Duties Stick for Chinese Mobile Equipment Maker
Published Date: 4/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Zhejiang Dingli Machinery and its affiliates got unfair government help on mobile access equipment from China during 2022. They’re stopping the review for 31 other companies, but Dingli’s case is still open. This could affect import duties and trade fairness starting April 11, 2025, so companies should pay attention and get ready.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
79.33% Preliminary Countervailing Rate
Commerce preliminarily found that Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. and its cross‑owned affiliates received countervailable subsidies for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 and assigned a preliminary ad valorem net subsidy rate of 79.33 percent. This preliminary rate was announced in the notice published April 11, 2025.
Cash Deposits for Dingli Shipments After Final Results
Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the company above (79.33 percent) on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review. These cash deposit instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
Review Rescinded for 31 Companies; Assessment Instructions
Commerce rescinded this administrative review, in part, for 31 named companies (see Appendix II). For those companies, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess countervailing duties on entries from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of entry. Commerce intends to issue rescission instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of this notice.
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