US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T14:39:36Z
The products covered by this order are freight rail couplers from China. For a complete description of the scope of this order, see the appendix to this notice. Antidumping Duty Order On July 3, 2023, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(1) of the Act by reason of imports of freight rail couplers from China. 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from China are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from China, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties. Id. 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 China. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of freight rail couplers from China, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after March 13, 2023, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 88 FR 15372 (March 13, 2023) (Preliminary Determination). Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation 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 China. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated in the tables 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 subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed below. Commerce determined that all exporters of Chinese freight rail couplers are part of the China-wide entity. Accordingly, the China-wide entity rate listed below applies to all exporters. See Final Determination. Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows: The estimated weighted-average dumping margin listed in the Preliminary Determination did not reflect an adjustment for export subsidies found in the companion countervailing duty investigation of freight rail couplers from China. Commerce will instruct CBP to refund the difference between the unadjusted estimated weighted- average dumping margin collected as cash deposits (i.e., 169.90 percent) after the publication of the Preliminary Determination and the estimated weighted-average dumping margin adjusted for export subsidy offset(s) (i.e., 139.49). Estimated weighted- average Estimated dumping weighted- margin Exporter/producer average adjusted dumping for export margin subsidy (percent) offset(s) (percent) China-Wide Entity 169.90 139.49 Critical Circumstances With respect to the ITC's negative critical circumstances determination on imports of freight rail couplers, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to lift suspension and to refund any cash deposits made to secure the payment of estimated antidumping duties with respect to entries of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 13, 2022 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination), but before March 13, 2023 (i.e., the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination). 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. The Final Rule and Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin. See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20, 2021) (Final Rule). See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021) (Procedural Guidance). Id.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T14:39:36Z. 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 China. Case number A-570-145 is one of 540 active orders tracked in the database and was established 2023-07-14; 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-570-145 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com