an
investigation under this title.’’ Thus, the
reference point from which the
domestic like product analysis begins is
‘‘the article subject to an investigation’’
(i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to
be investigated, which normally will be
the scope as defined in the petition).
With regard to the domestic like
product, the petitioner does not offer a
definition of the domestic like product
distinct from the scope of the
investigations.21 Based on our analysis
of the information submitted on the
record, we have determined that
chassis, as defined in the scope,
constitute a single domestic like
product, and we have analyzed industry
support in terms of that domestic like
product.22
In determining whether the petitioner
has standing under section 702(c)(4)(A)
of the Act, we considered the industry
support data contained in the Petitions
with reference to the domestic like
product as defined in the ‘‘Scope of the
Investigations,’’ in the appendix to this
notice. To establish industry support,
the petitioner provided the 2024
19 See
section 771(10) of the Act.
USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp.
2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd.
v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988),
aff’d Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 865
F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
21 See Petition at Volume I (pages 22–26 and
Exhibits I–3, I–17, and I–18); see also First General
Issues Supplement at 8–10; and Third General
Issues Supplement at 1–4 and Exhibits I-Supp3–1
and I-Supp3–2.
22 For a discussion of the domestic like product
analysis as applied to these cases and information
regarding industry support, see Checklists,
‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklists: Certain Chassis and Subassemblies
Thereof from Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Country-Specific
CVD Initiation Checklists), at Attachment II,
Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain
Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Attachment II). These checklists are on file
electronically via ACCESS.
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20 See
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production of the domestic like product
for the U.S. producers that support the
Petitions and compared this to the
estimated total production of the
domestic like product in 2024 by the
entire U.S. chassis industry.23 We relied
on data provided by the petitioner for
purposes of measuring industry
support.24
Our review of the data provided in the
Petitions, the First General Issues
Supplement, and other information
readily available to Commerce indicates
that the petitioner has established
industry support for the Petitions.25
First, the Petitions established support
from domestic producers (or workers)
accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like
product and, as such, Commerce is not
required to take further action in order
to evaluate industry support (e.g.,
polling).26 Second, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the
statutory criteria for industry support
under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act
because the domestic producers (or
workers) who support the Petitions
account for at least 25 percent of the
total production of the domestic like
product.27 Finally, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the
statutory criteria for industry support
under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act
because the domestic producers (or
workers) who support the Petitions
account for more than 50 percent of the
production of the domestic like product
produced by that portion of the industry
expressing support for, or opposition to,
the Petitions.28 Accordingly, Commerce
determines that the Petitions were filed
on behalf of the domestic industry
within the meaning of section 702(b)(1)
of the Act.29
Injury Test
Because Mexico and Thailand are
‘‘Subsidies Agreement Countries’’
within the meaning of section 701(b) of
the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act
applies to these investigations.
Accordingly, the ITC must determine
whether imports of the subject
merchandise from Mexico and/or
Thailand materially injure, or threaten
material injury to, a U.S. industry.
23 Id.
24 For further discussion, see Attachment II of the
Country-Specific CVD Initiation Checklists.
25 Id.
26 Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
27 See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD
Initiation Checklists.
28 Id.
29 Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material
Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges that imports of
the subject merchandise are benefiting
from countervailable subsidies and that
such imports are causing, or threaten to
cause, material injury to the U.S.
industry producing the domestic like
product. In addition, the petitioner
alleges that subject imports from Mexico
and Thailand exceed the negligibility
threshold provided for under section
771(24)(A) of the Act.30
The petitioner contends that the
industry’s injured condition is
illustrated by the significant increase in
the volumes of subject imports; reduced
market share; underselling and price
depression and/or suppression; lost
sales and revenues; declines in domestic
producers’ U.S. shipments, production,
and capacity utilization; decline in
employment variables; adverse impact
on financial performance; and negative
impact on the existing development and
production efforts of the domestic
industry.31 We assessed the allegations
and supporting evidence regarding
material injury, threat of material injury,
causation, cumulation, as well as
negligibility, and we have determined
that these allegations are properly
supported by adequate evidence and
meet the statutory requirements for
initiation.32
Initiation of CVD Investigations
Based upon the examination of the
Petitions and supplemental responses,
we find that they meet the requirements
of section 702 of the Act. Therefore, we
are initiating CVD investigations to
determine whether imports of chassis
from Mexico and Thailand benefit from
countervailable subsidies conferred by
the GOM and GOT, respectively. In
accordance with section 703(b)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our
preliminary determinations no later
than 65 days after the date of this
initiation.
