Extra Taxes Hit Chinese Low-Speed Transport Vehicles Like Golf Carts
Published Date: 8/12/2025
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Summary
The U.S. is putting extra taxes on certain low-speed personal transportation vehicles from China because they were found to be unfairly priced and supported by subsidies. This affects Chinese exporters and U.S. importers, who will see new costs starting now. The government also fixed some small mistakes in the original decisions to keep things fair and clear.
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Duties on Low-Speed Vehicles from China
If you import certain low-speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTVs) from the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders, which impose extra taxes on those imports. U.S. importers and Chinese exporters will see new costs starting now.
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