US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T15:55:09Z
The products covered by these Orders are lawn mowers from China. A full description of the scope of the Orders is provided in the Circumvention Initiation Memorandum. See Memorandum, ``Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of a Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Circumvention Initiation Memorandum). Merchandise Subject to the Circumvention Inquiry The merchandise subject to this circumvention inquiry are lawn mower sub-assemblies imported from China and comprised of a cutting deck shell attached to at least one other significant non-engine component, such as, but not limited to, a handle, wheels, grass catcher bag, or an electronic starter. These sub-assemblies are assembled or completed in the United States by attaching internal combustion engines to produce rotary walk-behind lawn mowers of the type that would be subject to the Orders. The cutting deck shell is the portion of the lawn mower--typically of aluminum or steel--that houses and protects a user from a rotating blade. Cutting deck shells are typically entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 8433.11 or 8433.90. The domestic interested parties describe a ``significant'' component as ``a component that is attached to the cutting deck shell at the time it is imported into the United States, and which is material to the operation of the mower into which it is to be completed in the United States.'' See Deficiency Questionnaire Response at 7. According to the domestic interested parties, ``generic items that are not specifically designed for use on lawn mowers, such as screws, nuts, bolts, cotter pins, shear pins, or clips'' are not significant. Id. While we have initiated on the product description as proposed by the domestic interested parties, we have concerns about the administrability of the current language. As such, we intend to consider this issue further during the inquiry. The domestic interested parties ask that the inquiry cover only lawn mowers ``of the type that would be subject to the Orders on Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China.'' The Orders, in turn, include lawn mowers ``regardless of the origin of its engine, unless such lawn mowers contain an engine that is covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines) from China.'' See Circumvention Initiation Memorandum at 2-3. Therefore, this inquiry does not include lawn mowers assembled or completed in the United States using small vertical engines from China that are covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225 cc, and parts thereof. Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry If Commerce determines that a request for a circumvention inquiry satisfies the requirements of 19 CFR 351.226(c), then Commerce ``will accept the request and initiate a circumvention inquiry.'' Each circumvention inquiry request must allege ``that the elements necessary for a circumvention determination under section 781 of the Act exist'' and be ``accompanied by information reasonably available to the interested party supporting these allegations.'' The domestic interested parties allege circumvention pursuant to section 781(a) of the Act, which pertains to merchandise completed or assembled in the United States. See 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1)(ii). See 19 CFR 351.226(c)(1). For companion AD and CVD proceedings, ``the Secretary will initiate and conduct a single inquiry with respect to the product at issue for both orders only on the record of the antidumping proceeding.'' Further, once ``the Secretary issues a final circumvention determination on the record of the antidumping duty proceeding, the Secretary will include a copy of that determination on the record of the countervailing duty proceeding.'' Accordingly, once Commerce concludes this circumvention inquiry, Commerce intends to place its final circumvention determination on the record of the companion CVD proceeding. See 19 CFR 351.226(m)(2). Id. Section 781(a)(1) of the Act provides that Commerce may find circumvention of an order when merchandise of the same class or kind subject to the order is completed or assembled in the United States from parts or components produced in the country subject to the order.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T15:55:09Z. Verify against the official notice before relying on it.
| HTSUS (dotted) | 8-digit | Description (USITC reference) |
|---|---|---|
| 8433.11.00 | 84331100 | Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane |
| 8433.90.10 | 84339010 | Of mowers for lawns, parks or sports grounds |
| 8433.90.50 | 84339050 | Other |
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At a glance
The antidumping and countervailing measure covers Certain Walk-Behind Lawn Mowers and Parts Thereof, imported from China. Case number A-570-129 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2022-10-27; 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: 8433.11.00, 8433.90.10, 8433.90.50. 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-570-129 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com