Mexico
Based on our review of the Petitions,
we find that there is sufficient
information to initiate a CVD
investigation on 19 of the 19 programs
30 For further information regarding negligibility
and the injury allegation, see Country-Specific CVD
Initiation Checklists at Attachment III, Analysis of
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and
Causation for the Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain
Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Attachment III).
31 Id.
32 Id.
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alleged by the petitioner. For a full
discussion of the basis for our decision
to initiate on each program, see the
Mexico CVD Initiation Checklist. A
public version of the initiation checklist
for this investigation is available on
ACCESS.
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Thailand
Based on our review of the Petitions,
we find that there is sufficient
information to initiate a CVD
investigation on 20 of the 20 programs
alleged by the petitioner. For a full
discussion of the basis for our decision
to initiate on each program, see the
Thailand CVD Initiation Checklist. A
public version of the initiation checklist
for this investigation is available on
ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
In the Petitions, the petitioner
identified 13 companies in Mexico and
three companies in Thailand as
producers and/or exporters of chassis.33
Commerce intends to follow its standard
practice in CVD investigations and
calculate company-specific subsidy
rates in these investigations. In the
event that Commerce determines that
the number of companies is large and it
cannot individually examine each
company based on Commerce’s
resources, Commerce normally selects
mandatory respondents in CVD
investigations using U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) entry data for
U.S. imports under the appropriate
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheading(s)
listed in the ‘‘Scope of the
Investigations’’ in the appendix.
However, for these investigations, the
main HTSUS subheadings under which
the subject merchandise would enter
(8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060) are
basket categories under which nonsubject merchandise may also enter.
Therefore, instead of relying on CBP
entry data in selecting respondents, we
intend to issue quantity and value
(Q&V) questionnaires to each potential
respondent for which there is complete
address information on the record.
Commerce will post the Q&V
questionnaires along with filing
instructions on Commerce’s website at
https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-caseannouncements. Producers/exporters of
chassis from Mexico and Thailand that
do not receive Q&V questionnaires may
still submit a response to the Q&V
questionnaire and can obtain a copy of
the Q&V questionnaire from
33 See Petitions at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit
I–13); see also Revised Exhibit I–13; and First
General Issues Supplement at 1–2 and Exhibits ISupp-1 and I-Supp-17.
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Commerce’s website. Responses to the
Q&V questionnaire must be submitted
by the relevant producers/exporters no
later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 1, 2025,
which is two weeks from the signature
date of this notice. All Q&V
questionnaire responses must be filed
electronically via ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully, in its entirety, by
ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on
the deadline noted above.
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order (APO) in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b).
Instructions for filing such applications
may be found on Commerce’s website at
https://www.trade.gov/administrativeprotective-orders.
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions
In accordance with section
702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version
of the Petitions has been provided to the
GOM and GOT via ACCESS. To the
extent practicable, we will attempt to
provide a copy of the public version of
the Petitions to each exporter named in
the Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR
351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of its
initiation, as required by section 702(d)
of the Act.
Preliminary Determinations by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine,
within 45 days after the date on which
the Petitions were filed, whether there
is a reasonable indication that imports
of chassis from Mexico and/or Thailand
are materially injuring, or threatening
material injury to, a U.S. industry.34 A
negative ITC determination for either
country will result in the investigation
being terminated with respect to that
country.35 Otherwise, these CVD
investigations will proceed according to
statutory and regulatory time limits.
Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19
CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) evidence
submitted in response to questionnaires;
(ii) evidence submitted in support of
allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors of
production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or
to measure the adequacy of
remuneration under 19 CFR
351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on
the record by Commerce; and (v)
evidence other than factual information
described in (i)–(iv). Section 351.301(b)
of Commerce’s regulations requires any
party, when submitting factual
information, to specify under which
subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the
information is being submitted 36 and, if
the information is submitted to rebut,
clarify, or correct factual information
already on the record, to provide an
explanation identifying the information
already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or
correct.37 Time limits for the
submission of factual information are
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which
provides specific time limits based on
the type of factual information being
submitted. Interested parties should
review the regulations prior to
submitting factual information in these
investigations.
Time Limits for Submission of Factual
Information in Response to
Questionnaires
Section 351.301(c) of Commerce’s
regulations states that during a
proceeding, Commerce may issue to any
person questionnaires, which includes
both and initial and supplemental
questionnaires. For all investigations
initiated after January 15, 2025, the
following time limits apply: 38
(i) Initial questionnaire responses are
due 30 days from the date of receipt of
such questionnaire. The time limit for
response to individual sections of the
questionnaire, if Commerce requests a
separate response to such sections, may
be less than the 30 days allotted for
response to the full questionnaire. In
general, the date of receipt will be
considered to be seven days from the
date on which the initial questionnaire
was transmitted.
(ii) Supplemental questionnaire
responses are due on the date specified
by Commerce.
(iii) A notification by an interested
party, under section 782(c)(1) of the Act,
of difficulties in submitting information
in response to a questionnaire issued by
Commerce is to be submitted in writing
within 14 days after the date of the
questionnaire or, if the questionnaire is
due in 14 days or less, within the time
specified by Commerce.
(iv) A respondent interested party
may request in writing that Commerce
conduct a questionnaire presentation.
Commerce may conduct a questionnaire
presentation if Commerce notifies the
government of the affected country and
that government does not object.
36 See
34 See
section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
35 Id.
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19 CFR 351.301(b).
19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
38 See 19 CFR 351.301(c)(1)(i)–(v).
37 See
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(v) Factual information submitted to
rebut, clarify, or correct questionnaire
responses. Within 14 days after an
initial questionnaire response and
within 10 days after a supplemental
questionnaire response has been filed
with Commerce, an interested party
other than the original submitter is
permitted one opportunity to submit
factual information to rebut, clarify, or
correct factual information contained in
the questionnaire response. Within
seven days of the filing of such rebuttal,
clarification, or correction to a
questionnaire response, the original
submitter of the questionnaire response
is permitted one opportunity to submit
factual information to rebut, clarify, or
correct factual information submitted in
the interested party’s rebuttal,
clarification or correction. Commerce
will reject any untimely filed rebuttal,
clarification, or correction submission
and provide, to the extent practicable,
written notice stating the reasons for
rejection. If insufficient time remains
before the due date for the final
determination or final results of review,
Commerce may specify shorter
deadlines under this section.
Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of
time limits before the expiration of a
time limit established under 19 CFR
351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce. In general, an extension
request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301,
or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.39 For submissions that are
due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request
will be considered untimely if it is filed
after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date.
Under certain circumstances, Commerce
may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will
be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case, we will
inform parties in a letter or
memorandum of the deadline (including
a specified time) by which extension
requests must be filed to be considered
timely. An extension request must be
made in a separate, standalone
submission; under limited
circumstances we will grant untimely
filed requests for the extension of time
limits, where we determine, based on 19
CFR 351.302, that extraordinary
circumstances exist. Parties should
review Commerce’s regulations
concerning the extension of time limits
and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
39 See
19 CFR 351.302.
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submitting factual information in these
investigations.40
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual
information in an AD or CVD
proceeding must certify to the accuracy
and completeness of that information.41
Parties must use the certification
formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).42 Commerce intends to
reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with
the applicable certification
requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Parties wishing to participate in these
investigations should ensure that they
meet the requirements of 19 CFR
351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required
letters of appearance). Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its
requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).43
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: March 18, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these
investigations 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
40 See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time
Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20,
2013) (Time Limits Final Rule), available at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/201322853.htm.
