The United States has imposed duties totaling more than 264 percent on Chinese-made cargo trailers and their major components, after federal investigations found that dumped and subsidized imports had brought harm to American manufacturers.
The Commerce Department orders, published Oct. 28, cover enclosed trailers used to transport freight, including refrigerated trailers, as well as major components used to assemble them.
The duties consist of a 129.73 percent antidumping cash-deposit rate, targeting goods sold below fair value in the United States, and a 134.75 percent countervailing duty intended to offset the Chinese regime’s subsidies. Together, they amount to 264.48 percent.
The Chinese manufacturer selected for detailed examination withdrew from the investigation before Commerce officials could verify its information. As a result, the department relied on available evidence and drew adverse inferences in setting the 134.75 percent subsidy rate. …