# 2025-11229: Commerce Adds Duties to Chinese Brake Drums After Subsidy Finding

2025-11229, Certain Brake Drums From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duy Determination, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-06-18, effective 2025-06-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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- As of: 2026-11-03
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11229
- Title: Certain Brake Drums From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duy Determination
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 26002
- Published: 2025-06-18
- Effective: 2025-06-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Commerce Adds Duties to Chinese Brake Drums After Subsidy Finding

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Chinese makers of certain brake drums got unfair government help in 2023. Because of this, extra taxes (called countervailing duties) will be added to these brake drums starting June 18, 2025. This move helps U.S. businesses compete fairly and could affect prices for importers and buyers.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain brake drums (brake drums) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

## Effects PRIA read

- Countervailing Duties Begin June 18, 2025: cost, high. The Department of Commerce will apply countervailing duties to certain brake drums from the People’s Republic of China starting June 18, 2025. The rule says extra taxes will be added to those imported brake drums and notes this action can affect importers and buyers.
- Company Duty Rates: 446.83% and 11.94%: cost, high. Commerce assigned specific ad valorem countervailable subsidy rates: CAIEC Trailer Master Co., Ltd. and many named exporters received a 446.83% rate (rate based on facts available with adverse inferences), while Shandong ConMet Mechanical, Ltd./Weifang ConMet Mechanical Products Co., Ltd. and the "…
- Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation: cost, high. Commerce instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits and suspend liquidation for entries of the subject brake drums entered on or after December 3, 2024. Commerce directed CBP to discontinue suspension for entries on or after April 2, 2025, but to continue suspension for…
- Which Brake Drums Are Covered: cost, low. The rule covers certain gray cast iron brake drums with an inside diameter of 14.75 inches or more but not over 16.6 inches and weighing more than 50 pounds, including finished or unfinished drums and certain HTSUS subheadings such as 8708.30.5020. The written product description in Appendix I is t…

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## Sources
- [2025-11229 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/18/2025-11229/certain-brake-drums-from-the-peoples-republic-of-china-final-affirmative-countervailing-duy)
- [2025-11229 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-18/pdf/2025-11229.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11229 (as of 2026-11-03).