41 See section 782(b) of the Act.
42 See Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also frequently asked
questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_
info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
43 See Administrative Protective Order, Service,
and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069
(September 29, 2023).
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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,
dressed axles, brake chambers, locking pins,
and tires and wheels; 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 these investigations.
Subject merchandise also includes chassis,
whether finished or unfinished, entered with
components such as, but not limited to: hub
and drum assemblies, brake assemblies
(either drum or disc), bare 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
investigations, but components entered 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
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incorporated in the trailer and being
insulated, possessing specific thermal
properties intended for use with selfcontained 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 these investigations are typically
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings:
8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060. Imports of
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 investigation is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2025–04942 Filed 3–21–25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–865, A–549–854, A–552–849]
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies
Thereof From Mexico, Thailand, and
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 18, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
Jack Zhao at (202) 482–1396 (Mexico),
Aleksandras Nakutis at (202) 482–3147
(Thailand), and Benito Ballesteros at
(202) 482–7425 (the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
The Petitions
On February 26, 2025, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received antidumping duty (AD)
petitions concerning imports of certain
chassis and subassemblies thereof
(chassis) from Mexico, Thailand, and
Vietnam filed in proper form on behalf
of the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers
Coalition (the petitioner),1 the members
of which are domestic producers of
chassis.2 The AD Petitions were
1 The members of the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers
Coalition are Cheetah Chassis Corporation and
Stoughton Trailers, LLC.
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties,’’ dated February 26, 2025 (Petitions).
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accompanied by countervailing duty
(CVD) petitions concerning imports of
chassis from Mexico and Thailand.3
Between February 28 and March 11,
2025, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to
certain aspects of the Petitions in
supplemental questionnaires.4 Between
March 4 and 11, 2025, the petitioner
filed timely responses to these requests
for additional information.5
In accordance with section 732(b) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), the petitioner alleges that imports
of chassis from Mexico, Thailand, and
Vietnam are being, or are likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV) within the meaning of
section 731 of the Act, and that imports
of such products are materially injuring,
or threatening material injury to, the
chassis industry in the United States.
Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the
Act, the Petitions were accompanied by
information reasonably available to the
petitioner to support its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner
filed the Petitions on behalf of the
domestic industry because the
petitioner is an interested party, as
defined in section 771(9)(F) of the Act.6
Commerce also finds that the petitioner
demonstrated sufficient industry
support for the initiation of the
requested LTFV investigations.7
3 Id.
4 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated February 28, 2025 (First General
Issues Questionnaire); see also Country-Specific
Supplemental Questionnaires: Mexico
Supplemental, Thailand Supplemental, and
Vietnam Supplemental, dated February 28, 2025;
Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the
Petitioner,’’ dated March 7, 2025; Memorandum,
‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated
March 7, 2025 (March 7, 2025, Scope
Memorandum); and Commerce’s Letter,
‘‘Supplemental Questions,’’ dated March 10, 2025.
5 See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Petitioner Response to
1st Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding
Common Issues and Injury Volume I of the
Petition,’’ dated March 4, 2025 (First General Issues
Supplement); see also Country-Specific AD
Supplemental Responses: Mexico AD Supplement,
Thailand AD Supplement, and Vietnam AD
Supplement, dated March 4, 2025; Second Thailand
AD Supplement, dated March 10, 2025; ‘‘Petitioners
Response to 2nd Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume I of
the Petition,’’ dated March 10, 2025 (Second
General Issues Supplement); and ‘‘Petitioner
Response to 3rd Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume I of
the Petition,’’ dated March 11, 2025 (Third General
Issues Supplement). The petitioner also filed a
supplement correcting a clerical error and
providing a complete replacement of Exhibit I–13
of Volume I of the Petitions. See Petitioner’s Letter,
‘‘Supplement to Exhibit I–13 of Volume I General
Issues Petition,’’ dated February 27, 2025 (Revised
Exhibit I–13).
6 The members of the petitioning coalition are
interested parties under section 771(9)(C) of the
Act.
7 See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry
Support for the Petitions,’’ infra.
