US Slams Brakes on Cheap China, Turkey Drum Imports
Published Date: 2/7/2025
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Summary
The U.S. is wrapping up investigations into brake drums from China and Turkey to see if they're unfairly priced or subsidized, hurting American businesses. If the final decision confirms this, extra duties could be added to these imports, protecting U.S. manufacturers. This process started in early 2025 and could impact prices and trade soon.
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Final phase set for brake drum trade probe
The U.S. International Trade Commission scheduled the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into brake drums from China and Turkey, with a public hearing beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2025. The investigations follow affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce that these imports were subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value; the petition was filed on June 20, 2024, by Webb Wheel Products, Inc.
Which brake drums are covered
Commerce defined the subject merchandise as certain gray cast iron brake drums with an actual or nominal inside diameter of 14.75 inches or more but not over 16.6 inches and weighing more than 50 pounds, including finished and unfinished drums and drums assembled with non-subject parts. The scope explicitly excludes composite brake drums that contain more than 38 percent steel by weight and certain chassis and subassemblies covered by prior orders.
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