US AD/CVD order record · dataset entry, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Register · data retrieved 2026-10-16T15:52:46Z
The products covered by this order are freight rail couplers from China. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the appendix to this notice. Countervailing Duty Order On July 3, 2023, in accordance with section 705(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 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of imports of freight rail couplers from China. Therefore, Commerce is issuing this CVD order in accordance with sections 705(c)(2) and 706 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from China are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. Id. Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties on all relevant entries of freight rail couplers from China. Countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of freight rail couplers from China which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 3, 2023, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination, but will not be assessed on entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, as further described in the ``Provisional Measures'' section below. See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, 88 FR 13425 (March 3, 2023) (Preliminary Determination). Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all relevant entries of freight rail couplers from China. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce also intends, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the amounts as indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would deposit estimated normal customs duties on the subject merchandise, a cash deposit for each entry of subject merchandise equal to the subsidy rates listed below. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed below, as appropriate. See section 706(a)(3) of the Act. Subsidy rate Company (percent ad valorem) Chongqing Changzheng Heavy Industry Co., Ltd 265.99 Chongqing Tongyao Transportation Equipment Co 265.99 CRRC Qiqihar Co., Ltd 265.99 NanJing Zhongsheng Rolling Stock Components Co. Ltd 265.99 Ningbo Minghui Metal Technology Co., Ltd 265.99 Qingdao Lianshan Casting Co., Ltd 265.99 Qingdao Sanheshan Precision Casting Co., Ltd 265.99 Shaanxi Haiduo Railway Technology Development Co., Ltd.. 265.99 Shanghai Voith Xiagujin Chuang Coupler Technology Co., 265.99 Ltd All Others 265.99 Provisional Measures Section 703(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation instructions issued pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. Commerce published its Preliminary Determination on March 3, 2023. Therefore, the provisional measures period, beginning on the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination, ended on June 30, 2023. Pursuant to section 707(b) of the Act, the collection of cash deposits at the rates listed above will begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determinations. See Preliminary Determination. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated entries of freight rail couplers from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after June 30, 2023, the date on which the provisional measures expired, through July 6, 2023, the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in the Federal Register. See Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from China, 88 FR 43398 (July 7, 2023). Critical Circumstances With regard to the ITC's negative critical circumstances determination on imports of freight rail couplers from China, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to lift suspension and to refund any cash deposits made to secure the payment of estimated countervailing duties with respect to entries of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after December 3, 2022 (i.e., 90 days prior to the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination), but before March 3, 2023 (i.e., the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination). Id.
Scope text quoted verbatim from the Federal Register notice. Scope text retrieved: 2026-10-19T16:17:45Z. Record last fetched: 2026-10-16T15:52:46Z. 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 countervailing measure covers Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof, imported from China. Case number C-570-146 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 — C-570-146 · USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule — republished with provenance by exportsonar.com