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Periods of Investigation
Because the Petitions were filed on
February 26, 2025, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.204(b)(1), the period of
investigation (POI) for the Mexico and
Thailand LTFV investigations is January
1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Because Vietnam is a non-market
economy (NME) country, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.204(b)(1), the POI for the
Vietnam LTFV investigation is July 1,
2024, through December 31, 2024.
Scope of the Investigations
The products covered by these
investigations are chassis from Mexico,
Thailand, and Vietnam. For a full
description of the scope of these
investigations, see the appendix to this
notice.
Comments on the Scope of the
Investigations
On February 28 and March 7, 2025,
Commerce requested information and
clarification from the petitioner
regarding the proposed scope to ensure
that the scope language in the Petitions
is an accurate reflection of the products
for which the domestic industry is
seeking relief.8 On March 4 and 10,
2025, the petitioner provided
clarifications and revised the scope.9
The description of merchandise covered
by these investigations, as described in
the appendix to this notice, reflects
these clarifications.
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(i.e., scope).10 Commerce will consider
all scope comments received from
interested parties and, if necessary, will
consult with interested parties prior to
the issuance of the preliminary
determinations. If scope comments
include factual information,11 all such
factual information should be limited to
public information. Commerce requests
that interested parties provide at the
beginning of their scope comments a
public executive summary for each
comment or issue raised in their
submission. Commerce further requests
that interested parties limit their public
executive summary of each comment or
issue to no more than 450 words, not
8 See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also
March 7, 2025, Scope Memorandum.
9 See First General Issues Supplement at 2–6 and
Exhibit I–Supp–4 through I–Supp–6; see also
Second General Issues Supplement at 1–8 and
Exhibits I–Supp2–1 and I–Supp2–2.
10 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing
Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19,
1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 351.312.
11 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-201-866, C-549-855]
Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof From Mexico and
Thailand: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable March 18, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Rivera at (202) 482-0842 (Mexico)
and Ian Riggs at (202) 482-3810 (Thailand), AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petitions
On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received countervailing duty (CVD) petitions concerning imports of
certain chassis and subassemblies thereof (chassis) from Mexico and
Thailand filed in proper form on behalf of the U.S. Chassis
Manufacturers Coalition (the petitioner),\1\ the members of which are
domestic producers of chassis.\2\ The CVD Petitions were accompanied by
antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of chassis from
Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\3\
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\1\ The members of the U.S. Chassis Manufacturers Coalition are
Cheetah Chassis Corporation and Stoughton Trailers, LLC.
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated February 26, 2025
(Petitions).
\3\ Id.
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Between February 28, and March 10, 2025, Commerce requested
supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions
in supplemental questionnaires.\4\ Between March 4 and 11, 2025, the
petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional
information.\5\
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\4\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
February 28, 2025 (First General Issues Questionnaire); see also
Country-Specific Supplemental Questionnaires: Mexico Supplemental
and Thailand Supplemental, dated March 3, 2025; Memorandum, ``Phone
Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,'' dated March 7, 2025 (March 7,
2025 Scope Memorandum); and Commerce's Letter, ``Supplemental
Questions,'' dated March 10, 2025 (Third General Issues
Questionnaire).
\5\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioner Response to 1st
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume
I of the Petition,'' dated March 4, 2025 (First General Issues
Supplement); Country-Specific CVD Supplemental Responses: Mexico CVD
Supplement, dated March 5, 2025; First Thailand CVD Supplement,
dated March 7, 2025; and Second Thailand CVD Supplement, dated March
10, 2025; ``Petitioner Response to 2nd Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume I of the Petition,'' dated
March 10, 2025 (Second General Issues Supplement); and ``Petitioner
Response to 3rd Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues
and Injury Volume I of the Petition,'' dated March 11, 2025 (Third
General Issues Supplement). The petitioner also filed a supplement
correcting a clerical error and providing a complete replacement of
Exhibit I-13 of Volume I of the Petitions. See Petitioner's Letter,
``Supplement to Exhibit I-13 of Volume I General Issues Petition,''
dated February 27, 2025 (Revised Exhibit I-13).
