US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T14:33:02Z
The products covered by this order are freight rail couplers from Mexico. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the appendix to this notice. Antidumping Duty Order On November 6, 2023, 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 freight rail couplers from Mexico. Therefore, Commerce is issuing this antidumping duty order in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act. Because the ITC determined that imports of freight rail couplers from Mexico are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from Mexico, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties. Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (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 freight rail couplers from Mexico. With the exception of entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, as further described below, antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of freight rail couplers from Mexico, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after May 3, 2023, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination. See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 88 FR 27864 (May 3, 2023) (Preliminary Determination). Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits Except as noted in the ``Provisional Measures'' section of this notice, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of freight rail couplers from Mexico. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the cash deposit rates listed in the table below. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate. Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins The estimated weighted-average dumping margins for this antidumping order are as follows: Weighted- average Exporter/producer dumping margin (percent) ASF-K de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V 48.10 All Others 48.10 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, except where exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request that Commerce extend the four-month period to no more than six months. At the request of exporters that account for a significant proportion of freight rail couplers from Mexico, Commerce extended the four-month period to six months. Commerce's Preliminary Determination was published on May 3, 2023. Commerce's Final Determination was extended and was published on September 15, 2023. Id. See Final Determination. The extended provisional measures period, beginning on the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended on October 29, 2023. 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 freight rail couplers from Mexico entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after October 29, 2023, 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. See, e.g., Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from India, India, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determination for India and Taiwan, and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 48390, 48392 (July 25, 2016). Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the final rule titled ``Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws'' in the Federal Register. On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published the notice titled ``Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions'' in the Federal Register.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T14:33:02Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 7325.99.10 | 73259910 | Of cast iron |
| 7325.99.50 | 73259950 | Other |
| 7326.90.10 | 73269010 | Of tinplate |
| 7326.90.25 | 73269025 | Cable or inner wire for caliper and cantilever brakes and casing therefor, whether or not cut to length |
| 7326.90.35 | 73269035 | Containers of a kind normally carried on the person, in the pocket or in the handbag |
| 7326.90.45 | 73269045 | Horse and mule shoes |
| 7326.90.60 | 73269060 | Coated or plated with precious metal |
| 7326.90.86 | 73269086 | Other |
| 8606.10.00 | 86061000 | Tank cars and the like |
| 8606.30.00 | 86063000 | Self-discharging cars, other than those of subheading 8606.10 |
| 8606.91.00 | 86069100 | Covered and closed |
| 8606.92.00 | 86069200 | Open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60 cm |
| 8606.99.01 | 86069901 | Other |
| 8607.30.10 | 86073010 | For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 |
| 8607.30.50 | 86073050 | Other |
The scope text also references HS prefix(es) 980300 that we do not yet resolve against our USITC HTS reference table; they are shown verbatim instead of being guessed.
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At a glance
The antidumping measure covers Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof, imported from Mexico. Case number A-201-857 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2023-11-15; the described product range determines which ten-digit lines inherit the cash-deposit obligation. Scope language in the Federal Register document controls.
As of dataset vintage 2026-10-16T16:09:24Z, yes: importers entering covered goods post a cash deposit at the current rate until Commerce's next administrative review publishes revised margins in the Federal Register. Deposit rates can change every review cycle, so confirm the latest Federal Register notice before you quote a figure to your customs broker.
These HTS headings are recorded in the case linkage: 7325.99.10, 7325.99.50, 7326.90.10, 7326.90.25, 7326.90.35, 7326.90.45, 7326.90.60, 7326.90.86, 8606.10.00, 8606.30.00, 8606.91.00, 8606.92.00, 8606.99.01, 8607.30.10, 8607.30.50. Confirm the exact ten-digit code against the published scope language, because product descriptions rather than codes alone define the legal boundary of the order, and scope rulings occasionally widen or narrow which lines inherit the deposit obligation.
Primary sources: Federal Register — A-201-857 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com