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In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of Mexico
(GOM) and Government of Thailand (GOT) (collectively, Governments) are
providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701
and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of chassis in Mexico and Thailand,
and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material
injury to, the domestic industry producing chassis in the United
States. Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(b), for those alleged programs on which we are initiating CVD
investigations, the Petitions were accompanied by information
reasonably available to the petitioner supporting its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf of
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party,
as defined in section 771(9)(F) of the Act.\6\ Commerce also finds that
the petitioner
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of the requested CVD investigations.\7\
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\6\ The members of the petitioning coalition are interested
parties under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
\7\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petitions,'' infra.
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Periods of Investigation
Because the Petitions were filed on February 26, 2025, the period
of investigation for the Mexico and Thailand CVD investigations is
January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigations
The products covered by these investigations are chassis from
Mexico and Thailand. For a full description of the scope of these
investigations, see the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigations
On February 28, and March 7, 2025, Commerce requested information
and clarification from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to
ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate
reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking
relief.\9\ On March 4, and 10, 2025, the petitioner provided
clarifications and revised the scope.\10\ The description of
merchandise covered by these investigations, as described in the
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\9\ See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also March 7,
2025, Memorandum.
\10\ See First General Issues Supplement at 2-6 and Exhibits I-
Supp-4 through I-Supp-6; see also Second General Issues Supplement
at 1-8 and Exhibits I-Supp2-1 and I-Supp2-2.
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As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).\11\ Commerce will consider all comments
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary
determinations. If scope comments include factual information, all such
factual information should be limited to public information.\12\
Commerce requests that interested parties provide at the beginning of
their scope comments a public executive summary for each comment or
issue raised in their submission. Commerce further requests that
interested parties limit their public executive summary of each comment
or issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. Commerce
intends to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the analysis of scope comments. To
facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that
scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on April 7,
2025, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice.
Any rebuttal comments, which may include factual information, and
should also be limited to public information, must be filed by 5:00
p.m. ET on April 17, 2025, which is 10 calendar days from the initial
comment deadline.
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\11\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted
during that time period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigations may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent
AD and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.\13\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\13\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified the GOM and GOT of the receipt of the Petitions and provided
an opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\14\
Commerce held consultations with the GOM on March 14, 2025,\15\ and the
GOT on March 12, 2025.\16\
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\14\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated February 27, 2025.
\15\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
Mexico,'' dated March 14, 2025; see also GOM's Letter, ``GOM's
Submission,'' dated March 14, 2025.
\16\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with the Government of
Thailand,'' dated March 12, 2025; see also GOT's Letter, ``Statement
for the Consultations Regarding the Petition to Initiate a
Countervailing Duty Investigation,'' dated March 12, 2025.
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Additionally, given the nature of certain subsidy programs alleged
in the Petitions, on February 27, 2025, Commerce issued a letter to the
Government of the People's Republic of China (China), providing the
Government of China (GOC) with the opportunity to meet with Commerce
officials.\17\ The GOC did not request to meet with meet with Commerce
officials.\18\
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\17\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Alleged Transnational Subsidy
Programs,'' dated February 27, 2025.
\18\ The GOC submitted comments on the CVD petitions. See GOC's
Letters, ``Alleged Transnational Subsidy Programs,'' dated March 14,
2025.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions
Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i)
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry''
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in
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order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the ITC apply the
same statutory definition regarding the domestic like product,\19\ they
do so for different purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct
authority. In addition, Commerce's determination is subject to
limitations of time and information. Although this may result in
different definitions of the like product, such differences do not
render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\20\
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\19\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\20\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigations.\21\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that chassis, as defined in
the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we have
analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like product.\22\
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\21\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 22-26 and Exhibits I-3, I-
17, and I-18); see also First General Issues Supplement at 8-10; and
Third General Issues Supplement at 1-4 and Exhibits I-Supp3-1 and I-
Supp3-2.
\22\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support,
see Checklists, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation
Checklists: Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from Mexico,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Country-
Specific CVD Initiation Checklists), at Attachment II, Analysis of
Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Petitions Covering Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof from
Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Attachment
II). These checklists are on file electronically via ACCESS.
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In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided the
2024 production of the domestic like product for the U.S. producers
that support the Petitions and compared this to the estimated total
production of the domestic like product in 2024 by the entire U.S.
chassis industry.\23\ We relied on data provided by the petitioner for
purposes of measuring industry support.\24\
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\23\ Id.
\24\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
Specific CVD Initiation Checklists.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petitions, the First General
Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the
Petitions.\25\ First, the Petitions established support from domestic
producers (or workers) accounting for more than 50 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not
required to take further action in order to evaluate industry support
(e.g., polling).\26\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section
702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers)
who support the Petitions account for at least 25 percent of the total
production of the domestic like product.\27\ Finally, the domestic
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic
producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account for more than
50 percent of the production of the domestic like product produced by
that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to,
the Petitions.\28\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petitions
were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of
section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\29\
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\25\ Id.
\26\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\27\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD Initiation
Checklists.
\28\ Id.
\29\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because Mexico and Thailand are ``Subsidies Agreement Countries''
within the meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of
the Act applies to these investigations. Accordingly, the ITC must
determine whether imports of the subject merchandise from Mexico and/or
Thailand materially injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S.
industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges that imports of the subject merchandise are
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioner
alleges that subject imports from Mexico and Thailand exceed the
negligibility threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the
Act.\30\
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\30\ For further information regarding negligibility and the
injury allegation, see Country-Specific CVD Initiation Checklists at
Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material
Injury and Causation for the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing
Duty Petitions Covering Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof
from Mexico, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Attachment III).
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The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by the significant increase in the volumes of subject
imports; reduced market share; underselling and price depression and/or
suppression; lost sales and revenues; declines in domestic producers'
U.S. shipments, production, and capacity utilization; decline in
employment variables; adverse impact on financial performance; and
negative impact on the existing development and production efforts of
the domestic industry.\31\ We assessed the allegations and supporting
evidence regarding material injury, threat of material injury,
causation, cumulation, as well as negligibility, and we have determined
that these allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence and
meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\32\
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\31\ Id.
\32\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigations
Based upon the examination of the Petitions and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating CVD investigations to determine
whether imports of chassis from Mexico and Thailand benefit from
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOM and GOT, respectively.
In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary
determinations no later than 65 days after the date of this initiation.
Mexico
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 19 of the 19
programs
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alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis for our
decision to initiate on each program, see the Mexico CVD Initiation
Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for this
investigation is available on ACCESS.
Thailand
Based on our review of the Petitions, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 20 of the 20
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the Thailand CVD
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for
this investigation is available on ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
In the Petitions, the petitioner identified 13 companies in Mexico
and three companies in Thailand as producers and/or exporters of
chassis.\33\ Commerce intends to follow its standard practice in CVD
investigations and calculate company-specific subsidy rates in these
investigations. In the event that Commerce determines that the number
of companies is large and it cannot individually examine each company
based on Commerce's resources, Commerce normally selects mandatory
respondents in CVD investigations using U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S. imports under the appropriate
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading(s)
listed in the ``Scope of the Investigations'' in the appendix. However,
for these investigations, the main HTSUS subheadings under which the
subject merchandise would enter (8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060) are
basket categories under which non-subject merchandise may also enter.
Therefore, instead of relying on CBP entry data in selecting
respondents, we intend to issue quantity and value (Q&V) questionnaires
to each potential respondent for which there is complete address
information on the record.
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\33\ See Petitions at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit I-13); see
also Revised Exhibit I-13; and First General Issues Supplement at 1-
2 and Exhibits I-Supp-1 and I-Supp-17.
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Commerce will post the Q&V questionnaires along with filing
instructions on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-case-announcements. Producers/exporters of chassis from Mexico and
Thailand that do not receive Q&V questionnaires may still submit a
response to the Q&V questionnaire and can obtain a copy of the Q&V
questionnaire from Commerce's website. Responses to the Q&V
questionnaire must be submitted by the relevant producers/exporters no
later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 1, 2025, which is two weeks from the
signature date of this notice. All Q&V questionnaire responses must be
filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed document must
be received successfully, in its entirety, by ACCESS no later than 5:00
p.m. ET on the deadline noted above.
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order (APO) in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(b). Instructions for filing such applications may be found on
Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders.
Distribution of Copies of the Petitions
In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petitions has been
provided to the GOM and GOT via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we
will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petitions
to each exporter named in the Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR
351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by
section 702(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determinations by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of chassis from Mexico and/or Thailand are
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\34\ A negative ITC determination for either country will
result in the investigation being terminated with respect to that
country.\35\ Otherwise, these CVD investigations will proceed according
to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\34\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\35\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors of production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or
to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2);
(iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other
than factual information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of
Commerce's regulations requires any party, when submitting factual
information, to specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21)
the information is being submitted \36\ and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information already on
the record, to provide an explanation identifying the information
already on the record that the factual information seeks to rebut,
clarify, or correct.\37\ Time limits for the submission of factual
information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific
time limits based on the type of factual information being submitted.
Interested parties should review the regulations prior to submitting
factual information in these investigations.
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\36\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\37\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Time Limits for Submission of Factual Information in Response to
Questionnaires
Section 351.301(c) of Commerce's regulations states that during a
proceeding, Commerce may issue to any person questionnaires, which
includes both and initial and supplemental questionnaires. For all
investigations initiated after January 15, 2025, the following time
limits apply: \38\
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(i) Initial questionnaire responses are due 30 days from the date
of receipt of such questionnaire. The time limit for response to
individual sections of the questionnaire, if Commerce requests a
separate response to such sections, may be less than the 30 days
allotted for response to the full questionnaire. In general, the date
of receipt will be considered to be seven days from the date on which
the initial questionnaire was transmitted.
(ii) Supplemental questionnaire responses are due on the date
specified by Commerce.
(iii) A notification by an interested party, under section
782(c)(1) of the Act, of difficulties in submitting information in
response to a questionnaire issued by Commerce is to be submitted in
writing within 14 days after the date of the questionnaire or, if the
questionnaire is due in 14 days or less, within the time specified by
Commerce.
(iv) A respondent interested party may request in writing that
Commerce conduct a questionnaire presentation. Commerce may conduct a
questionnaire presentation if Commerce notifies the government of the
affected country and that government does not object.
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(v) Factual information submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
questionnaire responses. Within 14 days after an initial questionnaire
response and within 10 days after a supplemental questionnaire response
has been filed with Commerce, an interested party other than the
original submitter is permitted one opportunity to submit factual
information to rebut, clarify, or correct factual information contained
in the questionnaire response. Within seven days of the filing of such
rebuttal, clarification, or correction to a questionnaire response, the
original submitter of the questionnaire response is permitted one
opportunity to submit factual information to rebut, clarify, or correct
factual information submitted in the interested party's rebuttal,
clarification or correction. Commerce will reject any untimely filed
rebuttal, clarification, or correction submission and provide, to the
extent practicable, written notice stating the reasons for rejection.
If insufficient time remains before the due date for the final
determination or final results of review, Commerce may specify shorter
deadlines under this section.
Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.\39\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in these investigations.\40\
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\39\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\40\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits;
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final
Rule), available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\41\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\42\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\41\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\42\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate
in these investigations should ensure that they meet the requirements
of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of
appearance). Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\43\
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\43\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: March 18, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these investigations 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, dressed axles, brake chambers,
locking pins, and tires and wheels; 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 these
investigations.
Subject merchandise also includes chassis, whether finished or
unfinished, entered with components such as, but not limited to: hub
and drum assemblies, brake assemblies (either drum or disc), bare
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 investigations, but components entered 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
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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 these
investigations are typically classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 8716.39.0090
and 8716.90.5060. Imports of 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 investigation is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2025-04942 Filed 3-21-25; 8:45 am]
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